Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $255,820 · median $244,180

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Rhode Island #1 $365,960 $467,160 $176
+43.1%
$213,600–$467,160
Montana #2 $337,850 $330,760 $162
+32.1%
$175,530–$511,880
Oklahoma #3 $329,940 $361,350 $159
+29%
$127,950–$486,270
District of Columbia #4 $321,950 $233,390 $155
+25.9%
$226,790–$486,670
Arizona #5 $310,630 $292,760 $149
+21.4%
$149,390–$428,490
Idaho #6 $307,400 $347,160 $148
+20.2%
$84,020–$525,140
Alaska #7 $307,210 $323,490 $148
+20.1%
$162,110–$425,210
Pennsylvania #8 $298,410 $306,030 $143
+16.6%
$156,000–$413,250
Utah #9 $297,110 $297,510 $143
+16.1%
$142,340–$413,910
Wisconsin #10 $292,050 $290,640 $140
+14.2%
$199,250–$371,670
New Jersey #11 $291,470 $292,170 $140
+13.9%
$151,840–$403,430
Indiana #12 $285,950 $261,940 $137
+11.8%
$111,860–$468,430
Tennessee #13 $284,650 $226,830 $137
+11.3%
$100,290–$481,200
Georgia #14 $280,870 $259,320 $135
+9.8%
$161,560–$438,620
Iowa #15 $279,120 $265,200 $134
+9.1%
$116,900–$460,230
Maryland #16 $279,010 $285,730 $134
+9.1%
$124,790–$403,880
Wyoming #17 $278,070 $264,580 $134
+8.7%
$224,970–$358,840
Oregon #18 $275,320 $293,240 $132
+7.6%
$194,070–$346,180
Washington #19 $274,210 $292,900 $132
+7.2%
$145,640–$337,870
North Dakota #20 $272,470 $280,100 $131
+6.5%
$181,130–$346,400
Minnesota #21 $272,380 $280,030 $131
+6.5%
$153,100–$391,150
Massachusetts #22 $271,340 $277,490 $130
+6.1%
$107,650–$384,390
Louisiana #23 $267,230 $255,330 $128
+4.5%
$118,970–$464,410
Mississippi #24 $265,510 $235,630 $128
+3.8%
$120,170–$422,860
Texas #25 $262,580 $235,710 $126
+2.6%
$75,150–$414,010
West Virginia #26 $260,430 $272,680 $125
+1.8%
$62,810–$423,270
Nebraska #27 $259,630 $228,590 $125
+1.5%
$78,910–$433,880
South Dakota #28 $258,390 $239,970 $124
+1%
$175,200–$356,720
Kentucky #29 $254,740 $248,730 $122
-0.4%
$108,750–$487,240
California #30 $252,930 $252,010 $122
-1.1%
$74,510–$475,480
Virginia #31 $252,590 $222,630 $121
-1.3%
$103,720–$443,010
New Hampshire #32 $250,990 $268,650 $121
-1.9%
$175,300–$303,140
Vermont #33 $249,620 $239,340 $120
-2.4%
$165,990–$331,580
Colorado #34 $249,500 $265,560 $120
-2.5%
$75,120–$365,820
South Carolina #35 $244,960 $239,200 $118
-4.2%
$107,990–$357,770
Nevada #36 $242,460 $251,550 $117
-5.2%
$134,730–$326,860
Maine #37 $239,970 $239,870 $115
-6.2%
$163,850–$290,450
New Mexico #38 $238,170 $228,040 $115
-6.9%
$64,500–$384,310
Kansas #39 $236,160 $229,390 $114
-7.7%
$154,610–$325,800
Arkansas #40 $232,230 $215,820 $112
-9.2%
$124,470–$348,240
Illinois #41 $229,370 $245,120 $110
-10.3%
$95,260–$321,980
Ohio #42 $226,800 $223,700 $109
-11.3%
$67,790–$405,180
Delaware #43 $226,230 $228,000 $109
-11.6%
$122,940–$331,570
Hawaii #44 $222,540 $218,210 $107
-13%
$96,990–$313,560
Florida #45 $222,290 $227,700 $107
-13.1%
$75,020–$392,610
North Carolina #46 $220,360 $215,230 $106
-13.9%
$118,600–$322,310
Michigan #47 $219,610 $214,070 $106
-14.2%
$65,320–$382,240
Missouri #48 $214,250 $171,180 $103
-16.2%
$69,590–$428,550
New York #49 $211,570 $210,920 $102
-17.3%
$62,090–$427,330
Connecticut #50 $200,820 $163,930 $97
-21.5%
$86,600–$325,460
Alabama #51 $169,720 $134,550 $82
-33.7%
$60,830–$315,200

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.