Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $86,130 · median $75,420

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $107,850 $103,440 $52
+25.2%
$55,990–$172,280
New Jersey #2 $101,590 $82,890 $49
+17.9%
$49,070–$170,410
California #3 $99,450 $88,490 $48
+15.5%
$42,020–$169,810
District of Columbia #4 $96,280 $98,830 $46
+11.8%
$59,990–$130,350
Massachusetts #5 $95,530 $92,130 $46
+10.9%
$56,880–$129,330
Colorado #6 $88,300 $84,620 $42
+2.5%
$50,830–$131,030
Connecticut #7 $83,620 $83,550 $40
-2.9%
$47,560–$134,390
Maryland #8 $83,290 $78,380 $40
-3.3%
$51,850–$124,090
Virginia #9 $80,660 $78,740 $39
-6.4%
$56,730–$107,690
Illinois #10 $77,150 $72,460 $37
-10.4%
$46,710–$116,720
Washington #11 $77,140 $66,870 $37
-10.4%
$40,130–$131,150
Oregon #12 $77,010 $72,300 $37
-10.6%
$34,040–$134,130
Utah #13 $76,240 $76,240 $37
-11.5%
$39,000–$110,000
Vermont #14 $75,940 $63,080 $37
-11.8%
$42,380–$175,460
Nevada #15 $75,760 $65,720 $36
-12%
$48,020–$115,680
Michigan #16 $72,270 $59,100 $35
-16.1%
$41,600–$107,210
North Carolina #17 $72,200 $60,020 $35
-16.2%
$31,200–$103,160
Louisiana #18 $71,910 $66,870 $35
-16.5%
$44,910–$87,940
New Hampshire #19 $71,860 $61,250 $35
-16.6%
$39,380–$109,080
Texas #20 $69,690 $61,220 $34
-19.1%
$36,030–$116,280
Florida #21 $69,040 $60,430 $33
-19.8%
$47,830–$104,810
Georgia #22 $64,980 $51,280 $31
-24.6%
$33,280–$131,220
Kentucky #23 $64,520 $62,330 $31
-25.1%
$45,330–$83,920
Alabama #24 $63,270 $74,410 $30
-26.5%
$18,610–$95,940
Ohio #25 $61,780 $56,410 $30
-28.3%
$28,280–$91,110
Missouri #26 $61,370 $57,950 $30
-28.7%
$35,670–$90,590
Minnesota #27 $59,280 $53,150 $29
-31.2%
$46,520–$89,080
Wisconsin #28 $59,170 $53,430 $28
-31.3%
$34,210–$95,680
Tennessee #29 $58,430 $57,880 $28
-32.2%
$40,820–$72,470
Nebraska #30 $58,420 $55,810 $28
-32.2%
$43,270–$81,800
New Mexico #31 $57,870 $49,400 $28
-32.8%
$46,300–$79,440
Idaho #32 $57,560 $54,080 $28
-33.2%
$38,170–$77,280
Oklahoma #33 $57,160 $55,210 $27
-33.6%
$34,800–$79,510
Arizona #34 $55,090 $45,840 $26
-36%
$38,430–$82,280
West Virginia #35 $51,790 $48,440 $25
-39.9%
$34,570–$66,240
Kansas #36 $51,200 $50,900 $25
-40.6%
$22,120–$84,870
Mississippi #37 $51,080 $50,410 $25
-40.7%
$46,920–$52,700
Arkansas #38 $50,790 $48,480 $24
-41%
$38,260–$65,720
Indiana #39 $50,590 $46,780 $24
-41.3%
$37,720–$68,540
Alaska #40 $46,940 $38,800 $23
-45.5%
$38,230–$65,340
Montana #41 $43,790 $42,520 $21
-49.2%
$25,230–$60,360
South Dakota #42 $42,630 $39,090 $21
-50.5%
$35,360–$54,460

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