Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $186,910 · median $166,570

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $246,560 $219,880 $119
+31.9%
$124,670–$370,780
Massachusetts #2 $218,230 $206,760 $105
+16.8%
$120,850–$332,490
New Jersey #3 $216,740 $199,110 $104
+16%
$130,630–$337,130
California #4 $210,490 $180,770 $101
+12.6%
$101,820–$341,670
District of Columbia #5 $210,420 $188,880 $101
+12.6%
$130,880–$349,420
Colorado #6 $209,360 $182,690 $101
+12%
$123,900–$339,290
Delaware #7 $203,890 $181,580 $98
+9.1%
$129,930–$321,620
Connecticut #8 $201,260 $174,830 $97
+7.7%
$98,540–$333,370
Virginia #9 $199,320 $185,220 $96
+6.6%
$108,760–$323,300
North Carolina #10 $196,240 $166,780 $94
+5%
$100,950–$322,090
Washington #11 $195,430 $174,840 $94
+4.6%
$115,250–$318,450
Illinois #12 $183,920 $165,880 $88
-1.6%
$100,070–$313,110
Georgia #13 $182,920 $166,790 $88
-2.1%
$94,040–$315,890
Rhode Island #14 $181,400 $166,940 $87
-2.9%
$97,180–$304,310
Texas #15 $180,170 $164,860 $87
-3.6%
$98,250–$309,290
Minnesota #16 $176,560 $163,410 $85
-5.5%
$99,250–$277,680
Oregon #17 $173,790 $156,460 $84
-7%
$100,890–$277,820
South Dakota #18 $172,430 $159,700 $83
-7.7%
$113,930–$232,240
Kansas #19 $171,510 $159,380 $82
-8.2%
$97,510–$273,640
Maryland #20 $170,350 $158,750 $82
-8.9%
$84,030–$290,190
Florida #21 $169,990 $153,280 $82
-9.1%
$79,450–$303,790
Utah #22 $168,050 $150,450 $81
-10.1%
$87,550–$282,980
Pennsylvania #23 $164,650 $145,610 $79
-11.9%
$83,180–$286,240
Tennessee #24 $164,480 $141,010 $79
-12%
$83,080–$288,750
Missouri #25 $163,820 $143,460 $79
-12.4%
$86,950–$273,420
Ohio #26 $162,780 $140,870 $78
-12.9%
$82,190–$273,760
New Hampshire #27 $160,920 $144,730 $77
-13.9%
$87,270–$243,350
South Carolina #28 $160,800 $136,160 $77
-14%
$78,930–$277,850
Alabama #29 $160,120 $140,500 $77
-14.3%
$86,340–$256,750
Arizona #30 $158,550 $139,830 $76
-15.2%
$80,690–$254,840
Michigan #31 $158,110 $139,370 $76
-15.4%
$80,280–$258,480
Wisconsin #32 $155,800 $139,720 $75
-16.6%
$83,100–$236,620
Nebraska #33 $155,410 $140,360 $75
-16.9%
$89,990–$227,640
Nevada #34 $154,570 $132,490 $74
-17.3%
$75,240–$282,460
Indiana #35 $153,260 $135,840 $74
-18%
$80,610–$234,710
North Dakota #36 $153,130 $135,890 $74
-18.1%
$87,610–$229,150
Oklahoma #37 $151,850 $132,460 $73
-18.8%
$69,910–$238,250
Maine #38 $151,450 $133,610 $73
-19%
$81,700–$231,620
Montana #39 $150,850 $131,060 $73
-19.3%
$81,430–$234,370
Iowa #40 $149,730 $133,320 $72
-19.9%
$80,020–$225,920
New Mexico #41 $147,820 $133,700 $71
-20.9%
$90,750–$216,360
Hawaii #42 $146,850 $134,210 $71
-21.4%
$79,060–$220,190
Vermont #43 $146,120 $128,690 $70
-21.8%
$81,230–$220,750
Kentucky #44 $145,780 $130,650 $70
-22%
$82,110–$223,290
Louisiana #45 $142,670 $126,800 $69
-23.7%
$78,040–$220,870
Idaho #46 $142,420 $127,210 $68
-23.8%
$76,890–$213,230
Alaska #47 $139,740 $127,030 $67
-25.2%
$85,440–$205,080
Arkansas #48 $136,680 $116,570 $66
-26.9%
$62,780–$225,010
Wyoming #49 $134,710 $124,910 $65
-27.9%
$64,140–$203,230
Mississippi #50 $128,380 $111,390 $62
-31.3%
$58,250–$210,520
West Virginia #51 $127,910 $113,140 $62
-31.6%
$73,260–$199,920

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