Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $124,420 · median $117,330

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $153,000 $136,830 $74
+23%
$84,550–$220,260
Delaware #2 $137,090 $139,440 $66
+10.2%
$80,810–$178,570
California #3 $137,030 $129,110 $66
+10.1%
$76,610–$208,360
New Hampshire #4 $136,800 $158,320 $66
+10%
$82,480–$160,060
New Jersey #5 $133,950 $129,220 $64
+7.7%
$81,230–$199,030
North Carolina #6 $133,190 $132,040 $64
+7%
$70,440–$207,820
Massachusetts #7 $131,690 $130,400 $63
+5.8%
$71,390–$209,200
Virginia #8 $130,150 $126,510 $63
+4.6%
$77,080–$191,720
Connecticut #9 $129,720 $113,990 $62
+4.3%
$75,080–$208,790
Washington #10 $127,710 $123,150 $61
+2.6%
$64,120–$184,630
Colorado #11 $123,870 $120,300 $60
-0.4%
$75,460–$174,770
District of Columbia #12 $123,390 $99,230 $59
-0.8%
$82,960–$204,930
Maryland #13 $122,690 $117,130 $59
-1.4%
$73,330–$172,410
Maine #14 $121,090 $141,020 $58
-2.7%
$64,410–$149,990
Illinois #15 $121,010 $104,300 $58
-2.7%
$65,260–$202,260
Rhode Island #16 $118,270 $104,470 $57
-4.9%
$59,290–$186,580
Iowa #17 $115,590 $105,680 $56
-7.1%
$71,230–$167,770
Wyoming #18 $114,690 $119,550 $55
-7.8%
$101,370–$119,550
Pennsylvania #19 $114,580 $103,040 $55
-7.9%
$64,700–$172,820
Minnesota #20 $113,470 $105,420 $55
-8.8%
$72,930–$161,880
Mississippi #21 $112,980 $96,100 $54
-9.2%
$51,780–$198,880
Florida #22 $111,510 $99,900 $54
-10.4%
$58,080–$172,550
Oregon #23 $111,010 $109,580 $53
-10.8%
$64,720–$158,250
Texas #24 $110,450 $103,760 $53
-11.2%
$64,250–$159,220
Arizona #25 $109,460 $102,800 $53
-12%
$57,400–$165,880
Nevada #26 $109,120 $100,010 $52
-12.3%
$65,000–$169,040
Michigan #27 $107,860 $103,940 $52
-13.3%
$60,400–$165,410
Missouri #28 $107,530 $100,620 $52
-13.6%
$60,850–$162,140
Georgia #29 $107,100 $100,570 $51
-13.9%
$38,550–$167,790
Ohio #30 $106,790 $98,650 $51
-14.2%
$62,710–$163,210
South Carolina #31 $106,680 $99,520 $51
-14.3%
$59,580–$167,820
Montana #32 $106,440 $100,920 $51
-14.5%
$82,000–$133,500
Kansas #33 $104,470 $84,790 $50
-16%
$47,430–$208,040
Indiana #34 $101,860 $99,250 $49
-18.1%
$52,780–$159,050
Tennessee #35 $100,540 $90,950 $48
-19.2%
$57,270–$154,490
Wisconsin #36 $100,180 $97,820 $48
-19.5%
$64,630–$141,030
West Virginia #37 $100,180 $94,350 $48
-19.5%
$56,050–$137,660
Hawaii #38 $96,590 $89,860 $46
-22.4%
$61,740–$134,990
South Dakota #39 $95,530 $78,960 $46
-23.2%
$70,310–$148,750
Alaska #40 $94,600 $85,370 $45
-24%
$55,860–$131,730
Nebraska #41 $92,760 $94,280 $45
-25.4%
$58,190–$124,750
Oklahoma #42 $90,710 $85,140 $44
-27.1%
$50,630–$139,930
New Mexico #43 $90,660 $87,260 $44
-27.1%
$59,170–$132,870
Alabama #44 $89,400 $81,750 $43
-28.1%
$39,640–$141,000
Utah #45 $88,960 $77,770 $43
-28.5%
$57,250–$135,360
Idaho #46 $87,890 $76,870 $42
-29.4%
$51,310–$135,780
North Dakota #47 $86,260 $74,630 $41
-30.7%
$50,320–$149,820
Arkansas #48 $81,660 $66,110 $39
-34.4%
$47,860–$140,050
Kentucky #49 $78,540 $74,640 $38
-36.9%
$48,310–$107,800
Louisiana #50 $62,350 $58,440 $30
-49.9%
$48,660–$82,760

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