Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $39,520 · median $37,360

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $48,690 $46,460 $23
+23.2%
$37,020–$62,470
California #2 $48,540 $47,040 $23
+22.8%
$37,140–$60,250
Alaska #3 $46,490 $48,130 $22
+17.6%
$38,630–$53,170
New York #4 $45,940 $45,260 $22
+16.2%
$36,130–$59,200
Hawaii #5 $45,910 $46,170 $22
+16.2%
$33,750–$62,010
Colorado #6 $45,660 $45,380 $22
+15.5%
$35,030–$56,180
Washington #7 $45,510 $44,460 $22
+15.2%
$37,710–$56,560
New Jersey #8 $44,630 $45,190 $21
+12.9%
$36,640–$57,070
District of Columbia #9 $44,540 $42,950 $21
+12.7%
$36,400–$57,990
Maryland #10 $44,270 $41,020 $21
+12%
$32,250–$53,890
Oregon #11 $43,590 $44,730 $21
+10.3%
$36,590–$49,620
New Hampshire #12 $43,040 $43,230 $21
+8.9%
$36,270–$53,210
Connecticut #13 $43,010 $39,220 $21
+8.8%
$34,860–$58,500
Vermont #14 $42,570 $44,720 $20
+7.7%
$35,010–$48,820
Virginia #15 $40,340 $37,350 $19
+2.1%
$30,300–$50,010
Nevada #16 $40,140 $39,600 $19
+1.6%
$29,570–$50,320
Delaware #17 $40,030 $39,630 $19
+1.3%
$31,200–$48,030
Rhode Island #18 $39,590 $36,420 $19
+0.2%
$32,280–$57,500
Arizona #19 $39,460 $36,860 $19
-0.2%
$34,280–$49,470
Minnesota #20 $39,370 $37,190 $19
-0.4%
$29,580–$47,900
Florida #21 $39,170 $36,770 $19
-0.9%
$30,120–$50,460
Maine #22 $38,310 $35,930 $18
-3.1%
$31,340–$47,270
North Dakota #23 $37,820 $35,290 $18
-4.3%
$31,050–$50,630
Illinois #24 $37,300 $35,880 $18
-5.6%
$31,200–$47,270
Georgia #25 $37,110 $35,440 $18
-6.1%
$26,720–$54,640
Pennsylvania #26 $37,020 $35,920 $18
-6.3%
$27,780–$46,680
Michigan #27 $36,840 $35,890 $18
-6.8%
$30,220–$44,570
North Carolina #28 $36,820 $37,190 $18
-6.8%
$23,510–$48,890
Iowa #29 $36,780 $35,340 $18
-6.9%
$28,350–$47,230
Indiana #30 $36,760 $36,280 $18
-7%
$27,410–$48,090
Tennessee #31 $36,590 $36,220 $18
-7.4%
$26,870–$46,590
Utah #32 $36,320 $35,980 $17
-8.1%
$28,330–$45,890
South Dakota #33 $36,240 $33,910 $17
-8.3%
$32,280–$45,670
Nebraska #34 $36,070 $35,930 $17
-8.7%
$28,080–$46,350
Wisconsin #35 $35,900 $35,010 $17
-9.2%
$25,480–$46,750
Missouri #36 $35,890 $34,210 $17
-9.2%
$28,670–$46,110
Idaho #37 $35,840 $36,830 $17
-9.3%
$26,540–$43,880
Ohio #38 $35,730 $35,790 $17
-9.6%
$26,130–$45,760
Wyoming #39 $35,380 $35,020 $17
-10.5%
$27,620–$41,290
New Mexico #40 $35,270 $33,870 $17
-10.8%
$25,990–$47,480
Texas #41 $34,990 $35,080 $17
-11.5%
$26,900–$45,240
Montana #42 $34,390 $34,100 $17
-13%
$27,640–$42,870
South Carolina #43 $34,090 $32,000 $16
-13.7%
$21,330–$46,520
Alabama #44 $33,730 $34,430 $16
-14.7%
$22,880–$46,620
Kentucky #45 $33,700 $34,940 $16
-14.7%
$21,310–$44,770
Louisiana #46 $33,110 $30,000 $16
-16.2%
$23,040–$45,380
Kansas #47 $32,790 $31,190 $16
-17%
$23,330–$41,600
Arkansas #48 $32,080 $29,910 $15
-18.8%
$23,830–$41,640
Oklahoma #49 $31,540 $29,660 $15
-20.2%
$22,980–$43,750
Mississippi #50 $30,920 $29,370 $15
-21.8%
$21,400–$41,600
West Virginia #51 $30,190 $29,860 $15
-23.6%
$22,580–$38,760

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