Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $74,880 · median $69,390

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $101,600 $95,190 $49
+35.7%
$68,240–$138,210
District of Columbia #2 $95,280 $81,680 $46
+27.2%
$74,000–$134,630
New York #3 $94,250 $84,200 $45
+25.9%
$62,420–$143,180
Massachusetts #4 $91,810 $92,240 $44
+22.6%
$58,290–$129,990
Hawaii #5 $90,860 $87,800 $44
+21.3%
$47,390–$127,740
Colorado #6 $89,350 $79,870 $43
+19.3%
$66,140–$123,060
Alaska #7 $86,640 $82,030 $42
+15.7%
$58,180–$119,440
New Jersey #8 $85,050 $78,020 $41
+13.6%
$55,240–$122,510
Rhode Island #9 $84,340 $82,850 $41
+12.6%
$61,690–$118,150
California #10 $84,300 $78,260 $41
+12.6%
$47,690–$127,340
Vermont #11 $83,710 $77,910 $40
+11.8%
$43,100–$134,010
New Hampshire #12 $83,520 $77,360 $40
+11.5%
$60,850–$107,660
Minnesota #13 $82,300 $79,820 $40
+9.9%
$58,000–$105,340
Connecticut #14 $80,660 $77,990 $39
+7.7%
$52,020–$108,460
Delaware #15 $78,440 $74,430 $38
+4.8%
$57,820–$107,200
Maryland #16 $77,860 $72,850 $37
+4%
$52,240–$113,560
Nevada #17 $77,540 $65,320 $37
+3.6%
$47,750–$127,320
Florida #18 $77,360 $72,790 $37
+3.3%
$45,800–$113,940
Montana #19 $76,660 $72,140 $37
+2.4%
$50,730–$105,000
New Mexico #20 $76,610 $65,210 $37
+2.3%
$48,730–$108,300
North Carolina #21 $76,550 $74,080 $37
+2.2%
$51,780–$104,060
Virginia #22 $76,060 $71,230 $37
+1.6%
$50,970–$103,470
Arizona #23 $74,680 $70,180 $36
-0.3%
$52,060–$105,520
Kansas #24 $74,490 $70,320 $36
-0.5%
$46,190–$103,340
Oklahoma #25 $74,030 $63,840 $36
-1.1%
$43,680–$112,720
Utah #26 $73,880 $69,480 $36
-1.3%
$46,800–$99,860
Idaho #27 $73,850 $70,140 $36
-1.4%
$43,110–$105,160
Indiana #28 $72,890 $71,430 $35
-2.7%
$43,580–$100,480
South Carolina #29 $72,690 $66,190 $35
-2.9%
$47,130–$103,680
Tennessee #30 $71,740 $64,410 $34
-4.2%
$43,080–$101,150
Kentucky #31 $71,620 $70,410 $34
-4.4%
$41,070–$102,780
Missouri #32 $71,440 $65,520 $34
-4.6%
$51,680–$98,400
North Dakota #33 $71,180 $72,210 $34
-4.9%
$37,050–$101,660
Oregon #34 $70,460 $62,110 $34
-5.9%
$48,050–$101,180
Iowa #35 $69,950 $66,700 $34
-6.6%
$45,610–$100,170
Georgia #36 $69,610 $65,280 $33
-7%
$39,990–$97,860
Maine #37 $69,420 $70,510 $33
-7.3%
$46,290–$89,470
Illinois #38 $69,290 $63,930 $33
-7.5%
$36,390–$101,960
Alabama #39 $69,200 $63,010 $33
-7.6%
$45,770–$97,450
Pennsylvania #40 $69,090 $64,750 $33
-7.7%
$43,900–$94,660
Wisconsin #41 $68,600 $61,810 $33
-8.4%
$40,900–$99,850
Ohio #42 $67,400 $62,980 $32
-10%
$43,680–$95,670
Louisiana #43 $67,160 $61,400 $32
-10.3%
$40,140–$103,660
Texas #44 $66,260 $60,770 $32
-11.5%
$43,310–$98,570
Nebraska #45 $65,990 $60,450 $32
-11.9%
$46,690–$92,450
Michigan #46 $65,450 $60,790 $31
-12.6%
$41,600–$93,180
Wyoming #47 $65,300 $62,610 $31
-12.8%
$42,090–$95,990
Mississippi #48 $64,440 $59,540 $31
-13.9%
$36,400–$89,700
South Dakota #49 $63,920 $60,640 $31
-14.6%
$50,880–$79,010
Arkansas #50 $57,860 $55,120 $28
-22.7%
$37,690–$79,300
West Virginia #51 $56,320 $54,800 $27
-24.8%
$36,770–$75,090

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