Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $79,170 · median $76,400

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $110,770 $107,120 $53
+39.9%
$71,110–$156,750
Illinois #2 $86,700 $82,160 $42
+9.5%
$60,230–$120,150
Connecticut #3 $86,170 $84,820 $41
+8.8%
$71,400–$98,730
Alaska #4 $86,060 $87,210 $41
+8.7%
$61,840–$104,680
Massachusetts #5 $86,020 $89,650 $41
+8.7%
$63,110–$105,350
Washington #6 $84,550 $78,460 $41
+6.8%
$59,830–$119,320
South Carolina #7 $84,380 $86,780 $41
+6.6%
$59,310–$102,670
Iowa #8 $83,390 $83,000 $40
+5.3%
$68,470–$104,720
District of Columbia #9 $82,930 $74,710 $40
+4.7%
$74,700–$103,330
Texas #10 $82,420 $80,370 $40
+4.1%
$60,590–$101,980
Oregon #11 $82,070 $81,450 $39
+3.7%
$60,600–$107,170
Vermont #12 $81,420 $80,750 $39
+2.8%
$61,400–$100,930
Pennsylvania #13 $80,550 $78,280 $39
+1.7%
$47,590–$111,970
Maryland #14 $80,200 $86,100 $39
+1.3%
$35,970–$109,500
Mississippi #15 $79,970 $71,280 $38
+1%
$44,520–$134,980
New York #16 $79,600 $73,710 $38
+0.5%
$58,240–$108,580
Minnesota #17 $79,580 $76,490 $38
+0.5%
$57,910–$105,080
Georgia #18 $78,430 $76,970 $38
-0.9%
$31,460–$109,700
Michigan #19 $77,500 $75,920 $37
-2.1%
$57,620–$98,570
Alabama #20 $75,660 $79,530 $36
-4.4%
$50,240–$95,400
Utah #21 $75,260 $75,210 $36
-4.9%
$61,590–$94,560
Ohio #22 $75,190 $73,320 $36
-5%
$53,270–$96,260
Colorado #23 $74,560 $76,400 $36
-5.8%
$52,090–$97,410
Virginia #24 $73,870 $71,990 $36
-6.7%
$47,200–$100,610
Tennessee #25 $73,270 $71,990 $35
-7.5%
$56,950–$91,870
New Mexico #26 $72,920 $69,240 $35
-7.9%
$57,910–$87,190
Kansas #27 $72,320 $67,540 $35
-8.7%
$57,240–$87,230
Montana #28 $72,080 $67,200 $35
-9%
$50,900–$86,260
Florida #29 $71,970 $64,130 $35
-9.1%
$49,920–$112,660
Wyoming #30 $71,770 $68,180 $35
-9.3%
$61,110–$88,880
New Hampshire #31 $71,450 $65,170 $34
-9.8%
$46,800–$97,670
North Carolina #32 $70,850 $77,870 $34
-10.5%
$46,800–$96,900
Arizona #33 $69,670 $67,200 $34
-12%
$49,940–$88,710
Maine #34 $68,980 $66,480 $33
-12.9%
$54,070–$87,810
Arkansas #35 $68,440 $69,240 $33
-13.6%
$47,750–$91,170
Wisconsin #36 $68,220 $66,010 $33
-13.8%
$48,780–$88,090
Indiana #37 $67,530 $61,110 $32
-14.7%
$48,150–$97,020
Missouri #38 $67,030 $63,220 $32
-15.3%
$48,240–$86,630
South Dakota #39 $65,670 $64,460 $32
-17.1%
$50,110–$80,700
Idaho #40 $65,370 $65,170 $31
-17.4%
$48,110–$80,770
Kentucky #41 $63,560 $56,460 $31
-19.7%
$49,940–$88,710
West Virginia #42 $63,560 $62,550 $31
-19.7%
$40,910–$86,820
Oklahoma #43 $62,600 $50,990 $30
-20.9%
$48,280–$102,300
Nevada #44 $60,140 $51,070 $29
-24%
$47,340–$93,360

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