Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $77,200 · median $72,550

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $90,400 $80,840 $43
+17.1%
$59,150–$141,910
New York #2 $87,530 $80,540 $42
+13.4%
$53,670–$132,510
California #3 $86,320 $79,710 $42
+11.8%
$50,340–$131,720
Massachusetts #4 $84,270 $79,060 $41
+9.2%
$51,580–$128,260
New Jersey #5 $83,810 $77,170 $40
+8.6%
$51,490–$129,990
Maryland #6 $83,110 $79,780 $40
+7.7%
$55,040–$107,190
Washington #7 $82,380 $79,000 $40
+6.7%
$51,110–$120,060
North Dakota #8 $81,800 $76,040 $39
+6%
$52,000–$119,550
Connecticut #9 $81,530 $77,730 $39
+5.6%
$52,780–$121,850
Minnesota #10 $81,020 $76,910 $39
+4.9%
$51,130–$108,980
Colorado #11 $79,870 $74,440 $38
+3.5%
$50,320–$113,720
Rhode Island #12 $79,450 $75,410 $38
+2.9%
$51,580–$108,860
Florida #13 $78,030 $64,390 $38
+1.1%
$40,880–$128,100
Virginia #14 $77,860 $72,610 $37
+0.9%
$46,810–$122,140
Vermont #15 $75,710 $72,530 $36
-1.9%
$51,100–$102,550
Wyoming #16 $75,390 $71,310 $36
-2.3%
$46,200–$98,790
South Dakota #17 $75,190 $66,800 $36
-2.6%
$53,940–$119,210
Delaware #18 $74,760 $71,250 $36
-3.2%
$46,100–$105,060
Georgia #19 $74,650 $72,010 $36
-3.3%
$48,160–$104,460
New Hampshire #20 $74,630 $66,260 $36
-3.3%
$47,860–$109,900
Nebraska #21 $73,700 $68,030 $35
-4.5%
$46,090–$102,100
North Carolina #22 $72,490 $66,100 $35
-6.1%
$45,280–$104,600
Iowa #23 $71,680 $63,930 $34
-7.2%
$46,340–$104,040
Illinois #24 $71,500 $66,440 $34
-7.4%
$43,580–$107,820
Maine #25 $71,500 $66,790 $34
-7.4%
$48,890–$101,160
South Carolina #26 $71,390 $62,720 $34
-7.5%
$46,590–$104,610
Indiana #27 $71,050 $66,250 $34
-8%
$46,070–$100,230
Kentucky #28 $70,990 $68,270 $34
-8%
$42,220–$106,590
Ohio #29 $70,970 $64,080 $34
-8.1%
$43,980–$104,220
Oregon #30 $70,970 $64,080 $34
-8.1%
$48,150–$100,890
Louisiana #31 $70,870 $72,030 $34
-8.2%
$33,930–$107,180
Nevada #32 $70,710 $68,530 $34
-8.4%
$46,630–$93,870
Pennsylvania #33 $70,570 $63,730 $34
-8.6%
$45,110–$98,870
Michigan #34 $70,250 $66,130 $34
-9%
$43,620–$106,100
Oklahoma #35 $70,200 $63,950 $34
-9.1%
$44,990–$102,910
Wisconsin #36 $70,170 $65,880 $34
-9.1%
$43,870–$100,750
Kansas #37 $69,870 $64,820 $34
-9.5%
$43,230–$103,680
Arizona #38 $69,500 $64,180 $33
-10%
$40,790–$97,830
Missouri #39 $69,280 $63,860 $33
-10.3%
$44,290–$100,090
Idaho #40 $69,140 $61,150 $33
-10.4%
$45,600–$105,370
New Mexico #41 $68,540 $65,440 $33
-11.2%
$44,510–$95,890
Mississippi #42 $68,330 $57,610 $33
-11.5%
$40,340–$115,010
Utah #43 $67,740 $61,820 $33
-12.3%
$38,810–$99,490
Hawaii #44 $67,390 $63,750 $32
-12.7%
$45,940–$93,180
Alaska #45 $67,330 $62,750 $32
-12.8%
$52,000–$93,860
Tennessee #46 $65,540 $61,370 $32
-15.1%
$40,500–$96,690
Montana #47 $64,490 $61,280 $31
-16.5%
$42,310–$93,630
Texas #48 $64,270 $60,320 $31
-16.7%
$39,730–$95,770
Alabama #49 $61,260 $60,120 $29
-20.6%
$38,440–$84,740
West Virginia #50 $55,790 $54,760 $27
-27.7%
$37,250–$75,590
Arkansas #51 $52,850 $50,190 $25
-31.5%
$30,800–$74,620

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