Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $37,190 · median $35,680

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Hampshire #1 $61,300 $55,850 $29
+64.8%
$48,050–$88,200
Rhode Island #2 $48,920 $53,580 $24
+31.5%
$32,770–$53,870
Delaware #3 $47,170 $46,720 $23
+26.8%
$42,730–$55,950
Massachusetts #4 $46,990 $46,280 $23
+26.4%
$31,200–$69,440
Connecticut #5 $46,980 $45,800 $23
+26.3%
$35,090–$58,500
Nevada #6 $46,580 $51,980 $22
+25.2%
$34,850–$54,170
New Jersey #7 $45,580 $37,240 $22
+22.6%
$32,220–$74,370
Colorado #8 $44,620 $41,710 $21
+20%
$36,150–$54,760
New York #9 $43,300 $42,210 $21
+16.4%
$35,210–$55,130
Minnesota #10 $42,860 $43,910 $21
+15.2%
$35,110–$47,470
California #11 $42,470 $38,700 $20
+14.2%
$35,950–$53,750
Utah #12 $42,020 $41,130 $20
+13%
$31,180–$52,000
Iowa #13 $41,860 $40,060 $20
+12.6%
$36,950–$47,560
Washington #14 $41,700 $41,600 $20
+12.1%
$35,150–$46,210
Missouri #15 $41,520 $39,270 $20
+11.6%
$30,250–$52,910
Maryland #16 $41,100 $39,020 $20
+10.5%
$36,030–$47,110
Maine #17 $40,600 $39,330 $20
+9.2%
$35,140–$46,490
Oregon #18 $40,490 $40,350 $19
+8.9%
$36,630–$46,320
South Dakota #19 $39,930 $37,170 $19
+7.4%
$30,800–$47,940
Vermont #20 $39,480 $40,800 $19
+6.2%
$32,910–$47,110
Pennsylvania #21 $39,150 $36,300 $19
+5.3%
$31,280–$48,870
Montana #22 $38,650 $37,080 $19
+3.9%
$33,510–$43,880
Arkansas #23 $38,100 $31,630 $18
+2.4%
$24,290–$62,860
Idaho #24 $37,910 $33,280 $18
+1.9%
$29,890–$48,810
North Dakota #25 $37,730 $34,980 $18
+1.5%
$29,130–$48,630
New Mexico #26 $37,420 $34,890 $18
+0.6%
$31,490–$46,770
Ohio #27 $37,200 $35,640 $18
+0%
$28,050–$49,440
Illinois #28 $37,000 $35,690 $18
-0.5%
$31,200–$45,140
Arizona #29 $36,440 $35,450 $18
-2%
$30,580–$45,920
Wisconsin #30 $36,000 $36,030 $17
-3.2%
$28,430–$46,740
Michigan #31 $35,720 $35,380 $17
-4%
$28,880–$46,480
North Carolina #32 $35,530 $34,940 $17
-4.5%
$24,480–$47,190
Indiana #33 $35,390 $34,420 $17
-4.8%
$29,770–$46,730
Virginia #34 $34,900 $35,010 $17
-6.2%
$27,910–$44,720
West Virginia #35 $34,080 $31,410 $16
-8.4%
$27,630–$45,430
Florida #36 $33,680 $30,210 $16
-9.4%
$28,860–$40,180
Mississippi #37 $33,030 $30,530 $16
-11.2%
$22,090–$43,980
Georgia #38 $32,990 $30,530 $16
-11.3%
$24,200–$43,270
Wyoming #39 $32,570 $32,950 $16
-12.4%
$25,700–$43,480
Texas #40 $32,510 $30,560 $16
-12.6%
$27,300–$38,380
Nebraska #41 $32,120 $30,170 $15
-13.6%
$28,080–$35,660
Alabama #42 $31,440 $30,310 $15
-15.5%
$22,660–$44,130
South Carolina #43 $31,170 $29,880 $15
-16.2%
$21,900–$45,410
Oklahoma #44 $31,120 $30,530 $15
-16.3%
$21,940–$42,760
Louisiana #45 $30,970 $30,370 $15
-16.7%
$17,590–$42,470
Tennessee #46 $30,970 $29,600 $15
-16.7%
$23,990–$38,160
Kansas #47 $30,330 $30,720 $15
-18.4%
$21,430–$37,630
Kentucky #48 $29,740 $29,160 $14
-20%
$22,430–$35,790

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