Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $45,300 · median $44,540

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $57,200 $56,300 $28
+26.3%
$43,700–$75,550
Connecticut #2 $56,460 $59,830 $27
+24.6%
$37,830–$72,880
New Hampshire #3 $52,570 $56,050 $25
+16%
$37,410–$64,480
California #4 $51,670 $49,080 $25
+14.1%
$37,490–$70,280
Colorado #5 $51,650 $50,000 $25
+14%
$38,110–$68,640
Minnesota #6 $50,910 $48,640 $24
+12.4%
$39,520–$61,610
New York #7 $50,370 $48,340 $24
+11.2%
$37,430–$63,700
Nebraska #8 $50,060 $45,540 $24
+10.5%
$43,670–$63,360
Iowa #9 $49,640 $46,530 $24
+9.6%
$41,740–$55,480
Vermont #10 $48,970 $47,280 $24
+8.1%
$40,460–$55,840
Pennsylvania #11 $48,300 $47,450 $23
+6.6%
$35,930–$63,680
Illinois #12 $47,040 $47,600 $23
+3.8%
$37,200–$53,390
Nevada #13 $46,710 $46,980 $22
+3.1%
$36,480–$60,150
Indiana #14 $46,640 $43,220 $22
+3%
$37,220–$62,820
Washington #15 $46,500 $42,990 $22
+2.6%
$36,420–$60,650
New Jersey #16 $46,300 $37,690 $22
+2.2%
$34,870–$84,450
Maine #17 $46,250 $45,560 $22
+2.1%
$40,590–$48,890
Ohio #18 $46,050 $46,290 $22
+1.7%
$35,210–$56,080
Utah #19 $45,460 $45,160 $22
+0.4%
$37,210–$59,630
Maryland #20 $45,440 $43,880 $22
+0.3%
$31,200–$63,250
Florida #21 $45,400 $45,600 $22
+0.2%
$36,180–$59,420
Michigan #22 $45,000 $45,260 $22
-0.7%
$35,520–$56,110
Missouri #23 $44,580 $46,220 $21
-1.6%
$35,010–$55,540
Arizona #24 $44,200 $39,660 $21
-2.4%
$33,920–$62,620
Wisconsin #25 $44,000 $43,180 $21
-2.9%
$36,030–$53,920
West Virginia #26 $43,960 $41,600 $21
-3%
$37,450–$48,850
New Mexico #27 $43,860 $41,290 $21
-3.2%
$37,020–$48,310
Oregon #28 $43,810 $42,760 $21
-3.3%
$34,900–$54,980
South Carolina #29 $42,920 $43,310 $21
-5.3%
$32,020–$54,660
Kentucky #30 $42,880 $42,950 $21
-5.3%
$33,770–$51,790
North Carolina #31 $42,810 $39,920 $21
-5.5%
$31,720–$55,910
South Dakota #32 $41,870 $39,340 $20
-7.6%
$31,290–$50,080
Kansas #33 $41,220 $39,450 $20
-9%
$39,310–$49,990
Arkansas #34 $40,740 $39,140 $20
-10.1%
$37,140–$47,310
Virginia #35 $40,130 $38,020 $19
-11.4%
$30,800–$51,100
Georgia #36 $40,010 $38,880 $19
-11.7%
$28,950–$53,640
Louisiana #37 $39,210 $38,920 $19
-13.4%
$32,210–$46,480
Idaho #38 $39,110 $39,510 $19
-13.7%
$22,290–$56,810
Oklahoma #39 $38,240 $37,190 $18
-15.6%
$29,120–$47,520
Mississippi #40 $37,800 $38,430 $18
-16.6%
$28,660–$47,730
Alabama #41 $37,210 $34,950 $18
-17.9%
$29,380–$48,890
Texas #42 $36,910 $36,350 $18
-18.5%
$23,530–$48,510
Tennessee #43 $35,360 $32,160 $17
-21.9%
$30,520–$47,970

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