Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $39,510 · median $37,580

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $51,090 $48,340 $25
+29.3%
$32,240–$84,230
Maryland #2 $45,520 $47,930 $22
+15.2%
$36,470–$51,640
Washington #3 $43,540 $41,720 $21
+10.2%
$36,410–$55,900
Oregon #4 $43,230 $38,040 $21
+9.4%
$36,170–$59,390
New Jersey #5 $42,820 $41,430 $21
+8.4%
$37,950–$47,170
Florida #6 $42,490 $42,900 $20
+7.5%
$30,040–$58,140
Arizona #7 $42,350 $40,780 $20
+7.2%
$32,160–$51,590
Illinois #8 $41,350 $39,900 $20
+4.7%
$34,270–$47,570
Michigan #9 $40,730 $38,710 $20
+3.1%
$37,040–$45,930
California #10 $40,540 $37,650 $19
+2.6%
$35,420–$47,120
North Dakota #11 $40,200 $36,430 $19
+1.7%
$33,980–$55,760
New Hampshire #12 $40,150 $36,820 $19
+1.6%
$31,650–$48,270
Pennsylvania #13 $39,900 $38,980 $19
+1%
$32,220–$46,520
Indiana #14 $39,870 $37,650 $19
+0.9%
$34,940–$47,300
Nevada #15 $39,570 $38,570 $19
+0.2%
$30,230–$48,810
Colorado #16 $38,690 $34,850 $19
-2.1%
$30,930–$48,890
Wisconsin #17 $38,500 $36,430 $19
-2.6%
$27,450–$47,930
Minnesota #18 $38,400 $36,810 $18
-2.8%
$26,890–$47,420
Delaware #19 $38,160 $36,500 $18
-3.4%
$36,480–$40,200
Missouri #20 $37,730 $36,560 $18
-4.5%
$28,600–$45,300
Kansas #21 $37,450 $36,360 $18
-5.2%
$23,830–$49,350
Iowa #22 $37,130 $37,230 $18
-6%
$30,550–$48,930
South Dakota #23 $35,010 $33,300 $17
-11.4%
$27,170–$44,940
Louisiana #24 $34,880 $33,220 $17
-11.7%
$23,210–$46,530
Kentucky #25 $34,600 $34,860 $17
-12.4%
$30,010–$38,340
Nebraska #26 $34,270 $31,640 $16
-13.3%
$28,080–$44,650
New Mexico #27 $34,010 $31,520 $16
-13.9%
$25,550–$48,010
West Virginia #28 $32,720 $30,490 $16
-17.2%
$28,610–$41,260
Mississippi #29 $32,120 $30,890 $15
-18.7%
$25,860–$38,710
Oklahoma #30 $31,960 $30,590 $15
-19.1%
$22,870–$39,260
Texas #31 $29,480 $27,480 $14
-25.4%
$23,840–$40,980

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