Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $42,550 · median $34,320

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Arizona #1 $70,590 $60,940 $34
+65.9%
$38,070–$91,000
Washington #2 $69,630 $58,700 $33
+63.6%
$34,700–$132,370
Florida #3 $53,150 $38,500 $26
+24.9%
$27,040–$98,280
Oregon #4 $52,990 $62,230 $25
+24.5%
$28,500–$62,980
Pennsylvania #5 $51,010 $48,230 $25
+19.9%
$23,560–$85,530
Wisconsin #6 $48,320 $61,670 $23
+13.6%
$18,140–$61,740
New York #7 $47,100 $50,860 $23
+10.7%
$32,240–$58,540
New Hampshire #8 $46,410 $32,100 $22
+9.1%
$16,960–$109,800
Ohio #9 $45,640 $40,710 $22
+7.3%
$24,810–$81,730
Colorado #10 $44,620 $30,800 $21
+4.9%
$30,800–$81,650
New Jersey #11 $43,760 $33,000 $21
+2.8%
$32,220–$69,910
California #12 $41,140 $35,090 $20
-3.3%
$34,320–$50,810
Michigan #13 $40,870 $29,120 $20
-3.9%
$25,960–$67,410
New Mexico #14 $40,600 $36,990 $20
-4.6%
$24,960–$56,250
Missouri #15 $40,510 $28,600 $19
-4.8%
$28,600–$64,010
Delaware #16 $40,060 $39,330 $19
-5.9%
$31,200–$45,530
Maryland #17 $39,950 $31,740 $19
-6.1%
$31,200–$61,920
Mississippi #18 $39,750 $28,250 $19
-6.6%
$17,170–$66,280
Indiana #19 $38,130 $24,160 $18
-10.4%
$15,870–$90,230
Virginia #20 $37,520 $26,170 $18
-11.8%
$25,810–$61,900
South Dakota #21 $37,040 $36,190 $18
-12.9%
$30,090–$40,070
Illinois #22 $36,780 $31,200 $18
-13.6%
$31,200–$45,000
Nevada #23 $35,510 $25,690 $17
-16.5%
$24,960–$68,850
West Virginia #24 $35,440 $25,100 $17
-16.7%
$20,900–$66,180
Minnesota #25 $35,340 $27,190 $17
-16.9%
$23,250–$60,890
Louisiana #26 $35,070 $17,760 $17
-17.6%
$15,080–$82,390
Iowa #27 $34,680 $23,020 $17
-18.5%
$17,510–$50,790
North Dakota #28 $32,050 $27,370 $15
-24.7%
$16,960–$50,430
Arkansas #29 $31,750 $28,380 $15
-25.4%
$22,880–$49,280
Texas #30 $28,930 $25,090 $14
-32%
$20,160–$47,820
Georgia #31 $27,490 $21,430 $13
-35.4%
$19,130–$61,450
South Carolina #32 $25,820 $27,350 $12
-39.3%
$19,610–$30,880
Oklahoma #33 $24,440 $23,720 $12
-42.6%
$16,450–$30,010
Montana #34 $22,110 $21,940 $11
-48%
$21,940–$22,130

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