Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $71,790 · median $67,880

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $93,840 $89,660 $45
+30.7%
$54,220–$134,880
District of Columbia #2 $93,120 $94,100 $45
+29.7%
$60,970–$124,230
Oregon #3 $85,830 $84,350 $41
+19.6%
$60,480–$111,720
New Jersey #4 $85,340 $82,690 $41
+18.9%
$54,950–$118,300
Connecticut #5 $83,290 $79,900 $40
+16%
$59,100–$104,900
Vermont #6 $82,720 $81,140 $40
+15.2%
$61,760–$102,820
Hawaii #7 $82,370 $85,420 $40
+14.7%
$51,570–$102,670
Washington #8 $81,040 $78,570 $39
+12.9%
$48,390–$124,360
New Hampshire #9 $80,160 $78,260 $39
+11.7%
$60,200–$98,930
Utah #10 $78,270 $78,150 $38
+9%
$44,410–$109,270
Nevada #11 $78,240 $78,470 $38
+9%
$51,890–$101,380
Massachusetts #12 $77,000 $76,440 $37
+7.3%
$51,270–$102,070
New York #13 $75,170 $73,070 $36
+4.7%
$47,750–$103,730
Minnesota #14 $73,510 $73,970 $35
+2.4%
$51,720–$95,200
Rhode Island #15 $73,020 $75,390 $35
+1.7%
$48,070–$96,840
Maryland #16 $72,140 $76,440 $35
+0.5%
$40,210–$96,340
Idaho #17 $71,470 $74,500 $34
-0.4%
$50,950–$97,670
Maine #18 $70,860 $71,610 $34
-1.3%
$55,770–$85,640
Texas #19 $69,990 $69,990 $34
-2.5%
$40,210–$98,150
Michigan #20 $69,940 $67,600 $34
-2.6%
$47,640–$91,190
Wisconsin #21 $69,510 $66,910 $33
-3.2%
$50,280–$91,040
Virginia #22 $69,390 $66,550 $33
-3.3%
$47,530–$91,060
Alaska #23 $68,370 $62,000 $33
-4.8%
$47,000–$97,810
Indiana #24 $68,370 $64,580 $33
-4.8%
$48,050–$93,510
Arizona #25 $68,330 $64,030 $33
-4.8%
$44,620–$96,470
Illinois #26 $68,190 $64,270 $33
-5%
$47,290–$96,970
Wyoming #27 $67,410 $62,260 $32
-6.1%
$42,380–$93,150
Delaware #28 $67,360 $64,620 $32
-6.2%
$47,550–$88,760
Colorado #29 $67,170 $63,480 $32
-6.4%
$45,810–$95,230
New Mexico #30 $67,170 $65,930 $32
-6.4%
$45,780–$90,020
Florida #31 $66,920 $64,820 $32
-6.8%
$45,760–$88,470
Pennsylvania #32 $65,690 $61,900 $32
-8.5%
$46,770–$83,220
Ohio #33 $65,350 $63,610 $31
-9%
$45,150–$84,050
North Dakota #34 $65,300 $62,860 $31
-9%
$51,260–$78,040
Kentucky #35 $64,960 $64,080 $31
-9.5%
$43,010–$86,240
Georgia #36 $64,910 $62,420 $31
-9.6%
$43,260–$86,990
Kansas #37 $64,860 $64,440 $31
-9.7%
$46,300–$79,680
North Carolina #38 $64,720 $63,280 $31
-9.8%
$40,650–$85,070
Nebraska #39 $63,680 $62,420 $31
-11.3%
$46,040–$82,780
Iowa #40 $63,560 $63,050 $31
-11.5%
$46,140–$80,360
Louisiana #41 $63,510 $61,080 $31
-11.5%
$43,830–$79,170
West Virginia #42 $63,470 $60,140 $31
-11.6%
$46,120–$79,800
Tennessee #43 $62,750 $61,240 $30
-12.6%
$41,120–$83,280
South Carolina #44 $62,020 $60,840 $30
-13.6%
$40,450–$83,990
Missouri #45 $60,560 $59,870 $29
-15.6%
$39,180–$79,560
Mississippi #46 $60,300 $62,250 $29
-16%
$39,770–$78,520
South Dakota #47 $59,640 $57,510 $29
-16.9%
$43,750–$78,420
Montana #48 $59,510 $57,090 $29
-17.1%
$46,330–$77,730
Alabama #49 $58,360 $60,000 $28
-18.7%
$40,020–$74,440
Oklahoma #50 $57,480 $56,120 $28
-19.9%
$36,920–$81,650
Arkansas #51 $56,980 $55,640 $27
-20.6%
$38,110–$76,850

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