Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $66,370 · median $65,160

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $84,860 $82,990 $41
+27.9%
$47,710–$136,580
Louisiana #2 $81,930 $64,580 $39
+23.4%
$47,280–$133,270
Wisconsin #3 $80,210 $76,750 $39
+20.9%
$51,530–$117,630
Washington #4 $77,360 $77,510 $37
+16.6%
$53,000–$97,510
Tennessee #5 $76,610 $78,270 $37
+15.4%
$34,760–$110,800
Colorado #6 $76,590 $77,540 $37
+15.4%
$52,760–$94,990
Nevada #7 $76,280 $81,800 $37
+14.9%
$44,660–$97,880
Arizona #8 $75,250 $76,750 $36
+13.4%
$63,720–$84,820
California #9 $74,990 $80,060 $36
+13%
$50,770–$97,010
Maryland #10 $74,250 $77,460 $36
+11.9%
$58,240–$90,770
North Carolina #11 $72,460 $75,810 $35
+9.2%
$52,110–$94,000
Alaska #12 $72,320 $75,300 $35
+9%
$60,390–$81,990
Montana #13 $72,030 $75,300 $35
+8.5%
$49,620–$88,680
Connecticut #14 $71,480 $74,520 $34
+7.7%
$52,760–$84,090
New Jersey #15 $70,060 $75,720 $34
+5.6%
$44,310–$96,960
Massachusetts #16 $69,780 $75,310 $34
+5.1%
$46,290–$80,020
Hawaii #17 $69,750 $74,800 $34
+5.1%
$38,280–$113,090
Oregon #18 $69,750 $66,350 $34
+5.1%
$50,390–$87,510
Florida #19 $68,410 $67,010 $33
+3.1%
$44,930–$82,510
Kentucky #20 $67,580 $75,200 $32
+1.8%
$36,970–$104,590
Idaho #21 $67,320 $75,300 $32
+1.4%
$44,290–$91,000
New Mexico #22 $66,390 $74,510 $32
+0%
$36,740–$81,920
Virginia #23 $65,360 $75,300 $31
-1.5%
$37,390–$82,800
Ohio #24 $65,000 $62,680 $31
-2.1%
$43,680–$80,880
Vermont #25 $64,570 $57,850 $31
-2.7%
$57,840–$79,750
Indiana #26 $64,300 $60,900 $31
-3.1%
$37,010–$100,380
Iowa #27 $63,700 $59,550 $31
-4%
$38,400–$94,530
Michigan #28 $63,610 $55,100 $31
-4.2%
$35,120–$105,560
Utah #29 $61,570 $57,940 $30
-7.2%
$44,570–$81,740
Illinois #30 $61,420 $63,050 $30
-7.5%
$31,200–$82,890
Pennsylvania #31 $60,960 $58,080 $29
-8.2%
$39,150–$89,840
Georgia #32 $59,050 $56,010 $28
-11%
$36,370–$84,110
Minnesota #33 $58,170 $61,390 $28
-12.4%
$35,110–$80,230
West Virginia #34 $57,910 $35,110 $28
-12.7%
$26,910–$105,740
Texas #35 $57,100 $59,140 $27
-14%
$35,310–$79,210
South Dakota #36 $56,030 $54,910 $27
-15.6%
$37,430–$79,490
Missouri #37 $55,440 $51,680 $27
-16.5%
$36,860–$79,500
Alabama #38 $55,400 $46,530 $27
-16.5%
$31,040–$80,680
Nebraska #39 $54,140 $45,660 $26
-18.4%
$40,250–$77,930
Delaware #40 $52,790 $59,160 $25
-20.5%
$35,430–$64,050
South Carolina #41 $51,510 $47,190 $25
-22.4%
$33,610–$76,850
Kansas #42 $51,340 $46,820 $25
-22.6%
$34,760–$80,680
Oklahoma #43 $47,350 $47,840 $23
-28.7%
$32,340–$75,300

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