Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $44,050 · median $43,780

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $54,530 $49,890 $26
+23.8%
$36,690–$76,080
New Hampshire #2 $53,340 $58,090 $26
+21.1%
$42,320–$61,830
Connecticut #3 $51,390 $50,460 $25
+16.7%
$41,600–$60,030
Rhode Island #4 $51,160 $50,300 $25
+16.1%
$47,690–$56,980
Washington #5 $50,800 $46,060 $24
+15.3%
$41,990–$60,040
Colorado #6 $48,970 $50,900 $24
+11.2%
$41,430–$54,870
Arkansas #7 $48,940 $46,800 $24
+11.1%
$33,410–$74,670
Maine #8 $48,560 $50,100 $23
+10.2%
$39,480–$54,950
New York #9 $48,050 $47,740 $23
+9.1%
$38,850–$58,210
Massachusetts #10 $46,910 $48,130 $23
+6.5%
$35,190–$56,160
Vermont #11 $46,680 $44,550 $22
+6%
$40,090–$58,000
Oregon #12 $45,390 $43,260 $22
+3%
$33,780–$53,820
Illinois #13 $45,340 $45,660 $22
+2.9%
$31,200–$59,740
Hawaii #14 $45,280 $44,550 $22
+2.8%
$40,010–$54,090
Montana #15 $45,240 $42,670 $22
+2.7%
$39,870–$49,920
New Jersey #16 $44,100 $44,040 $21
+0.1%
$32,220–$58,240
Virginia #17 $43,980 $43,730 $21
-0.2%
$30,460–$57,140
Michigan #18 $43,730 $44,960 $21
-0.7%
$34,820–$53,020
Pennsylvania #19 $43,180 $43,880 $21
-2%
$31,200–$56,580
Ohio #20 $42,740 $44,760 $21
-3%
$27,910–$54,870
Indiana #21 $42,720 $42,940 $21
-3%
$32,900–$53,460
Tennessee #22 $42,670 $39,790 $21
-3.1%
$33,410–$55,450
Texas #23 $42,120 $43,950 $20
-4.4%
$28,490–$56,560
Maryland #24 $41,790 $39,470 $20
-5.1%
$31,660–$54,190
Florida #25 $41,750 $40,220 $20
-5.2%
$34,160–$49,450
Alaska #26 $41,720 $39,210 $20
-5.3%
$36,270–$50,270
Arizona #27 $41,440 $41,540 $20
-5.9%
$38,590–$44,960
Iowa #28 $41,360 $39,830 $20
-6.1%
$30,730–$56,390
Idaho #29 $41,060 $41,820 $20
-6.8%
$31,810–$49,200
North Carolina #30 $40,420 $40,540 $19
-8.2%
$29,920–$48,680
Wisconsin #31 $40,340 $39,480 $19
-8.4%
$26,750–$56,880
New Mexico #32 $40,120 $37,100 $19
-8.9%
$32,000–$53,310
Louisiana #33 $39,860 $40,900 $19
-9.5%
$22,660–$52,100
Kansas #34 $39,830 $38,130 $19
-9.6%
$29,900–$49,000
Nebraska #35 $39,720 $39,670 $19
-9.8%
$31,990–$47,290
Alabama #36 $39,370 $38,930 $19
-10.6%
$29,610–$47,730
Georgia #37 $39,280 $40,160 $19
-10.8%
$27,890–$45,620
Oklahoma #38 $36,980 $38,080 $18
-16%
$29,890–$45,470
Nevada #39 $36,780 $36,230 $18
-16.5%
$26,800–$47,440
Kentucky #40 $36,570 $35,520 $18
-17%
$25,320–$42,970
Delaware #41 $36,460 $33,920 $18
-17.2%
$31,200–$45,990
West Virginia #42 $36,150 $33,760 $17
-17.9%
$29,370–$47,930
Missouri #43 $36,040 $32,420 $17
-18.2%
$28,780–$45,020
South Carolina #44 $35,610 $36,090 $17
-19.2%
$25,830–$43,920
South Dakota #45 $35,600 $34,700 $17
-19.2%
$27,420–$46,370
Utah #46 $34,740 $35,820 $17
-21.1%
$26,730–$53,340
Mississippi #47 $34,660 $35,360 $17
-21.3%
$29,120–$42,670

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