Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $44,080 · median $42,670

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $66,290 $61,110 $32
+50.4%
$40,750–$102,680
Missouri #2 $59,070 $58,340 $28
+34%
$31,610–$92,110
Connecticut #3 $55,680 $56,020 $27
+26.3%
$35,570–$79,420
California #4 $53,730 $52,080 $26
+21.9%
$38,620–$68,660
Colorado #5 $53,700 $56,420 $26
+21.8%
$36,550–$60,680
Maine #6 $51,670 $46,550 $25
+17.2%
$42,200–$62,890
New York #7 $51,500 $47,210 $25
+16.8%
$35,190–$77,410
Oregon #8 $50,870 $49,800 $24
+15.4%
$39,210–$69,140
Hawaii #9 $50,180 $47,890 $24
+13.8%
$42,320–$60,140
Massachusetts #10 $49,700 $48,340 $24
+12.7%
$40,440–$58,060
Minnesota #11 $48,710 $46,750 $23
+10.5%
$42,650–$52,760
Wisconsin #12 $48,300 $47,230 $23
+9.6%
$36,310–$68,130
Nevada #13 $47,960 $44,140 $23
+8.8%
$36,400–$63,320
District of Columbia #14 $47,870 $48,300 $23
+8.6%
$40,810–$54,210
New Mexico #15 $46,920 $48,030 $23
+6.4%
$35,610–$59,730
Oklahoma #16 $45,930 $46,110 $22
+4.2%
$35,880–$59,190
Utah #17 $44,980 $43,250 $22
+2%
$38,450–$60,380
Virginia #18 $44,920 $44,530 $22
+1.9%
$33,710–$59,120
Arizona #19 $44,900 $44,110 $22
+1.9%
$37,030–$56,160
Michigan #20 $44,800 $44,240 $22
+1.6%
$36,650–$53,390
Vermont #21 $44,790 $37,910 $22
+1.6%
$36,400–$68,270
Texas #22 $44,270 $44,360 $21
+0.4%
$34,900–$57,540
Iowa #23 $43,880 $41,610 $21
-0.5%
$33,140–$58,560
Kansas #24 $43,560 $44,990 $21
-1.2%
$32,000–$56,630
Idaho #25 $43,510 $39,480 $21
-1.3%
$35,880–$58,110
Ohio #26 $43,410 $41,920 $21
-1.5%
$34,300–$50,970
New Jersey #27 $43,230 $44,550 $21
-1.9%
$35,350–$49,960
Maryland #28 $43,220 $43,970 $21
-2%
$31,200–$59,040
Kentucky #29 $42,490 $42,790 $20
-3.6%
$35,350–$50,760
Nebraska #30 $41,920 $44,050 $20
-4.9%
$30,920–$51,850
Georgia #31 $41,640 $39,030 $20
-5.5%
$31,070–$53,230
Tennessee #32 $41,440 $39,710 $20
-6%
$31,870–$48,340
Illinois #33 $41,020 $43,290 $20
-6.9%
$31,200–$46,600
North Carolina #34 $40,990 $39,880 $20
-7%
$31,810–$48,670
Louisiana #35 $40,800 $38,570 $20
-7.4%
$28,790–$54,220
Florida #36 $40,760 $38,670 $20
-7.5%
$34,990–$49,050
South Carolina #37 $40,570 $39,460 $20
-8%
$29,690–$49,260
Arkansas #38 $39,760 $39,510 $19
-9.8%
$28,500–$48,240
Indiana #39 $39,480 $36,200 $19
-10.4%
$33,020–$50,770
Pennsylvania #40 $39,000 $38,880 $19
-11.5%
$26,240–$49,770
Delaware #41 $38,880 $36,560 $19
-11.8%
$31,840–$48,980
Alabama #42 $38,540 $36,490 $19
-12.6%
$30,230–$46,910
Montana #43 $38,480 $36,400 $19
-12.7%
$32,000–$46,940
New Hampshire #44 $37,090 $34,670 $18
-15.9%
$32,240–$42,580
South Dakota #45 $36,940 $35,620 $18
-16.2%
$30,510–$45,760
Mississippi #46 $35,520 $35,680 $17
-19.4%
$29,120–$44,800
West Virginia #47 $34,620 $33,680 $17
-21.5%
$25,320–$44,550

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