Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $45,150 · median $44,160

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Utah #1 $67,710 $72,860 $33
+50%
$51,200–$76,140
California #2 $58,790 $55,470 $28
+30.2%
$39,280–$76,360
Colorado #3 $56,230 $55,860 $27
+24.5%
$48,250–$64,020
Georgia #4 $47,700 $47,610 $23
+5.6%
$40,130–$56,410
Ohio #5 $47,200 $46,600 $23
+4.5%
$43,100–$55,800
Washington #6 $46,430 $44,520 $22
+2.8%
$40,690–$49,000
Oregon #7 $44,730 $44,330 $22
-0.9%
$42,390–$46,470
Michigan #8 $44,010 $41,750 $21
-2.5%
$37,480–$58,490
New Jersey #9 $43,930 $42,670 $21
-2.7%
$36,270–$52,000
North Carolina #10 $43,300 $44,120 $21
-4.1%
$38,050–$48,450
Iowa #11 $42,620 $42,650 $20
-5.6%
$40,810–$43,680
Pennsylvania #12 $41,930 $41,320 $20
-7.1%
$39,350–$44,560
South Carolina #13 $40,320 $37,860 $19
-10.7%
$23,210–$53,820
Virginia #14 $40,260 $46,030 $19
-10.8%
$25,810–$47,110
Texas #15 $39,860 $38,430 $19
-11.7%
$30,730–$47,560
Oklahoma #16 $39,190 $38,950 $19
-13.2%
$35,550–$42,060
Louisiana #17 $38,700 $43,680 $19
-14.3%
$26,730–$47,680
Maryland #18 $38,640 $34,830 $19
-14.4%
$31,660–$47,030
Alabama #19 $38,310 $37,670 $18
-15.1%
$36,810–$43,680
New Mexico #20 $38,160 $37,640 $18
-15.5%
$28,090–$53,860
Florida #21 $37,890 $38,350 $18
-16.1%
$27,040–$49,440
Tennessee #22 $37,770 $38,380 $18
-16.3%
$23,600–$47,600
Nevada #23 $37,460 $37,430 $18
-17%
$34,230–$39,670
Arkansas #24 $35,160 $35,950 $17
-22.1%
$24,280–$45,760
Missouri #25 $34,580 $35,800 $17
-23.4%
$31,350–$36,060
Mississippi #26 $31,660 $31,090 $15
-29.9%
$29,740–$34,040

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