Compare One Occupation Across States
Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.
Historians
Full historians overview →U.S. mean $81,240 · median $76,750
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #1 | $115,840 | $120,580 | $56 | +42.6% | $68,260–$170,980 |
| District of Columbia | #2 | $113,140 | $118,290 | $54 | +39.3% | $60,160–$156,750 |
| Massachusetts | #3 | $112,310 | $121,710 | $54 | +38.2% | $59,330–$127,160 |
| Minnesota | #4 | $111,290 | $103,040 | $54 | +37% | $72,040–$147,950 |
| Virginia | #5 | $107,970 | $101,920 | $52 | +32.9% | $65,680–$161,470 |
| Hawaii | #6 | $101,310 | $92,520 | $49 | +24.7% | $80,290–$143,020 |
| California | #7 | $100,750 | $97,420 | $48 | +24% | $60,620–$146,220 |
| Oregon | #8 | $96,360 | $99,560 | $46 | +18.6% | $66,420–$121,280 |
| Washington | #9 | $96,270 | $99,720 | $46 | +18.5% | $65,480–$116,840 |
| Illinois | #10 | $90,280 | $89,670 | $43 | +11.1% | $71,190–$111,650 |
| Nevada | #11 | $89,870 | $80,140 | $43 | +10.6% | $78,030–$108,620 |
| Nebraska | #12 | $83,380 | $70,050 | $40 | +2.6% | $48,840–$128,940 |
| Kansas | #13 | $79,460 | $72,600 | $38 | -2.2% | $49,610–$124,950 |
| Louisiana | #14 | $78,840 | $80,620 | $38 | -3% | $52,960–$115,210 |
| Connecticut | #15 | $78,620 | $66,770 | $38 | -3.2% | $38,960–$116,130 |
| New Jersey | #16 | $78,220 | $77,080 | $38 | -3.7% | $51,390–$105,930 |
| Pennsylvania | #17 | $78,210 | $71,970 | $38 | -3.7% | $55,350–$96,100 |
| Alabama | #18 | $77,820 | $72,490 | $37 | -4.2% | $42,300–$122,930 |
| Texas | #19 | $77,250 | $78,240 | $37 | -4.9% | $37,600–$116,900 |
| Florida | #20 | $76,700 | $74,740 | $37 | -5.6% | $44,280–$112,260 |
| Georgia | #21 | $74,570 | $63,840 | $36 | -8.2% | $51,430–$117,780 |
| North Carolina | #22 | $74,300 | $73,440 | $36 | -8.5% | $42,980–$116,620 |
| New Mexico | #23 | $72,850 | $66,790 | $35 | -10.3% | $32,760–$122,770 |
| Tennessee | #24 | $71,860 | $71,080 | $35 | -11.5% | $47,090–$92,270 |
| Missouri | #25 | $70,360 | $64,230 | $34 | -13.4% | $38,270–$105,060 |
| Indiana | #26 | $69,780 | $63,770 | $34 | -14.1% | $43,320–$125,290 |
| New York | #27 | $68,200 | $62,960 | $33 | -16.1% | $34,300–$107,970 |
| Michigan | #28 | $68,190 | $62,920 | $33 | -16.1% | $52,480–$86,030 |
| Ohio | #29 | $68,170 | $60,350 | $33 | -16.1% | $57,540–$99,690 |
| Kentucky | #30 | $64,840 | $63,530 | $31 | -20.2% | $42,260–$98,530 |
| South Carolina | #31 | $61,470 | $52,120 | $30 | -24.3% | $39,090–$97,470 |
| Oklahoma | #32 | $61,060 | $50,980 | $29 | -24.8% | $39,290–$88,710 |
| Wisconsin | #33 | $53,030 | $45,810 | $26 | -34.7% | $37,510–$84,590 |
| Mississippi | #34 | $50,110 | $46,010 | $24 | -38.3% | $34,760–$69,760 |
| Utah | #35 | $44,470 | $33,840 | $21 | -45.3% | $33,840–$95,300 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.