Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $81,240 · median $76,750

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean 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.