Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $56,040 · median $50,990

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $74,410 $70,750 $36
+32.8%
$48,790–$102,120
Connecticut #2 $72,460 $62,380 $35
+29.3%
$45,760–$108,470
Virginia #3 $67,390 $59,820 $32
+20.3%
$37,470–$93,790
New Jersey #4 $66,230 $55,450 $32
+18.2%
$43,780–$105,620
Minnesota #5 $64,020 $61,360 $31
+14.2%
$47,820–$82,320
New York #6 $62,360 $65,190 $30
+11.3%
$37,970–$81,300
Vermont #7 $61,500 $58,750 $30
+9.7%
$40,020–$94,090
Maryland #8 $60,830 $57,860 $29
+8.5%
$42,640–$88,060
California #9 $59,160 $58,480 $28
+5.6%
$36,890–$83,200
Alaska #10 $58,720 $63,950 $28
+4.8%
$34,770–$77,500
Illinois #11 $58,710 $56,860 $28
+4.8%
$37,630–$78,370
Wisconsin #12 $58,450 $52,440 $28
+4.3%
$41,630–$84,940
Florida #13 $57,230 $57,280 $28
+2.1%
$34,200–$80,220
Colorado #14 $57,100 $52,220 $27
+1.9%
$40,960–$75,320
Washington #15 $56,920 $58,110 $27
+1.6%
$43,250–$68,230
New Hampshire #16 $56,640 $53,640 $27
+1.1%
$44,720–$75,250
Utah #17 $56,340 $49,350 $27
+0.5%
$29,040–$95,690
Missouri #18 $56,210 $48,530 $27
+0.3%
$34,530–$75,460
Oregon #19 $55,400 $51,160 $27
-1.1%
$37,300–$77,490
Rhode Island #20 $55,300 $50,170 $27
-1.3%
$44,370–$72,240
Pennsylvania #21 $55,100 $51,990 $26
-1.7%
$38,460–$68,140
Kentucky #22 $54,500 $49,710 $26
-2.7%
$33,000–$80,240
Hawaii #23 $54,470 $58,300 $26
-2.8%
$39,520–$63,430
Michigan #24 $53,220 $52,160 $26
-5%
$35,370–$66,270
Georgia #25 $53,060 $49,500 $26
-5.3%
$31,200–$81,230
Delaware #26 $53,030 $53,390 $26
-5.4%
$43,120–$60,030
Ohio #27 $52,770 $47,300 $25
-5.8%
$35,990–$75,740
Nevada #28 $52,760 $48,070 $25
-5.9%
$45,310–$64,800
Tennessee #29 $52,410 $49,580 $25
-6.5%
$39,670–$64,990
South Carolina #30 $52,070 $47,460 $25
-7.1%
$37,440–$74,780
Texas #31 $51,680 $48,630 $25
-7.8%
$35,950–$75,070
Arizona #32 $50,980 $47,800 $25
-9%
$36,040–$70,720
Louisiana #33 $50,800 $49,240 $24
-9.4%
$34,740–$62,450
North Dakota #34 $50,490 $48,720 $24
-9.9%
$29,380–$68,410
Idaho #35 $49,670 $45,650 $24
-11.4%
$31,970–$76,550
Nebraska #36 $49,460 $45,620 $24
-11.7%
$29,240–$76,070
Alabama #37 $48,890 $50,190 $24
-12.8%
$30,810–$65,870
Iowa #38 $48,880 $44,090 $24
-12.8%
$31,870–$78,510
Maine #39 $48,400 $46,500 $23
-13.6%
$35,600–$59,850
North Carolina #40 $48,390 $47,270 $23
-13.7%
$28,670–$67,000
South Dakota #41 $48,170 $47,340 $23
-14%
$34,200–$62,030
Indiana #42 $47,630 $47,080 $23
-15%
$29,920–$63,930
Oklahoma #43 $47,510 $40,210 $23
-15.2%
$30,050–$76,820
Montana #44 $46,220 $47,130 $22
-17.5%
$33,810–$52,630
Wyoming #45 $45,230 $43,630 $22
-19.3%
$35,740–$64,030
New Mexico #46 $42,610 $37,440 $20
-24%
$29,480–$67,440
Kansas #47 $41,090 $38,840 $20
-26.7%
$22,010–$61,150
Arkansas #48 $40,170 $38,680 $19
-28.3%
$24,580–$58,420
West Virginia #49 $36,860 $35,720 $18
-34.2%
$29,490–$45,430
Mississippi #50 $36,750 $35,890 $18
-34.4%
$29,290–$47,600

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