Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $164,230 · median $149,280

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $197,390 $176,650 $95
+20.2%
$105,380–$321,880
Massachusetts #2 $195,110 $181,780 $94
+18.8%
$99,990–$315,700
California #3 $191,920 $170,080 $92
+16.9%
$96,430–$307,600
District of Columbia #4 $187,830 $184,350 $90
+14.4%
$113,300–$275,000
New Jersey #5 $186,360 $172,440 $90
+13.5%
$108,040–$294,570
Connecticut #6 $180,480 $165,930 $87
+9.9%
$102,530–$295,480
Rhode Island #7 $179,520 $167,110 $86
+9.3%
$106,480–$268,040
Washington #8 $178,830 $165,530 $86
+8.9%
$108,830–$271,380
Colorado #9 $178,670 $166,400 $86
+8.8%
$103,580–$276,380
Virginia #10 $175,780 $165,980 $85
+7%
$105,130–$272,070
Georgia #11 $167,270 $150,700 $80
+1.9%
$89,790–$271,170
Delaware #12 $166,100 $153,890 $80
+1.1%
$85,760–$273,790
Minnesota #13 $163,990 $153,770 $79
-0.1%
$97,840–$230,980
Illinois #14 $162,450 $151,370 $78
-1.1%
$90,820–$267,520
North Carolina #15 $161,060 $142,990 $77
-1.9%
$90,390–$260,610
Maryland #16 $159,780 $152,770 $77
-2.7%
$92,630–$236,830
Oregon #17 $154,040 $140,570 $74
-6.2%
$92,900–$238,590
Michigan #18 $152,580 $138,930 $73
-7.1%
$88,990–$224,880
Texas #19 $151,070 $136,500 $73
-8%
$83,200–$226,050
Arizona #20 $150,820 $139,820 $73
-8.2%
$88,410–$225,500
Florida #21 $150,370 $137,790 $72
-8.4%
$79,420–$232,760
North Dakota #22 $149,090 $139,050 $72
-9.2%
$89,990–$223,390
Wisconsin #23 $148,680 $133,490 $71
-9.5%
$91,520–$215,620
Pennsylvania #24 $148,500 $133,060 $71
-9.6%
$80,940–$222,690
Kansas #25 $147,500 $134,470 $71
-10.2%
$91,990–$219,980
Vermont #26 $146,960 $132,050 $71
-10.5%
$91,650–$214,350
New Hampshire #27 $146,430 $135,000 $70
-10.8%
$79,120–$221,970
Nevada #28 $145,370 $128,550 $70
-11.5%
$77,230–$257,400
Tennessee #29 $144,990 $131,760 $70
-11.7%
$85,160–$218,300
Missouri #30 $144,900 $130,680 $70
-11.8%
$81,730–$225,160
Ohio #31 $144,530 $130,480 $69
-12%
$81,940–$218,740
Indiana #32 $143,650 $130,340 $69
-12.5%
$85,230–$213,640
Utah #33 $142,570 $131,380 $69
-13.2%
$80,460–$216,880
Nebraska #34 $139,170 $129,460 $67
-15.3%
$81,990–$205,180
Iowa #35 $137,710 $126,370 $66
-16.1%
$86,190–$206,900
Maine #36 $135,920 $129,720 $65
-17.2%
$74,150–$207,160
South Carolina #37 $135,830 $124,290 $65
-17.3%
$70,840–$209,380
Hawaii #38 $135,770 $128,910 $65
-17.3%
$84,030–$200,010
Wyoming #39 $135,740 $127,520 $65
-17.3%
$87,750–$200,070
Alaska #40 $133,600 $129,570 $64
-18.7%
$79,020–$196,700
West Virginia #41 $132,200 $120,020 $64
-19.5%
$76,720–$214,920
Kentucky #42 $130,260 $121,460 $63
-20.7%
$76,520–$194,280
Arkansas #43 $129,780 $108,580 $62
-21%
$62,370–$218,830
New Mexico #44 $129,270 $118,070 $62
-21.3%
$78,000–$198,230
Idaho #45 $129,070 $119,990 $62
-21.4%
$82,250–$200,480
Oklahoma #46 $128,940 $116,080 $62
-21.5%
$73,590–$200,250
Montana #47 $128,480 $115,280 $62
-21.8%
$81,330–$186,460
South Dakota #48 $127,430 $117,930 $61
-22.4%
$83,780–$176,930
Alabama #49 $125,490 $113,210 $60
-23.6%
$70,520–$195,570
Mississippi #50 $122,450 $106,100 $59
-25.4%
$73,320–$193,370
Louisiana #51 $120,470 $107,880 $58
-26.6%
$75,690–$177,870

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