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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers

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U.S. mean $53,450 · median $48,570

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $90,540 $78,150 $44
+69.4%
$49,500–$142,430
Washington #2 $74,600 $64,420 $36
+39.6%
$40,830–$115,240
Maryland #3 $65,920 $61,790 $32
+23.3%
$37,440–$99,220
District of Columbia #4 $63,660 $59,730 $31
+19.1%
$41,130–$91,510
Montana #5 $63,230 $58,070 $30
+18.3%
$37,470–$101,260
Wyoming #6 $61,910 $57,900 $30
+15.8%
$39,370–$98,990
Connecticut #7 $61,380 $57,090 $30
+14.8%
$38,500–$94,270
Hawaii #8 $61,150 $59,740 $29
+14.4%
$36,040–$93,460
Colorado #9 $60,840 $58,350 $29
+13.8%
$43,690–$82,420
Rhode Island #10 $60,120 $54,940 $29
+12.5%
$37,400–$88,710
Nevada #11 $59,840 $49,280 $29
+12%
$35,530–$98,700
California #12 $59,540 $54,300 $29
+11.4%
$38,750–$88,210
North Dakota #13 $58,190 $50,820 $28
+8.9%
$40,500–$81,560
Oregon #14 $58,070 $54,120 $28
+8.6%
$38,340–$82,270
Arizona #15 $57,660 $52,100 $28
+7.9%
$39,210–$77,720
New Hampshire #16 $57,570 $54,800 $28
+7.7%
$41,660–$77,520
Kansas #17 $57,550 $53,680 $28
+7.7%
$37,800–$80,910
Missouri #18 $57,510 $54,420 $28
+7.6%
$36,630–$78,410
Minnesota #19 $57,480 $57,170 $28
+7.5%
$42,030–$76,510
Louisiana #20 $57,380 $49,490 $28
+7.4%
$35,220–$94,450
Delaware #21 $56,840 $57,190 $27
+6.3%
$37,570–$80,650
Massachusetts #22 $56,530 $52,270 $27
+5.8%
$38,140–$76,330
Maine #23 $56,060 $53,570 $27
+4.9%
$34,200–$79,730
New Mexico #24 $56,000 $49,500 $27
+4.8%
$36,080–$81,340
New York #25 $54,660 $49,990 $26
+2.3%
$37,190–$77,930
Utah #26 $54,210 $48,910 $26
+1.4%
$37,640–$77,930
Iowa #27 $53,950 $50,740 $26
+0.9%
$39,160–$71,240
Oklahoma #28 $53,950 $49,630 $26
+0.9%
$35,680–$75,980
New Jersey #29 $53,490 $49,140 $26
+0.1%
$35,740–$77,330
Virginia #30 $53,310 $49,590 $26
-0.3%
$36,210–$76,390
Nebraska #31 $53,230 $51,270 $26
-0.4%
$39,130–$66,110
Wisconsin #32 $52,580 $49,610 $25
-1.6%
$37,290–$69,270
West Virginia #33 $52,240 $47,010 $25
-2.3%
$30,500–$80,930
Idaho #34 $52,120 $45,130 $25
-2.5%
$34,790–$83,370
Illinois #35 $52,070 $47,920 $25
-2.6%
$36,220–$75,030
Pennsylvania #36 $52,040 $48,320 $25
-2.6%
$35,720–$73,890
Texas #37 $51,370 $46,210 $25
-3.9%
$32,200–$78,560
Ohio #38 $51,150 $47,360 $25
-4.3%
$35,680–$73,840
Vermont #39 $51,090 $46,210 $25
-4.4%
$38,500–$72,740
Florida #40 $50,980 $47,540 $25
-4.6%
$33,040–$75,550
Indiana #41 $50,850 $47,900 $24
-4.9%
$35,590–$72,860
South Dakota #42 $49,990 $47,240 $24
-6.5%
$37,930–$64,070
Georgia #43 $49,790 $46,130 $24
-6.8%
$33,860–$71,450
South Carolina #44 $49,760 $46,890 $24
-6.9%
$35,010–$70,430
Kentucky #45 $48,720 $46,280 $23
-8.8%
$34,460–$66,330
North Carolina #46 $48,600 $46,430 $23
-9.1%
$31,590–$71,770
Tennessee #47 $48,390 $45,760 $23
-9.5%
$34,110–$66,340
Michigan #48 $47,070 $44,490 $23
-11.9%
$34,240–$64,010
Arkansas #49 $46,380 $44,570 $22
-13.2%
$33,890–$61,910
Mississippi #50 $45,540 $40,670 $22
-14.8%
$30,840–$65,480
Alabama #51 $44,280 $40,010 $21
-17.2%
$28,130–$63,060

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