Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $80,920 · median $77,440

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $113,260 $105,990 $54
+40%
$68,330–$156,430
California #2 $98,180 $97,010 $47
+21.3%
$50,740–$152,260
Maryland #3 $97,360 $102,220 $47
+20.3%
$49,440–$143,670
Connecticut #4 $95,520 $96,170 $46
+18%
$58,820–$129,910
Washington #5 $94,830 $97,250 $46
+17.2%
$61,660–$129,430
Hawaii #6 $92,940 $96,080 $45
+14.9%
$60,870–$122,810
Oregon #7 $92,740 $84,620 $45
+14.6%
$58,550–$130,890
Massachusetts #8 $92,600 $95,320 $45
+14.4%
$53,880–$129,480
New Jersey #9 $91,700 $96,090 $44
+13.3%
$61,050–$121,880
Wisconsin #10 $88,770 $83,000 $43
+9.7%
$56,320–$125,680
Virginia #11 $88,620 $83,230 $43
+9.5%
$50,310–$131,940
Minnesota #12 $86,930 $80,550 $42
+7.4%
$59,730–$118,330
New York #13 $85,810 $80,560 $41
+6%
$50,620–$125,880
Georgia #14 $85,500 $81,060 $41
+5.7%
$56,700–$119,600
Vermont #15 $85,460 $78,360 $41
+5.6%
$59,380–$108,120
New Mexico #16 $84,680 $80,870 $41
+4.6%
$55,000–$120,720
Colorado #17 $84,350 $82,160 $41
+4.2%
$56,210–$107,960
Texas #18 $81,800 $78,710 $39
+1.1%
$52,490–$106,070
Michigan #19 $81,460 $79,290 $39
+0.7%
$51,830–$108,970
New Hampshire #20 $81,450 $81,210 $39
+0.7%
$45,790–$115,940
Nebraska #21 $80,080 $79,150 $39
-1%
$51,320–$104,010
Wyoming #22 $78,150 $76,140 $38
-3.4%
$56,760–$115,330
Ohio #23 $77,690 $77,760 $37
-4%
$46,660–$107,290
Delaware #24 $77,090 $79,290 $37
-4.7%
$49,390–$98,990
Alaska #25 $76,720 $72,320 $37
-5.2%
$52,990–$108,020
Illinois #26 $76,590 $76,050 $37
-5.4%
$45,220–$112,420
Pennsylvania #27 $75,800 $75,580 $36
-6.3%
$48,220–$105,350
Maine #28 $75,690 $76,700 $36
-6.5%
$49,010–$103,880
Alabama #29 $75,160 $69,000 $36
-7.1%
$46,460–$109,710
North Dakota #30 $74,910 $75,340 $36
-7.4%
$55,770–$94,600
Iowa #31 $74,360 $74,970 $36
-8.1%
$50,390–$96,200
West Virginia #32 $73,640 $69,600 $35
-9%
$42,110–$100,370
Missouri #33 $73,360 $72,080 $35
-9.3%
$48,410–$103,690
Tennessee #34 $72,520 $74,390 $35
-10.4%
$45,030–$99,180
South Carolina #35 $71,460 $65,460 $34
-11.7%
$38,120–$104,290
Nevada #36 $70,840 $67,410 $34
-12.5%
$44,080–$96,760
Arkansas #37 $70,750 $67,100 $34
-12.6%
$48,380–$95,550
Utah #38 $70,340 $65,780 $34
-13.1%
$38,100–$100,280
Indiana #39 $69,970 $66,300 $34
-13.5%
$44,770–$99,680
Kansas #40 $69,940 $64,750 $34
-13.6%
$47,870–$95,310
Louisiana #41 $69,440 $63,120 $33
-14.2%
$47,580–$98,300
Kentucky #42 $69,230 $63,640 $33
-14.4%
$43,360–$102,340
Arizona #43 $68,900 $62,620 $33
-14.9%
$46,080–$98,910
North Carolina #44 $68,480 $63,340 $33
-15.4%
$46,370–$95,150
Idaho #45 $68,380 $63,030 $33
-15.5%
$51,310–$99,360
Oklahoma #46 $67,550 $63,980 $32
-16.5%
$42,970–$101,780
Florida #47 $66,560 $60,790 $32
-17.7%
$44,900–$98,440
Rhode Island #48 $66,430 $63,110 $32
-17.9%
$38,430–$101,410
Montana #49 $65,810 $60,920 $32
-18.7%
$46,440–$96,250
Mississippi #50 $65,100 $61,830 $31
-19.6%
$37,700–$96,100
South Dakota #51 $62,420 $57,910 $30
-22.9%
$46,910–$89,590

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