Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $81,480 · median $62,280

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $119,380 $84,530 $57
+46.5%
$48,570–$222,460
Massachusetts #2 $103,070 $79,300 $50
+26.5%
$57,620–$163,380
New Jersey #3 $102,460 $81,640 $49
+25.7%
$49,330–$169,770
New York #4 $101,750 $78,110 $49
+24.9%
$37,790–$173,750
Minnesota #5 $100,270 $78,640 $48
+23.1%
$49,350–$161,030
Rhode Island #6 $95,270 $79,930 $46
+16.9%
$48,100–$169,090
Alabama #7 $94,880 $65,510 $46
+16.4%
$36,540–$184,800
Wisconsin #8 $94,630 $79,450 $46
+16.1%
$47,430–$163,380
California #9 $93,660 $76,120 $45
+14.9%
$38,560–$165,430
Connecticut #10 $93,540 $74,840 $45
+14.8%
$42,670–$161,690
Kentucky #11 $92,780 $60,880 $45
+13.9%
$32,160–$144,780
North Dakota #12 $89,710 $71,220 $43
+10.1%
$46,770–$161,130
Pennsylvania #13 $88,590 $73,370 $43
+8.7%
$39,770–$163,970
Georgia #14 $88,140 $61,850 $42
+8.2%
$36,340–$161,690
Colorado #15 $85,540 $68,730 $41
+5%
$42,450–$158,690
New Hampshire #16 $85,100 $74,370 $41
+4.4%
$46,580–$144,310
Wyoming #17 $84,690 $71,830 $41
+3.9%
$43,310–$136,380
Illinois #18 $84,680 $64,280 $41
+3.9%
$37,020–$160,130
Kansas #19 $83,920 $60,370 $40
+3%
$38,020–$153,520
Vermont #20 $83,700 $70,720 $40
+2.7%
$51,070–$118,890
South Dakota #21 $82,200 $71,990 $40
+0.9%
$49,090–$131,540
Indiana #22 $80,870 $61,360 $39
-0.7%
$37,890–$128,380
Oregon #23 $79,110 $61,680 $38
-2.9%
$44,660–$123,800
South Carolina #24 $78,730 $61,350 $38
-3.4%
$35,140–$154,650
Montana #25 $78,070 $62,040 $38
-4.2%
$42,260–$120,430
Washington #26 $77,450 $61,040 $37
-4.9%
$44,140–$128,680
Michigan #27 $77,260 $61,900 $37
-5.2%
$38,350–$131,180
Ohio #28 $77,010 $61,260 $37
-5.5%
$37,720–$123,370
Utah #29 $76,740 $61,230 $37
-5.8%
$35,270–$132,090
Maryland #30 $76,220 $58,300 $37
-6.5%
$39,050–$133,160
Iowa #31 $75,460 $60,140 $36
-7.4%
$37,590–$126,840
Nebraska #32 $75,040 $61,590 $36
-7.9%
$37,500–$125,930
Hawaii #33 $74,370 $64,170 $36
-8.7%
$38,750–$107,990
Virginia #34 $74,300 $60,520 $36
-8.8%
$36,310–$133,100
Idaho #35 $73,740 $58,510 $35
-9.5%
$37,400–$112,600
Florida #36 $73,370 $59,790 $35
-10%
$37,180–$124,830
Missouri #37 $72,410 $58,990 $35
-11.1%
$31,200–$127,150
North Carolina #38 $72,330 $58,710 $35
-11.2%
$36,000–$124,900
Tennessee #39 $71,520 $57,120 $34
-12.2%
$37,130–$122,040
Arizona #40 $71,340 $61,560 $34
-12.4%
$40,300–$104,290
Maine #41 $71,300 $62,920 $34
-12.5%
$47,370–$106,990
Texas #42 $70,390 $51,180 $34
-13.6%
$30,140–$128,590
Arkansas #43 $70,310 $56,720 $34
-13.7%
$34,300–$122,530
Mississippi #44 $67,790 $47,930 $33
-16.8%
$31,910–$104,480
Louisiana #45 $65,570 $55,440 $32
-19.5%
$35,140–$103,560
Oklahoma #46 $65,290 $47,920 $31
-19.9%
$35,630–$102,130
Alaska #47 $62,800 $50,500 $30
-22.9%
$38,080–$88,190
Delaware #48 $62,100 $46,710 $30
-23.8%
$35,950–$100,050
Nevada #49 $60,800 $49,100 $29
-25.4%
$37,970–$87,690
West Virginia #50 $59,560 $45,480 $29
-26.9%
$29,420–$106,490
New Mexico #51 $59,040 $45,180 $28
-27.5%
$29,290–$99,340

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