Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $74,540 · median $67,190

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $102,040 $98,450 $49
+36.9%
$66,930–$140,870
California #2 $89,740 $80,230 $43
+20.4%
$50,940–$131,770
Wyoming #3 $89,250 $96,100 $43
+19.7%
$21,290–$145,600
Colorado #4 $86,940 $78,390 $42
+16.6%
$48,830–$133,810
Illinois #5 $85,520 $76,290 $41
+14.7%
$44,620–$131,990
Massachusetts #6 $83,670 $80,110 $40
+12.2%
$52,230–$123,100
Washington #7 $81,360 $76,570 $39
+9.1%
$48,050–$109,820
Arkansas #8 $80,310 $69,990 $39
+7.7%
$45,390–$137,160
New Jersey #9 $79,580 $74,020 $38
+6.8%
$46,890–$134,780
Georgia #10 $78,660 $71,760 $38
+5.5%
$45,190–$123,820
Oregon #11 $76,170 $66,350 $37
+2.2%
$48,570–$104,040
New York #12 $75,510 $75,580 $36
+1.3%
$35,990–$125,620
South Dakota #13 $74,170 $65,220 $36
-0.5%
$46,650–$124,490
Hawaii #14 $73,680 $63,780 $35
-1.2%
$45,930–$121,480
Alaska #15 $73,320 $63,320 $35
-1.6%
$44,980–$114,740
Vermont #16 $72,660 $63,870 $35
-2.5%
$43,600–$136,150
Minnesota #17 $72,420 $73,270 $35
-2.8%
$41,280–$103,010
Texas #18 $72,090 $65,160 $35
-3.3%
$39,430–$103,850
Connecticut #19 $71,730 $67,330 $34
-3.8%
$44,320–$117,610
Virginia #20 $70,840 $62,560 $34
-5%
$43,230–$100,030
Maryland #21 $70,600 $65,070 $34
-5.3%
$45,850–$99,330
New Mexico #22 $70,320 $60,850 $34
-5.7%
$41,480–$90,540
Wisconsin #23 $70,280 $62,740 $34
-5.7%
$35,740–$99,940
Nebraska #24 $70,220 $64,870 $34
-5.8%
$43,840–$100,200
Ohio #25 $70,070 $61,410 $34
-6%
$47,080–$103,530
Arizona #26 $69,240 $61,460 $33
-7.1%
$48,380–$97,850
Oklahoma #27 $69,220 $68,520 $33
-7.1%
$38,460–$105,380
Tennessee #28 $68,480 $63,660 $33
-8.1%
$40,240–$101,460
Iowa #29 $68,360 $58,040 $33
-8.3%
$39,510–$118,770
South Carolina #30 $67,970 $63,790 $33
-8.8%
$40,720–$101,360
Pennsylvania #31 $67,890 $62,400 $33
-8.9%
$44,470–$97,820
Missouri #32 $67,280 $59,610 $32
-9.7%
$44,360–$103,440
Rhode Island #33 $67,150 $58,100 $32
-9.9%
$50,270–$99,990
Kansas #34 $66,910 $61,090 $32
-10.2%
$43,040–$94,380
Utah #35 $66,290 $61,740 $32
-11.1%
$48,130–$96,590
North Carolina #36 $66,260 $61,400 $32
-11.1%
$39,870–$100,450
Florida #37 $65,980 $60,860 $32
-11.5%
$39,050–$96,930
Indiana #38 $65,460 $62,580 $31
-12.2%
$40,860–$94,750
New Hampshire #39 $64,750 $64,140 $31
-13.1%
$38,330–$97,070
Delaware #40 $64,670 $60,360 $31
-13.2%
$48,770–$86,890
Maine #41 $64,440 $63,830 $31
-13.5%
$34,280–$93,840
Kentucky #42 $63,620 $59,240 $31
-14.6%
$38,690–$97,470
Montana #43 $63,500 $61,770 $31
-14.8%
$31,540–$86,070
Alabama #44 $62,200 $61,050 $30
-16.6%
$32,560–$103,030
Michigan #45 $62,180 $59,340 $30
-16.6%
$32,800–$97,400
North Dakota #46 $60,190 $59,190 $29
-19.3%
$39,100–$84,960
Louisiana #47 $59,410 $60,610 $29
-20.3%
$37,500–$81,280
Mississippi #48 $57,000 $43,740 $27
-23.5%
$31,660–$88,710
West Virginia #49 $54,150 $49,800 $26
-27.4%
$38,130–$77,510

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