Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $48,770 · median $44,860

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $62,940 $57,190 $30
+29.1%
$37,210–$96,300
Washington #2 $53,520 $49,070 $26
+9.7%
$37,890–$74,080
California #3 $53,310 $46,790 $26
+9.3%
$36,750–$93,280
Illinois #4 $53,300 $47,380 $26
+9.3%
$33,130–$91,360
Maryland #5 $52,930 $48,150 $25
+8.5%
$33,710–$80,700
Minnesota #6 $52,860 $48,880 $25
+8.4%
$31,490–$90,340
Colorado #7 $52,270 $48,410 $25
+7.2%
$37,230–$82,220
North Dakota #8 $51,940 $47,950 $25
+6.5%
$33,750–$92,440
District of Columbia #9 $51,920 $49,330 $25
+6.5%
$37,890–$69,400
Oregon #10 $51,440 $47,150 $25
+5.5%
$36,680–$73,070
Massachusetts #11 $51,410 $48,110 $25
+5.4%
$34,700–$75,340
Hawaii #12 $51,340 $45,930 $25
+5.3%
$34,740–$85,100
Arizona #13 $50,900 $45,140 $24
+4.4%
$34,660–$92,590
Idaho #14 $50,700 $44,370 $24
+4%
$31,950–$95,830
Montana #15 $50,550 $46,420 $24
+3.6%
$33,470–$93,770
New York #16 $50,330 $46,330 $24
+3.2%
$34,070–$72,890
Missouri #17 $50,300 $45,500 $24
+3.1%
$29,370–$93,710
Maine #18 $49,820 $44,550 $24
+2.2%
$31,310–$93,670
New Jersey #19 $49,810 $46,820 $24
+2.1%
$34,750–$71,070
Rhode Island #20 $49,580 $45,660 $24
+1.7%
$31,200–$72,810
Connecticut #21 $49,430 $44,500 $24
+1.4%
$34,010–$74,420
Indiana #22 $49,150 $44,560 $24
+0.8%
$29,330–$92,080
Tennessee #23 $49,120 $45,050 $24
+0.7%
$29,190–$83,480
Kentucky #24 $48,880 $43,230 $24
+0.2%
$26,780–$84,040
Nebraska #25 $48,720 $44,120 $23
-0.1%
$29,710–$92,370
Wisconsin #26 $48,570 $45,670 $23
-0.4%
$30,340–$72,860
Vermont #27 $48,430 $45,090 $23
-0.7%
$30,720–$65,130
Georgia #28 $48,290 $44,050 $23
-1%
$28,020–$82,790
New Hampshire #29 $48,040 $46,260 $23
-1.5%
$30,640–$63,770
Utah #30 $47,920 $45,860 $23
-1.7%
$33,970–$64,670
Pennsylvania #31 $47,870 $44,120 $23
-1.8%
$27,560–$82,170
Nevada #32 $47,610 $43,760 $23
-2.4%
$31,270–$69,690
Texas #33 $46,950 $42,500 $23
-3.7%
$28,120–$91,280
Mississippi #34 $46,940 $38,140 $23
-3.8%
$25,880–$90,840
Michigan #35 $46,720 $43,000 $22
-4.2%
$29,470–$83,460
Iowa #36 $46,700 $42,750 $22
-4.2%
$29,600–$92,460
Wyoming #37 $46,620 $43,780 $22
-4.4%
$27,530–$94,640
West Virginia #38 $46,530 $38,860 $22
-4.6%
$23,950–$93,790
Delaware #39 $46,480 $43,990 $22
-4.7%
$31,200–$65,150
Kansas #40 $45,930 $43,730 $22
-5.8%
$27,410–$70,620
Virginia #41 $45,390 $42,450 $22
-6.9%
$28,740–$63,770
Oklahoma #42 $45,250 $39,840 $22
-7.2%
$24,960–$91,780
Louisiana #43 $44,940 $39,440 $22
-7.9%
$25,330–$76,360
Florida #44 $44,580 $41,810 $21
-8.6%
$29,880–$62,330
Ohio #45 $44,230 $42,600 $21
-9.3%
$27,460–$63,740
South Dakota #46 $44,100 $43,240 $21
-9.6%
$27,520–$59,400
Alabama #47 $43,930 $38,490 $21
-9.9%
$27,100–$78,240
Arkansas #48 $43,670 $37,080 $21
-10.5%
$27,100–$72,880
New Mexico #49 $43,090 $42,360 $21
-11.6%
$30,590–$58,320
North Carolina #50 $42,660 $39,910 $21
-12.5%
$26,490–$61,340
South Carolina #51 $41,510 $37,680 $20
-14.9%
$23,500–$62,870

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