Compare One Occupation Across States
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Lighting Technicians
Full lighting technicians overview →U.S. mean $78,380 · median $68,060
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #1 | $128,570 | $126,100 | $62 | +64% | $72,980–$175,010 |
| California | #2 | $93,240 | $94,070 | $45 | +19% | $50,910–$159,610 |
| New Jersey | #3 | $90,900 | $87,550 | $44 | +16% | $63,220–$109,380 |
| New York | #4 | $86,010 | $78,000 | $41 | +9.7% | $52,000–$133,000 |
| Georgia | #5 | $80,730 | $70,150 | $39 | +3% | $48,240–$123,020 |
| Connecticut | #6 | $77,880 | $72,450 | $37 | -0.6% | $61,230–$99,990 |
| Louisiana | #7 | $76,720 | $66,840 | $37 | -2.1% | $39,050–$108,190 |
| Tennessee | #8 | $75,390 | $60,870 | $36 | -3.8% | $43,140–$137,190 |
| Oklahoma | #9 | $74,340 | $67,110 | $36 | -5.2% | $40,960–$134,480 |
| Oregon | #10 | $68,750 | $57,900 | $33 | -12.3% | $46,800–$101,820 |
| Massachusetts | #11 | $65,850 | $60,110 | $32 | -16% | $52,890–$82,680 |
| Florida | #12 | $64,900 | $62,190 | $31 | -17.2% | $38,550–$83,890 |
| Pennsylvania | #13 | $64,280 | $57,660 | $31 | -18% | $37,780–$95,180 |
| Indiana | #14 | $63,970 | $50,080 | $31 | -18.4% | $35,800–$147,400 |
| Nevada | #15 | $61,920 | $61,250 | $30 | -21% | $24,960–$90,830 |
| Missouri | #16 | $60,360 | $41,900 | $29 | -23% | $31,200–$120,690 |
| Maryland | #17 | $59,940 | $49,080 | $29 | -23.5% | $39,030–$100,990 |
| Michigan | #18 | $58,090 | $60,210 | $28 | -25.9% | $50,070–$60,210 |
| North Carolina | #19 | $56,820 | $49,410 | $27 | -27.5% | $40,080–$63,360 |
| Montana | #20 | $56,100 | $54,870 | $27 | -28.4% | $51,310–$66,040 |
| Virginia | #21 | $55,910 | $60,340 | $27 | -28.7% | $29,360–$75,000 |
| Ohio | #22 | $54,700 | $54,940 | $26 | -30.2% | $34,820–$78,640 |
| Kansas | #23 | $54,660 | $48,790 | $26 | -30.3% | $41,570–$69,800 |
| Nebraska | #24 | $54,630 | $49,860 | $26 | -30.3% | $47,890–$78,500 |
| Utah | #25 | $53,860 | $49,080 | $26 | -31.3% | $32,160–$69,770 |
| Texas | #26 | $52,400 | $53,150 | $25 | -33.1% | $36,050–$68,850 |
| South Carolina | #27 | $46,770 | $46,720 | $22 | -40.3% | $34,120–$59,990 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.