Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $87,790 · median $76,690

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $118,390 $101,600 $57
+34.9%
$64,680–$198,220
New York #2 $114,670 $95,710 $55
+30.6%
$49,410–$211,350
Minnesota #3 $104,700 $95,170 $50
+19.3%
$57,670–$163,350
New Jersey #4 $102,890 $92,920 $49
+17.2%
$50,490–$169,280
Connecticut #5 $101,710 $95,730 $49
+15.9%
$50,300–$171,280
Vermont #6 $101,600 $88,710 $49
+15.7%
$56,820–$168,070
Oregon #7 $101,000 $94,440 $49
+15%
$48,240–$161,250
District of Columbia #8 $100,150 $92,890 $48
+14.1%
$45,860–$157,630
Kansas #9 $98,160 $86,970 $47
+11.8%
$48,560–$160,560
Colorado #10 $97,840 $94,520 $47
+11.4%
$39,430–$165,370
California #11 $97,120 $81,770 $47
+10.6%
$37,460–$169,040
New Hampshire #12 $97,080 $80,660 $47
+10.6%
$47,970–$160,580
Washington #13 $94,320 $80,120 $45
+7.4%
$39,000–$162,240
Iowa #14 $93,090 $83,670 $45
+6%
$51,690–$138,150
Delaware #15 $92,000 $83,130 $44
+4.8%
$45,670–$148,210
North Dakota #16 $91,760 $84,650 $44
+4.5%
$58,010–$146,640
Idaho #17 $90,160 $71,070 $43
+2.7%
$43,160–$156,410
Virginia #18 $90,090 $78,320 $43
+2.6%
$40,190–$157,070
Nebraska #19 $89,530 $79,840 $43
+2%
$49,360–$136,640
Illinois #20 $89,350 $79,150 $43
+1.8%
$43,020–$137,080
Wisconsin #21 $89,090 $78,290 $43
+1.5%
$50,010–$140,140
Maine #22 $88,830 $81,900 $43
+1.2%
$46,710–$140,680
Wyoming #23 $87,930 $79,620 $42
+0.2%
$47,410–$132,810
Nevada #24 $87,850 $64,500 $42
+0.1%
$29,640–$163,930
Oklahoma #25 $86,020 $72,990 $41
-2%
$36,510–$158,710
South Dakota #26 $85,970 $79,920 $41
-2.1%
$58,480–$125,080
Arkansas #27 $85,120 $70,260 $41
-3%
$39,210–$136,500
Georgia #28 $84,980 $68,490 $41
-3.2%
$39,490–$138,800
Maryland #29 $84,190 $73,580 $40
-4.1%
$37,470–$159,860
North Carolina #30 $84,160 $75,920 $40
-4.1%
$43,270–$130,480
Michigan #31 $83,990 $74,470 $40
-4.3%
$36,830–$135,700
Ohio #32 $83,960 $76,370 $40
-4.4%
$38,200–$131,980
Alabama #33 $83,410 $66,710 $40
-5%
$42,090–$155,660
Rhode Island #34 $82,690 $77,250 $40
-5.8%
$50,420–$134,950
Missouri #35 $82,180 $73,660 $40
-6.4%
$38,910–$136,130
Hawaii #36 $81,330 $63,740 $39
-7.4%
$34,150–$131,020
Florida #37 $81,320 $71,090 $39
-7.4%
$33,180–$133,070
Pennsylvania #38 $80,450 $69,300 $39
-8.4%
$39,990–$132,900
Texas #39 $79,410 $66,370 $38
-9.5%
$34,150–$135,280
Indiana #40 $78,980 $72,960 $38
-10%
$43,870–$129,740
South Carolina #41 $77,890 $63,220 $37
-11.3%
$37,080–$142,260
Montana #42 $77,390 $71,570 $37
-11.8%
$48,130–$123,130
Arizona #43 $77,060 $62,160 $37
-12.2%
$35,960–$133,890
New Mexico #44 $75,410 $62,610 $36
-14.1%
$27,700–$122,960
Kentucky #45 $74,870 $62,090 $36
-14.7%
$41,620–$124,520
Mississippi #46 $73,480 $60,260 $35
-16.3%
$37,030–$131,510
Utah #47 $73,370 $59,440 $35
-16.4%
$37,790–$128,200
Alaska #48 $73,300 $72,800 $35
-16.5%
$26,730–$123,570
Louisiana #49 $73,240 $61,110 $35
-16.6%
$38,100–$124,420
Tennessee #50 $71,590 $62,800 $34
-18.5%
$38,240–$113,290
West Virginia #51 $66,780 $57,580 $32
-23.9%
$37,830–$114,800

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