Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $78,740 · median $69,250

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $121,190 $114,070 $58
+53.9%
$77,240–$176,240
Washington #2 $119,330 $101,350 $57
+51.5%
$69,530–$190,480
Massachusetts #3 $107,720 $97,350 $52
+36.8%
$64,030–$166,600
Colorado #4 $107,460 $91,750 $52
+36.5%
$56,990–$190,420
New Jersey #5 $106,460 $107,720 $51
+35.2%
$50,380–$146,030
Rhode Island #6 $97,970 $106,630 $47
+24.4%
$66,000–$120,990
Nevada #7 $95,770 $78,110 $46
+21.6%
$45,390–$175,580
California #8 $89,170 $76,950 $43
+13.2%
$46,150–$143,430
District of Columbia #9 $88,850 $75,610 $43
+12.8%
$62,300–$135,720
New York #10 $87,810 $79,460 $42
+11.5%
$44,450–$129,800
Mississippi #11 $86,800 $62,550 $42
+10.2%
$36,730–$107,040
Vermont #12 $86,450 $81,440 $42
+9.8%
$48,860–$121,230
New Hampshire #13 $85,540 $79,210 $41
+8.6%
$41,880–$124,120
Utah #14 $84,370 $67,060 $41
+7.2%
$48,720–$135,050
Minnesota #15 $83,850 $78,890 $40
+6.5%
$47,990–$113,920
Florida #16 $82,920 $69,120 $40
+5.3%
$38,560–$153,310
Connecticut #17 $82,560 $76,940 $40
+4.9%
$52,150–$107,430
Kansas #18 $82,230 $64,220 $40
+4.4%
$49,090–$144,730
Maryland #19 $81,500 $73,260 $39
+3.5%
$42,430–$125,160
Arizona #20 $80,820 $77,670 $39
+2.6%
$43,770–$125,150
Alaska #21 $79,250 $80,060 $38
+0.6%
$47,070–$99,950
Delaware #22 $79,110 $73,850 $38
+0.5%
$52,000–$104,890
Virginia #23 $78,840 $66,990 $38
+0.1%
$38,640–$166,500
Wisconsin #24 $76,840 $73,590 $37
-2.4%
$39,070–$125,960
Alabama #25 $76,570 $69,420 $37
-2.8%
$45,750–$104,370
Tennessee #26 $74,960 $63,050 $36
-4.8%
$43,040–$125,710
South Carolina #27 $74,630 $62,990 $36
-5.2%
$37,950–$113,110
Idaho #28 $73,200 $65,390 $35
-7%
$57,940–$108,750
West Virginia #29 $72,420 $72,800 $35
-8%
$44,200–$99,990
Nebraska #30 $72,390 $67,990 $35
-8.1%
$49,990–$96,250
Georgia #31 $72,240 $61,060 $35
-8.3%
$41,600–$125,360
Texas #32 $72,150 $62,000 $35
-8.4%
$31,670–$126,610
Maine #33 $71,440 $62,400 $34
-9.3%
$38,640–$105,380
New Mexico #34 $71,270 $67,320 $34
-9.5%
$43,740–$93,590
Wyoming #35 $71,140 $61,190 $34
-9.7%
$45,800–$106,790
Montana #36 $71,060 $66,580 $34
-9.8%
$44,690–$95,980
Indiana #37 $70,940 $67,070 $34
-9.9%
$43,680–$102,720
Oregon #38 $70,580 $63,220 $34
-10.4%
$44,260–$99,880
North Carolina #39 $68,330 $63,860 $33
-13.2%
$27,030–$100,520
Louisiana #40 $68,290 $63,000 $33
-13.3%
$38,850–$91,030
Illinois #41 $67,290 $61,530 $32
-14.5%
$37,320–$101,980
Michigan #42 $65,580 $58,970 $32
-16.7%
$33,920–$102,610
Missouri #43 $64,110 $46,880 $31
-18.6%
$41,890–$105,330
Kentucky #44 $63,990 $59,440 $31
-18.7%
$37,150–$94,360
Iowa #45 $63,600 $59,680 $31
-19.2%
$43,000–$91,050
South Dakota #46 $63,540 $61,920 $31
-19.3%
$48,690–$81,160
Pennsylvania #47 $63,370 $60,980 $30
-19.5%
$37,790–$86,200
Ohio #48 $59,990 $48,690 $29
-23.8%
$36,530–$97,300
North Dakota #49 $59,820 $62,770 $29
-24%
$18,710–$93,730
Arkansas #50 $57,230 $45,870 $28
-27.3%
$34,590–$96,010
Oklahoma #51 $52,270 $50,740 $25
-33.6%
$25,960–$76,770

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