Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $47,770 · median $46,330

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $65,370 $61,580 $31
+36.8%
$50,240–$82,300
Oregon #2 $59,030 $60,250 $28
+23.6%
$51,560–$63,720
Idaho #3 $57,290 $57,620 $28
+19.9%
$48,010–$62,780
Michigan #4 $54,300 $51,810 $26
+13.7%
$44,130–$62,600
Maine #5 $53,770 $50,180 $26
+12.6%
$41,770–$76,670
California #6 $53,540 $56,670 $26
+12.1%
$36,570–$62,780
Ohio #7 $52,170 $49,710 $25
+9.2%
$38,030–$80,290
New Hampshire #8 $50,910 $46,530 $24
+6.6%
$42,820–$62,830
Indiana #9 $49,820 $46,160 $24
+4.3%
$37,320–$65,510
Wisconsin #10 $47,890 $46,150 $23
+0.3%
$42,260–$58,590
Pennsylvania #11 $46,400 $44,550 $22
-2.9%
$36,880–$60,760
Alabama #12 $45,850 $44,950 $22
-4%
$35,270–$58,880
Mississippi #13 $44,940 $48,010 $22
-5.9%
$31,850–$54,960
Kentucky #14 $44,380 $45,330 $21
-7.1%
$36,740–$54,450
Louisiana #15 $44,360 $47,510 $21
-7.1%
$21,960–$52,000
Florida #16 $43,150 $39,040 $21
-9.7%
$31,850–$59,070
South Carolina #17 $43,050 $44,370 $21
-9.9%
$30,750–$51,250
West Virginia #18 $42,920 $43,040 $21
-10.2%
$36,750–$48,360
North Carolina #19 $42,910 $36,850 $21
-10.2%
$33,660–$63,820
Arkansas #20 $41,630 $42,340 $20
-12.9%
$27,050–$52,830
Tennessee #21 $39,710 $35,920 $19
-16.9%
$28,730–$56,160
Virginia #22 $38,590 $36,220 $19
-19.2%
$30,610–$50,730
Georgia #23 $38,190 $39,830 $18
-20.1%
$20,810–$49,930
Texas #24 $38,140 $36,100 $18
-20.2%
$34,990–$40,670
Missouri #25 $37,420 $37,440 $18
-21.7%
$37,170–$37,440

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