Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $52,910 · median $50,840

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $72,670 $67,650 $35
+37.3%
$46,680–$94,700
Louisiana #2 $70,960 $80,930 $34
+34.1%
$42,540–$98,750
Oregon #3 $56,930 $57,890 $27
+7.6%
$47,680–$65,510
North Carolina #4 $55,010 $48,460 $26
+4%
$33,630–$75,560
Michigan #5 $52,550 $54,140 $25
-0.7%
$48,230–$57,970
West Virginia #6 $51,950 $41,790 $25
-1.8%
$40,910–$75,140
California #7 $47,890 $47,490 $23
-9.5%
$38,030–$57,540
Georgia #8 $43,890 $34,870 $21
-17%
$30,620–$79,180
Virginia #9 $42,190 $42,910 $20
-20.3%
$37,460–$45,840
Mississippi #10 $41,480 $37,370 $20
-21.6%
$29,700–$58,770

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