Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $89,730 · median $82,320

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $112,700 $107,250 $54
+25.6%
$68,860–$163,950
District of Columbia #2 $109,700 $104,770 $53
+22.3%
$64,080–$169,060
Maryland #3 $107,090 $102,700 $51
+19.3%
$64,090–$156,750
Massachusetts #4 $106,910 $100,360 $51
+19.1%
$67,100–$160,320
Virginia #5 $104,250 $98,920 $50
+16.2%
$64,000–$156,750
Hawaii #6 $101,850 $100,340 $49
+13.5%
$63,790–$143,020
Alabama #7 $100,340 $98,450 $48
+11.8%
$61,320–$142,670
Colorado #8 $100,330 $96,090 $48
+11.8%
$63,060–$145,350
Delaware #9 $99,330 $96,090 $48
+10.7%
$67,380–$139,590
New Mexico #10 $98,540 $98,430 $47
+9.8%
$63,190–$146,850
California #11 $98,300 $92,890 $47
+9.6%
$57,720–$153,220
New Jersey #12 $97,280 $92,280 $47
+8.4%
$63,740–$136,590
New York #13 $95,520 $88,240 $46
+6.5%
$60,370–$136,940
Oregon #14 $94,840 $83,180 $46
+5.7%
$52,610–$133,840
Alaska #15 $92,860 $87,280 $45
+3.5%
$57,960–$133,090
Connecticut #16 $90,980 $85,450 $44
+1.4%
$61,490–$126,880
Wyoming #17 $90,420 $85,550 $43
+0.8%
$65,170–$133,490
Michigan #18 $90,350 $83,200 $43
+0.7%
$52,810–$132,900
Ohio #19 $89,600 $83,460 $43
-0.1%
$52,000–$131,120
Minnesota #20 $89,130 $82,320 $43
-0.7%
$54,730–$130,440
North Carolina #21 $88,150 $80,780 $42
-1.8%
$55,810–$128,180
Montana #22 $88,140 $81,270 $42
-1.8%
$57,260–$117,650
South Dakota #23 $87,750 $80,020 $42
-2.2%
$56,660–$136,990
Utah #24 $87,220 $83,300 $42
-2.8%
$51,540–$125,440
Oklahoma #25 $87,090 $86,600 $42
-2.9%
$46,880–$127,070
Vermont #26 $86,490 $83,560 $42
-3.6%
$63,350–$107,520
New Hampshire #27 $86,330 $81,270 $42
-3.8%
$51,310–$130,580
Arkansas #28 $86,250 $78,400 $41
-3.9%
$45,780–$134,910
Illinois #29 $85,640 $80,100 $41
-4.6%
$48,020–$128,070
Louisiana #30 $84,570 $75,230 $41
-5.8%
$50,550–$129,230
Arizona #31 $84,130 $77,620 $40
-6.2%
$52,170–$124,740
Pennsylvania #32 $84,040 $79,340 $40
-6.3%
$50,960–$122,560
South Carolina #33 $83,580 $80,330 $40
-6.9%
$49,460–$123,640
Rhode Island #34 $83,420 $76,180 $40
-7%
$47,010–$129,630
Idaho #35 $83,100 $73,920 $40
-7.4%
$50,120–$135,220
Nevada #36 $83,080 $79,600 $40
-7.4%
$51,020–$117,320
Missouri #37 $82,760 $78,350 $40
-7.8%
$49,040–$124,390
Iowa #38 $82,500 $78,740 $40
-8.1%
$53,530–$110,240
Indiana #39 $82,220 $77,670 $40
-8.4%
$49,310–$122,910
Texas #40 $80,060 $75,480 $38
-10.8%
$45,310–$123,790
Georgia #41 $80,040 $77,570 $38
-10.8%
$46,200–$115,840
Florida #42 $79,550 $76,410 $38
-11.3%
$45,370–$122,930
Wisconsin #43 $79,230 $73,180 $38
-11.7%
$52,620–$118,710
Maine #44 $78,050 $77,780 $38
-13%
$50,420–$108,320
Tennessee #45 $76,910 $71,280 $37
-14.3%
$42,730–$127,700
North Dakota #46 $76,880 $72,800 $37
-14.3%
$56,120–$101,830
West Virginia #47 $76,480 $71,590 $37
-14.8%
$48,290–$108,360
Mississippi #48 $76,470 $75,160 $37
-14.8%
$47,560–$112,830
Kansas #49 $76,290 $69,520 $37
-15%
$46,400–$114,090
Nebraska #50 $75,310 $65,370 $36
-16.1%
$40,230–$121,600
Kentucky #51 $74,120 $68,420 $36
-17.4%
$48,960–$106,280

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