Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $113,790 · median $101,860

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $147,080 $134,720 $71
+29.3%
$82,490–$216,940
Virginia #2 $137,480 $117,580 $66
+20.8%
$66,140–$174,700
District of Columbia #3 $130,350 $126,140 $63
+14.6%
$84,590–$178,070
New York #4 $129,700 $112,250 $62
+14%
$64,900–$209,440
Washington #5 $121,510 $109,170 $58
+6.8%
$72,910–$194,090
Maryland #6 $119,870 $121,680 $58
+5.3%
$73,030–$162,090
Colorado #7 $118,010 $104,750 $57
+3.7%
$41,050–$204,240
Alabama #8 $116,540 $108,040 $56
+2.4%
$63,400–$193,370
Connecticut #9 $116,100 $104,960 $56
+2%
$64,700–$177,740
New Jersey #10 $115,990 $105,820 $56
+1.9%
$56,820–$175,670
California #11 $115,720 $101,460 $56
+1.7%
$61,360–$174,970
Wyoming #12 $115,470 $98,540 $56
+1.5%
$67,940–$180,950
Illinois #13 $114,410 $104,270 $55
+0.5%
$57,610–$175,360
Rhode Island #14 $113,990 $99,640 $55
+0.2%
$69,640–$208,000
Vermont #15 $113,530 $107,520 $55
-0.2%
$67,750–$157,130
South Carolina #16 $112,690 $100,660 $54
-1%
$54,720–$169,620
Arizona #17 $112,460 $93,310 $54
-1.2%
$52,510–$161,400
New Hampshire #18 $112,030 $104,270 $54
-1.5%
$66,550–$162,000
Texas #19 $110,350 $101,400 $53
-3%
$62,730–$168,420
Georgia #20 $110,340 $99,600 $53
-3%
$61,010–$172,850
Tennessee #21 $108,100 $99,260 $52
-5%
$63,280–$172,170
Hawaii #22 $107,960 $101,750 $52
-5.1%
$66,060–$156,000
Minnesota #23 $107,090 $100,790 $51
-5.9%
$64,480–$162,160
Oregon #24 $106,760 $101,840 $51
-6.2%
$73,300–$135,380
Delaware #25 $106,170 $99,480 $51
-6.7%
$59,540–$165,050
North Carolina #26 $105,600 $98,560 $51
-7.2%
$49,990–$163,950
Wisconsin #27 $105,230 $98,780 $51
-7.5%
$64,120–$157,620
Louisiana #28 $103,780 $95,540 $50
-8.8%
$57,590–$167,980
Oklahoma #29 $103,540 $99,420 $50
-9%
$49,260–$153,860
Missouri #30 $103,390 $97,270 $50
-9.1%
$60,690–$153,300
Indiana #31 $102,990 $95,560 $50
-9.5%
$55,160–$158,820
Michigan #32 $100,800 $93,640 $48
-11.4%
$56,400–$156,320
Pennsylvania #33 $100,450 $93,830 $48
-11.7%
$51,250–$161,770
Ohio #34 $100,250 $94,270 $48
-11.9%
$61,600–$146,740
Alaska #35 $99,860 $100,190 $48
-12.2%
$48,920–$146,870
Florida #36 $99,830 $88,610 $48
-12.3%
$51,520–$161,810
West Virginia #37 $99,440 $97,470 $48
-12.6%
$57,830–$143,420
Kentucky #38 $97,790 $95,630 $47
-14.1%
$58,660–$139,180
New Mexico #39 $97,450 $93,180 $47
-14.4%
$58,890–$139,480
Montana #40 $93,910 $97,470 $45
-17.5%
$37,300–$145,660
Idaho #41 $93,140 $88,710 $45
-18.1%
$48,360–$149,140
South Dakota #42 $92,440 $83,620 $44
-18.8%
$59,070–$147,210
Iowa #43 $91,780 $85,530 $44
-19.3%
$51,370–$134,600
Nevada #44 $91,530 $81,600 $44
-19.6%
$58,270–$130,000
North Dakota #45 $90,240 $90,220 $43
-20.7%
$49,260–$127,380
Kansas #46 $89,080 $81,210 $43
-21.7%
$49,260–$134,300
Maine #47 $88,290 $75,530 $42
-22.4%
$61,980–$126,450
Utah #48 $86,900 $83,530 $42
-23.6%
$41,450–$132,620
Nebraska #49 $85,140 $75,360 $41
-25.2%
$49,820–$131,270
Arkansas #50 $83,220 $72,950 $40
-26.9%
$47,260–$141,800
Mississippi #51 $80,190 $69,390 $39
-29.5%
$43,370–$131,810

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