Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $145,260 · median $126,520

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $186,620 $165,280 $90
+28.5%
$77,430–$333,270
New Jersey #2 $181,060 $166,690 $87
+24.6%
$84,380–$304,780
District of Columbia #3 $180,640 $169,990 $87
+24.4%
$97,090–$291,740
Massachusetts #4 $175,980 $159,360 $85
+21.1%
$74,460–$314,150
Washington #5 $173,530 $159,990 $83
+19.5%
$87,840–$289,160
Delaware #6 $166,570 $148,150 $80
+14.7%
$74,570–$297,390
California #7 $166,140 $143,220 $80
+14.4%
$67,870–$300,160
Colorado #8 $165,160 $149,760 $79
+13.7%
$78,620–$276,070
Connecticut #9 $165,110 $145,610 $79
+13.7%
$75,740–$287,730
Virginia #10 $157,270 $141,720 $76
+8.3%
$65,000–$274,060
New Hampshire #11 $149,160 $131,870 $72
+2.7%
$68,640–$239,190
Rhode Island #12 $147,370 $127,940 $71
+1.5%
$69,380–$257,980
Maryland #13 $144,570 $131,490 $70
-0.5%
$64,670–$228,250
Illinois #14 $144,000 $128,080 $69
-0.9%
$61,160–$240,600
Minnesota #15 $141,240 $126,620 $68
-2.8%
$60,960–$226,070
North Carolina #16 $140,910 $124,390 $68
-3%
$60,360–$233,410
Oregon #17 $140,340 $124,810 $67
-3.4%
$62,410–$227,540
Georgia #18 $140,120 $122,980 $67
-3.5%
$57,680–$230,910
Wisconsin #19 $137,160 $123,350 $66
-5.6%
$64,320–$217,980
Texas #20 $136,330 $119,430 $66
-6.1%
$54,890–$228,310
Florida #21 $133,940 $108,300 $64
-7.8%
$55,090–$229,940
Tennessee #22 $133,890 $115,010 $64
-7.8%
$59,310–$220,170
Pennsylvania #23 $133,800 $116,330 $64
-7.9%
$59,380–$220,040
Utah #24 $132,960 $118,450 $64
-8.5%
$55,870–$219,450
Alaska #25 $132,070 $120,240 $64
-9.1%
$72,330–$202,210
Michigan #26 $131,370 $114,040 $63
-9.6%
$58,190–$216,150
Kansas #27 $131,290 $115,640 $63
-9.6%
$58,360–$221,030
Arizona #28 $130,920 $107,740 $63
-9.9%
$54,330–$216,290
South Carolina #29 $129,000 $110,640 $62
-11.2%
$58,720–$214,510
Nevada #30 $128,810 $103,550 $62
-11.3%
$50,640–$218,270
Indiana #31 $128,440 $108,710 $62
-11.6%
$58,570–$214,320
Hawaii #32 $128,330 $116,040 $62
-11.7%
$60,140–$205,340
Vermont #33 $128,100 $107,520 $62
-11.8%
$63,940–$215,290
South Dakota #34 $127,870 $110,270 $61
-12%
$58,440–$207,460
Ohio #35 $126,320 $105,770 $61
-13%
$54,340–$213,280
New Mexico #36 $124,700 $108,350 $60
-14.2%
$59,070–$209,700
Maine #37 $123,180 $106,420 $59
-15.2%
$58,630–$200,250
Alabama #38 $122,590 $103,980 $59
-15.6%
$56,920–$208,110
Nebraska #39 $121,660 $104,510 $58
-16.2%
$56,280–$202,240
Louisiana #40 $120,050 $102,170 $58
-17.4%
$54,500–$203,480
Iowa #41 $119,360 $102,900 $57
-17.8%
$51,990–$202,700
North Dakota #42 $118,980 $103,440 $57
-18.1%
$57,790–$185,100
Oklahoma #43 $118,070 $99,990 $57
-18.7%
$49,990–$204,090
Missouri #44 $116,510 $99,620 $56
-19.8%
$47,200–$205,730
Idaho #45 $116,180 $100,820 $56
-20%
$48,780–$199,790
Montana #46 $115,580 $101,400 $56
-20.4%
$54,990–$194,960
Kentucky #47 $113,900 $99,250 $55
-21.6%
$47,440–$194,990
Wyoming #48 $112,850 $100,840 $54
-22.3%
$50,570–$187,620
Mississippi #49 $112,020 $96,610 $54
-22.9%
$50,770–$186,940
West Virginia #50 $109,260 $93,590 $53
-24.8%
$48,560–$180,590
Arkansas #51 $105,290 $84,800 $51
-27.5%
$41,920–$184,800

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