Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $153,890 · median $141,900

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $198,080 $182,950 $95
+28.7%
$110,970–$309,290
California #2 $189,520 $174,560 $91
+23.2%
$98,280–$303,680
Colorado #3 $182,760 $171,140 $88
+18.8%
$105,020–$280,950
District of Columbia #4 $181,010 $175,720 $87
+17.6%
$134,950–$221,750
New York #5 $180,700 $167,200 $87
+17.4%
$90,760–$305,970
Delaware #6 $177,690 $168,060 $85
+15.5%
$102,950–$297,690
Rhode Island #7 $175,080 $165,900 $84
+13.8%
$98,180–$311,260
Washington #8 $173,260 $164,160 $83
+12.6%
$100,990–$272,470
Virginia #9 $170,000 $166,230 $82
+10.5%
$110,100–$224,040
Connecticut #10 $168,910 $162,690 $81
+9.8%
$90,820–$273,100
New Jersey #11 $165,990 $161,510 $80
+7.9%
$82,500–$273,400
Minnesota #12 $160,580 $152,600 $77
+4.3%
$97,120–$225,250
Maryland #13 $155,830 $159,040 $75
+1.3%
$87,400–$211,910
Illinois #14 $155,400 $140,240 $75
+1%
$82,230–$235,260
North Carolina #15 $153,860 $141,160 $74
+0%
$74,990–$244,820
New Hampshire #16 $151,720 $145,630 $73
-1.4%
$83,050–$216,320
Utah #17 $148,050 $134,890 $71
-3.8%
$69,920–$225,620
Texas #18 $147,420 $134,390 $71
-4.2%
$78,050–$220,370
Nevada #19 $146,760 $112,040 $71
-4.6%
$58,850–$272,540
Pennsylvania #20 $142,020 $131,600 $68
-7.7%
$76,260–$217,320
Michigan #21 $141,840 $134,260 $68
-7.8%
$78,140–$210,970
Idaho #22 $140,280 $131,550 $67
-8.8%
$69,800–$210,340
Oregon #23 $139,570 $125,580 $67
-9.3%
$74,000–$216,750
Oklahoma #24 $138,520 $131,870 $67
-10%
$77,460–$200,270
Arizona #25 $138,480 $129,870 $67
-10%
$79,930–$206,320
Kansas #26 $138,470 $131,710 $67
-10%
$63,710–$215,340
Hawaii #27 $137,190 $130,000 $66
-10.9%
$76,170–$204,730
Ohio #28 $135,980 $129,940 $65
-11.6%
$65,770–$211,540
South Carolina #29 $135,370 $129,960 $65
-12%
$67,300–$204,910
New Mexico #30 $134,970 $123,550 $65
-12.3%
$82,860–$204,330
Iowa #31 $134,920 $128,080 $65
-12.3%
$61,280–$218,790
Georgia #32 $134,490 $125,000 $65
-12.6%
$67,500–$212,160
Alabama #33 $134,480 $135,890 $65
-12.6%
$55,490–$203,530
North Dakota #34 $131,700 $126,440 $63
-14.4%
$77,750–$190,420
Alaska #35 $131,650 $127,950 $63
-14.5%
$76,510–$193,580
West Virginia #36 $131,360 $124,940 $63
-14.6%
$61,760–$200,160
Vermont #37 $131,030 $125,440 $63
-14.9%
$83,230–$181,190
Missouri #38 $130,740 $125,760 $63
-15%
$64,990–$207,380
Maine #39 $130,080 $115,920 $63
-15.5%
$87,360–$184,000
Kentucky #40 $126,480 $122,930 $61
-17.8%
$57,540–$198,950
Florida #41 $123,790 $108,890 $60
-19.6%
$50,660–$207,510
South Dakota #42 $122,010 $119,470 $59
-20.7%
$62,240–$172,930
Nebraska #43 $121,620 $116,430 $58
-21%
$59,240–$188,490
Wisconsin #44 $121,090 $107,050 $58
-21.3%
$59,990–$193,630
Wyoming #45 $119,920 $113,420 $58
-22.1%
$75,260–$173,830
Mississippi #46 $117,400 $101,570 $56
-23.7%
$59,130–$190,420
Montana #47 $117,330 $110,470 $56
-23.8%
$63,080–$174,190
Louisiana #48 $113,150 $103,140 $54
-26.5%
$58,900–$175,650
Tennessee #49 $110,830 $99,430 $53
-28%
$49,210–$181,270
Arkansas #50 $103,870 $87,520 $50
-32.5%
$49,230–$171,910
Indiana #51 $99,420 $79,900 $48
-35.4%
$48,730–$173,890

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