Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $177,770 · median $166,790

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $213,230 $212,020 $103
+19.9%
$122,350–$310,510
California #2 $207,860 $193,620 $100
+16.9%
$104,370–$326,400
New York #3 $202,480 $181,200 $97
+13.9%
$104,140–$324,310
New Jersey #4 $198,400 $180,040 $95
+11.6%
$126,760–$298,870
Colorado #5 $196,210 $182,730 $94
+10.4%
$121,560–$289,870
Virginia #6 $195,940 $187,820 $94
+10.2%
$107,710–$292,430
District of Columbia #7 $194,070 $177,170 $93
+9.2%
$107,400–$291,740
Minnesota #8 $191,820 $173,300 $92
+7.9%
$103,160–$303,350
Washington #9 $185,590 $172,270 $89
+4.4%
$98,220–$293,590
Connecticut #10 $179,330 $169,240 $86
+0.9%
$101,330–$283,930
North Carolina #11 $173,660 $165,480 $83
-2.3%
$96,760–$274,100
South Dakota #12 $172,390 $167,750 $83
-3%
$101,350–$233,820
Oregon #13 $171,930 $161,560 $83
-3.3%
$93,220–$280,020
Montana #14 $170,770 $165,580 $82
-3.9%
$90,670–$212,760
Illinois #15 $170,370 $162,860 $82
-4.2%
$95,990–$276,340
Georgia #16 $168,940 $160,760 $81
-5%
$94,390–$277,180
Kansas #17 $163,980 $154,510 $79
-7.8%
$97,870–$243,790
South Carolina #18 $162,650 $143,290 $78
-8.5%
$79,870–$275,430
New Hampshire #19 $161,610 $143,280 $78
-9.1%
$96,990–$229,920
Maryland #20 $160,240 $154,160 $77
-9.9%
$82,830–$256,260
Texas #21 $159,810 $147,880 $77
-10.1%
$81,820–$259,200
Pennsylvania #22 $159,270 $150,810 $77
-10.4%
$76,990–$246,320
Florida #23 $159,010 $142,620 $76
-10.6%
$78,250–$261,310
Maine #24 $157,080 $135,380 $76
-11.6%
$92,710–$232,310
Wyoming #25 $155,840 $161,580 $75
-12.3%
$96,690–$220,380
Utah #26 $152,090 $139,830 $73
-14.4%
$79,400–$229,240
Arizona #27 $152,080 $132,220 $73
-14.5%
$86,010–$225,150
Michigan #28 $150,850 $138,510 $73
-15.1%
$80,260–$222,910
Indiana #29 $150,830 $136,260 $73
-15.2%
$82,380–$233,460
Idaho #30 $150,750 $142,090 $72
-15.2%
$76,690–$251,590
Arkansas #31 $148,230 $136,520 $71
-16.6%
$67,340–$223,680
Ohio #32 $147,400 $132,330 $71
-17.1%
$77,490–$224,990
Tennessee #33 $145,590 $131,990 $70
-18.1%
$78,790–$222,680
Wisconsin #34 $145,300 $133,600 $70
-18.3%
$83,990–$211,990
Missouri #35 $144,840 $130,550 $70
-18.5%
$76,160–$226,700
Iowa #36 $139,870 $131,120 $67
-21.3%
$80,160–$203,180
Kentucky #37 $138,310 $128,930 $67
-22.2%
$77,340–$204,550
North Dakota #38 $136,760 $125,580 $66
-23.1%
$78,340–$198,340
Oklahoma #39 $136,560 $126,920 $66
-23.2%
$69,990–$210,760
Louisiana #40 $136,210 $120,650 $65
-23.4%
$72,800–$208,180
Alabama #41 $135,310 $120,160 $65
-23.9%
$70,790–$225,300
Nevada #42 $134,410 $107,550 $65
-24.4%
$66,660–$221,890
Hawaii #43 $132,170 $117,770 $64
-25.7%
$68,610–$218,210
New Mexico #44 $130,660 $122,980 $63
-26.5%
$77,540–$204,770
Alaska #45 $130,600 $116,270 $63
-26.5%
$79,640–$196,800
Nebraska #46 $127,360 $110,570 $61
-28.4%
$74,510–$194,650
West Virginia #47 $121,140 $98,750 $58
-31.9%
$70,970–$194,200
Mississippi #48 $120,770 $100,940 $58
-32.1%
$61,790–$209,090

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