Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $63,830 · median $58,450

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $122,580 $81,280 $59
+92%
$36,660–$166,730
Alaska #2 $121,350 $134,930 $58
+90.1%
$34,140–$161,400
Washington #3 $87,460 $87,360 $42
+37%
$61,850–$115,800
Oregon #4 $82,160 $86,970 $40
+28.7%
$47,270–$103,630
Rhode Island #5 $80,470 $74,960 $39
+26.1%
$43,480–$126,150
New Hampshire #6 $79,270 $80,360 $38
+24.2%
$36,500–$114,400
District of Columbia #7 $76,020 $64,110 $37
+19.1%
$44,130–$134,110
North Dakota #8 $74,810 $74,140 $36
+17.2%
$34,120–$110,870
Maine #9 $73,300 $73,290 $35
+14.8%
$32,450–$119,580
Massachusetts #10 $73,100 $63,390 $35
+14.5%
$40,420–$104,510
Virginia #11 $72,490 $62,220 $35
+13.6%
$38,070–$119,570
Minnesota #12 $69,720 $63,070 $34
+9.2%
$28,320–$97,870
Colorado #13 $68,380 $61,060 $33
+7.1%
$35,990–$101,710
New York #14 $67,860 $62,630 $33
+6.3%
$33,280–$110,210
Missouri #15 $67,760 $62,050 $33
+6.2%
$43,680–$101,900
North Carolina #16 $66,630 $60,650 $32
+4.4%
$31,050–$96,510
Utah #17 $65,980 $62,130 $32
+3.4%
$23,160–$97,970
Maryland #18 $65,420 $62,270 $31
+2.5%
$35,360–$96,440
Arizona #19 $65,250 $62,400 $31
+2.2%
$37,800–$90,780
Kentucky #20 $65,060 $59,790 $31
+1.9%
$30,210–$95,290
Texas #21 $65,060 $59,370 $31
+1.9%
$34,870–$109,970
Michigan #22 $65,040 $70,960 $31
+1.9%
$32,610–$89,950
Connecticut #23 $64,710 $62,260 $31
+1.4%
$34,010–$97,870
Delaware #24 $63,340 $58,870 $30
-0.8%
$46,250–$98,220
Idaho #25 $63,230 $60,420 $30
-0.9%
$35,360–$94,610
Nebraska #26 $63,020 $53,950 $30
-1.3%
$47,360–$93,390
Pennsylvania #27 $62,910 $58,300 $30
-1.4%
$31,000–$110,770
Iowa #28 $62,140 $57,710 $30
-2.6%
$37,560–$91,570
Wisconsin #29 $61,060 $58,070 $29
-4.3%
$20,280–$105,360
Indiana #30 $60,880 $55,590 $29
-4.6%
$38,140–$83,140
Illinois #31 $60,440 $60,490 $29
-5.3%
$33,770–$82,910
Nevada #32 $60,240 $53,540 $29
-5.6%
$25,230–$121,980
Wyoming #33 $60,190 $61,980 $29
-5.7%
$18,570–$98,090
Montana #34 $59,660 $53,540 $29
-6.5%
$25,020–$96,740
Ohio #35 $57,920 $55,990 $28
-9.3%
$40,340–$78,520
Tennessee #36 $57,350 $50,070 $28
-10.2%
$36,960–$95,260
South Carolina #37 $56,750 $58,000 $27
-11.1%
$17,340–$95,540
Kansas #38 $56,420 $49,990 $27
-11.6%
$31,490–$81,760
Alabama #39 $55,840 $48,930 $27
-12.5%
$22,250–$91,260
California #40 $55,630 $45,970 $27
-12.8%
$34,320–$89,880
Georgia #41 $54,950 $50,820 $26
-13.9%
$19,010–$83,130
Florida #42 $53,730 $49,680 $26
-15.8%
$30,310–$79,220
New Jersey #43 $53,420 $50,150 $26
-16.3%
$33,280–$81,930
Oklahoma #44 $52,990 $36,630 $25
-17%
$24,790–$101,100
Mississippi #45 $51,420 $40,490 $25
-19.4%
$28,820–$103,020
New Mexico #46 $50,130 $37,840 $24
-21.5%
$29,430–$91,730
South Dakota #47 $48,790 $52,000 $23
-23.6%
$35,720–$56,310
West Virginia #48 $48,410 $46,600 $23
-24.2%
$22,450–$82,950
Arkansas #49 $44,680 $39,990 $21
-30%
$24,180–$74,530
Louisiana #50 $38,140 $36,480 $18
-40.2%
$18,080–$59,680

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