Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $57,540 · median $55,720

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $97,370 $103,550 $47
+69.2%
$91,690–$105,080
New Jersey #2 $68,750 $67,150 $33
+19.5%
$47,840–$91,140
Utah #3 $65,020 $64,660 $31
+13%
$32,920–$91,310
Washington #4 $64,850 $59,930 $31
+12.7%
$49,120–$83,100
New Hampshire #5 $64,430 $62,390 $31
+12%
$46,420–$81,590
Illinois #6 $62,870 $65,090 $30
+9.3%
$48,730–$72,850
Colorado #7 $62,510 $62,460 $30
+8.6%
$42,760–$78,670
Indiana #8 $61,960 $60,560 $30
+7.7%
$39,640–$80,640
California #9 $61,940 $59,560 $30
+7.6%
$41,520–$80,600
Maine #10 $61,200 $61,140 $29
+6.4%
$49,440–$74,940
New York #11 $61,060 $60,560 $29
+6.1%
$45,790–$76,170
Minnesota #12 $59,940 $58,870 $29
+4.2%
$51,710–$70,810
Massachusetts #13 $58,660 $55,770 $28
+1.9%
$47,900–$70,530
Arizona #14 $57,990 $51,760 $28
+0.8%
$45,220–$77,960
Kentucky #15 $57,810 $57,840 $28
+0.5%
$41,040–$75,940
Michigan #16 $57,770 $52,370 $28
+0.4%
$37,160–$85,260
Iowa #17 $57,510 $59,640 $28
-0.1%
$41,600–$73,210
Florida #18 $56,870 $50,020 $27
-1.2%
$37,470–$93,080
Virginia #19 $55,600 $50,880 $27
-3.4%
$38,440–$76,710
Pennsylvania #20 $55,350 $54,360 $27
-3.8%
$38,950–$69,960
Ohio #21 $55,170 $58,250 $27
-4.1%
$37,240–$73,010
Nebraska #22 $55,110 $56,760 $27
-4.2%
$47,340–$62,310
Georgia #23 $55,010 $51,510 $26
-4.4%
$37,630–$75,510
Maryland #24 $54,770 $56,430 $26
-4.8%
$37,690–$74,880
North Carolina #25 $54,540 $52,050 $26
-5.2%
$36,410–$75,640
Nevada #26 $54,330 $47,840 $26
-5.6%
$41,630–$71,260
Wisconsin #27 $54,300 $50,390 $26
-5.6%
$42,180–$71,300
Idaho #28 $54,100 $51,770 $26
-6%
$45,800–$67,230
South Dakota #29 $53,680 $50,500 $26
-6.7%
$45,760–$72,800
Oregon #30 $53,560 $50,090 $26
-6.9%
$42,750–$63,190
South Carolina #31 $53,120 $49,510 $26
-7.7%
$34,740–$76,890
Rhode Island #32 $53,050 $51,160 $26
-7.8%
$47,180–$59,450
Texas #33 $52,930 $48,190 $25
-8%
$36,780–$75,000
Tennessee #34 $51,320 $51,790 $25
-10.8%
$39,540–$65,720
Missouri #35 $51,170 $49,100 $25
-11.1%
$38,420–$66,850
Wyoming #36 $50,810 $51,850 $24
-11.7%
$39,430–$64,440
Kansas #37 $50,640 $47,960 $24
-12%
$37,840–$62,640
Montana #38 $50,360 $51,370 $24
-12.5%
$36,460–$62,220
Connecticut #39 $50,170 $48,630 $24
-12.8%
$38,910–$66,290
Mississippi #40 $48,860 $47,060 $23
-15.1%
$35,390–$62,440
Louisiana #41 $48,030 $47,110 $23
-16.5%
$35,500–$70,680
Oklahoma #42 $47,530 $46,100 $23
-17.4%
$35,880–$67,400
West Virginia #43 $47,460 $45,840 $23
-17.5%
$31,920–$72,190
Alabama #44 $41,920 $37,440 $20
-27.1%
$28,720–$59,640
Arkansas #45 $39,860 $38,290 $19
-30.7%
$34,630–$47,860

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