Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $41,710 · median $40,410

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Minnesota #1 $52,570 $50,030 $25
+26%
$43,970–$64,580
Connecticut #2 $50,410 $48,190 $24
+20.9%
$40,050–$59,360
Wyoming #3 $49,440 $48,100 $24
+18.5%
$36,440–$63,960
Maine #4 $49,150 $48,600 $24
+17.8%
$40,280–$58,440
Oregon #5 $48,840 $46,280 $23
+17.1%
$37,080–$68,910
Wisconsin #6 $48,750 $49,150 $23
+16.9%
$38,900–$57,050
California #7 $47,770 $45,050 $23
+14.5%
$35,990–$62,620
South Dakota #8 $46,740 $46,070 $22
+12.1%
$36,160–$59,870
Colorado #9 $45,670 $43,080 $22
+9.5%
$32,010–$62,290
Nebraska #10 $45,530 $45,880 $22
+9.2%
$36,370–$53,080
Nevada #11 $45,080 $39,350 $22
+8.1%
$36,400–$51,730
Illinois #12 $44,420 $45,490 $21
+6.5%
$31,760–$55,070
New York #13 $44,320 $43,260 $21
+6.3%
$35,950–$56,750
Alaska #14 $44,090 $48,360 $21
+5.7%
$33,400–$54,660
Washington #15 $44,060 $38,690 $21
+5.6%
$35,780–$59,920
Tennessee #16 $43,760 $44,720 $21
+4.9%
$26,420–$60,250
District of Columbia #17 $43,140 $45,110 $21
+3.4%
$37,460–$47,370
Maryland #18 $43,080 $39,900 $21
+3.3%
$31,840–$60,140
Montana #19 $43,000 $41,340 $21
+3.1%
$31,470–$56,350
Hawaii #20 $42,880 $44,310 $21
+2.8%
$31,540–$52,310
Florida #21 $42,750 $42,050 $21
+2.5%
$28,720–$59,240
Iowa #22 $42,660 $45,010 $21
+2.3%
$25,600–$52,660
New Jersey #23 $41,480 $39,020 $20
-0.6%
$32,220–$55,950
Pennsylvania #24 $41,370 $41,510 $20
-0.8%
$32,070–$52,510
New Mexico #25 $41,140 $37,480 $20
-1.4%
$30,730–$55,950
North Dakota #26 $40,920 $44,660 $20
-1.9%
$26,280–$50,260
West Virginia #27 $40,590 $37,440 $20
-2.7%
$32,360–$51,550
Arizona #28 $40,060 $36,550 $19
-4%
$31,110–$50,850
Massachusetts #29 $40,060 $36,910 $19
-4%
$36,440–$47,000
Utah #30 $40,030 $39,630 $19
-4%
$27,460–$49,490
Missouri #31 $39,900 $37,480 $19
-4.3%
$29,570–$49,810
Indiana #32 $39,870 $41,400 $19
-4.4%
$25,710–$51,240
Kentucky #33 $39,790 $39,000 $19
-4.6%
$27,940–$52,420
Louisiana #34 $39,660 $38,040 $19
-4.9%
$30,600–$51,160
Idaho #35 $39,480 $38,140 $19
-5.3%
$30,890–$50,030
Michigan #36 $39,360 $37,280 $19
-5.6%
$30,840–$49,670
Rhode Island #37 $39,300 $34,790 $19
-5.8%
$31,880–$56,520
Texas #38 $38,890 $42,900 $19
-6.8%
$22,540–$49,410
Ohio #39 $38,480 $37,060 $19
-7.7%
$28,190–$51,170
Mississippi #40 $37,940 $38,600 $18
-9%
$23,660–$48,460
North Carolina #41 $37,840 $39,300 $18
-9.3%
$21,850–$51,360
Kansas #42 $37,600 $35,390 $18
-9.9%
$23,640–$51,580
South Carolina #43 $37,530 $33,870 $18
-10%
$29,020–$48,360
Alabama #44 $36,990 $35,340 $18
-11.3%
$26,820–$51,250
Arkansas #45 $36,430 $35,100 $18
-12.7%
$27,160–$47,020
Georgia #46 $35,410 $28,330 $17
-15.1%
$24,530–$53,750
Virginia #47 $35,290 $35,130 $17
-15.4%
$27,110–$43,400
Delaware #48 $35,010 $34,070 $17
-16.1%
$31,200–$40,560
Vermont #49 $34,970 $33,030 $17
-16.2%
$32,060–$45,080
Oklahoma #50 $32,060 $27,740 $15
-23.1%
$22,110–$49,470

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