Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $97,600 · median $87,990

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $119,700 $122,350 $58
+22.6%
$75,990–$162,760
Maryland #2 $114,990 $108,470 $55
+17.8%
$59,260–$185,520
California #3 $114,790 $108,530 $55
+17.6%
$62,440–$183,420
Georgia #4 $108,930 $103,070 $52
+11.6%
$66,510–$158,020
Montana #5 $104,520 $87,750 $50
+7.1%
$53,940–$171,600
Oregon #6 $97,510 $89,220 $47
-0.1%
$65,600–$141,130
New Jersey #7 $95,920 $96,020 $46
-1.7%
$57,840–$131,700
North Carolina #8 $95,490 $85,860 $46
-2.2%
$57,710–$138,600
Minnesota #9 $95,220 $83,400 $46
-2.4%
$58,050–$138,280
Virginia #10 $94,580 $77,820 $45
-3.1%
$55,120–$161,470
Missouri #11 $94,410 $78,590 $45
-3.3%
$54,540–$163,130
Illinois #12 $93,850 $92,050 $45
-3.8%
$59,780–$127,300
New York #13 $93,220 $81,090 $45
-4.5%
$65,020–$134,960
Connecticut #14 $93,070 $86,360 $45
-4.6%
$60,800–$134,040
Colorado #15 $91,930 $81,640 $44
-5.8%
$49,690–$152,730
Iowa #16 $91,170 $79,830 $44
-6.6%
$66,780–$138,090
Delaware #17 $88,280 $82,770 $42
-9.5%
$59,040–$128,480
Florida #18 $87,610 $80,930 $42
-10.2%
$46,090–$135,710
Nebraska #19 $87,580 $72,470 $42
-10.3%
$57,160–$166,000
Tennessee #20 $87,520 $77,630 $42
-10.3%
$52,880–$143,220
Pennsylvania #21 $86,370 $84,650 $42
-11.5%
$50,300–$132,040
Nevada #22 $85,220 $64,490 $41
-12.7%
$51,990–$125,860
Indiana #23 $84,570 $77,900 $41
-13.4%
$55,460–$120,020
Washington #24 $84,170 $77,690 $40
-13.8%
$53,490–$129,480
New Hampshire #25 $82,630 $79,430 $40
-15.3%
$57,540–$111,120
Arkansas #26 $82,120 $59,750 $39
-15.9%
$42,580–$145,270
Michigan #27 $80,240 $78,680 $39
-17.8%
$52,470–$103,150
Utah #28 $79,830 $72,600 $38
-18.2%
$46,960–$123,120
Ohio #29 $79,300 $72,500 $38
-18.7%
$46,420–$129,590
Kansas #30 $78,920 $70,500 $38
-19.1%
$50,570–$118,560
Alaska #31 $78,560 $76,320 $38
-19.5%
$62,060–$93,920
South Dakota #32 $75,990 $70,530 $37
-22.1%
$40,820–$107,200
Kentucky #33 $75,570 $66,500 $36
-22.6%
$55,100–$123,070
Wisconsin #34 $73,280 $67,100 $35
-24.9%
$46,030–$109,040
Idaho #35 $73,080 $65,940 $35
-25.1%
$48,660–$100,510
Texas #36 $72,510 $66,450 $35
-25.7%
$45,850–$103,820
Arizona #37 $72,040 $69,880 $35
-26.2%
$52,530–$93,310
South Carolina #38 $72,030 $64,740 $35
-26.2%
$51,820–$98,460
Hawaii #39 $71,820 $70,970 $35
-26.4%
$56,050–$89,810
West Virginia #40 $70,360 $68,550 $34
-27.9%
$42,740–$82,680
Alabama #41 $69,120 $65,690 $33
-29.2%
$38,350–$96,660
Mississippi #42 $67,720 $61,690 $33
-30.6%
$44,010–$115,210

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