Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $69,780 · median $65,700

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $101,150 $107,540 $49
+45%
$61,830–$145,320
New Mexico #2 $92,390 $90,230 $44
+32.4%
$82,000–$102,250
Washington #3 $85,580 $76,490 $41
+22.6%
$61,350–$129,370
California #4 $84,220 $77,950 $40
+20.7%
$49,340–$127,890
Michigan #5 $82,820 $89,190 $40
+18.7%
$58,680–$97,460
New York #6 $78,510 $79,560 $38
+12.5%
$58,750–$97,200
New Hampshire #7 $77,970 $76,190 $37
+11.7%
$62,320–$87,430
Wisconsin #8 $77,280 $82,630 $37
+10.7%
$57,530–$93,280
Minnesota #9 $76,670 $78,570 $37
+9.9%
$58,500–$92,640
Indiana #10 $75,640 $77,140 $36
+8.4%
$48,600–$95,960
Alaska #11 $74,840 $76,940 $36
+7.3%
$54,270–$92,350
Colorado #12 $74,690 $81,440 $36
+7%
$51,000–$94,420
Oregon #13 $74,390 $70,700 $36
+6.6%
$45,470–$110,450
Kansas #14 $73,180 $79,690 $35
+4.9%
$44,880–$97,340
Ohio #15 $71,780 $73,220 $35
+2.9%
$51,880–$91,760
Connecticut #16 $71,160 $76,810 $34
+2%
$39,120–$95,970
Missouri #17 $71,140 $66,480 $34
+1.9%
$48,880–$93,950
Pennsylvania #18 $70,990 $64,410 $34
+1.7%
$48,740–$101,760
Illinois #19 $70,530 $66,640 $34
+1.1%
$44,490–$105,940
Nevada #20 $70,100 $63,040 $34
+0.5%
$58,910–$92,430
Maine #21 $68,990 $68,220 $33
-1.1%
$51,030–$87,130
Kentucky #22 $68,730 $70,610 $33
-1.5%
$48,210–$86,640
Vermont #23 $68,700 $64,180 $33
-1.5%
$50,680–$79,320
Louisiana #24 $67,450 $66,080 $32
-3.3%
$48,300–$82,450
Massachusetts #25 $67,380 $65,220 $32
-3.4%
$57,870–$78,610
Delaware #26 $67,170 $58,770 $32
-3.7%
$40,280–$110,830
Idaho #27 $66,260 $64,710 $32
-5%
$57,000–$77,460
Maryland #28 $66,090 $59,220 $32
-5.3%
$50,660–$81,890
Wyoming #29 $66,070 $62,780 $32
-5.3%
$45,320–$84,270
West Virginia #30 $65,110 $67,270 $31
-6.7%
$49,120–$82,910
North Dakota #31 $64,840 $60,750 $31
-7.1%
$50,810–$82,590
Utah #32 $64,650 $63,040 $31
-7.4%
$47,430–$84,210
Iowa #33 $64,500 $62,220 $31
-7.6%
$47,050–$79,710
Texas #34 $63,840 $62,630 $31
-8.5%
$38,510–$92,490
North Carolina #35 $63,590 $62,990 $31
-8.9%
$46,920–$76,690
Arizona #36 $63,360 $57,380 $30
-9.2%
$39,560–$108,050
Georgia #37 $63,300 $62,760 $30
-9.3%
$46,450–$78,980
Florida #38 $63,040 $62,000 $30
-9.7%
$45,700–$88,820
Alabama #39 $61,940 $61,410 $30
-11.2%
$45,300–$76,070
South Dakota #40 $61,230 $61,820 $29
-12.3%
$50,790–$74,600
South Carolina #41 $61,080 $61,700 $29
-12.5%
$40,060–$83,260
Tennessee #42 $60,670 $61,810 $29
-13.1%
$45,100–$75,880
Nebraska #43 $60,080 $60,320 $29
-13.9%
$47,480–$74,510
Montana #44 $59,740 $60,050 $29
-14.4%
$52,120–$73,890
Virginia #45 $56,020 $51,430 $27
-19.7%
$42,730–$82,010
Oklahoma #46 $55,960 $50,950 $27
-19.8%
$50,790–$72,150
Arkansas #47 $55,730 $56,310 $27
-20.1%
$36,640–$76,140
Mississippi #48 $55,630 $58,280 $27
-20.3%
$41,250–$71,560

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