Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $52,370 · median $48,580

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Oregon #1 $64,460 $58,040 $31
+23.1%
$39,900–$115,910
Maryland #2 $61,480 $57,640 $30
+17.4%
$43,830–$91,520
New Jersey #3 $61,460 $59,430 $30
+17.4%
$47,350–$79,890
Nevada #4 $59,570 $60,450 $29
+13.7%
$39,180–$75,920
New Hampshire #5 $59,340 $62,890 $29
+13.3%
$48,020–$72,340
New York #6 $58,510 $54,770 $28
+11.7%
$37,620–$84,950
California #7 $57,280 $57,040 $28
+9.4%
$36,910–$76,070
Washington #8 $57,250 $51,970 $28
+9.3%
$38,760–$84,630
Minnesota #9 $56,340 $58,280 $27
+7.6%
$46,840–$70,040
Colorado #10 $55,760 $56,850 $27
+6.5%
$37,940–$77,300
North Dakota #11 $55,230 $50,170 $27
+5.5%
$38,260–$76,410
Pennsylvania #12 $54,970 $50,050 $26
+5%
$37,010–$75,150
Connecticut #13 $54,600 $51,970 $26
+4.3%
$40,710–$72,080
Texas #14 $53,870 $53,330 $26
+2.9%
$34,360–$75,470
Massachusetts #15 $52,760 $48,940 $25
+0.7%
$43,890–$65,410
Virginia #16 $52,680 $49,400 $25
+0.6%
$35,960–$78,350
Maine #17 $52,170 $48,380 $25
-0.4%
$36,830–$62,840
Nebraska #18 $51,900 $50,170 $25
-0.9%
$38,420–$64,810
Arizona #19 $51,740 $44,190 $25
-1.2%
$36,740–$80,690
Wisconsin #20 $51,520 $48,190 $25
-1.6%
$35,970–$74,170
Florida #21 $51,050 $48,700 $25
-2.5%
$34,330–$67,840
South Carolina #22 $51,010 $52,160 $25
-2.6%
$30,680–$64,440
Utah #23 $50,920 $43,820 $24
-2.8%
$34,340–$76,540
Vermont #24 $50,230 $48,970 $24
-4.1%
$39,330–$56,530
North Carolina #25 $49,730 $48,670 $24
-5%
$34,120–$65,900
Alaska #26 $49,280 $45,500 $24
-5.9%
$37,650–$69,860
Iowa #27 $48,850 $44,840 $23
-6.7%
$32,770–$72,800
Montana #28 $48,460 $47,130 $23
-7.5%
$38,410–$60,270
Wyoming #29 $48,430 $39,520 $23
-7.5%
$37,290–$76,100
Kentucky #30 $48,320 $48,220 $23
-7.7%
$30,780–$62,730
Tennessee #31 $47,940 $47,300 $23
-8.5%
$35,740–$60,570
South Dakota #32 $47,880 $46,490 $23
-8.6%
$37,310–$65,040
Hawaii #33 $47,480 $46,390 $23
-9.3%
$45,310–$62,150
Indiana #34 $47,420 $45,470 $23
-9.5%
$31,140–$65,140
Arkansas #35 $46,680 $47,350 $22
-10.9%
$38,520–$59,850
New Mexico #36 $46,480 $46,610 $22
-11.2%
$31,560–$73,840
Georgia #37 $45,950 $43,050 $22
-12.3%
$32,700–$60,900
Alabama #38 $45,440 $42,670 $22
-13.2%
$31,110–$68,210
Ohio #39 $45,440 $44,280 $22
-13.2%
$30,110–$62,450
Oklahoma #40 $45,270 $44,740 $22
-13.6%
$31,220–$59,740
Illinois #41 $44,650 $41,630 $21
-14.7%
$36,710–$59,320
Mississippi #42 $44,440 $45,710 $21
-15.1%
$29,380–$64,100
West Virginia #43 $43,700 $37,450 $21
-16.6%
$24,060–$65,090
Idaho #44 $43,500 $43,470 $21
-16.9%
$28,720–$72,800
Michigan #45 $42,060 $40,100 $20
-19.7%
$25,960–$63,960

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