Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $180,250 · median $167,220

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $257,010 $267,290 $124
+42.6%
$153,490–$329,820
California #2 $223,850 $210,230 $108
+24.2%
$130,730–$330,050
Connecticut #3 $217,800 $210,670 $105
+20.8%
$136,750–$315,560
New Jersey #4 $217,190 $207,030 $104
+20.5%
$136,840–$317,420
Washington #5 $200,200 $182,480 $96
+11.1%
$117,590–$324,740
North Carolina #6 $186,890 $173,870 $90
+3.7%
$101,810–$305,970
Maryland #7 $180,280 $168,620 $87
+0%
$127,920–$268,240
Colorado #8 $172,180 $152,730 $83
-4.5%
$89,900–$289,970
Illinois #9 $167,700 $159,670 $81
-7%
$85,210–$281,660
Oregon #10 $165,300 $143,120 $79
-8.3%
$102,760–$225,560
Pennsylvania #11 $161,580 $137,900 $78
-10.4%
$59,040–$312,510
Kansas #12 $161,130 $153,820 $77
-10.6%
$110,660–$224,310
Minnesota #13 $158,980 $136,450 $76
-11.8%
$78,050–$289,790
Maine #14 $156,560 $141,360 $75
-13.1%
$81,950–$220,730
New York #15 $153,570 $134,680 $74
-14.8%
$65,440–$291,780
District of Columbia #16 $153,450 $156,730 $74
-14.9%
$79,390–$195,190
Virginia #17 $150,440 $150,570 $72
-16.5%
$84,080–$212,620
New Hampshire #18 $150,330 $134,010 $72
-16.6%
$92,600–$220,150
Alabama #19 $149,190 $133,470 $72
-17.2%
$81,770–$292,940
Ohio #20 $148,730 $137,170 $72
-17.5%
$78,720–$217,760
Tennessee #21 $147,790 $124,530 $71
-18%
$66,280–$223,370
Wisconsin #22 $144,440 $128,890 $69
-19.9%
$89,580–$213,290
West Virginia #23 $143,790 $138,010 $69
-20.2%
$100,140–$185,220
South Carolina #24 $143,720 $131,140 $69
-20.3%
$71,790–$225,160
North Dakota #25 $143,370 $131,370 $69
-20.5%
$98,490–$216,630
Michigan #26 $141,380 $129,070 $68
-21.6%
$68,380–$222,030
Rhode Island #27 $141,270 $130,480 $68
-21.6%
$64,210–$268,500
Montana #28 $141,130 $119,430 $68
-21.7%
$91,560–$281,640
Missouri #29 $139,190 $129,410 $67
-22.8%
$65,650–$229,950
Idaho #30 $138,690 $124,800 $67
-23.1%
$80,790–$204,550
Arkansas #31 $137,590 $119,430 $66
-23.7%
$72,080–$226,370
South Dakota #32 $137,210 $128,140 $66
-23.9%
$94,520–$213,210
Texas #33 $136,780 $129,960 $66
-24.1%
$74,200–$213,280
Florida #34 $136,770 $112,220 $66
-24.1%
$62,660–$216,330
Vermont #35 $136,720 $131,290 $66
-24.1%
$78,940–$203,120
Arizona #36 $132,900 $124,920 $64
-26.3%
$65,780–$209,130
Kentucky #37 $132,550 $126,440 $64
-26.5%
$55,180–$197,760
Utah #38 $132,290 $119,430 $64
-26.6%
$63,500–$218,340
Alaska #39 $131,800 $130,590 $63
-26.9%
$79,040–$177,430
Mississippi #40 $126,990 $119,430 $61
-29.5%
$75,920–$185,540
Louisiana #41 $125,760 $115,950 $60
-30.2%
$81,890–$212,130
Iowa #42 $125,750 $109,760 $60
-30.2%
$74,320–$200,580
Nebraska #43 $122,280 $120,620 $59
-32.2%
$65,140–$189,000
Oklahoma #44 $121,420 $112,260 $58
-32.6%
$62,400–$193,770
Indiana #45 $119,950 $108,250 $58
-33.5%
$56,530–$203,340
Nevada #46 $118,090 $112,260 $57
-34.5%
$64,240–$182,160
Wyoming #47 $113,810 $109,300 $55
-36.9%
$97,470–$134,040
Hawaii #48 $111,710 $107,810 $54
-38%
$64,410–$169,680

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