Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $267,630 · median $248,560

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Arizona #1 $358,190 $409,610 $172
+33.8%
$78,270–$429,050
South Carolina #2 $354,250 $352,680 $170
+32.4%
$168,200–$474,400
Vermont #3 $344,860 $434,730 $166
+28.9%
$99,410–$483,920
Colorado #4 $336,450 $356,250 $162
+25.7%
$186,700–$477,280
Alaska #5 $335,530 $354,760 $161
+25.4%
$71,990–$547,200
Minnesota #6 $330,010 $381,670 $159
+23.3%
$80,410–$442,500
Texas #7 $325,270 $360,640 $156
+21.5%
$99,490–$449,840
California #8 $306,860 $357,080 $148
+14.7%
$104,320–$357,080
Wisconsin #9 $305,290 $342,520 $147
+14.1%
$76,630–$495,650
Indiana #10 $303,170 $220,210 $146
+13.3%
$74,790–$516,670
Kentucky #11 $301,190 $338,850 $145
+12.5%
$72,830–$463,040
Arkansas #12 $296,780 $317,880 $143
+10.9%
$223,310–$330,680
Tennessee #13 $292,700 $229,670 $141
+9.4%
$76,500–$535,990
North Carolina #14 $284,770 $325,550 $137
+6.4%
$91,930–$379,310
Maryland #15 $281,640 $302,840 $135
+5.2%
$140,160–$405,380
District of Columbia #16 $276,260 $332,000 $133
+3.2%
$91,700–$332,130
Washington #17 $274,740 $327,140 $132
+2.7%
$93,440–$406,450
Connecticut #18 $274,340 $320,680 $132
+2.5%
$66,800–$498,550
Nebraska #19 $266,560 $269,270 $128
-0.4%
$122,020–$377,880
Illinois #20 $258,020 $237,080 $124
-3.6%
$84,720–$481,010
New Jersey #21 $243,370 $222,120 $117
-9.1%
$75,470–$418,360
Florida #22 $241,970 $322,750 $116
-9.6%
$81,040–$344,540
New York #23 $204,900 $155,990 $99
-23.4%
$101,060–$377,570
West Virginia #24 $131,410 $63,500 $63
-50.9%
$63,500–$280,830

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