Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $49,370 · median $47,670

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $64,240 $60,990 $31
+30.1%
$52,910–$80,270
New Jersey #2 $60,310 $57,240 $29
+22.2%
$44,730–$81,030
North Dakota #3 $58,010 $57,970 $28
+17.5%
$42,670–$74,100
New York #4 $55,840 $57,950 $27
+13.1%
$46,470–$68,550
Connecticut #5 $55,710 $57,080 $27
+12.8%
$47,460–$62,840
California #6 $55,560 $52,100 $27
+12.5%
$45,680–$72,690
North Carolina #7 $54,050 $49,480 $26
+9.5%
$43,690–$71,300
Washington #8 $53,360 $52,830 $26
+8.1%
$46,300–$63,290
Colorado #9 $52,060 $48,870 $25
+5.4%
$43,590–$63,080
Nevada #10 $51,750 $47,450 $25
+4.8%
$40,250–$69,320
Minnesota #11 $51,420 $48,920 $25
+4.2%
$39,870–$61,860
Tennessee #12 $50,950 $49,770 $25
+3.2%
$39,500–$64,020
Missouri #13 $50,070 $50,270 $24
+1.4%
$36,600–$62,600
Oregon #14 $50,070 $48,330 $24
+1.4%
$45,440–$58,400
Illinois #15 $49,370 $49,040 $24
+0%
$39,090–$60,470
New Hampshire #16 $49,340 $48,170 $24
-0.1%
$39,160–$58,390
Vermont #17 $49,330 $47,910 $24
-0.1%
$45,950–$61,860
Wisconsin #18 $49,230 $48,050 $24
-0.3%
$43,710–$59,320
Hawaii #19 $49,150 $47,440 $24
-0.4%
$44,750–$54,150
Maine #20 $48,880 $47,420 $24
-1%
$44,450–$57,980
Florida #21 $48,700 $45,930 $23
-1.4%
$40,070–$61,120
Nebraska #22 $48,540 $47,140 $23
-1.7%
$38,060–$65,400
Virginia #23 $48,440 $46,350 $23
-1.9%
$38,100–$58,410
Ohio #24 $48,080 $48,310 $23
-2.6%
$39,610–$57,620
New Mexico #25 $47,990 $51,380 $23
-2.8%
$35,080–$57,920
Georgia #26 $47,830 $45,770 $23
-3.1%
$38,680–$59,560
Michigan #27 $47,790 $46,780 $23
-3.2%
$38,180–$59,430
Pennsylvania #28 $47,480 $47,330 $23
-3.8%
$38,780–$58,700
Delaware #29 $46,740 $47,150 $22
-5.3%
$37,360–$56,810
Idaho #30 $46,160 $45,760 $22
-6.5%
$37,270–$55,180
Iowa #31 $46,000 $45,630 $22
-6.8%
$38,220–$55,710
Indiana #32 $45,930 $42,950 $22
-7%
$38,010–$58,360
Utah #33 $45,590 $44,890 $22
-7.7%
$39,490–$57,120
Maryland #34 $45,440 $43,200 $22
-8%
$34,620–$59,240
Wyoming #35 $45,010 $45,760 $22
-8.8%
$37,440–$49,730
Texas #36 $44,970 $44,040 $22
-8.9%
$35,910–$54,920
South Carolina #37 $44,580 $45,500 $21
-9.7%
$39,220–$51,650
Mississippi #38 $44,160 $40,910 $21
-10.6%
$33,860–$59,190
Kentucky #39 $43,970 $43,990 $21
-10.9%
$36,900–$50,700
Montana #40 $43,810 $43,610 $21
-11.3%
$38,310–$49,170
Alabama #41 $43,330 $44,780 $21
-12.2%
$34,030–$48,820
Oklahoma #42 $42,880 $43,380 $21
-13.1%
$33,110–$50,290
Kansas #43 $42,820 $40,170 $21
-13.3%
$34,080–$54,640
Arkansas #44 $40,330 $35,680 $19
-18.3%
$30,850–$57,500
West Virginia #45 $38,750 $38,520 $19
-21.5%
$30,140–$45,480

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