Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $248,320 · median $236,590

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $311,110 $341,210 $150
+25.3%
$212,150–$366,160
Massachusetts #2 $303,310 $295,550 $146
+22.1%
$199,760–$391,170
New Jersey #3 $290,920 $291,350 $140
+17.2%
$229,130–$370,880
Vermont #4 $289,870 $283,060 $139
+16.7%
$222,080–$310,160
New York #5 $285,020 $321,030 $137
+14.8%
$144,900–$342,480
California #6 $283,780 $292,410 $136
+14.3%
$200,530–$335,550
Oregon #7 $280,010 $272,330 $135
+12.8%
$205,180–$339,300
New Hampshire #8 $277,740 $275,980 $134
+11.8%
$231,560–$320,140
South Carolina #9 $276,380 $265,480 $133
+11.3%
$210,100–$401,600
West Virginia #10 $275,100 $278,530 $132
+10.8%
$226,300–$380,340
Washington #11 $273,760 $274,390 $132
+10.2%
$218,640–$358,160
Wisconsin #12 $272,470 $273,170 $131
+9.7%
$223,690–$320,630
Missouri #13 $271,780 $242,630 $131
+9.4%
$177,900–$362,800
Montana #14 $270,330 $277,380 $130
+8.9%
$233,670–$325,620
Idaho #15 $265,850 $263,130 $128
+7.1%
$216,820–$338,620
Wyoming #16 $260,650 $255,250 $125
+5%
$188,650–$399,220
Maine #17 $259,370 $247,470 $125
+4.4%
$219,970–$336,050
Minnesota #18 $259,210 $266,190 $125
+4.4%
$221,970–$292,200
Arizona #19 $256,610 $248,660 $123
+3.3%
$228,390–$313,990
Texas #20 $255,820 $244,990 $123
+3%
$169,350–$340,950
Nebraska #21 $255,610 $246,730 $123
+2.9%
$188,560–$331,660
Virginia #22 $254,820 $252,110 $123
+2.6%
$174,210–$387,020
Michigan #23 $253,760 $247,010 $122
+2.2%
$220,840–$299,120
Iowa #24 $253,510 $273,070 $122
+2.1%
$124,470–$315,610
Illinois #25 $251,600 $286,830 $121
+1.3%
$103,490–$335,610
South Dakota #26 $249,720 $263,930 $120
+0.6%
$194,200–$287,650
North Dakota #27 $248,580 $244,240 $120
+0.1%
$223,490–$287,480
Louisiana #28 $243,240 $222,130 $117
-2%
$176,660–$304,640
Florida #29 $239,830 $210,570 $115
-3.4%
$125,680–$416,000
Ohio #30 $236,830 $231,810 $114
-4.6%
$148,690–$329,690
Pennsylvania #31 $233,320 $221,530 $112
-6%
$155,250–$303,640
Kentucky #32 $229,690 $222,520 $110
-7.5%
$189,630–$289,230
North Carolina #33 $226,780 $224,610 $109
-8.7%
$117,170–$323,640
Georgia #34 $226,330 $224,630 $109
-8.9%
$167,110–$303,900
Connecticut #35 $225,810 $236,960 $109
-9.1%
$101,520–$325,790
Tennessee #36 $218,870 $211,450 $105
-11.9%
$167,480–$286,630
Maryland #37 $218,050 $223,140 $105
-12.2%
$81,970–$351,020
Mississippi #38 $217,470 $198,410 $105
-12.4%
$177,110–$281,010
Kansas #39 $206,320 $212,090 $99
-16.9%
$166,080–$243,000
Arkansas #40 $198,540 $224,280 $95
-20%
$87,120–$300,080
Oklahoma #41 $190,820 $156,830 $92
-23.2%
$156,830–$296,200
Alabama #42 $189,120 $190,300 $91
-23.8%
$101,450–$270,220
New Mexico #43 $149,980 $129,370 $72
-39.6%
$64,560–$271,970
Utah #44 $139,750 $126,600 $67
-43.7%
$93,350–$208,310

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