Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $44,110 · median $39,160

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
North Carolina #1 $61,360 $66,190 $30
+39.1%
$29,570–$77,980
New Mexico #2 $55,260 $43,170 $27
+25.3%
$37,480–$85,040
Colorado #3 $48,030 $40,110 $23
+8.9%
$38,530–$71,750
Washington #4 $47,830 $45,890 $23
+8.4%
$38,550–$70,200
New York #5 $47,660 $46,220 $23
+8%
$32,610–$61,370
California #6 $46,930 $43,480 $23
+6.4%
$36,710–$68,550
New Jersey #7 $45,300 $44,470 $22
+2.7%
$38,980–$46,270
Connecticut #8 $44,190 $44,840 $21
+0.2%
$37,930–$49,170
Nevada #9 $43,750 $36,440 $21
-0.8%
$34,690–$63,790
Nebraska #10 $43,720 $44,980 $21
-0.9%
$34,730–$52,940
Texas #11 $42,920 $37,180 $21
-2.7%
$22,100–$77,230
District of Columbia #12 $42,480 $39,620 $20
-3.7%
$39,610–$45,840
Pennsylvania #13 $41,740 $37,100 $20
-5.4%
$34,420–$68,230
Michigan #14 $41,270 $39,050 $20
-6.4%
$29,650–$50,160
Massachusetts #15 $41,220 $40,160 $20
-6.6%
$35,340–$53,540
Georgia #16 $40,070 $38,090 $19
-9.2%
$33,700–$47,160
Louisiana #17 $39,070 $28,560 $19
-11.4%
$23,070–$77,200
Wisconsin #18 $38,650 $36,760 $19
-12.4%
$31,360–$45,850
Indiana #19 $38,550 $38,250 $19
-12.6%
$36,200–$43,220
Missouri #20 $38,020 $38,890 $18
-13.8%
$31,540–$47,210
Oklahoma #21 $37,810 $34,670 $18
-14.3%
$31,810–$52,520
Ohio #22 $36,980 $36,380 $18
-16.2%
$23,180–$56,130
South Carolina #23 $36,130 $31,950 $17
-18.1%
$18,290–$82,800
Maryland #24 $34,330 $33,310 $17
-22.2%
$31,200–$41,290
Idaho #25 $33,260 $32,590 $16
-24.6%
$23,500–$46,110
Tennessee #26 $31,980 $27,840 $15
-27.5%
$25,700–$40,090
Mississippi #27 $26,500 $24,300 $13
-39.9%
$21,770–$30,780

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