Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $48,220 · median $46,170

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $56,920 $55,040 $27
+18%
$45,750–$72,920
Washington #2 $52,810 $47,990 $25
+9.5%
$42,710–$66,400
Oregon #3 $52,330 $50,260 $25
+8.5%
$39,960–$72,040
New Jersey #4 $51,910 $46,270 $25
+7.7%
$37,440–$78,230
District of Columbia #5 $51,040 $49,150 $25
+5.8%
$42,330–$60,100
Maryland #6 $50,880 $47,700 $24
+5.5%
$39,110–$65,870
Wisconsin #7 $50,830 $47,750 $24
+5.4%
$34,510–$76,170
California #8 $50,760 $47,290 $24
+5.3%
$37,170–$66,580
Vermont #9 $50,750 $49,950 $24
+5.2%
$39,750–$61,030
Connecticut #10 $50,670 $47,500 $24
+5.1%
$38,130–$67,640
Colorado #11 $50,650 $49,530 $24
+5%
$37,850–$63,980
New York #12 $50,380 $48,320 $24
+4.5%
$34,570–$65,360
Rhode Island #13 $50,260 $49,410 $24
+4.2%
$45,180–$58,080
New Hampshire #14 $50,130 $48,540 $24
+4%
$37,740–$60,290
Minnesota #15 $49,770 $48,400 $24
+3.2%
$37,470–$59,180
Maine #16 $49,360 $47,750 $24
+2.4%
$40,030–$60,880
Arizona #17 $49,240 $48,590 $24
+2.1%
$38,780–$61,110
Illinois #18 $48,390 $47,670 $23
+0.4%
$36,000–$60,630
Hawaii #19 $48,330 $46,760 $23
+0.2%
$32,130–$65,100
West Virginia #20 $48,010 $45,320 $23
-0.4%
$29,640–$72,750
North Carolina #21 $47,640 $46,060 $23
-1.2%
$34,510–$61,580
Alabama #22 $47,570 $48,840 $23
-1.3%
$36,600–$59,270
South Dakota #23 $47,550 $48,010 $23
-1.4%
$38,370–$54,890
Pennsylvania #24 $47,390 $46,840 $23
-1.7%
$36,030–$58,910
Ohio #25 $47,350 $46,120 $23
-1.8%
$33,280–$63,200
Indiana #26 $46,750 $44,340 $22
-3%
$36,390–$62,380
Florida #27 $46,460 $44,380 $22
-3.6%
$35,160–$62,380
Iowa #28 $46,280 $44,980 $22
-4%
$35,140–$57,140
Michigan #29 $46,030 $44,240 $22
-4.5%
$34,060–$61,830
Texas #30 $46,020 $44,280 $22
-4.6%
$33,230–$61,690
New Mexico #31 $45,920 $41,020 $22
-4.8%
$38,470–$58,180
Oklahoma #32 $45,180 $45,850 $22
-6.3%
$39,130–$48,430
Virginia #33 $45,170 $42,580 $22
-6.3%
$35,140–$61,620
Nebraska #34 $44,880 $44,060 $22
-6.9%
$35,880–$59,810
Idaho #35 $44,520 $40,110 $21
-7.7%
$36,150–$60,380
Kansas #36 $44,250 $45,200 $21
-8.2%
$31,750–$56,180
Georgia #37 $44,060 $41,720 $21
-8.6%
$33,860–$57,740
Delaware #38 $43,760 $41,430 $21
-9.2%
$32,130–$57,970
Nevada #39 $42,920 $40,560 $21
-11%
$33,860–$54,730
South Carolina #40 $42,920 $41,740 $21
-11%
$31,360–$54,640
Montana #41 $42,600 $42,000 $20
-11.7%
$35,490–$49,820
Mississippi #42 $42,200 $43,040 $20
-12.5%
$31,050–$50,470
Kentucky #43 $41,910 $40,620 $20
-13.1%
$32,710–$52,100
Alaska #44 $41,390 $37,590 $20
-14.2%
$33,340–$51,410
Tennessee #45 $41,330 $39,160 $20
-14.3%
$29,790–$55,590
Utah #46 $40,880 $40,260 $20
-15.2%
$30,520–$56,140
Louisiana #47 $40,870 $37,520 $20
-15.2%
$29,070–$59,250
Arkansas #48 $39,540 $41,760 $19
-18%
$24,230–$48,690

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