Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $40,660 · median $38,290

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $54,480 $49,920 $26
+34%
$39,630–$74,010
Washington #2 $49,530 $48,690 $24
+21.8%
$35,360–$60,570
New York #3 $46,390 $46,600 $22
+14.1%
$36,150–$55,790
Oregon #4 $46,160 $45,120 $22
+13.5%
$39,530–$55,850
Vermont #5 $45,430 $48,120 $22
+11.7%
$34,420–$57,810
Hawaii #6 $44,610 $47,130 $21
+9.7%
$42,080–$47,680
Minnesota #7 $44,340 $44,550 $21
+9.1%
$36,610–$51,190
Alaska #8 $43,810 $39,410 $21
+7.7%
$38,350–$52,560
New Hampshire #9 $43,380 $40,850 $21
+6.7%
$35,900–$48,530
Colorado #10 $43,090 $43,570 $21
+6%
$37,610–$47,220
Maine #11 $42,880 $42,530 $21
+5.5%
$39,410–$45,980
Massachusetts #12 $42,420 $38,970 $20
+4.3%
$36,660–$48,310
Delaware #13 $42,370 $43,800 $20
+4.2%
$36,620–$43,800
Rhode Island #14 $42,270 $39,830 $20
+4%
$36,490–$48,620
Wisconsin #15 $41,750 $41,380 $20
+2.7%
$35,960–$47,230
District of Columbia #16 $41,100 $39,250 $20
+1.1%
$36,670–$46,160
Pennsylvania #17 $41,030 $40,140 $20
+0.9%
$36,350–$45,450
Idaho #18 $40,610 $38,650 $20
-0.1%
$37,530–$46,700
Virginia #19 $40,550 $36,960 $20
-0.3%
$30,840–$51,230
New Jersey #20 $40,090 $38,670 $19
-1.4%
$34,770–$45,980
Illinois #21 $40,070 $39,450 $19
-1.5%
$34,870–$44,920
Maryland #22 $39,640 $38,210 $19
-2.5%
$33,900–$49,050
North Carolina #23 $39,300 $38,680 $19
-3.3%
$33,570–$46,230
Connecticut #24 $39,130 $37,550 $19
-3.8%
$34,890–$46,710
North Dakota #25 $39,020 $38,240 $19
-4%
$33,170–$43,210
New Mexico #26 $38,890 $37,650 $19
-4.4%
$35,020–$45,920
Arizona #27 $38,770 $37,380 $19
-4.6%
$34,350–$46,360
Indiana #28 $38,390 $38,540 $18
-5.6%
$32,120–$41,450
South Carolina #29 $38,140 $36,480 $18
-6.2%
$29,640–$46,300
Kansas #30 $37,710 $37,140 $18
-7.3%
$31,200–$45,150
Nevada #31 $37,710 $35,850 $18
-7.3%
$31,270–$47,550
Texas #32 $37,600 $37,650 $18
-7.5%
$30,680–$44,820
Iowa #33 $37,330 $36,850 $18
-8.2%
$33,570–$43,580
Michigan #34 $37,280 $36,220 $18
-8.3%
$32,740–$41,940
Ohio #35 $37,260 $37,030 $18
-8.4%
$33,880–$42,270
Georgia #36 $36,560 $36,100 $18
-10.1%
$30,020–$45,160
Missouri #37 $36,200 $35,620 $17
-11%
$31,770–$42,020
Florida #38 $36,090 $35,420 $17
-11.2%
$32,610–$38,930
Kentucky #39 $35,550 $35,260 $17
-12.6%
$30,150–$40,500
Wyoming #40 $35,510 $37,410 $17
-12.7%
$31,330–$37,410
Oklahoma #41 $35,090 $34,430 $17
-13.7%
$31,050–$38,960
Tennessee #42 $35,010 $31,840 $17
-13.9%
$26,720–$45,030
West Virginia #43 $33,460 $31,770 $16
-17.7%
$29,280–$35,990
Arkansas #44 $32,480 $31,540 $16
-20.1%
$25,650–$37,330
Alabama #45 $31,120 $31,310 $15
-23.5%
$26,590–$35,270
Mississippi #46 $30,410 $29,790 $15
-25.2%
$26,840–$36,980
Louisiana #47 $28,700 $27,330 $14
-29.4%
$24,230–$33,740

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