Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $34,990 · median $35,150

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $43,170 $43,180 $21
+23.4%
$36,120–$50,400
California #2 $41,330 $38,060 $20
+18.1%
$35,760–$50,280
Colorado #3 $41,330 $39,330 $20
+18.1%
$35,670–$48,860
Oregon #4 $39,610 $38,730 $19
+13.2%
$34,170–$46,220
Vermont #5 $39,090 $38,160 $19
+11.7%
$30,350–$47,290
Illinois #6 $38,990 $36,730 $19
+11.4%
$31,260–$53,360
Massachusetts #7 $38,280 $37,360 $18
+9.4%
$33,900–$44,670
Maryland #8 $38,200 $35,210 $18
+9.2%
$31,200–$46,960
District of Columbia #9 $38,010 $37,220 $18
+8.6%
$36,400–$43,530
Maine #10 $37,410 $30,860 $18
+6.9%
$30,470–$49,790
Alaska #11 $37,390 $36,580 $18
+6.9%
$30,690–$44,700
Hawaii #12 $37,010 $33,690 $18
+5.8%
$29,640–$47,360
New York #13 $36,790 $35,920 $18
+5.1%
$33,580–$42,630
New Hampshire #14 $36,740 $36,010 $18
+5%
$29,840–$45,180
New Jersey #15 $36,090 $35,100 $17
+3.1%
$32,220–$42,290
Connecticut #16 $36,070 $34,360 $17
+3.1%
$34,010–$38,670
Minnesota #17 $35,910 $35,250 $17
+2.6%
$27,150–$45,830
Rhode Island #18 $35,910 $34,390 $17
+2.6%
$31,200–$44,610
South Dakota #19 $35,550 $34,220 $17
+1.6%
$29,870–$40,360
Arizona #20 $35,320 $34,230 $17
+0.9%
$30,580–$42,930
North Dakota #21 $34,670 $35,550 $17
-0.9%
$28,930–$41,240
Utah #22 $34,600 $34,630 $17
-1.1%
$29,320–$42,540
Wyoming #23 $33,970 $35,780 $16
-2.9%
$21,000–$49,180
Delaware #24 $33,930 $34,230 $16
-3%
$31,200–$35,830
Missouri #25 $33,590 $31,050 $16
-4%
$28,600–$45,170
Michigan #26 $33,170 $33,690 $16
-5.2%
$26,270–$38,170
Idaho #27 $32,850 $31,990 $16
-6.1%
$26,000–$38,930
Nevada #28 $32,530 $29,750 $16
-7%
$25,290–$42,870
Kansas #29 $32,520 $30,320 $16
-7.1%
$25,440–$39,300
Pennsylvania #30 $32,430 $31,100 $16
-7.3%
$22,820–$42,490
Wisconsin #31 $32,270 $31,270 $16
-7.8%
$25,040–$41,610
Ohio #32 $32,210 $30,100 $15
-7.9%
$29,120–$37,560
Nebraska #33 $32,200 $32,880 $15
-8%
$28,080–$37,200
Indiana #34 $32,080 $31,360 $15
-8.3%
$23,380–$41,360
Florida #35 $31,890 $29,650 $15
-8.9%
$27,040–$39,860
Texas #36 $31,890 $31,200 $15
-8.9%
$23,960–$40,240
Kentucky #37 $31,810 $31,630 $15
-9.1%
$23,260–$38,580
Virginia #38 $31,710 $30,110 $15
-9.4%
$25,810–$38,100
New Mexico #39 $31,470 $30,530 $15
-10.1%
$25,020–$36,020
West Virginia #40 $31,400 $30,460 $15
-10.3%
$24,830–$43,200
Tennessee #41 $30,600 $30,780 $15
-12.5%
$16,860–$36,090
North Carolina #42 $30,510 $30,540 $15
-12.8%
$17,000–$38,630
South Carolina #43 $30,480 $31,490 $15
-12.9%
$18,330–$37,400
Montana #44 $30,440 $27,100 $15
-13%
$25,370–$42,070
Iowa #45 $30,220 $30,070 $15
-13.6%
$21,180–$37,880
Arkansas #46 $30,100 $29,890 $14
-14%
$22,930–$34,970
Alabama #47 $28,990 $30,350 $14
-17.1%
$18,480–$35,250
Georgia #48 $28,990 $28,960 $14
-17.1%
$21,650–$36,460
Mississippi #49 $28,020 $26,420 $13
-19.9%
$19,850–$39,980
Oklahoma #50 $26,090 $27,230 $13
-25.4%
$17,510–$36,680
Louisiana #51 $25,980 $23,920 $12
-25.8%
$21,340–$33,410

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