Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $43,830 · median $38,630

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Colorado #1 $50,860 $47,660 $24
+16%
$34,870–$74,500
North Dakota #2 $50,800 $48,600 $24
+15.9%
$34,890–$68,640
Washington #3 $50,450 $46,830 $24
+15.1%
$37,670–$68,270
Alaska #4 $50,180 $46,130 $24
+14.5%
$36,460–$69,250
Arizona #5 $49,550 $46,020 $24
+13.1%
$34,170–$68,530
Oregon #6 $49,370 $45,190 $24
+12.6%
$35,480–$68,380
Massachusetts #7 $49,330 $44,660 $24
+12.5%
$35,880–$74,990
New Jersey #8 $48,980 $45,510 $24
+11.7%
$34,310–$74,480
California #9 $48,860 $44,440 $23
+11.5%
$36,320–$72,830
Hawaii #10 $47,990 $45,120 $23
+9.5%
$35,770–$66,150
New York #11 $47,850 $45,180 $23
+9.2%
$34,750–$65,140
Michigan #12 $47,820 $44,070 $23
+9.1%
$30,570–$73,670
Vermont #13 $47,720 $46,260 $23
+8.9%
$36,840–$60,570
Minnesota #14 $47,540 $47,030 $23
+8.5%
$30,850–$63,480
New Hampshire #15 $47,340 $46,370 $23
+8%
$30,950–$64,290
Connecticut #16 $47,280 $44,400 $23
+7.9%
$35,660–$63,460
Iowa #17 $47,200 $46,670 $23
+7.7%
$29,500–$65,000
Idaho #18 $46,670 $44,580 $22
+6.5%
$30,180–$63,090
South Dakota #19 $46,410 $45,370 $22
+5.9%
$34,880–$61,820
Illinois #20 $46,330 $42,240 $22
+5.7%
$31,410–$67,190
Nevada #21 $45,970 $38,740 $22
+4.9%
$28,370–$70,980
Utah #22 $45,890 $39,190 $22
+4.7%
$29,620–$74,930
Maine #23 $45,670 $45,350 $22
+4.2%
$31,470–$60,020
Wisconsin #24 $45,660 $45,380 $22
+4.2%
$30,570–$61,550
Maryland #25 $45,630 $42,460 $22
+4.1%
$32,760–$63,680
Nebraska #26 $44,850 $45,100 $22
+2.3%
$29,920–$62,350
Montana #27 $44,510 $45,060 $21
+1.6%
$29,210–$58,960
Delaware #28 $43,910 $38,050 $21
+0.2%
$31,200–$63,990
Virginia #29 $43,570 $38,070 $21
-0.6%
$28,810–$62,010
Missouri #30 $43,310 $39,740 $21
-1.2%
$29,190–$58,820
Georgia #31 $42,310 $36,970 $20
-3.5%
$26,810–$63,820
Pennsylvania #32 $42,280 $38,520 $20
-3.5%
$28,240–$60,520
Indiana #33 $42,110 $37,500 $20
-3.9%
$28,010–$61,070
Florida #34 $42,000 $37,190 $20
-4.2%
$28,720–$61,520
Rhode Island #35 $41,550 $36,450 $20
-5.2%
$31,580–$60,800
Kansas #36 $41,390 $36,940 $20
-5.6%
$23,560–$62,420
Wyoming #37 $41,370 $38,620 $20
-5.6%
$24,720–$61,990
New Mexico #38 $40,890 $36,890 $20
-6.7%
$28,290–$60,420
Tennessee #39 $40,540 $36,110 $19
-7.5%
$27,320–$61,060
Ohio #40 $40,250 $36,790 $19
-8.2%
$27,720–$58,680
Texas #41 $39,920 $35,440 $19
-8.9%
$24,840–$62,220
Oklahoma #42 $39,820 $36,390 $19
-9.1%
$24,200–$59,500
Kentucky #43 $39,510 $36,400 $19
-9.9%
$24,100–$59,110
West Virginia #44 $39,020 $36,800 $19
-11%
$23,250–$60,080
Mississippi #45 $38,390 $35,000 $18
-12.4%
$23,240–$54,060
Arkansas #46 $37,860 $35,320 $18
-13.6%
$26,910–$54,300
Alabama #47 $37,540 $33,820 $18
-14.4%
$23,690–$58,240
North Carolina #48 $37,470 $32,480 $18
-14.5%
$25,460–$56,680
South Carolina #49 $36,710 $32,180 $18
-16.2%
$23,660–$53,590
Louisiana #50 $36,500 $31,310 $18
-16.7%
$23,390–$55,120

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