Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $37,820 · median $37,720

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $52,800 $54,290 $25
+39.6%
$39,090–$54,290
District of Columbia #2 $49,260 $52,730 $24
+30.2%
$41,480–$54,810
California #3 $44,840 $43,340 $22
+18.6%
$34,480–$58,100
Kentucky #4 $42,950 $44,810 $21
+13.6%
$37,290–$44,820
Washington #5 $42,900 $41,760 $21
+13.4%
$39,700–$46,680
Massachusetts #6 $42,580 $43,350 $20
+12.6%
$35,200–$45,310
Virginia #7 $42,370 $38,810 $20
+12%
$25,820–$57,450
New Jersey #8 $42,320 $39,760 $20
+11.9%
$39,610–$43,570
Hawaii #9 $42,140 $42,360 $20
+11.4%
$30,640–$52,210
New York #10 $41,460 $41,590 $20
+9.6%
$35,910–$42,990
Michigan #11 $39,960 $40,250 $19
+5.7%
$38,820–$41,100
Connecticut #12 $39,400 $34,320 $19
+4.2%
$34,320–$50,010
Colorado #13 $39,150 $37,550 $19
+3.5%
$36,700–$45,440
Oregon #14 $39,110 $39,910 $19
+3.4%
$33,100–$43,010
North Carolina #15 $39,020 $35,740 $19
+3.2%
$30,630–$53,970
Illinois #16 $38,740 $38,930 $19
+2.4%
$31,480–$38,930
Arizona #17 $38,360 $36,820 $18
+1.4%
$34,190–$40,100
Maryland #18 $36,750 $33,350 $18
-2.8%
$32,490–$37,530
Missouri #19 $34,350 $34,110 $17
-9.2%
$30,830–$37,630
Pennsylvania #20 $34,350 $33,000 $17
-9.2%
$32,210–$41,200
Nevada #21 $34,080 $32,130 $16
-9.9%
$27,040–$40,230
Florida #22 $33,740 $29,680 $16
-10.8%
$27,390–$43,780
Ohio #23 $33,540 $26,220 $16
-11.3%
$25,320–$55,270
South Carolina #24 $33,110 $28,710 $16
-12.5%
$26,670–$48,100
Oklahoma #25 $32,920 $32,920 $16
-13%
$26,270–$37,120
Texas #26 $31,960 $31,230 $15
-15.5%
$28,290–$35,700
Georgia #27 $28,850 $26,330 $14
-23.7%
$23,970–$42,430
Wisconsin #28 $28,770 $24,650 $14
-23.9%
$20,850–$64,180
Tennessee #29 $28,310 $27,380 $14
-25.1%
$21,960–$37,080
Utah #30 $26,870 $25,840 $13
-29%
$24,170–$30,630

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