Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $212,110 · median $210,040

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Louisiana #1 $378,020 $502,720 $182
+78.2%
$161,820–$555,290
South Dakota #2 $288,400 $257,610 $139
+36%
$212,910–$385,810
Montana #3 $284,770 $273,260 $137
+34.3%
$161,060–$385,460
Alaska #4 $282,020 $267,390 $136
+33%
$224,040–$347,880
Idaho #5 $273,550 $297,680 $132
+29%
$169,880–$366,480
Oklahoma #6 $257,980 $236,780 $124
+21.6%
$177,880–$376,880
New Hampshire #7 $255,760 $273,410 $123
+20.6%
$104,030–$334,800
Wisconsin #8 $245,400 $269,790 $118
+15.7%
$75,590–$337,560
Maine #9 $243,380 $245,920 $117
+14.7%
$117,960–$344,790
North Dakota #10 $242,000 $234,950 $116
+14.1%
$155,320–$291,110
Arizona #11 $239,830 $233,950 $115
+13.1%
$111,020–$408,620
Alabama #12 $237,810 $209,490 $114
+12.1%
$168,700–$388,160
Pennsylvania #13 $236,790 $226,440 $114
+11.6%
$135,370–$356,540
South Carolina #14 $233,160 $217,120 $112
+9.9%
$119,020–$372,000
Massachusetts #15 $228,920 $221,170 $110
+7.9%
$125,170–$324,950
Minnesota #16 $228,400 $226,660 $110
+7.7%
$83,920–$354,620
Oregon #17 $228,070 $224,690 $110
+7.5%
$165,440–$312,530
Illinois #18 $225,740 $196,760 $109
+6.4%
$106,520–$376,850
Missouri #19 $225,730 $223,910 $109
+6.4%
$65,850–$344,020
Ohio #20 $223,710 $217,970 $108
+5.5%
$163,780–$296,660
Kansas #21 $221,860 $209,840 $107
+4.6%
$127,550–$310,110
Iowa #22 $221,690 $262,440 $107
+4.5%
$69,670–$374,340
California #23 $221,480 $214,140 $106
+4.4%
$102,600–$372,460
Utah #24 $220,460 $210,360 $106
+3.9%
$121,790–$347,540
Connecticut #25 $220,010 $216,830 $106
+3.7%
$90,890–$328,620
New Mexico #26 $216,420 $202,390 $104
+2%
$112,320–$313,200
Rhode Island #27 $215,550 $218,080 $104
+1.6%
$114,650–$302,640
Mississippi #28 $214,380 $183,650 $103
+1.1%
$112,120–$328,010
Delaware #29 $213,680 $219,190 $103
+0.7%
$82,540–$302,300
Nebraska #30 $210,390 $175,990 $101
-0.8%
$71,120–$460,280
Virginia #31 $210,010 $195,940 $101
-1%
$89,850–$352,170
Vermont #32 $207,630 $215,350 $100
-2.1%
$86,790–$373,000
New York #33 $205,770 $212,150 $99
-3%
$82,320–$357,440
Maryland #34 $202,610 $181,640 $97
-4.5%
$134,620–$295,810
Washington #35 $201,120 $169,540 $97
-5.2%
$95,200–$299,010
Colorado #36 $199,990 $196,440 $96
-5.7%
$107,990–$284,190
Michigan #37 $195,760 $204,690 $94
-7.7%
$81,550–$307,240
Indiana #38 $195,330 $177,300 $94
-7.9%
$140,450–$277,150
Texas #39 $194,140 $173,360 $93
-8.5%
$77,570–$366,790
New Jersey #40 $194,010 $201,560 $93
-8.5%
$79,800–$308,390
Tennessee #41 $188,280 $176,210 $91
-11.2%
$69,110–$376,660
Kentucky #42 $188,030 $175,690 $90
-11.4%
$65,160–$338,450
North Carolina #43 $183,450 $183,550 $88
-13.5%
$85,220–$297,220
Arkansas #44 $182,700 $160,440 $88
-13.9%
$64,090–$300,440
Hawaii #45 $177,890 $197,090 $86
-16.1%
$102,260–$289,860
Florida #46 $172,610 $182,010 $83
-18.6%
$68,590–$239,990
West Virginia #47 $164,720 $158,470 $79
-22.3%
$62,510–$293,940
Georgia #48 $153,380 $149,990 $74
-27.7%
$87,480–$254,560
District of Columbia #49 $116,210 $79,240 $56
-45.2%
$79,240–$221,960

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