Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $46,400 · median $45,250

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Nevada #1 $54,110 $49,240 $26
+16.6%
$36,680–$81,420
Colorado #2 $53,770 $48,650 $26
+15.9%
$38,610–$71,230
New York #3 $53,500 $48,530 $26
+15.3%
$37,550–$71,960
South Dakota #4 $53,490 $49,920 $26
+15.3%
$39,460–$68,950
Washington #5 $53,220 $51,300 $26
+14.7%
$44,340–$61,190
Alaska #6 $52,680 $46,900 $25
+13.5%
$35,580–$75,180
North Dakota #7 $52,670 $48,020 $25
+13.5%
$44,600–$62,580
New Jersey #8 $51,780 $48,780 $25
+11.6%
$39,830–$59,680
Hawaii #9 $50,900 $48,570 $24
+9.7%
$35,500–$62,670
Maine #10 $50,830 $48,340 $24
+9.5%
$46,130–$60,300
New Hampshire #11 $50,790 $48,000 $24
+9.5%
$45,570–$58,960
Maryland #12 $50,570 $47,360 $24
+9%
$37,810–$65,500
California #13 $50,360 $47,190 $24
+8.5%
$37,110–$65,580
Connecticut #14 $49,750 $49,010 $24
+7.2%
$39,470–$58,590
Rhode Island #15 $49,420 $45,030 $24
+6.5%
$36,920–$65,250
Oregon #16 $49,200 $46,570 $24
+6%
$39,890–$59,270
Massachusetts #17 $49,030 $45,560 $24
+5.7%
$36,750–$62,170
Vermont #18 $48,780 $46,320 $23
+5.1%
$36,510–$63,940
Delaware #19 $48,130 $45,300 $23
+3.7%
$31,200–$74,090
Virginia #20 $47,860 $45,950 $23
+3.1%
$37,020–$61,510
Arizona #21 $47,640 $44,430 $23
+2.7%
$36,820–$62,910
Illinois #22 $47,510 $46,450 $23
+2.4%
$36,120–$62,450
Michigan #23 $47,020 $44,470 $23
+1.3%
$38,630–$61,850
Wisconsin #24 $46,160 $45,350 $22
-0.5%
$36,800–$59,750
Florida #25 $46,060 $44,320 $22
-0.7%
$34,960–$61,890
Pennsylvania #26 $45,980 $45,720 $22
-0.9%
$36,910–$60,000
Minnesota #27 $45,670 $41,640 $22
-1.6%
$27,180–$70,720
Wyoming #28 $45,570 $44,500 $22
-1.8%
$29,380–$71,920
North Carolina #29 $45,520 $44,740 $22
-1.9%
$31,990–$61,900
Nebraska #30 $45,160 $38,960 $22
-2.7%
$29,330–$66,200
Montana #31 $44,930 $41,730 $22
-3.2%
$38,360–$60,350
Indiana #32 $44,780 $38,600 $22
-3.5%
$35,290–$60,920
South Carolina #33 $44,780 $43,130 $22
-3.5%
$32,850–$59,890
Iowa #34 $44,210 $45,290 $21
-4.7%
$35,750–$57,250
Ohio #35 $44,160 $40,110 $21
-4.8%
$35,590–$58,890
Kentucky #36 $43,520 $42,310 $21
-6.2%
$30,130–$61,670
Louisiana #37 $43,260 $44,570 $21
-6.8%
$27,850–$58,220
Georgia #38 $43,030 $37,860 $21
-7.3%
$29,310–$61,520
Tennessee #39 $42,880 $39,690 $21
-7.6%
$30,570–$56,270
Missouri #40 $42,800 $42,690 $21
-7.8%
$29,850–$48,560
Utah #41 $42,760 $44,740 $21
-7.8%
$33,280–$47,640
Oklahoma #42 $42,740 $39,050 $21
-7.9%
$29,220–$58,160
Idaho #43 $42,060 $40,220 $20
-9.4%
$35,940–$47,340
Kansas #44 $41,840 $38,690 $20
-9.8%
$27,590–$60,000
Texas #45 $41,400 $37,660 $20
-10.8%
$29,550–$59,630
Arkansas #46 $41,310 $37,710 $20
-11%
$30,900–$55,970
Alabama #47 $41,220 $38,410 $20
-11.2%
$31,100–$50,110
Mississippi #48 $41,030 $37,200 $20
-11.6%
$28,700–$53,890
New Mexico #49 $41,010 $37,070 $20
-11.6%
$28,600–$70,410
West Virginia #50 $38,920 $37,510 $19
-16.1%
$26,080–$50,780

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