Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $157,150 · median $144,910

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $199,700 $206,290 $96
+27.1%
$129,150–$277,360
Texas #2 $171,580 $164,860 $82
+9.2%
$89,990–$283,500
Colorado #3 $170,270 $172,190 $82
+8.3%
$92,590–$264,960
Utah #4 $169,810 $172,840 $82
+8.1%
$101,490–$212,590
Oklahoma #5 $155,900 $153,020 $75
-0.8%
$86,990–$221,320
Washington #6 $149,490 $134,800 $72
-4.9%
$107,690–$184,360
California #7 $147,940 $143,590 $71
-5.9%
$61,780–$207,370
Louisiana #8 $138,270 $139,640 $66
-12%
$43,440–$221,800
North Dakota #9 $130,910 $132,120 $63
-16.7%
$82,530–$170,040
Kansas #10 $128,430 $115,640 $62
-18.3%
$65,510–$195,300
West Virginia #11 $122,770 $93,360 $59
-21.9%
$79,860–$220,130
Nebraska #12 $120,870 $100,800 $58
-23.1%
$80,880–$165,490
Pennsylvania #13 $120,180 $101,880 $58
-23.5%
$77,220–$175,130
Ohio #14 $111,350 $99,260 $54
-29.1%
$79,010–$139,440
Montana #15 $111,330 $104,060 $54
-29.2%
$77,450–$155,590
New Mexico #16 $110,040 $99,900 $53
-30%
$76,140–$151,750

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