Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $140,920 · median $140,910

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $162,340 $164,610 $78
+15.2%
$90,560–$213,820
Alaska #2 $161,220 $167,310 $78
+14.4%
$133,830–$196,020
Oregon #3 $159,230 $165,960 $77
+13%
$126,040–$193,860
Washington #4 $159,100 $160,610 $76
+12.9%
$126,230–$205,210
Hawaii #5 $153,220 $163,220 $74
+8.7%
$127,410–$177,290
Colorado #6 $150,510 $156,030 $72
+6.8%
$120,410–$188,430
Delaware #7 $147,290 $152,880 $71
+4.5%
$103,170–$178,760
Minnesota #8 $147,060 $159,740 $71
+4.4%
$98,150–$174,660
Wisconsin #9 $146,010 $148,740 $70
+3.6%
$112,020–$178,090
District of Columbia #10 $144,970 $153,400 $70
+2.9%
$64,870–$196,080
New Mexico #11 $143,050 $147,000 $69
+1.5%
$103,500–$174,200
Arizona #12 $142,330 $146,930 $68
+1%
$103,490–$171,660
South Dakota #13 $142,330 $146,790 $68
+1%
$112,200–$166,340
Virginia #14 $141,990 $144,060 $68
+0.8%
$106,800–$173,550
New Jersey #15 $141,350 $137,620 $68
+0.3%
$112,560–$172,110
Vermont #16 $140,780 $136,270 $68
-0.1%
$117,860–$164,370
Maryland #17 $140,730 $138,990 $68
-0.1%
$115,860–$169,890
New Hampshire #18 $140,720 $143,020 $68
-0.1%
$98,870–$170,030
New York #19 $140,260 $142,090 $67
-0.5%
$92,910–$174,550
Indiana #20 $140,030 $144,290 $67
-0.6%
$107,050–$169,360
Wyoming #21 $139,830 $139,550 $67
-0.8%
$115,820–$168,450
Nevada #22 $139,530 $140,030 $67
-1%
$104,000–$168,600
Idaho #23 $139,410 $144,900 $67
-1.1%
$102,180–$164,050
Connecticut #24 $139,150 $141,290 $67
-1.3%
$106,660–$165,360
Pennsylvania #25 $138,740 $138,160 $67
-1.5%
$112,750–$163,570
Massachusetts #26 $138,660 $138,170 $67
-1.6%
$113,710–$164,500
Maine #27 $138,430 $140,930 $67
-1.8%
$101,360–$166,810
Iowa #28 $138,340 $138,860 $67
-1.8%
$117,450–$164,520
Utah #29 $138,140 $144,240 $66
-2%
$70,260–$172,440
Illinois #30 $138,070 $139,080 $66
-2%
$98,970–$169,430
North Carolina #31 $137,990 $138,860 $66
-2.1%
$101,670–$169,820
Texas #32 $137,510 $138,260 $66
-2.4%
$95,950–$170,170
Montana #33 $137,160 $142,080 $66
-2.7%
$98,660–$165,260
North Dakota #34 $137,110 $142,040 $66
-2.7%
$105,490–$167,940
Missouri #35 $137,030 $137,610 $66
-2.8%
$107,530–$166,840
South Carolina #36 $136,730 $135,700 $66
-3%
$82,430–$170,270
Georgia #37 $136,660 $137,120 $66
-3%
$100,950–$170,110
Kentucky #38 $136,480 $136,530 $66
-3.2%
$84,280–$168,940
Nebraska #39 $136,260 $139,330 $66
-3.3%
$84,990–$170,090
Kansas #40 $136,170 $137,800 $65
-3.4%
$78,770–$169,310
Arkansas #41 $135,780 $136,060 $65
-3.6%
$105,560–$164,940
Michigan #42 $135,380 $137,860 $65
-3.9%
$101,740–$168,540
Oklahoma #43 $133,630 $135,140 $64
-5.2%
$100,320–$162,070
Alabama #44 $132,750 $134,630 $64
-5.8%
$90,010–$161,940
Ohio #45 $132,420 $137,020 $64
-6%
$65,470–$165,900
West Virginia #46 $131,300 $133,430 $63
-6.8%
$80,900–$166,020
Tennessee #47 $131,270 $133,390 $63
-6.8%
$88,700–$164,430
Louisiana #48 $130,490 $132,410 $63
-7.4%
$100,920–$156,740
Mississippi #49 $130,320 $133,230 $63
-7.5%
$97,260–$158,230
Florida #50 $130,190 $135,970 $63
-7.6%
$56,000–$166,310
Rhode Island #51 $123,300 $128,180 $59
-12.5%
$86,650–$161,090

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