Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $40,450 · median $37,680

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $56,990 $59,960 $27
+40.9%
$38,430–$62,360
California #2 $48,200 $42,200 $23
+19.2%
$36,240–$71,320
Utah #3 $48,010 $51,600 $23
+18.7%
$36,050–$61,770
Hawaii #4 $47,450 $46,250 $23
+17.3%
$38,650–$60,390
Oregon #5 $46,150 $40,250 $22
+14.1%
$35,330–$62,150
Washington #6 $45,390 $45,110 $22
+12.2%
$36,400–$60,390
Arizona #7 $44,000 $43,360 $21
+8.8%
$38,930–$56,770
Colorado #8 $41,600 $37,580 $20
+2.8%
$34,610–$58,040
Nevada #9 $40,930 $39,080 $20
+1.2%
$30,250–$52,570
New York #10 $40,650 $38,040 $20
+0.5%
$34,270–$51,150
Idaho #11 $40,500 $37,690 $19
+0.1%
$34,250–$55,500
Rhode Island #12 $40,120 $38,020 $19
-0.8%
$33,460–$62,360
Ohio #13 $39,990 $37,500 $19
-1.1%
$29,970–$53,670
Maine #14 $39,820 $38,060 $19
-1.6%
$35,870–$45,590
Connecticut #15 $39,750 $36,350 $19
-1.7%
$34,130–$57,760
New Jersey #16 $39,700 $36,590 $19
-1.9%
$33,020–$50,280
Missouri #17 $39,670 $37,820 $19
-1.9%
$33,980–$49,510
Texas #18 $39,580 $38,630 $19
-2.2%
$31,540–$48,010
New Mexico #19 $39,430 $36,390 $19
-2.5%
$28,620–$55,540
Montana #20 $39,180 $37,140 $19
-3.1%
$31,360–$53,380
Delaware #21 $39,030 $38,500 $19
-3.5%
$31,200–$47,560
Minnesota #22 $38,690 $37,430 $19
-4.4%
$31,530–$47,380
Maryland #23 $38,680 $35,170 $19
-4.4%
$31,200–$48,340
Massachusetts #24 $38,650 $37,390 $19
-4.4%
$33,700–$43,160
South Carolina #25 $38,400 $36,140 $18
-5.1%
$33,820–$48,640
Pennsylvania #26 $38,310 $39,470 $18
-5.3%
$28,910–$43,360
Virginia #27 $38,240 $36,390 $18
-5.5%
$30,190–$49,590
Vermont #28 $37,930 $37,310 $18
-6.2%
$33,210–$40,730
Florida #29 $37,850 $35,160 $18
-6.4%
$31,540–$45,890
Illinois #30 $37,760 $37,010 $18
-6.7%
$34,640–$39,420
New Hampshire #31 $37,720 $37,350 $18
-6.7%
$33,270–$42,710
South Dakota #32 $37,680 $36,130 $18
-6.8%
$33,400–$44,040
Wisconsin #33 $37,680 $36,660 $18
-6.8%
$30,410–$44,250
Arkansas #34 $37,050 $36,860 $18
-8.4%
$31,540–$45,730
Indiana #35 $36,920 $35,890 $18
-8.7%
$33,280–$43,550
Alabama #36 $36,760 $36,260 $18
-9.1%
$32,870–$41,950
Wyoming #37 $36,350 $37,030 $17
-10.1%
$28,270–$41,120
Michigan #38 $36,230 $36,130 $17
-10.4%
$31,480–$40,490
North Carolina #39 $36,200 $35,530 $17
-10.5%
$25,710–$43,660
Georgia #40 $35,310 $34,630 $17
-12.7%
$23,180–$46,370
Kentucky #41 $34,840 $34,610 $17
-13.9%
$30,000–$40,940
Iowa #42 $33,680 $33,270 $16
-16.7%
$22,260–$44,360
Nebraska #43 $33,610 $31,610 $16
-16.9%
$28,080–$38,590
Kansas #44 $32,840 $32,070 $16
-18.8%
$24,100–$41,980
Tennessee #45 $32,430 $30,170 $16
-19.8%
$25,230–$39,360
Oklahoma #46 $32,250 $30,360 $16
-20.3%
$22,460–$40,880
Louisiana #47 $31,710 $33,450 $15
-21.6%
$22,270–$38,740
Mississippi #48 $31,110 $28,380 $15
-23.1%
$23,130–$41,200

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