Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $46,620 · median $45,750

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $61,140 $58,900 $29
+31.1%
$47,270–$79,090
California #2 $58,330 $55,110 $28
+25.1%
$42,850–$81,190
Oregon #3 $55,180 $54,900 $27
+18.4%
$44,530–$68,000
Alaska #4 $54,230 $52,640 $26
+16.3%
$40,820–$70,720
District of Columbia #5 $53,700 $47,410 $26
+15.2%
$41,300–$74,100
Colorado #6 $52,210 $49,970 $25
+12%
$39,810–$64,760
Massachusetts #7 $50,680 $46,470 $24
+8.7%
$37,980–$71,070
Montana #8 $50,230 $49,400 $24
+7.7%
$38,330–$60,780
Arizona #9 $49,760 $47,640 $24
+6.7%
$39,040–$60,820
Vermont #10 $49,680 $47,940 $24
+6.6%
$37,610–$65,060
Wyoming #11 $49,520 $48,260 $24
+6.2%
$37,360–$63,950
North Dakota #12 $49,310 $47,560 $24
+5.8%
$38,370–$63,850
Minnesota #13 $49,250 $48,300 $24
+5.6%
$38,110–$62,080
Hawaii #14 $48,910 $46,760 $24
+4.9%
$36,120–$62,190
Nevada #15 $48,900 $47,980 $24
+4.9%
$37,350–$62,500
Utah #16 $48,870 $48,140 $24
+4.8%
$37,860–$63,130
Connecticut #17 $48,120 $47,050 $23
+3.2%
$37,410–$62,230
New Hampshire #18 $48,020 $47,360 $23
+3%
$37,080–$61,630
New Mexico #19 $47,810 $46,630 $23
+2.6%
$37,470–$58,780
Idaho #20 $47,120 $46,420 $23
+1.1%
$37,380–$59,230
New York #21 $46,800 $43,930 $23
+0.4%
$36,540–$64,690
Delaware #22 $46,280 $46,430 $22
-0.7%
$35,460–$57,400
Rhode Island #23 $46,120 $44,380 $22
-1.1%
$38,270–$58,990
Illinois #24 $45,930 $46,650 $22
-1.5%
$36,550–$58,260
Maine #25 $45,850 $45,400 $22
-1.7%
$37,060–$57,360
South Dakota #26 $45,750 $46,170 $22
-1.9%
$37,220–$56,800
Wisconsin #27 $45,750 $45,970 $22
-1.9%
$36,080–$58,700
Maryland #28 $45,670 $45,120 $22
-2%
$36,180–$60,050
Nebraska #29 $45,670 $46,610 $22
-2%
$36,710–$57,110
Texas #30 $45,670 $45,900 $22
-2%
$35,920–$59,260
Virginia #31 $45,330 $44,610 $22
-2.8%
$36,260–$59,030
New Jersey #32 $44,690 $39,610 $21
-4.1%
$36,170–$59,700
North Carolina #33 $44,500 $44,530 $21
-4.5%
$35,820–$57,360
Iowa #34 $44,340 $44,860 $21
-4.9%
$36,140–$52,150
Michigan #35 $44,250 $44,340 $21
-5.1%
$35,430–$54,740
Florida #36 $44,120 $43,590 $21
-5.4%
$35,760–$54,980
Indiana #37 $44,020 $44,560 $21
-5.6%
$36,610–$54,800
Georgia #38 $43,960 $41,910 $21
-5.7%
$35,160–$56,820
Kansas #39 $43,850 $43,310 $21
-5.9%
$33,800–$56,160
Louisiana #40 $43,650 $44,410 $21
-6.4%
$36,100–$52,920
Tennessee #41 $43,590 $41,920 $21
-6.5%
$35,550–$55,430
Ohio #42 $43,440 $40,650 $21
-6.8%
$34,980–$56,520
South Carolina #43 $43,120 $42,120 $21
-7.5%
$35,500–$51,060
Oklahoma #44 $42,690 $40,500 $21
-8.4%
$34,780–$50,930
Missouri #45 $42,590 $40,100 $20
-8.6%
$33,830–$54,600
Pennsylvania #46 $42,300 $40,040 $20
-9.3%
$35,140–$51,290
Kentucky #47 $41,660 $39,200 $20
-10.6%
$31,760–$52,640
Alabama #48 $41,360 $39,030 $20
-11.3%
$31,620–$49,760
Mississippi #49 $41,330 $39,040 $20
-11.3%
$33,340–$49,250
Arkansas #50 $41,160 $38,680 $20
-11.7%
$33,400–$48,620
West Virginia #51 $40,250 $38,210 $19
-13.7%
$30,490–$48,460

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