Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $45,520 · median $45,230

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $56,600 $56,040 $27
+24.3%
$45,490–$74,340
Massachusetts #2 $52,540 $50,170 $25
+15.4%
$42,950–$62,350
District of Columbia #3 $52,070 $51,980 $25
+14.4%
$46,010–$57,250
New York #4 $51,830 $50,530 $25
+13.9%
$37,930–$63,070
Washington #5 $51,490 $48,880 $25
+13.1%
$39,410–$64,080
Oregon #6 $51,060 $49,160 $25
+12.2%
$40,060–$62,280
New Hampshire #7 $49,330 $48,660 $24
+8.4%
$40,640–$58,780
New Jersey #8 $49,140 $48,650 $24
+8%
$39,730–$58,520
Hawaii #9 $48,630 $47,750 $23
+6.8%
$41,600–$59,760
Colorado #10 $48,520 $47,180 $23
+6.6%
$39,400–$59,540
Alaska #11 $48,140 $45,900 $23
+5.8%
$40,300–$59,780
North Dakota #12 $47,990 $47,430 $23
+5.4%
$33,840–$58,290
Connecticut #13 $47,440 $45,820 $23
+4.2%
$38,360–$59,730
Rhode Island #14 $47,290 $46,380 $23
+3.9%
$36,830–$58,290
Delaware #15 $47,130 $48,110 $23
+3.5%
$38,720–$58,520
Vermont #16 $46,970 $46,000 $23
+3.2%
$38,630–$58,960
Arizona #17 $46,960 $46,260 $23
+3.2%
$38,090–$60,820
Minnesota #18 $46,890 $46,000 $23
+3%
$38,740–$58,920
Virginia #19 $46,890 $46,340 $23
+3%
$37,370–$58,470
Nevada #20 $46,430 $45,760 $22
+2%
$37,280–$59,480
Illinois #21 $45,860 $46,010 $22
+0.7%
$37,370–$54,920
Wisconsin #22 $45,590 $46,470 $22
+0.2%
$37,680–$51,950
Maryland #23 $45,460 $43,480 $22
-0.1%
$35,320–$58,180
Georgia #24 $45,180 $45,840 $22
-0.7%
$34,600–$55,850
Montana #25 $45,030 $45,470 $22
-1.1%
$36,950–$52,590
Maine #26 $44,590 $45,640 $21
-2%
$37,810–$50,740
Pennsylvania #27 $43,540 $43,910 $21
-4.3%
$37,010–$50,060
Wyoming #28 $42,860 $38,180 $21
-5.8%
$31,500–$60,590
North Carolina #29 $42,720 $43,330 $21
-6.2%
$35,210–$49,450
Missouri #30 $42,640 $43,120 $21
-6.3%
$34,070–$51,390
Texas #31 $42,630 $40,450 $21
-6.3%
$32,570–$53,560
Kentucky #32 $42,600 $42,480 $20
-6.4%
$35,230–$48,820
Michigan #33 $42,420 $39,860 $20
-6.8%
$36,850–$48,890
Idaho #34 $42,140 $43,400 $20
-7.4%
$35,490–$47,340
New Mexico #35 $42,140 $42,910 $20
-7.4%
$32,400–$48,350
Ohio #36 $42,130 $39,770 $20
-7.4%
$36,190–$48,680
Kansas #37 $42,000 $39,100 $20
-7.7%
$34,410–$50,350
Florida #38 $41,990 $40,230 $20
-7.8%
$35,560–$48,190
Indiana #39 $41,770 $39,250 $20
-8.2%
$35,870–$48,290
Oklahoma #40 $41,610 $39,030 $20
-8.6%
$33,570–$49,200
Nebraska #41 $41,480 $39,540 $20
-8.9%
$35,660–$48,900
Utah #42 $41,050 $40,630 $20
-9.8%
$35,800–$47,420
South Carolina #43 $40,930 $39,010 $20
-10.1%
$35,760–$47,060
Tennessee #44 $40,880 $38,550 $20
-10.2%
$35,010–$47,630
Iowa #45 $40,290 $38,240 $19
-11.5%
$35,970–$46,570
West Virginia #46 $39,910 $39,250 $19
-12.3%
$30,570–$46,130
South Dakota #47 $39,590 $39,560 $19
-13%
$31,360–$45,240
Alabama #48 $38,020 $37,220 $18
-16.5%
$30,440–$45,710
Arkansas #49 $38,020 $37,450 $18
-16.5%
$30,870–$44,280
Louisiana #50 $37,420 $36,120 $18
-17.8%
$29,770–$47,120
Mississippi #51 $36,710 $36,290 $18
-19.4%
$27,730–$47,980

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