Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $36,430 · median $35,240

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $59,620 $55,760 $29
+63.7%
$35,700–$72,290
Maine #2 $47,340 $39,660 $23
+29.9%
$34,590–$70,540
Washington #3 $44,430 $39,500 $21
+22%
$35,930–$58,100
Minnesota #4 $43,870 $42,330 $21
+20.4%
$37,510–$48,190
California #5 $43,470 $38,330 $21
+19.3%
$34,690–$60,200
Colorado #6 $41,870 $41,970 $20
+14.9%
$31,500–$52,290
North Dakota #7 $40,280 $37,680 $19
+10.6%
$29,900–$56,430
New Hampshire #8 $39,850 $40,460 $19
+9.4%
$29,130–$49,950
Massachusetts #9 $39,830 $37,440 $19
+9.3%
$35,070–$48,690
New York #10 $39,320 $35,380 $19
+7.9%
$32,610–$51,460
North Carolina #11 $39,310 $34,760 $19
+7.9%
$28,920–$72,890
Indiana #12 $38,680 $35,100 $19
+6.2%
$23,010–$73,430
Illinois #13 $38,610 $36,650 $19
+6%
$31,200–$48,360
Montana #14 $38,230 $38,950 $18
+4.9%
$24,240–$48,780
District of Columbia #15 $38,200 $38,950 $18
+4.9%
$36,960–$39,040
Oregon #16 $37,910 $36,060 $18
+4.1%
$31,430–$44,490
Ohio #17 $37,570 $37,220 $18
+3.1%
$22,970–$46,050
New Mexico #18 $37,450 $31,990 $18
+2.8%
$29,090–$47,860
Wisconsin #19 $37,400 $36,820 $18
+2.7%
$28,080–$46,520
Connecticut #20 $37,340 $35,770 $18
+2.5%
$34,010–$43,830
Arizona #21 $37,310 $35,260 $18
+2.4%
$31,510–$44,630
Hawaii #22 $37,170 $33,810 $18
+2%
$31,050–$46,480
Florida #23 $36,440 $35,140 $18
+0%
$30,620–$44,180
New Jersey #24 $36,330 $34,430 $17
-0.3%
$32,220–$44,350
Kentucky #25 $36,160 $35,490 $17
-0.7%
$27,470–$47,780
Maryland #26 $35,780 $34,780 $17
-1.8%
$31,200–$39,330
Rhode Island #27 $35,310 $31,200 $17
-3.1%
$31,200–$43,480
Virginia #28 $35,080 $33,390 $17
-3.7%
$25,960–$42,530
Delaware #29 $34,930 $34,060 $17
-4.1%
$31,200–$42,750
West Virginia #30 $34,740 $34,840 $17
-4.6%
$22,960–$43,720
Nevada #31 $34,650 $31,970 $17
-4.9%
$27,550–$40,090
Arkansas #32 $34,290 $29,450 $16
-5.9%
$24,810–$47,650
Pennsylvania #33 $34,210 $35,520 $16
-6.1%
$24,180–$43,100
South Dakota #34 $33,890 $31,330 $16
-7%
$24,010–$44,770
South Carolina #35 $33,670 $33,280 $16
-7.6%
$22,830–$45,290
Texas #36 $33,300 $31,590 $16
-8.6%
$22,520–$46,710
Wyoming #37 $33,060 $30,470 $16
-9.3%
$29,730–$37,080
Nebraska #38 $32,800 $28,080 $16
-10%
$28,080–$41,590
Missouri #39 $32,750 $29,250 $16
-10.1%
$28,600–$39,140
Michigan #40 $31,860 $29,350 $15
-12.5%
$27,070–$38,300
Tennessee #41 $31,470 $30,320 $15
-13.6%
$21,220–$42,830
Iowa #42 $31,420 $29,120 $15
-13.8%
$21,840–$43,760
Georgia #43 $31,150 $30,550 $15
-14.5%
$22,080–$38,680
Idaho #44 $31,060 $28,660 $15
-14.7%
$23,600–$40,680
Mississippi #45 $29,710 $27,370 $14
-18.4%
$23,450–$36,880
Utah #46 $29,570 $29,150 $14
-18.8%
$23,010–$36,220
Oklahoma #47 $28,670 $27,630 $14
-21.3%
$21,550–$35,990
Kansas #48 $28,010 $25,280 $13
-23.1%
$21,880–$39,260
Alabama #49 $27,570 $27,290 $13
-24.3%
$21,160–$33,770
Louisiana #50 $24,960 $22,460 $12
-31.5%
$19,490–$30,070

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