Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $262,040 · median $265,930

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
North Dakota #1 $406,630 $454,550 $196
+55.2%
$136,980–$564,890
Montana #2 $385,010 $438,850 $185
+46.9%
$236,960–$442,330
Maine #3 $367,590 $419,410 $177
+40.3%
$211,500–$442,790
Wisconsin #4 $364,840 $391,740 $175
+39.2%
$201,050–$478,990
Alaska #5 $353,510 $355,100 $170
+34.9%
$203,020–$524,990
Kentucky #6 $331,860 $327,390 $160
+26.6%
$120,640–$549,810
Vermont #7 $331,300 $343,050 $159
+26.4%
$174,990–$517,900
Hawaii #8 $326,890 $339,290 $157
+24.7%
$124,470–$481,940
Minnesota #9 $325,680 $367,320 $157
+24.3%
$75,280–$468,570
Indiana #10 $323,600 $366,190 $156
+23.5%
$130,110–$462,610
Wyoming #11 $321,630 $342,800 $155
+22.7%
$156,000–$466,750
New Mexico #12 $318,330 $327,670 $153
+21.5%
$135,220–$449,310
Oregon #13 $316,640 $347,180 $152
+20.8%
$110,120–$441,530
Louisiana #14 $312,630 $350,920 $150
+19.3%
$71,980–$463,270
Tennessee #15 $312,220 $301,290 $150
+19.1%
$101,560–$503,430
New Hampshire #16 $307,550 $361,300 $148
+17.4%
$131,710–$412,590
Arizona #17 $303,730 $312,490 $146
+15.9%
$75,610–$518,640
Colorado #18 $298,570 $298,320 $144
+13.9%
$171,810–$418,690
Washington #19 $293,760 $307,170 $141
+12.1%
$95,230–$424,410
Nebraska #20 $291,430 $290,470 $140
+11.2%
$80,370–$456,210
South Carolina #21 $286,140 $274,480 $138
+9.2%
$66,320–$501,690
Ohio #22 $286,080 $297,440 $138
+9.2%
$62,990–$501,260
Iowa #23 $273,160 $295,190 $131
+4.2%
$74,210–$412,010
Georgia #24 $269,550 $266,880 $130
+2.9%
$82,350–$457,060
Florida #25 $267,380 $262,180 $129
+2%
$65,370–$439,940
Virginia #26 $266,010 $278,530 $128
+1.5%
$103,490–$417,070
Alabama #27 $264,580 $272,610 $127
+1%
$98,690–$424,420
Idaho #28 $262,710 $299,340 $126
+0.3%
$38,390–$429,850
New Jersey #29 $260,100 $285,010 $125
-0.7%
$75,590–$430,940
Texas #30 $257,240 $269,800 $124
-1.8%
$60,600–$457,450
New York #31 $256,500 $242,500 $123
-2.1%
$86,250–$414,440
Nevada #32 $251,310 $252,120 $121
-4.1%
$74,990–$409,930
California #33 $249,620 $281,590 $120
-4.7%
$80,590–$431,980
Oklahoma #34 $248,930 $259,220 $120
-5%
$58,130–$421,200
Kansas #35 $248,050 $221,540 $119
-5.3%
$67,750–$451,910
North Carolina #36 $247,750 $260,330 $119
-5.5%
$66,740–$424,760
Massachusetts #37 $247,150 $236,580 $119
-5.7%
$77,630–$431,300
Delaware #38 $243,890 $297,470 $117
-6.9%
$77,500–$359,410
Connecticut #39 $243,750 $214,990 $117
-7%
$85,910–$430,830
Utah #40 $240,190 $228,060 $115
-8.3%
$82,330–$442,310
Missouri #41 $237,330 $227,980 $114
-9.4%
$67,070–$435,150
Pennsylvania #42 $237,190 $217,310 $114
-9.5%
$70,850–$423,340
Rhode Island #43 $236,360 $228,590 $114
-9.8%
$80,130–$357,730
Mississippi #44 $234,660 $228,130 $113
-10.4%
$61,960–$455,660
West Virginia #45 $228,870 $258,020 $110
-12.7%
$59,160–$374,980
Maryland #46 $228,860 $212,080 $110
-12.7%
$74,230–$401,890
Illinois #47 $220,020 $132,540 $106
-16%
$71,830–$452,200
Michigan #48 $206,170 $155,480 $99
-21.3%
$63,990–$465,930
Arkansas #49 $194,980 $136,880 $94
-25.6%
$58,710–$402,190
District of Columbia #50 $154,040 $77,430 $74
-41.2%
$70,530–$338,940

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