Compare One Occupation Across States
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Physicists
Full physicists overview →U.S. mean $171,180 · median $172,250
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #1 | $219,910 | $225,390 | $106 | +28.5% | $113,240–$308,580 |
| New Hampshire | #2 | $208,970 | $214,030 | $100 | +22.1% | $96,760–$301,570 |
| Oregon | #3 | $207,370 | $200,320 | $100 | +21.1% | $104,370–$315,910 |
| California | #4 | $201,930 | $207,490 | $97 | +18% | $125,390–$296,740 |
| Minnesota | #5 | $201,530 | $171,220 | $97 | +17.7% | $131,870–$336,740 |
| Connecticut | #6 | $200,450 | $180,300 | $96 | +17.1% | $104,750–$303,910 |
| Pennsylvania | #7 | $191,120 | $210,990 | $92 | +11.6% | $88,300–$261,820 |
| New York | #8 | $182,580 | $181,970 | $88 | +6.7% | $80,000–$292,950 |
| Wisconsin | #9 | $181,180 | $173,120 | $87 | +5.8% | $89,310–$291,910 |
| Kentucky | #10 | $179,250 | $180,910 | $86 | +4.7% | $65,860–$282,000 |
| Georgia | #11 | $179,130 | $144,870 | $86 | +4.6% | $79,860–$288,170 |
| Hawaii | #12 | $177,940 | $117,190 | $86 | +3.9% | $77,190–$383,510 |
| New Mexico | #13 | $176,680 | $165,340 | $85 | +3.2% | $120,720–$235,180 |
| Texas | #14 | $176,530 | $184,040 | $85 | +3.1% | $69,960–$289,950 |
| Iowa | #15 | $176,230 | $178,110 | $85 | +3% | $83,830–$292,990 |
| New Jersey | #16 | $175,090 | $163,270 | $84 | +2.3% | $100,490–$289,830 |
| Ohio | #17 | $172,300 | $162,900 | $83 | +0.7% | $64,860–$239,360 |
| Tennessee | #18 | $171,070 | $165,010 | $82 | -0.1% | $88,610–$239,850 |
| Rhode Island | #19 | $169,270 | $155,150 | $81 | -1.1% | $86,340–$298,000 |
| Maryland | #20 | $166,770 | $174,390 | $80 | -2.6% | $105,560–$219,450 |
| Utah | #21 | $165,140 | $156,760 | $79 | -3.5% | $64,090–$258,690 |
| Oklahoma | #22 | $162,530 | $200,050 | $78 | -5.1% | $61,380–$249,780 |
| Arizona | #23 | $159,730 | $130,500 | $77 | -6.7% | $102,160–$242,730 |
| Virginia | #24 | $159,320 | $145,040 | $77 | -6.9% | $97,720–$238,570 |
| South Carolina | #25 | $159,280 | $138,400 | $77 | -7% | $106,510–$228,440 |
| District of Columbia | #26 | $156,320 | $157,040 | $75 | -8.7% | $86,820–$202,360 |
| Missouri | #27 | $156,130 | $140,460 | $75 | -8.8% | $70,550–$276,590 |
| North Carolina | #28 | $153,120 | $174,180 | $74 | -10.6% | $64,050–$256,860 |
| Louisiana | #29 | $152,750 | $166,240 | $73 | -10.8% | $85,360–$214,090 |
| Nevada | #30 | $151,470 | $154,030 | $73 | -11.5% | $102,580–$220,070 |
| Washington | #31 | $149,060 | $134,790 | $72 | -12.9% | $77,860–$238,430 |
| Idaho | #32 | $148,780 | $135,150 | $72 | -13.1% | $85,110–$199,990 |
| Alabama | #33 | $147,580 | $139,330 | $71 | -13.8% | $74,290–$227,790 |
| Arkansas | #34 | $146,880 | $135,820 | $71 | -14.2% | $110,390–$214,000 |
| Illinois | #35 | $139,780 | $137,140 | $67 | -18.3% | $81,830–$221,380 |
| Mississippi | #36 | $137,740 | $129,970 | $66 | -19.5% | $64,980–$219,440 |
| Michigan | #37 | $135,340 | $94,520 | $65 | -20.9% | $64,380–$248,500 |
| Delaware | #38 | $133,760 | $82,590 | $64 | -21.9% | $64,570–$293,950 |
| Indiana | #39 | $132,050 | $105,940 | $63 | -22.9% | $64,000–$220,040 |
| Massachusetts | #40 | $130,250 | $106,410 | $63 | -23.9% | $82,050–$213,150 |
| Colorado | #41 | $128,830 | $104,580 | $62 | -24.7% | $82,340–$210,950 |
| Montana | #42 | $125,680 | $103,800 | $60 | -26.6% | $53,500–$237,520 |
| South Dakota | #43 | $108,270 | $83,050 | $52 | -36.8% | $53,910–$180,690 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.