Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $54,700 · median $49,000

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Wisconsin #1 $86,850 $86,870 $42
+58.8%
$69,600–$98,520
Minnesota #2 $85,080 $81,980 $41
+55.5%
$66,620–$101,360
Washington #3 $82,170 $82,450 $40
+50.2%
$61,010–$101,310
New Jersey #4 $78,600 $78,830 $38
+43.7%
$53,020–$106,890
California #5 $77,930 $76,180 $37
+42.5%
$50,650–$108,790
New York #6 $74,270 $70,370 $36
+35.8%
$44,790–$112,860
Massachusetts #7 $72,760 $72,770 $35
+33%
$56,620–$86,560
Indiana #8 $72,020 $73,580 $35
+31.7%
$38,400–$95,180
Ohio #9 $69,190 $71,560 $33
+26.5%
$46,840–$91,540
Oregon #10 $66,900 $64,230 $32
+22.3%
$48,870–$83,200
Michigan #11 $66,400 $61,560 $32
+21.4%
$52,140–$86,120
Nevada #12 $62,160 $63,570 $30
+13.6%
$33,280–$90,690
Arizona #13 $61,690 $62,740 $30
+12.8%
$46,990–$73,820
Colorado #14 $60,670 $59,740 $29
+10.9%
$46,930–$76,940
Kentucky #15 $59,190 $58,820 $28
+8.2%
$52,120–$61,870
Maine #16 $58,100 $50,980 $28
+6.2%
$44,320–$73,380
District of Columbia #17 $57,120 $55,470 $27
+4.4%
$37,350–$67,900
New Hampshire #18 $56,900 $53,870 $27
+4%
$37,280–$82,510
Montana #19 $56,850 $48,080 $27
+3.9%
$47,480–$75,420
Maryland #20 $56,200 $55,640 $27
+2.7%
$48,270–$62,690
Delaware #21 $55,730 $58,240 $27
+1.9%
$46,700–$71,060
Idaho #22 $55,090 $58,650 $26
+0.7%
$38,990–$73,340
Iowa #23 $54,940 $53,990 $26
+0.4%
$46,940–$63,660
Utah #24 $53,600 $52,000 $26
-2%
$47,840–$60,510
Pennsylvania #25 $52,570 $41,600 $25
-3.9%
$41,600–$75,330
Illinois #26 $51,850 $49,590 $25
-5.2%
$41,760–$62,490
North Dakota #27 $50,800 $47,810 $24
-7.1%
$47,200–$59,240
South Dakota #28 $49,800 $50,650 $24
-9%
$36,560–$60,300
Virginia #29 $49,610 $48,700 $24
-9.3%
$38,130–$61,140
Kansas #30 $48,480 $47,390 $23
-11.4%
$44,720–$58,280
Nebraska #31 $48,190 $44,470 $23
-11.9%
$37,110–$62,550
North Carolina #32 $47,990 $47,220 $23
-12.3%
$37,870–$59,280
Florida #33 $47,440 $47,260 $23
-13.3%
$37,620–$58,450
Georgia #34 $47,230 $46,220 $23
-13.7%
$35,600–$61,820
Tennessee #35 $46,880 $46,020 $23
-14.3%
$35,810–$59,590
Oklahoma #36 $46,220 $45,190 $22
-15.5%
$37,120–$53,300
New Mexico #37 $46,210 $45,550 $22
-15.5%
$38,000–$55,830
Texas #38 $46,090 $45,620 $22
-15.7%
$37,030–$56,730
Louisiana #39 $46,030 $44,340 $22
-15.9%
$35,200–$60,180
South Carolina #40 $45,880 $45,180 $22
-16.1%
$37,480–$58,920
Mississippi #41 $45,480 $41,900 $22
-16.9%
$31,610–$67,010
Alabama #42 $43,250 $44,550 $21
-20.9%
$29,130–$55,410
West Virginia #43 $42,900 $40,440 $21
-21.6%
$31,660–$58,680
Arkansas #44 $38,160 $37,650 $18
-30.2%
$31,570–$44,760

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