Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $61,860 · median $62,130

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $66,740 $67,790 $32
+7.9%
$56,390–$76,360
Hawaii #2 $64,540 $63,650 $31
+4.3%
$54,330–$76,360
New Jersey #3 $64,410 $64,290 $31
+4.1%
$54,330–$76,360
North Carolina #4 $64,280 $64,290 $31
+3.9%
$55,350–$75,030
California #5 $64,270 $63,650 $31
+3.9%
$54,330–$76,360
Maryland #6 $63,740 $63,210 $31
+3%
$54,330–$75,030
Massachusetts #7 $63,550 $62,610 $31
+2.7%
$55,350–$75,030
Michigan #8 $63,480 $63,650 $31
+2.6%
$42,600–$75,030
New York #9 $63,160 $62,690 $30
+2.1%
$53,290–$75,030
Connecticut #10 $63,000 $62,130 $30
+1.8%
$54,330–$75,030
New Hampshire #11 $62,990 $62,610 $30
+1.8%
$54,330–$75,030
Tennessee #12 $62,750 $63,210 $30
+1.4%
$42,600–$75,030
South Carolina #13 $62,740 $62,610 $30
+1.4%
$42,600–$75,030
Delaware #14 $62,680 $61,710 $30
+1.3%
$42,600–$75,030
Florida #15 $62,620 $62,610 $30
+1.2%
$42,600–$75,030
Louisiana #16 $62,410 $63,210 $30
+0.9%
$42,600–$76,360
Georgia #17 $62,290 $62,610 $30
+0.7%
$42,600–$75,030
Nevada #18 $62,280 $62,610 $30
+0.7%
$42,600–$75,030
Texas #19 $62,180 $62,610 $30
+0.5%
$42,600–$75,030
Arizona #20 $62,140 $61,710 $30
+0.5%
$42,600–$75,030
Washington #21 $62,130 $61,570 $30
+0.4%
$42,600–$75,030
Virginia #22 $62,070 $62,610 $30
+0.3%
$42,600–$75,030
Ohio #23 $61,820 $62,690 $30
-0.1%
$42,600–$75,030
Rhode Island #24 $61,650 $61,570 $30
-0.3%
$42,600–$75,030
Illinois #25 $61,530 $61,710 $30
-0.5%
$42,600–$75,030
Kentucky #26 $61,250 $62,610 $29
-1%
$42,600–$75,030
Indiana #27 $61,080 $61,710 $29
-1.3%
$42,600–$75,030
Vermont #28 $61,040 $61,050 $29
-1.3%
$42,600–$75,030
Minnesota #29 $60,940 $61,050 $29
-1.5%
$42,600–$75,030
Colorado #30 $60,930 $60,530 $29
-1.5%
$42,600–$75,030
Utah #31 $60,930 $60,530 $29
-1.5%
$42,600–$75,030
Alabama #32 $60,900 $61,640 $29
-1.6%
$42,600–$75,030
Pennsylvania #33 $60,890 $61,050 $29
-1.6%
$42,600–$75,030
Oregon #34 $60,840 $60,530 $29
-1.6%
$42,600–$75,030
Wisconsin #35 $60,830 $61,050 $29
-1.7%
$42,600–$75,030
Maine #36 $60,360 $62,130 $29
-2.4%
$42,600–$75,030
Mississippi #37 $60,160 $61,050 $29
-2.7%
$42,600–$75,030
Idaho #38 $60,020 $60,530 $29
-3%
$42,600–$75,030
New Mexico #39 $59,580 $59,970 $29
-3.7%
$42,600–$75,030
Kansas #40 $59,230 $60,530 $28
-4.3%
$42,600–$75,030
Wyoming #41 $59,150 $59,970 $28
-4.4%
$36,360–$75,030
Oklahoma #42 $58,870 $59,490 $28
-4.8%
$42,600–$75,030
West Virginia #43 $58,850 $61,050 $28
-4.9%
$42,600–$75,030
Missouri #44 $58,840 $59,970 $28
-4.9%
$42,600–$75,030
Iowa #45 $58,180 $59,970 $28
-5.9%
$42,600–$75,030
Arkansas #46 $58,070 $59,490 $28
-6.1%
$42,600–$75,030
Nebraska #47 $58,000 $59,490 $28
-6.2%
$42,600–$75,030
South Dakota #48 $56,450 $58,470 $27
-8.7%
$36,360–$75,030
Montana #49 $56,110 $58,470 $27
-9.3%
$36,360–$72,950
North Dakota #50 $55,880 $57,820 $27
-9.7%
$36,360–$74,030
Alaska #51 $53,970 $57,820 $26
-12.8%
$36,320–$71,930

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