Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $54,290 · median $51,810

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Florida #1 $68,810 $62,090 $33
+26.7%
$56,770–$84,660
Illinois #2 $65,210 $57,200 $31
+20.1%
$47,020–$84,290
Tennessee #3 $64,480 $71,880 $31
+18.8%
$38,650–$72,690
Massachusetts #4 $63,350 $62,820 $30
+16.7%
$40,240–$91,100
Washington #5 $61,470 $54,210 $30
+13.2%
$47,750–$89,170
Ohio #6 $57,120 $60,770 $27
+5.2%
$39,080–$72,170
Indiana #7 $55,360 $61,430 $27
+2%
$43,320–$65,010
Texas #8 $54,500 $52,100 $26
+0.4%
$39,730–$71,540
Michigan #9 $54,290 $60,280 $26
+0%
$37,560–$71,970
Oregon #10 $54,110 $52,010 $26
-0.3%
$36,740–$77,080
Alabama #11 $53,680 $47,330 $26
-1.1%
$39,680–$67,400
North Carolina #12 $52,450 $57,700 $25
-3.4%
$37,450–$63,150
Missouri #13 $52,230 $48,850 $25
-3.8%
$42,750–$59,240
Wisconsin #14 $51,730 $47,880 $25
-4.7%
$37,580–$67,820
Iowa #15 $51,340 $49,010 $25
-5.4%
$41,690–$63,490
Arkansas #16 $49,540 $45,410 $24
-8.7%
$39,400–$63,530
Kansas #17 $47,280 $50,530 $23
-12.9%
$34,620–$55,500
Pennsylvania #18 $46,480 $47,220 $22
-14.4%
$37,590–$54,230
Kentucky #19 $46,420 $38,800 $22
-14.5%
$38,800–$68,300
Utah #20 $45,870 $45,140 $22
-15.5%
$37,710–$60,490
California #21 $45,450 $44,150 $22
-16.3%
$38,150–$55,230
Mississippi #22 $44,580 $43,370 $21
-17.9%
$37,470–$50,570
Virginia #23 $44,470 $39,420 $21
-18.1%
$31,200–$62,970

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