Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $52,370 · median $50,580

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $66,170 $62,880 $32
+26.4%
$47,670–$88,850
Massachusetts #2 $59,930 $60,110 $29
+14.4%
$46,520–$72,210
New Hampshire #3 $58,960 $58,830 $28
+12.6%
$42,820–$77,950
California #4 $57,060 $56,160 $27
+9%
$40,100–$75,110
Alaska #5 $56,890 $54,100 $27
+8.6%
$43,260–$71,390
New Jersey #6 $56,780 $57,460 $27
+8.4%
$39,690–$72,660
Minnesota #7 $56,430 $58,100 $27
+7.8%
$42,450–$68,620
Maryland #8 $56,050 $53,960 $27
+7%
$38,530–$76,900
New York #9 $55,910 $54,080 $27
+6.8%
$40,630–$74,030
Utah #10 $55,890 $54,950 $27
+6.7%
$36,360–$73,510
North Dakota #11 $55,620 $51,630 $27
+6.2%
$37,200–$77,250
Rhode Island #12 $55,560 $53,980 $27
+6.1%
$41,280–$75,080
Colorado #13 $55,380 $55,210 $27
+5.7%
$39,270–$71,100
Virginia #14 $55,310 $54,660 $27
+5.6%
$42,120–$69,240
Washington #15 $55,140 $52,910 $27
+5.3%
$43,760–$69,240
Wyoming #16 $55,090 $50,380 $26
+5.2%
$40,780–$70,080
Maine #17 $55,050 $53,070 $26
+5.1%
$41,550–$72,220
Pennsylvania #18 $54,880 $53,800 $26
+4.8%
$41,400–$71,550
Hawaii #19 $54,390 $53,890 $26
+3.9%
$42,100–$67,810
Nevada #20 $53,990 $51,530 $26
+3.1%
$35,080–$72,890
Oregon #21 $53,990 $52,700 $26
+3.1%
$40,630–$67,280
Alabama #22 $52,830 $52,940 $25
+0.9%
$38,790–$65,600
New Mexico #23 $52,770 $51,080 $25
+0.8%
$38,210–$71,480
Connecticut #24 $52,650 $50,510 $25
+0.5%
$34,010–$70,640
South Carolina #25 $52,100 $49,810 $25
-0.5%
$36,980–$72,080
Michigan #26 $51,830 $49,980 $25
-1%
$39,390–$65,550
Idaho #27 $51,620 $50,310 $25
-1.4%
$38,200–$65,000
Ohio #28 $51,410 $49,880 $25
-1.8%
$37,330–$64,360
Louisiana #29 $51,330 $49,680 $25
-2%
$38,100–$66,290
Kentucky #30 $51,260 $50,610 $25
-2.1%
$37,060–$64,410
North Carolina #31 $51,190 $50,390 $25
-2.3%
$37,990–$64,330
Oklahoma #32 $51,170 $49,940 $25
-2.3%
$37,620–$64,940
Wisconsin #33 $51,160 $49,410 $25
-2.3%
$40,090–$64,440
Georgia #34 $51,000 $50,730 $25
-2.6%
$33,870–$67,090
Missouri #35 $50,840 $48,820 $24
-2.9%
$33,480–$66,580
Vermont #36 $50,410 $47,960 $24
-3.7%
$39,400–$61,170
Arizona #37 $50,200 $47,970 $24
-4.1%
$37,250–$64,940
Nebraska #38 $50,190 $47,950 $24
-4.2%
$37,900–$64,940
Arkansas #39 $50,160 $47,760 $24
-4.2%
$37,040–$70,110
Florida #40 $49,960 $48,710 $24
-4.6%
$37,990–$62,650
Montana #41 $49,870 $49,560 $24
-4.8%
$39,030–$61,610
Illinois #42 $49,710 $47,770 $24
-5.1%
$37,490–$64,500
Iowa #43 $49,610 $48,870 $24
-5.3%
$38,370–$62,540
Indiana #44 $49,550 $49,210 $24
-5.4%
$36,150–$64,250
Delaware #45 $48,980 $47,470 $24
-6.5%
$39,060–$64,210
Texas #46 $48,790 $47,660 $23
-6.8%
$35,100–$64,400
West Virginia #47 $48,780 $48,050 $23
-6.9%
$36,110–$63,840
Kansas #48 $48,610 $47,730 $23
-7.2%
$36,330–$62,200
Mississippi #49 $47,400 $46,270 $23
-9.5%
$31,510–$64,530
South Dakota #50 $47,310 $46,690 $23
-9.7%
$34,870–$59,800
Tennessee #51 $43,270 $38,710 $21
-17.4%
$36,750–$57,790

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