Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $45,690 · median $44,910

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $56,060 $52,570 $27
+22.7%
$52,570–$62,310
New York #2 $54,450 $50,220 $26
+19.2%
$47,500–$66,620
California #3 $53,670 $47,500 $26
+17.5%
$39,030–$77,220
Minnesota #4 $52,710 $55,040 $25
+15.4%
$37,830–$68,560
Nevada #5 $51,030 $51,400 $25
+11.7%
$35,200–$68,990
Massachusetts #6 $50,830 $45,300 $24
+11.2%
$37,020–$80,130
Alaska #7 $50,630 $49,300 $24
+10.8%
$42,550–$61,470
Rhode Island #8 $50,520 $51,100 $24
+10.6%
$43,040–$62,530
Maryland #9 $49,940 $51,440 $24
+9.3%
$37,530–$63,220
Oregon #10 $49,920 $48,300 $24
+9.3%
$40,420–$60,900
Vermont #11 $48,260 $47,860 $23
+5.6%
$46,300–$56,150
Hawaii #12 $47,860 $52,310 $23
+4.7%
$30,500–$53,890
New Jersey #13 $47,630 $45,780 $23
+4.2%
$39,180–$60,110
Colorado #14 $47,510 $46,130 $23
+4%
$41,310–$56,140
Montana #15 $47,460 $46,340 $23
+3.9%
$39,680–$58,280
Pennsylvania #16 $47,260 $44,790 $23
+3.4%
$37,930–$61,260
Connecticut #17 $47,230 $44,660 $23
+3.4%
$38,290–$68,540
Illinois #18 $47,130 $48,670 $23
+3.2%
$40,960–$48,700
Indiana #19 $47,100 $44,860 $23
+3.1%
$37,050–$72,800
Maine #20 $45,560 $46,720 $22
-0.3%
$40,650–$47,050
Michigan #21 $45,410 $45,800 $22
-0.6%
$34,860–$57,410
Iowa #22 $44,320 $39,260 $21
-3%
$35,060–$65,190
Utah #23 $43,740 $40,810 $21
-4.3%
$36,740–$55,220
Texas #24 $42,890 $42,560 $21
-6.1%
$30,430–$55,120
Missouri #25 $42,500 $39,840 $20
-7%
$33,290–$51,030
Ohio #26 $42,160 $38,480 $20
-7.7%
$33,740–$53,960
Oklahoma #27 $41,650 $44,960 $20
-8.8%
$31,520–$48,610
Kentucky #28 $40,040 $38,610 $19
-12.4%
$35,870–$48,310
North Carolina #29 $39,770 $38,400 $19
-13%
$35,340–$44,010
Florida #30 $38,680 $37,930 $19
-15.3%
$35,670–$44,370
Virginia #31 $38,540 $37,280 $19
-15.6%
$33,380–$45,850
Kansas #32 $37,940 $38,390 $18
-17%
$34,110–$45,620
West Virginia #33 $37,510 $37,910 $18
-17.9%
$25,020–$46,710
South Carolina #34 $35,600 $36,320 $17
-22.1%
$32,320–$39,660
Georgia #35 $35,510 $36,790 $17
-22.3%
$27,840–$41,790
Arkansas #36 $34,490 $36,270 $17
-24.5%
$27,030–$39,950
Louisiana #37 $32,940 $30,030 $16
-27.9%
$26,640–$44,560
Mississippi #38 $31,310 $30,510 $15
-31.5%
$24,420–$38,130
Alabama #39 $30,340 $27,150 $15
-33.6%
$25,180–$40,260

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