Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $46,610 · median $45,130

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $63,160 $67,430 $30
+35.5%
$42,440–$78,460
New York #2 $60,080 $58,080 $29
+28.9%
$41,650–$85,920
California #3 $58,780 $49,140 $28
+26.1%
$40,880–$88,090
Oregon #4 $58,140 $59,820 $28
+24.7%
$44,570–$73,530
Connecticut #5 $57,720 $55,500 $28
+23.8%
$41,250–$77,540
Alaska #6 $57,280 $51,650 $28
+22.9%
$40,270–$77,830
New Jersey #7 $56,400 $54,040 $27
+21%
$45,770–$64,620
Washington #8 $55,160 $52,470 $27
+18.3%
$44,030–$76,730
Hawaii #9 $54,750 $55,150 $26
+17.5%
$45,830–$63,720
Massachusetts #10 $53,840 $52,000 $26
+15.5%
$40,140–$66,330
Nebraska #11 $53,800 $57,370 $26
+15.4%
$39,490–$62,000
New Hampshire #12 $50,860 $44,660 $24
+9.1%
$44,180–$60,530
Rhode Island #13 $50,310 $48,520 $24
+7.9%
$43,450–$62,490
Colorado #14 $48,960 $47,430 $24
+5%
$40,940–$59,810
Vermont #15 $48,650 $47,560 $23
+4.4%
$40,630–$58,360
Wisconsin #16 $48,190 $40,290 $23
+3.4%
$32,560–$84,760
Virginia #17 $48,110 $48,320 $23
+3.2%
$38,580–$58,530
Georgia #18 $47,350 $46,250 $23
+1.6%
$37,530–$58,130
Nevada #19 $47,110 $46,450 $23
+1.1%
$38,480–$56,250
Michigan #20 $46,530 $43,140 $22
-0.2%
$36,630–$72,550
Maine #21 $46,180 $45,320 $22
-0.9%
$39,320–$51,740
Illinois #22 $46,090 $46,200 $22
-1.1%
$36,820–$53,620
Maryland #23 $45,700 $45,520 $22
-2%
$34,500–$61,190
Arizona #24 $45,280 $45,640 $22
-2.9%
$36,240–$56,420
Minnesota #25 $45,160 $40,300 $22
-3.1%
$36,830–$58,490
Florida #26 $44,900 $43,570 $22
-3.7%
$35,280–$57,290
Pennsylvania #27 $44,750 $43,930 $22
-4%
$36,920–$54,000
Missouri #28 $44,340 $45,840 $21
-4.9%
$34,870–$55,530
South Carolina #29 $43,880 $40,970 $21
-5.9%
$35,390–$53,170
North Dakota #30 $43,620 $39,960 $21
-6.4%
$38,350–$55,760
Idaho #31 $42,800 $41,490 $21
-8.2%
$37,980–$48,180
Indiana #32 $42,750 $40,910 $21
-8.3%
$36,010–$50,190
Kansas #33 $42,370 $43,780 $20
-9.1%
$36,710–$49,300
North Carolina #34 $42,270 $40,630 $20
-9.3%
$33,900–$50,530
Oklahoma #35 $42,250 $39,060 $20
-9.4%
$34,080–$62,400
Kentucky #36 $42,240 $40,370 $20
-9.4%
$31,300–$54,750
Tennessee #37 $42,190 $39,800 $20
-9.5%
$31,370–$53,940
Utah #38 $41,980 $40,770 $20
-9.9%
$34,760–$47,870
Texas #39 $41,750 $39,970 $20
-10.4%
$33,240–$49,250
New Mexico #40 $41,720 $39,020 $20
-10.5%
$31,390–$49,760
Montana #41 $41,710 $39,190 $20
-10.5%
$35,030–$54,350
Iowa #42 $41,580 $42,910 $20
-10.8%
$36,370–$46,310
Ohio #43 $40,880 $39,140 $20
-12.3%
$31,550–$48,840
Delaware #44 $39,790 $38,410 $19
-14.6%
$32,100–$47,320
Mississippi #45 $36,120 $35,320 $17
-22.5%
$27,540–$49,770
Arkansas #46 $35,980 $35,930 $17
-22.8%
$29,790–$44,130
Alabama #47 $35,600 $36,680 $17
-23.6%
$23,330–$45,870
West Virginia #48 $34,840 $34,100 $17
-25.3%
$30,130–$44,270
Louisiana #49 $32,310 $31,440 $16
-30.7%
$28,400–$36,830

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