Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $269,940 · median $281,870

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Missouri #1 $345,860 $312,680 $166
+28.1%
$122,240–$644,800
Minnesota #2 $333,320 $336,410 $160
+23.5%
$90,470–$446,520
Florida #3 $328,060 $316,200 $158
+21.5%
$71,680–$568,460
Louisiana #4 $321,300 $345,040 $154
+19%
$190,550–$443,710
California #5 $315,380 $353,500 $152
+16.8%
$113,990–$496,230
Maryland #6 $306,100 $305,320 $147
+13.4%
$154,720–$449,640
Vermont #7 $298,070 $302,770 $143
+10.4%
$77,450–$424,200
Indiana #8 $297,220 $284,110 $143
+10.1%
$161,820–$454,930
Connecticut #9 $292,660 $326,670 $141
+8.4%
$75,190–$481,590
Utah #10 $288,370 $299,670 $139
+6.8%
$158,990–$358,180
Wisconsin #11 $282,980 $331,070 $136
+4.8%
$86,340–$393,500
Pennsylvania #12 $282,370 $278,970 $136
+4.6%
$148,050–$394,740
Oregon #13 $282,210 $314,880 $136
+4.5%
$62,300–$391,230
Alaska #14 $278,800 $342,170 $134
+3.3%
$83,170–$421,650
Maine #15 $275,050 $300,180 $132
+1.9%
$110,690–$328,390
Iowa #16 $273,190 $295,270 $131
+1.2%
$77,320–$427,810
Virginia #17 $272,960 $295,010 $131
+1.1%
$129,440–$372,180
Oklahoma #18 $272,510 $271,640 $131
+1%
$123,220–$356,840
Michigan #19 $272,010 $291,850 $131
+0.8%
$81,390–$399,920
Hawaii #20 $271,330 $289,990 $130
+0.5%
$156,990–$302,450
South Dakota #21 $270,220 $226,180 $130
+0.1%
$130,000–$341,360
Illinois #22 $269,000 $258,740 $129
-0.3%
$134,770–$447,930
Washington #23 $265,600 $304,920 $128
-1.6%
$92,320–$363,850
Kansas #24 $265,280 $278,100 $128
-1.7%
$147,070–$339,990
Arizona #25 $264,260 $249,720 $127
-2.1%
$128,350–$385,760
Colorado #26 $258,210 $266,370 $124
-4.3%
$134,050–$353,330
Rhode Island #27 $257,290 $287,610 $124
-4.7%
$145,780–$480,690
New York #28 $252,840 $265,890 $122
-6.3%
$86,120–$443,340
Ohio #29 $250,210 $244,990 $120
-7.3%
$82,650–$423,440
New Jersey #30 $244,560 $194,070 $118
-9.4%
$87,120–$404,870
Delaware #31 $243,740 $279,410 $117
-9.7%
$57,150–$410,910
New Mexico #32 $238,260 $227,730 $115
-11.7%
$172,340–$388,100
Georgia #33 $227,430 $237,480 $109
-15.7%
$89,990–$369,790
South Carolina #34 $226,360 $237,250 $109
-16.1%
$129,250–$308,430
Kentucky #35 $221,190 $237,770 $106
-18.1%
$74,200–$361,640
Texas #36 $221,100 $228,460 $106
-18.1%
$73,330–$391,890
Mississippi #37 $218,620 $213,680 $105
-19%
$61,380–$339,790
Tennessee #38 $210,520 $214,880 $101
-22%
$65,820–$359,990
Nevada #39 $203,980 $210,030 $98
-24.4%
$100,880–$377,600
North Carolina #40 $201,840 $168,880 $97
-25.2%
$101,080–$297,250
New Hampshire #41 $199,220 $246,140 $96
-26.2%
$69,970–$294,770
Nebraska #42 $196,590 $135,180 $95
-27.2%
$53,160–$353,450
Arkansas #43 $182,100 $124,750 $88
-32.5%
$66,030–$375,080
District of Columbia #44 $181,090 $183,080 $87
-32.9%
$45,150–$304,250
West Virginia #45 $173,570 $63,320 $83
-35.7%
$63,320–$465,770
Idaho #46 $159,470 $75,470 $77
-40.9%
$75,470–$302,230

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