Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $111,210 · median $110,840

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Kentucky #1 $150,370 $149,990 $72
+35.2%
$88,610–$185,390
California #2 $139,610 $157,540 $67
+25.5%
$45,150–$198,950
Virginia #3 $137,140 $140,640 $66
+23.3%
$75,070–$185,220
Hawaii #4 $135,370 $135,680 $65
+21.7%
$85,930–$192,190
South Carolina #5 $130,730 $136,990 $63
+17.6%
$94,600–$164,200
Tennessee #6 $130,530 $138,070 $63
+17.4%
$78,920–$163,180
Nevada #7 $128,750 $146,850 $62
+15.8%
$46,990–$167,360
Alabama #8 $127,540 $136,070 $61
+14.7%
$64,230–$160,800
Florida #9 $126,600 $134,690 $61
+13.8%
$73,920–$166,260
Iowa #10 $126,600 $138,420 $61
+13.8%
$46,760–$159,410
District of Columbia #11 $126,300 $125,110 $61
+13.6%
$59,880–$169,170
Ohio #12 $122,720 $132,060 $59
+10.3%
$54,850–$160,260
Oklahoma #13 $121,430 $141,290 $58
+9.2%
$64,790–$173,200
New Jersey #14 $121,370 $132,220 $58
+9.1%
$96,700–$153,150
Washington #15 $121,300 $128,230 $58
+9.1%
$69,590–$153,960
Arizona #16 $121,090 $137,510 $58
+8.9%
$56,320–$171,850
Massachusetts #17 $120,730 $129,410 $58
+8.6%
$59,240–$168,900
South Dakota #18 $119,830 $132,170 $58
+7.8%
$33,880–$168,080
Missouri #19 $118,600 $134,890 $57
+6.6%
$49,230–$161,490
Nebraska #20 $118,190 $131,640 $57
+6.3%
$34,170–$169,980
New York #21 $117,800 $128,320 $57
+5.9%
$50,210–$164,580
Indiana #22 $117,770 $123,640 $57
+5.9%
$64,570–$163,330
Maryland #23 $116,930 $109,970 $56
+5.1%
$63,080–$186,120
Utah #24 $115,570 $135,200 $56
+3.9%
$38,060–$156,790
North Carolina #25 $114,180 $126,440 $55
+2.7%
$53,620–$166,050
New Hampshire #26 $114,050 $120,790 $55
+2.6%
$66,860–$146,240
Colorado #27 $111,870 $120,660 $54
+0.6%
$50,220–$156,870
Connecticut #28 $111,450 $125,020 $54
+0.2%
$60,880–$157,290
Montana #29 $110,110 $126,960 $53
-1%
$33,880–$159,740
Arkansas #30 $107,810 $114,340 $52
-3.1%
$47,180–$156,810
Rhode Island #31 $105,650 $130,960 $51
-5%
$32,250–$170,250
Minnesota #32 $105,280 $115,650 $51
-5.3%
$57,250–$145,520
Pennsylvania #33 $104,630 $95,650 $50
-5.9%
$60,170–$154,520
Louisiana #34 $103,070 $104,460 $50
-7.3%
$56,090–$157,350
Idaho #35 $102,720 $121,140 $49
-7.6%
$42,800–$166,850
Oregon #36 $100,600 $86,680 $48
-9.5%
$81,800–$146,240
Wisconsin #37 $100,480 $81,860 $48
-9.6%
$55,160–$154,260
Mississippi #38 $95,200 $103,380 $46
-14.4%
$24,750–$158,620
Michigan #39 $93,230 $88,510 $45
-16.2%
$40,250–$149,010
Vermont #40 $91,600 $81,080 $44
-17.6%
$62,980–$142,600
Illinois #41 $90,800 $69,810 $44
-18.4%
$48,270–$162,070
West Virginia #42 $68,690 $46,350 $33
-38.2%
$34,240–$142,270

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