Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $164,760 · median $146,910

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $217,060 $197,600 $104
+31.7%
$117,350–$346,130
New York #2 $203,900 $180,880 $98
+23.8%
$108,180–$323,190
Virginia #3 $192,100 $176,340 $92
+16.6%
$106,880–$312,040
New Jersey #4 $185,230 $174,980 $89
+12.4%
$99,370–$288,690
California #5 $185,180 $167,980 $89
+12.4%
$97,800–$300,800
Massachusetts #6 $181,950 $171,740 $87
+10.4%
$93,220–$315,920
Colorado #7 $170,820 $162,870 $82
+3.7%
$98,180–$238,240
Washington #8 $168,850 $159,440 $81
+2.5%
$104,500–$255,280
Connecticut #9 $167,860 $154,210 $81
+1.9%
$78,130–$288,180
Maryland #10 $166,120 $149,380 $80
+0.8%
$82,180–$282,160
Delaware #11 $165,760 $153,010 $80
+0.6%
$107,670–$265,000
Rhode Island #12 $163,300 $156,080 $79
-0.9%
$83,400–$252,810
Maine #13 $151,990 $166,940 $73
-7.8%
$77,970–$195,860
Georgia #14 $150,060 $134,500 $72
-8.9%
$87,120–$227,310
Minnesota #15 $148,840 $139,040 $72
-9.7%
$86,110–$208,970
Utah #16 $148,790 $132,670 $72
-9.7%
$80,370–$262,990
North Carolina #17 $146,900 $132,280 $71
-10.8%
$79,320–$229,270
Illinois #18 $142,720 $131,990 $69
-13.4%
$75,730–$221,440
New Hampshire #19 $142,510 $132,660 $69
-13.5%
$86,770–$212,900
Texas #20 $142,060 $126,670 $68
-13.8%
$78,400–$220,000
Oregon #21 $138,720 $131,190 $67
-15.8%
$77,070–$209,670
Florida #22 $137,560 $127,550 $66
-16.5%
$73,050–$215,050
Arkansas #23 $136,310 $104,170 $66
-17.3%
$57,810–$305,140
Nevada #24 $135,800 $114,130 $65
-17.6%
$66,630–$211,510
Kansas #25 $135,260 $129,760 $65
-17.9%
$83,430–$196,150
Ohio #26 $132,030 $118,670 $63
-19.9%
$59,540–$211,290
Tennessee #27 $131,930 $127,390 $63
-19.9%
$58,420–$192,800
Michigan #28 $131,830 $117,900 $63
-20%
$70,680–$213,360
Arizona #29 $131,310 $114,400 $63
-20.3%
$80,000–$213,370
Pennsylvania #30 $130,880 $118,050 $63
-20.6%
$68,890–$206,910
Alaska #31 $129,370 $120,920 $62
-21.5%
$73,550–$193,980
Wisconsin #32 $129,050 $113,980 $62
-21.7%
$73,700–$216,460
Missouri #33 $128,330 $114,710 $62
-22.1%
$74,350–$203,610
Indiana #34 $128,300 $114,960 $62
-22.1%
$75,520–$198,300
Iowa #35 $128,080 $120,730 $62
-22.3%
$74,040–$194,860
New Mexico #36 $127,030 $115,260 $61
-22.9%
$77,160–$200,860
South Carolina #37 $125,350 $104,920 $60
-23.9%
$65,160–$212,260
Kentucky #38 $123,770 $112,320 $60
-24.9%
$73,470–$171,620
North Dakota #39 $122,450 $114,110 $59
-25.7%
$77,350–$167,840
Nebraska #40 $117,790 $104,440 $57
-28.5%
$64,580–$182,760
Hawaii #41 $115,930 $105,010 $56
-29.6%
$73,090–$174,520
Mississippi #42 $114,260 $97,160 $55
-30.7%
$67,750–$190,420
Alabama #43 $112,490 $98,210 $54
-31.7%
$63,380–$176,630
Montana #44 $111,870 $99,990 $54
-32.1%
$72,980–$147,470
Louisiana #45 $110,400 $94,380 $53
-33%
$66,150–$183,030
Oklahoma #46 $110,350 $96,030 $53
-33%
$59,990–$184,810
Idaho #47 $103,660 $98,160 $50
-37.1%
$60,070–$152,480
West Virginia #48 $94,410 $82,380 $45
-42.7%
$59,300–$161,120

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