Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $381,530 · median $420,860

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
North Dakota #1 $556,170 $553,140 $267
+45.8%
$207,050–$785,060
South Dakota #2 $534,640 $586,010 $257
+40.1%
$233,620–$669,020
Minnesota #3 $527,740 $708,340 $254
+38.3%
$81,490–$708,340
Arizona #4 $478,540 $470,640 $230
+25.4%
$79,470–$688,200
Maine #5 $448,540 $555,750 $216
+17.6%
$135,080–$591,070
New Hampshire #6 $447,500 $506,010 $215
+17.3%
$78,360–$523,650
Florida #7 $434,010 $417,690 $209
+13.8%
$192,020–$665,450
Maryland #8 $428,880 $581,510 $206
+12.4%
$99,470–$626,170
Pennsylvania #9 $418,720 $455,380 $201
+9.7%
$100,040–$543,750
Georgia #10 $416,100 $335,190 $200
+9.1%
$164,670–$813,360
Massachusetts #11 $391,790 $426,560 $188
+2.7%
$113,600–$591,970
West Virginia #12 $390,970 $471,650 $188
+2.5%
$65,010–$734,750
Wisconsin #13 $381,720 $392,610 $184
+0%
$126,160–$630,260
Virginia #14 $380,580 $376,270 $183
-0.2%
$117,530–$614,360
Utah #15 $378,420 $417,250 $182
-0.8%
$165,740–$450,010
Michigan #16 $376,210 $485,920 $181
-1.4%
$82,250–$558,760
New Jersey #17 $374,880 $482,700 $180
-1.7%
$84,210–$673,000
Indiana #18 $360,390 $430,640 $173
-5.5%
$79,520–$443,000
Iowa #19 $344,000 $405,220 $165
-9.8%
$84,500–$533,880
Colorado #20 $343,570 $344,270 $165
-9.9%
$129,370–$684,280
Kentucky #21 $338,210 $279,990 $163
-11.4%
$82,650–$752,080
New York #22 $336,460 $441,580 $162
-11.8%
$81,760–$544,890
Nevada #23 $334,320 $386,210 $161
-12.4%
$102,420–$465,780
Montana #24 $319,460 $360,330 $154
-16.3%
$112,380–$412,670
California #25 $309,990 $270,560 $149
-18.8%
$96,610–$499,880
Texas #26 $292,220 $319,320 $140
-23.4%
$77,270–$503,900
District of Columbia #27 $268,900 $182,450 $129
-29.5%
$110,760–$456,110
Wyoming #28 $266,420 $161,750 $128
-30.2%
$97,240–$409,940
Ohio #29 $264,470 $260,000 $127
-30.7%
$69,210–$471,600
South Carolina #30 $232,030 $174,480 $112
-39.2%
$53,890–$482,100
Connecticut #31 $227,700 $191,990 $109
-40.3%
$86,930–$440,120
Kansas #32 $199,480 $179,990 $96
-47.7%
$179,990–$259,570
Arkansas #33 $140,990 $75,600 $68
-63%
$63,800–$289,680
New Mexico #34 $127,900 $96,170 $61
-66.5%
$66,580–$227,530

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