Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $70,680 · median $67,530

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $101,040 $108,680 $49
+43%
$81,430–$119,060
Maryland #2 $86,590 $89,430 $42
+22.5%
$64,740–$103,540
New York #3 $84,170 $84,580 $40
+19.1%
$56,680–$109,040
Colorado #4 $82,940 $86,630 $40
+17.3%
$59,190–$112,820
Delaware #5 $80,070 $78,900 $39
+13.3%
$51,830–$95,100
Illinois #6 $79,540 $84,570 $38
+12.5%
$49,820–$96,170
New Jersey #7 $78,940 $78,750 $38
+11.7%
$65,260–$84,360
Oregon #8 $78,650 $87,470 $38
+11.3%
$52,900–$90,510
Utah #9 $78,560 $83,980 $38
+11.1%
$48,880–$103,080
California #10 $75,020 $68,370 $36
+6.1%
$49,910–$115,840
Virginia #11 $73,670 $83,720 $35
+4.2%
$58,680–$83,870
Idaho #12 $72,910 $85,420 $35
+3.2%
$46,120–$85,420
Minnesota #13 $71,910 $77,800 $35
+1.7%
$42,610–$88,620
New Mexico #14 $71,610 $67,550 $34
+1.3%
$52,020–$85,470
Arizona #15 $71,210 $81,230 $34
+0.7%
$46,360–$95,010
Georgia #16 $70,330 $64,230 $34
-0.5%
$49,930–$90,020
South Dakota #17 $69,030 $71,750 $33
-2.3%
$46,250–$79,060
Maine #18 $67,300 $60,090 $32
-4.8%
$42,600–$94,310
Pennsylvania #19 $65,670 $62,350 $32
-7.1%
$49,640–$79,050
Oklahoma #20 $64,130 $60,540 $31
-9.3%
$45,650–$81,180
Washington #21 $63,880 $63,410 $31
-9.6%
$49,810–$80,190
Tennessee #22 $63,790 $60,090 $31
-9.7%
$47,480–$80,400
Indiana #23 $63,340 $60,490 $30
-10.4%
$40,880–$84,890
Wisconsin #24 $62,880 $58,870 $30
-11%
$44,490–$88,010
Iowa #25 $62,280 $60,550 $30
-11.9%
$46,090–$84,910
Michigan #26 $62,180 $64,370 $30
-12%
$38,700–$83,370
Wyoming #27 $61,980 $59,040 $30
-12.3%
$47,180–$86,970
Missouri #28 $61,780 $68,290 $30
-12.6%
$45,020–$70,980
Kentucky #29 $60,630 $59,430 $29
-14.2%
$39,950–$80,350
Texas #30 $59,740 $59,330 $29
-15.5%
$46,210–$79,020
Mississippi #31 $58,460 $47,480 $28
-17.3%
$35,920–$77,780
Florida #32 $57,750 $62,260 $28
-18.3%
$40,500–$66,820
Nevada #33 $57,730 $48,100 $28
-18.3%
$39,110–$87,080
Kansas #34 $57,580 $48,160 $28
-18.5%
$38,830–$87,190
Ohio #35 $56,590 $53,480 $27
-19.9%
$49,900–$64,840
Arkansas #36 $56,390 $53,810 $27
-20.2%
$36,230–$85,100
North Carolina #37 $56,150 $47,880 $27
-20.6%
$45,120–$76,870
Alabama #38 $55,560 $58,080 $27
-21.4%
$37,220–$77,990
Louisiana #39 $53,550 $47,970 $26
-24.2%
$47,320–$77,440
West Virginia #40 $52,940 $50,800 $25
-25.1%
$45,190–$59,580

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