Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $69,510 · median $52,830

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $112,730 $102,990 $54
+62.2%
$48,350–$178,710
District of Columbia #2 $99,500 $123,770 $48
+43.1%
$38,450–$129,760
New Jersey #3 $92,310 $99,990 $44
+32.8%
$47,130–$124,990
Montana #4 $89,580 $79,100 $43
+28.9%
$49,010–$194,630
Alaska #5 $88,330 $89,170 $42
+27.1%
$52,420–$123,120
New Mexico #6 $85,520 $76,170 $41
+23%
$38,340–$151,560
Washington #7 $84,480 $79,130 $41
+21.5%
$48,680–$114,090
Nevada #8 $83,470 $79,990 $40
+20.1%
$28,340–$153,680
Alabama #9 $80,820 $60,890 $39
+16.3%
$24,750–$236,210
South Carolina #10 $79,100 $56,580 $38
+13.8%
$36,530–$189,590
North Carolina #11 $74,610 $51,240 $36
+7.3%
$27,940–$126,380
Colorado #12 $73,650 $63,670 $35
+6%
$37,040–$128,220
Florida #13 $73,600 $49,310 $35
+5.9%
$31,190–$153,200
North Dakota #14 $72,320 $73,920 $35
+4%
$36,500–$115,920
Virginia #15 $72,040 $63,980 $35
+3.6%
$36,610–$122,100
New Hampshire #16 $70,160 $57,620 $34
+0.9%
$43,950–$97,780
Arizona #17 $70,070 $58,780 $34
+0.8%
$35,160–$113,460
South Dakota #18 $69,510 $65,170 $33
+0%
$45,970–$110,160
Oklahoma #19 $69,060 $47,980 $33
-0.6%
$27,480–$120,690
California #20 $67,570 $57,560 $32
-2.8%
$40,150–$111,320
Maryland #21 $67,460 $52,630 $32
-2.9%
$37,370–$99,990
Oregon #22 $65,740 $61,610 $32
-5.4%
$37,100–$105,020
Pennsylvania #23 $65,330 $56,040 $31
-6%
$31,500–$95,760
Georgia #24 $65,250 $46,730 $31
-6.1%
$30,220–$130,460
Maine #25 $64,840 $56,930 $31
-6.7%
$30,920–$114,130
Michigan #26 $64,380 $57,880 $31
-7.4%
$31,590–$104,170
Rhode Island #27 $64,260 $60,310 $31
-7.6%
$38,840–$122,430
Wisconsin #28 $64,190 $58,120 $31
-7.7%
$37,960–$96,780
Texas #29 $63,610 $45,740 $31
-8.5%
$29,110–$120,050
Kentucky #30 $63,180 $58,610 $30
-9.1%
$34,320–$105,000
Connecticut #31 $62,640 $46,770 $30
-9.9%
$39,820–$92,100
Minnesota #32 $61,420 $46,410 $30
-11.6%
$36,150–$108,040
West Virginia #33 $61,300 $59,050 $29
-11.8%
$32,180–$97,470
Hawaii #34 $61,130 $46,220 $29
-12.1%
$36,030–$101,750
Ohio #35 $59,310 $46,240 $29
-14.7%
$29,990–$96,840
Delaware #36 $58,630 $47,180 $28
-15.7%
$34,220–$103,140
Tennessee #37 $57,350 $46,250 $28
-17.5%
$32,160–$92,010
Illinois #38 $57,260 $59,220 $28
-17.6%
$35,830–$79,750
Indiana #39 $57,030 $46,880 $27
-18%
$27,550–$82,270
Nebraska #40 $56,920 $47,240 $27
-18.1%
$34,380–$90,530
Missouri #41 $56,080 $43,960 $27
-19.3%
$30,160–$104,770
Arkansas #42 $55,080 $38,180 $26
-20.8%
$24,600–$100,800
Utah #43 $53,610 $50,720 $26
-22.9%
$30,290–$82,790
Mississippi #44 $52,680 $39,550 $25
-24.2%
$20,950–$94,500
Wyoming #45 $52,450 $49,990 $25
-24.5%
$30,930–$87,430
Louisiana #46 $51,560 $45,850 $25
-25.8%
$20,210–$86,590
Kansas #47 $47,960 $39,770 $23
-31%
$30,190–$83,760
Idaho #48 $46,650 $39,820 $22
-32.9%
$21,120–$79,440

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