Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $67,630 · median $61,960

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $95,420 $98,170 $46
+41.1%
$60,940–$115,370
Texas #2 $90,570 $62,490 $44
+33.9%
$36,210–$213,790
District of Columbia #3 $88,060 $95,640 $42
+30.2%
$50,840–$118,340
Washington #4 $81,020 $77,860 $39
+19.8%
$61,070–$108,200
New Hampshire #5 $78,410 $82,280 $38
+15.9%
$53,060–$98,310
Minnesota #6 $75,120 $76,360 $36
+11.1%
$55,210–$97,570
Hawaii #7 $71,690 $64,500 $34
+6%
$45,920–$95,040
Nevada #8 $71,530 $78,730 $34
+5.8%
$46,380–$98,630
New York #9 $68,960 $65,520 $33
+2%
$49,940–$91,370
Connecticut #10 $68,280 $63,240 $33
+1%
$46,350–$101,650
Oregon #11 $67,670 $66,530 $33
+0.1%
$51,210–$83,780
Colorado #12 $67,540 $66,580 $32
-0.1%
$44,530–$88,120
Arizona #13 $67,490 $62,610 $32
-0.2%
$49,710–$90,230
Massachusetts #14 $66,680 $62,820 $32
-1.4%
$49,090–$94,890
Virginia #15 $66,490 $61,270 $32
-1.7%
$49,580–$87,020
New Jersey #16 $65,780 $60,400 $32
-2.7%
$49,810–$85,580
Vermont #17 $65,160 $63,380 $31
-3.7%
$49,830–$79,170
Maryland #18 $63,340 $64,300 $30
-6.3%
$39,220–$95,490
Ohio #19 $62,290 $60,770 $30
-7.9%
$46,440–$84,910
Wisconsin #20 $62,180 $59,350 $30
-8.1%
$48,650–$81,330
Missouri #21 $62,160 $58,620 $30
-8.1%
$43,000–$93,500
New Mexico #22 $61,680 $49,210 $30
-8.8%
$41,600–$110,470
Michigan #23 $60,860 $61,700 $29
-10%
$42,270–$73,690
Nebraska #24 $60,600 $62,980 $29
-10.4%
$40,370–$79,080
Alabama #25 $60,460 $57,360 $29
-10.6%
$43,840–$87,110
Florida #26 $60,090 $57,980 $29
-11.1%
$41,400–$86,610
Maine #27 $60,050 $57,560 $29
-11.2%
$39,480–$77,130
Pennsylvania #28 $59,450 $58,940 $29
-12.1%
$39,690–$80,340
Illinois #29 $59,160 $54,910 $28
-12.5%
$40,560–$86,190
West Virginia #30 $59,120 $49,010 $28
-12.6%
$36,580–$118,410
Iowa #31 $59,030 $56,140 $28
-12.7%
$43,580–$81,970
Utah #32 $58,520 $56,640 $28
-13.5%
$31,730–$86,260
Kentucky #33 $58,460 $59,240 $28
-13.6%
$37,850–$77,590
Georgia #34 $58,080 $52,010 $28
-14.1%
$29,330–$92,500
Montana #35 $57,730 $51,110 $28
-14.6%
$38,210–$86,260
North Dakota #36 $56,980 $58,370 $27
-15.7%
$40,100–$70,570
North Carolina #37 $55,950 $51,030 $27
-17.3%
$41,490–$78,340
Indiana #38 $55,700 $53,770 $27
-17.6%
$38,550–$76,750
Tennessee #39 $55,030 $51,910 $26
-18.6%
$37,080–$78,850
Idaho #40 $54,920 $49,720 $26
-18.8%
$39,920–$72,360
Delaware #41 $54,860 $51,110 $26
-18.9%
$42,640–$76,290
South Dakota #42 $53,620 $46,850 $26
-20.7%
$41,390–$83,780
Louisiana #43 $53,360 $51,150 $26
-21.1%
$36,590–$67,220
Oklahoma #44 $52,540 $50,480 $25
-22.3%
$32,920–$77,910
South Carolina #45 $51,870 $48,880 $25
-23.3%
$38,290–$74,670
Arkansas #46 $47,890 $42,670 $23
-29.2%
$31,130–$82,960
Mississippi #47 $45,200 $39,560 $22
-33.2%
$30,570–$65,170
Kansas #48 $43,550 $40,010 $21
-35.6%
$29,720–$60,720

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