Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $51,820 · median $46,850

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $70,080 $61,590 $34
+35.2%
$44,030–$103,400
North Dakota #2 $65,880 $63,050 $32
+27.1%
$58,190–$76,120
District of Columbia #3 $63,780 $49,680 $31
+23.1%
$49,670–$95,530
Connecticut #4 $62,980 $56,340 $30
+21.5%
$39,510–$97,140
Washington #5 $62,270 $58,050 $30
+20.2%
$46,050–$84,500
Louisiana #6 $61,950 $47,990 $30
+19.5%
$34,130–$128,130
Wyoming #7 $60,080 $67,640 $29
+15.9%
$36,620–$76,870
New Jersey #8 $59,410 $49,730 $29
+14.6%
$39,700–$92,670
Rhode Island #9 $59,310 $47,020 $29
+14.5%
$46,670–$85,800
Massachusetts #10 $59,030 $47,320 $28
+13.9%
$38,770–$101,760
Oregon #11 $58,570 $54,970 $28
+13%
$42,650–$83,510
Alabama #12 $57,150 $54,040 $27
+10.3%
$35,230–$80,110
Georgia #13 $57,030 $55,000 $27
+10.1%
$34,900–$85,510
Kentucky #14 $56,550 $58,540 $27
+9.1%
$33,000–$77,790
Colorado #15 $56,410 $47,840 $27
+8.9%
$36,460–$89,510
Virginia #16 $56,260 $47,530 $27
+8.6%
$28,850–$97,240
Vermont #17 $55,900 $50,030 $27
+7.9%
$40,750–$82,180
New Mexico #18 $55,670 $48,240 $27
+7.4%
$37,300–$77,010
Minnesota #19 $55,350 $48,010 $27
+6.8%
$37,660–$81,840
Idaho #20 $55,120 $54,550 $27
+6.4%
$29,450–$75,710
South Dakota #21 $54,400 $49,350 $26
+5%
$41,190–$76,680
Illinois #22 $54,300 $49,350 $26
+4.8%
$37,280–$75,020
Utah #23 $53,910 $43,900 $26
+4%
$35,400–$85,050
Hawaii #24 $53,830 $48,720 $26
+3.9%
$38,820–$71,000
Maine #25 $53,320 $51,150 $26
+2.9%
$38,550–$74,410
Pennsylvania #26 $52,840 $48,650 $25
+2%
$36,230–$77,220
New York #27 $52,370 $47,960 $25
+1.1%
$37,130–$76,600
Texas #28 $51,980 $49,990 $25
+0.3%
$30,070–$72,800
Nebraska #29 $51,060 $47,050 $25
-1.5%
$37,040–$68,040
Delaware #30 $50,860 $48,840 $24
-1.9%
$39,200–$73,560
Arizona #31 $50,180 $48,330 $24
-3.2%
$37,130–$60,670
Florida #32 $49,620 $45,990 $24
-4.2%
$34,410–$67,980
Wisconsin #33 $49,540 $46,530 $24
-4.4%
$32,930–$69,990
Ohio #34 $49,300 $42,620 $24
-4.9%
$31,650–$78,210
Missouri #35 $49,190 $45,180 $24
-5.1%
$37,260–$62,600
Montana #36 $49,040 $45,240 $24
-5.4%
$37,410–$59,900
California #37 $48,570 $44,480 $23
-6.3%
$35,940–$69,260
Michigan #38 $48,060 $44,580 $23
-7.3%
$31,040–$72,400
West Virginia #39 $47,640 $48,050 $23
-8.1%
$28,810–$64,240
Maryland #40 $46,830 $40,860 $23
-9.6%
$36,590–$67,630
Tennessee #41 $46,320 $46,060 $22
-10.6%
$35,320–$59,800
Mississippi #42 $45,800 $41,500 $22
-11.6%
$29,270–$71,960
Indiana #43 $45,570 $44,390 $22
-12.1%
$30,450–$62,520
North Carolina #44 $45,010 $45,890 $22
-13.1%
$30,440–$59,600
New Hampshire #45 $44,860 $42,600 $22
-13.4%
$34,630–$57,300
Nevada #46 $43,980 $40,120 $21
-15.1%
$34,400–$62,550
Iowa #47 $43,400 $39,630 $21
-16.2%
$34,370–$58,220
Kansas #48 $43,090 $41,980 $21
-16.8%
$30,930–$57,430
Arkansas #49 $41,230 $35,210 $20
-20.4%
$24,580–$70,670
South Carolina #50 $40,730 $35,990 $20
-21.4%
$30,900–$55,310
Oklahoma #51 $40,340 $38,260 $19
-22.2%
$27,200–$57,320

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