Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $43,990 · median $42,240

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $51,030 $48,380 $25
+16%
$37,030–$71,450
Washington #2 $50,940 $48,640 $24
+15.8%
$39,500–$64,560
Massachusetts #3 $50,910 $48,190 $24
+15.7%
$37,850–$65,980
Minnesota #4 $50,770 $48,770 $24
+15.4%
$41,270–$60,220
California #5 $50,350 $46,650 $24
+14.5%
$35,150–$70,370
New Hampshire #6 $50,170 $49,010 $24
+14%
$32,940–$69,990
Rhode Island #7 $49,260 $45,280 $24
+12%
$33,460–$67,940
North Dakota #8 $49,220 $48,590 $24
+11.9%
$35,900–$62,850
New Jersey #9 $48,560 $43,880 $23
+10.4%
$36,550–$77,100
Oregon #10 $48,390 $47,160 $23
+10%
$34,300–$62,460
Montana #11 $48,340 $47,230 $23
+9.9%
$38,460–$58,950
Alaska #12 $47,310 $46,180 $23
+7.5%
$44,720–$50,810
Virginia #13 $47,190 $42,890 $23
+7.3%
$34,220–$66,470
Maryland #14 $47,160 $46,950 $23
+7.2%
$32,720–$61,780
Connecticut #15 $47,020 $43,620 $23
+6.9%
$38,580–$59,580
Colorado #16 $46,540 $44,750 $22
+5.8%
$36,400–$59,050
Maine #17 $46,510 $43,780 $22
+5.7%
$38,950–$58,090
Vermont #18 $46,040 $44,710 $22
+4.7%
$35,090–$58,820
Illinois #19 $44,630 $44,130 $21
+1.5%
$35,090–$58,790
Nevada #20 $43,370 $38,790 $21
-1.4%
$35,440–$55,580
Florida #21 $43,270 $40,660 $21
-1.6%
$31,200–$58,780
Arizona #22 $43,240 $41,480 $21
-1.7%
$31,620–$59,950
District of Columbia #23 $43,200 $38,480 $21
-1.8%
$36,600–$56,490
Nebraska #24 $42,370 $45,980 $20
-3.7%
$29,440–$47,130
Michigan #25 $42,010 $39,730 $20
-4.5%
$32,540–$53,830
North Carolina #26 $42,010 $39,130 $20
-4.5%
$27,420–$61,060
Georgia #27 $41,790 $39,380 $20
-5%
$28,500–$60,690
Pennsylvania #28 $41,630 $40,010 $20
-5.4%
$28,580–$58,330
Utah #29 $41,480 $39,240 $20
-5.7%
$32,200–$55,320
Wisconsin #30 $41,400 $41,690 $20
-5.9%
$30,090–$46,910
Kansas #31 $41,000 $37,680 $20
-6.8%
$24,880–$60,520
Missouri #32 $40,970 $36,510 $20
-6.9%
$28,600–$62,730
Indiana #33 $40,840 $38,850 $20
-7.2%
$27,760–$59,120
Texas #34 $40,570 $37,630 $20
-7.8%
$28,750–$58,660
New Mexico #35 $40,500 $37,540 $19
-7.9%
$31,220–$53,030
Hawaii #36 $40,360 $36,930 $19
-8.3%
$30,530–$59,480
Iowa #37 $39,960 $36,850 $19
-9.2%
$31,090–$49,780
Louisiana #38 $39,650 $33,800 $19
-9.9%
$21,450–$58,520
Ohio #39 $39,490 $38,590 $19
-10.2%
$28,390–$50,710
Delaware #40 $38,920 $34,530 $19
-11.5%
$31,200–$53,720
South Dakota #41 $38,540 $38,420 $19
-12.4%
$29,070–$48,210
Idaho #42 $37,940 $37,160 $18
-13.8%
$31,320–$46,120
Arkansas #43 $37,390 $38,300 $18
-15%
$26,330–$48,750
Tennessee #44 $37,230 $34,700 $18
-15.4%
$27,930–$49,830
South Carolina #45 $37,190 $35,780 $18
-15.5%
$24,080–$50,310
Wyoming #46 $36,440 $34,500 $18
-17.2%
$34,260–$42,870
Oklahoma #47 $35,270 $35,390 $17
-19.8%
$22,690–$46,150
Mississippi #48 $34,070 $30,900 $16
-22.6%
$23,400–$47,190
West Virginia #49 $32,860 $31,840 $16
-25.3%
$22,090–$43,210
Kentucky #50 $31,560 $30,260 $15
-28.3%
$19,600–$46,740
Alabama #51 $29,650 $27,650 $14
-32.6%
$22,550–$37,880

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