Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $78,100 · median $78,540

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Wyoming #1 $115,100 $116,570 $55
+47.4%
$111,970–$116,570
Virginia #2 $83,290 $78,260 $40
+6.6%
$71,390–$99,680
Illinois #3 $82,170 $81,860 $40
+5.2%
$78,540–$83,900
Colorado #4 $82,040 $81,270 $39
+5%
$79,700–$86,380
West Virginia #5 $77,410 $79,400 $37
-0.9%
$63,820–$90,720
Kentucky #6 $72,060 $72,510 $35
-7.7%
$71,540–$72,540
Alabama #7 $67,420 $67,020 $32
-13.7%
$65,340–$69,770

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