Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $58,140 · median $55,440

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Illinois #1 $77,650 $77,900 $37
+33.6%
$46,600–$106,530
New Jersey #2 $74,380 $76,600 $36
+27.9%
$45,230–$103,720
Massachusetts #3 $72,990 $72,750 $35
+25.5%
$50,790–$106,290
Minnesota #4 $72,920 $74,490 $35
+25.4%
$46,020–$99,170
New York #5 $69,350 $66,020 $33
+19.3%
$47,000–$95,040
Washington #6 $68,870 $60,640 $33
+18.5%
$47,860–$104,000
District of Columbia #7 $68,740 $61,750 $33
+18.2%
$47,470–$101,570
Connecticut #8 $68,490 $62,070 $33
+17.8%
$47,730–$96,070
Alaska #9 $68,450 $66,750 $33
+17.7%
$48,630–$92,450
California #10 $67,420 $63,600 $32
+16%
$48,620–$89,010
New Hampshire #11 $63,820 $59,830 $31
+9.8%
$46,920–$100,040
Rhode Island #12 $63,580 $61,630 $31
+9.4%
$43,450–$93,740
Maryland #13 $61,640 $60,090 $30
+6%
$45,760–$80,470
Oregon #14 $61,510 $58,970 $30
+5.8%
$45,880–$95,700
Michigan #15 $61,450 $59,530 $30
+5.7%
$41,910–$80,270
Hawaii #16 $61,430 $59,580 $30
+5.7%
$45,860–$79,400
North Dakota #17 $60,540 $59,740 $29
+4.1%
$46,050–$87,360
Indiana #18 $59,810 $57,980 $29
+2.9%
$39,830–$89,240
Wisconsin #19 $58,060 $59,370 $28
-0.1%
$39,130–$78,380
Nevada #20 $57,460 $51,090 $28
-1.2%
$37,960–$79,680
Montana #21 $57,010 $59,030 $27
-1.9%
$46,020–$71,920
Pennsylvania #22 $56,470 $55,710 $27
-2.9%
$40,480–$76,700
Vermont #23 $56,330 $59,040 $27
-3.1%
$45,380–$63,250
Missouri #24 $56,320 $48,570 $27
-3.1%
$38,470–$78,710
Colorado #25 $56,170 $51,750 $27
-3.4%
$45,820–$73,370
Ohio #26 $55,670 $49,390 $27
-4.2%
$39,940–$75,340
Delaware #27 $55,280 $59,440 $27
-4.9%
$35,640–$73,900
Idaho #28 $54,300 $57,790 $26
-6.6%
$35,780–$71,860
Maine #29 $53,700 $50,120 $26
-7.6%
$44,890–$64,430
Kansas #30 $53,370 $47,190 $26
-8.2%
$37,240–$81,540
Louisiana #31 $52,790 $48,760 $25
-9.2%
$36,140–$84,590
Iowa #32 $52,070 $48,660 $25
-10.4%
$37,070–$65,010
Utah #33 $51,580 $48,680 $25
-11.3%
$30,160–$67,390
Virginia #34 $51,520 $48,420 $25
-11.4%
$38,220–$66,420
West Virginia #35 $51,080 $51,170 $25
-12.1%
$28,660–$69,820
Kentucky #36 $50,680 $46,940 $24
-12.8%
$38,220–$65,470
Arizona #37 $50,600 $47,340 $24
-13%
$35,910–$62,620
South Carolina #38 $50,180 $45,760 $24
-13.7%
$36,030–$61,860
North Carolina #39 $50,030 $49,010 $24
-13.9%
$36,760–$60,600
Wyoming #40 $49,680 $45,650 $24
-14.6%
$37,110–$62,490
Oklahoma #41 $49,120 $43,680 $24
-15.5%
$30,800–$81,720
Florida #42 $48,870 $47,590 $24
-15.9%
$33,240–$63,810
Georgia #43 $48,440 $46,940 $23
-16.7%
$32,070–$63,720
New Mexico #44 $47,980 $45,300 $23
-17.5%
$35,880–$73,850
Nebraska #45 $47,930 $46,460 $23
-17.6%
$37,480–$59,670
Alabama #46 $47,860 $45,670 $23
-17.7%
$36,120–$60,920
Texas #47 $47,200 $46,030 $23
-18.8%
$34,120–$61,560
South Dakota #48 $46,980 $47,710 $23
-19.2%
$34,550–$59,200
Tennessee #49 $46,740 $45,690 $22
-19.6%
$32,180–$61,340
Arkansas #50 $45,780 $47,470 $22
-21.3%
$31,200–$58,270
Mississippi #51 $45,280 $44,940 $22
-22.1%
$35,280–$62,830

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