Compare One Occupation Across States

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

States

U.S. mean $56,830 · median $51,520

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $75,430 $76,140 $36
+32.7%
$46,810–$108,010
Oregon #2 $70,000 $70,410 $34
+23.2%
$45,040–$91,140
Washington #3 $67,170 $66,700 $32
+18.2%
$45,200–$84,120
New Jersey #4 $66,900 $71,880 $32
+17.7%
$38,480–$94,470
Alaska #5 $64,800 $63,130 $31
+14%
$40,200–$91,730
Texas #6 $62,110 $55,610 $30
+9.3%
$38,360–$95,820
Tennessee #7 $60,730 $60,580 $29
+6.9%
$33,070–$78,070
Indiana #8 $58,970 $56,570 $28
+3.8%
$34,470–$102,210
Rhode Island #9 $58,960 $48,860 $28
+3.7%
$31,200–$110,290
South Carolina #10 $58,800 $50,500 $28
+3.5%
$33,890–$83,300
Florida #11 $58,400 $57,930 $28
+2.8%
$34,230–$79,150
Delaware #12 $58,220 $60,040 $28
+2.4%
$44,990–$63,860
Minnesota #13 $57,410 $56,680 $28
+1%
$36,680–$79,780
New York #14 $56,050 $54,210 $27
-1.4%
$34,070–$78,860
California #15 $55,750 $55,180 $27
-1.9%
$37,210–$79,290
Missouri #16 $55,150 $51,940 $27
-3%
$30,810–$75,920
Louisiana #17 $54,950 $46,610 $26
-3.3%
$29,730–$92,420
Connecticut #18 $54,160 $45,280 $26
-4.7%
$37,600–$73,790
Illinois #19 $53,130 $49,090 $26
-6.5%
$37,450–$85,870
Mississippi #20 $51,680 $50,390 $25
-9.1%
$35,430–$61,790
Michigan #21 $51,410 $51,310 $25
-9.5%
$37,100–$62,130
Wisconsin #22 $51,150 $48,880 $25
-10%
$33,070–$76,860
Massachusetts #23 $50,550 $44,070 $24
-11.1%
$34,180–$75,130
Ohio #24 $50,320 $53,520 $24
-11.5%
$31,770–$58,270
Alabama #25 $50,240 $43,000 $24
-11.6%
$38,370–$70,300
Virginia #26 $50,160 $49,120 $24
-11.7%
$32,660–$60,650
Maine #27 $49,920 $46,800 $24
-12.2%
$39,550–$60,840
West Virginia #28 $49,920 $47,370 $24
-12.2%
$35,160–$69,050
Iowa #29 $49,590 $48,100 $24
-12.7%
$35,820–$60,470
Kentucky #30 $48,720 $47,460 $23
-14.3%
$36,580–$62,080
Pennsylvania #31 $46,820 $38,810 $23
-17.6%
$35,810–$61,630
North Carolina #32 $46,790 $44,770 $23
-17.7%
$33,420–$60,240
Georgia #33 $40,160 $37,500 $19
-29.3%
$25,870–$48,350
Arkansas #34 $35,470 $23,960 $17
-37.6%
$22,880–$60,300

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