Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $164,350 · median $148,270

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $239,740 $217,640 $115
+45.9%
$107,670–$378,910
Massachusetts #2 $201,180 $191,200 $97
+22.4%
$100,510–$321,000
Colorado #3 $200,720 $180,850 $97
+22.1%
$105,270–$316,830
Virginia #4 $195,390 $191,130 $94
+18.9%
$94,710–$302,900
New Jersey #5 $190,770 $173,020 $92
+16.1%
$103,580–$308,630
Washington #6 $187,460 $174,000 $90
+14.1%
$104,000–$291,620
Connecticut #7 $175,420 $162,110 $84
+6.7%
$92,530–$281,490
Oregon #8 $170,570 $155,810 $82
+3.8%
$86,490–$274,490
Georgia #9 $170,360 $159,890 $82
+3.7%
$79,560–$292,490
Kansas #10 $168,320 $159,990 $81
+2.4%
$91,530–$249,990
North Carolina #11 $168,100 $150,470 $81
+2.3%
$69,350–$297,760
Illinois #12 $167,030 $155,280 $80
+1.6%
$78,760–$282,890
New Hampshire #13 $162,680 $141,900 $78
-1%
$88,550–$265,620
Rhode Island #14 $162,160 $154,970 $78
-1.3%
$90,910–$258,950
District of Columbia #15 $162,050 $141,800 $78
-1.4%
$83,560–$270,340
Minnesota #16 $160,560 $151,670 $77
-2.3%
$79,900–$258,460
California #17 $160,260 $134,910 $77
-2.5%
$64,430–$300,580
Arizona #18 $158,700 $145,690 $76
-3.4%
$74,510–$255,220
Vermont #19 $156,180 $138,650 $75
-5%
$87,170–$261,730
Texas #20 $154,120 $136,020 $74
-6.2%
$68,750–$268,450
Utah #21 $152,820 $136,520 $73
-7%
$72,800–$253,390
Maryland #22 $152,450 $137,150 $73
-7.2%
$67,270–$257,350
Ohio #23 $152,010 $135,510 $73
-7.5%
$74,190–$251,110
Michigan #24 $151,230 $136,870 $73
-8%
$69,790–$230,070
Oklahoma #25 $150,650 $128,920 $72
-8.3%
$63,070–$275,440
Florida #26 $150,120 $131,900 $72
-8.7%
$71,650–$263,160
Wisconsin #27 $149,600 $134,870 $72
-9%
$76,330–$222,110
Indiana #28 $148,420 $131,470 $71
-9.7%
$69,570–$231,350
Kentucky #29 $147,860 $128,650 $71
-10%
$67,690–$236,990
Iowa #30 $147,720 $134,010 $71
-10.1%
$72,130–$220,770
Pennsylvania #31 $147,200 $130,610 $71
-10.4%
$71,500–$239,470
Maine #32 $146,900 $158,660 $71
-10.6%
$66,280–$213,950
Idaho #33 $146,270 $135,350 $70
-11%
$70,730–$224,890
Tennessee #34 $144,040 $128,040 $69
-12.4%
$67,220–$231,830
South Carolina #35 $143,660 $131,080 $69
-12.6%
$62,060–$223,760
Nebraska #36 $141,810 $126,990 $68
-13.7%
$72,410–$227,870
South Dakota #37 $141,590 $136,360 $68
-13.8%
$72,510–$219,050
Nevada #38 $139,420 $109,790 $67
-15.2%
$66,320–$221,030
Wyoming #39 $137,630 $129,840 $66
-16.3%
$67,260–$209,490
Alabama #40 $136,400 $124,040 $66
-17%
$66,050–$218,270
Arkansas #41 $135,820 $108,330 $65
-17.4%
$53,860–$245,640
Montana #42 $133,700 $117,390 $64
-18.6%
$81,030–$205,760
Missouri #43 $133,530 $115,370 $64
-18.8%
$60,920–$223,340
Hawaii #44 $133,140 $116,340 $64
-19%
$71,290–$218,870
Louisiana #45 $131,110 $110,700 $63
-20.2%
$61,040–$217,600
Mississippi #46 $129,830 $108,750 $62
-21%
$58,350–$217,460
North Dakota #47 $128,800 $119,990 $62
-21.6%
$79,610–$197,290
New Mexico #48 $127,850 $114,080 $61
-22.2%
$65,190–$204,790
Alaska #49 $113,120 $98,860 $54
-31.2%
$70,370–$171,700
West Virginia #50 $111,170 $94,830 $53
-32.4%
$57,150–$188,170

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