Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $35,150 · median $35,100

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $44,330 $42,330 $21
+26.1%
$35,770–$52,230
Oregon #2 $41,810 $40,900 $20
+18.9%
$34,620–$51,310
Maryland #3 $40,760 $38,750 $20
+16%
$32,480–$47,550
District of Columbia #4 $40,750 $41,720 $20
+15.9%
$36,990–$42,740
Vermont #5 $40,470 $39,020 $19
+15.1%
$34,900–$54,530
Hawaii #6 $40,350 $40,250 $19
+14.8%
$32,130–$45,240
California #7 $40,120 $38,360 $19
+14.1%
$35,520–$46,170
Utah #8 $39,830 $38,020 $19
+13.3%
$31,570–$48,330
New Mexico #9 $39,350 $36,250 $19
+11.9%
$30,230–$64,750
Minnesota #10 $38,740 $38,590 $19
+10.2%
$33,030–$43,900
Maine #11 $38,330 $38,060 $18
+9%
$30,470–$46,770
Delaware #12 $38,250 $36,560 $18
+8.8%
$31,200–$46,690
North Dakota #13 $38,170 $38,480 $18
+8.6%
$33,070–$45,720
Wyoming #14 $37,740 $36,810 $18
+7.4%
$31,060–$46,390
Connecticut #15 $37,580 $35,350 $18
+6.9%
$34,010–$49,570
New York #16 $37,460 $36,910 $18
+6.6%
$33,060–$42,810
Nebraska #17 $37,440 $34,750 $18
+6.5%
$28,870–$47,400
Massachusetts #18 $37,340 $36,020 $18
+6.2%
$33,690–$42,270
Rhode Island #19 $37,010 $35,910 $18
+5.3%
$31,200–$44,460
New Hampshire #20 $36,710 $37,620 $18
+4.4%
$22,950–$47,060
Virginia #21 $36,690 $36,510 $18
+4.4%
$28,220–$46,020
New Jersey #22 $36,490 $36,100 $18
+3.8%
$32,220–$43,570
Wisconsin #23 $35,870 $36,640 $17
+2%
$29,130–$43,410
Alaska #24 $35,250 $33,990 $17
+0.3%
$30,840–$37,720
Montana #25 $35,230 $34,740 $17
+0.2%
$30,620–$44,510
Arizona #26 $34,970 $34,560 $17
-0.5%
$30,580–$41,440
Ohio #27 $34,890 $28,110 $17
-0.7%
$26,580–$62,070
Pennsylvania #28 $34,660 $35,290 $17
-1.4%
$29,040–$41,720
Illinois #29 $34,380 $33,840 $17
-2.2%
$31,200–$38,390
South Dakota #30 $34,330 $34,380 $17
-2.3%
$32,820–$35,650
Florida #31 $34,290 $34,110 $16
-2.4%
$28,220–$39,650
Colorado #32 $34,100 $33,540 $16
-3%
$30,800–$37,020
Michigan #33 $34,080 $32,480 $16
-3%
$28,630–$42,700
Indiana #34 $33,300 $33,590 $16
-5.3%
$27,640–$38,500
Missouri #35 $33,250 $34,220 $16
-5.4%
$28,600–$36,600
North Carolina #36 $33,220 $32,970 $16
-5.5%
$27,650–$39,080
Idaho #37 $32,560 $32,230 $16
-7.4%
$25,610–$44,710
Iowa #38 $32,260 $32,740 $16
-8.2%
$28,180–$36,540
Nevada #39 $32,230 $29,230 $16
-8.3%
$25,130–$40,260
Arkansas #40 $30,770 $28,260 $15
-12.5%
$23,160–$41,190
Kansas #41 $30,700 $29,420 $15
-12.7%
$26,090–$35,400
Tennessee #42 $30,170 $27,250 $15
-14.2%
$20,540–$43,740
Texas #43 $29,600 $29,300 $14
-15.8%
$23,360–$37,400
Alabama #44 $29,570 $28,210 $14
-15.9%
$23,920–$41,820
Georgia #45 $28,830 $30,130 $14
-18%
$17,590–$37,380
Oklahoma #46 $28,140 $28,130 $14
-19.9%
$17,830–$35,230
Kentucky #47 $27,180 $28,220 $13
-22.7%
$19,820–$34,940
South Carolina #48 $26,730 $26,240 $13
-24%
$17,490–$36,090
Louisiana #49 $26,070 $25,250 $13
-25.8%
$17,020–$39,320
Mississippi #50 $24,460 $23,500 $12
-30.4%
$16,910–$34,280

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