Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $54,740 · median $46,800

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $70,820 $66,430 $34
+29.4%
$49,470–$96,380
New York #2 $70,270 $57,790 $34
+28.4%
$35,670–$130,050
Vermont #3 $65,900 $53,190 $32
+20.4%
$37,740–$120,390
Connecticut #4 $64,210 $55,240 $31
+17.3%
$35,610–$109,990
New Hampshire #5 $63,620 $59,880 $31
+16.2%
$33,320–$96,850
Maryland #6 $63,530 $51,630 $31
+16.1%
$33,050–$106,600
Massachusetts #7 $63,000 $49,430 $30
+15.1%
$36,550–$108,120
California #8 $61,550 $49,570 $30
+12.4%
$36,850–$102,720
New Jersey #9 $61,540 $53,780 $30
+12.4%
$36,370–$96,680
Hawaii #10 $60,920 $51,960 $29
+11.3%
$31,670–$101,030
Virginia #11 $59,120 $49,160 $28
+8%
$29,780–$102,120
Georgia #12 $55,630 $52,320 $27
+1.6%
$26,810–$93,760
Alaska #13 $55,300 $47,710 $27
+1%
$36,830–$85,880
Oklahoma #14 $54,610 $38,010 $26
-0.2%
$22,120–$106,510
Washington #15 $54,590 $48,020 $26
-0.3%
$36,360–$80,410
Oregon #16 $54,240 $53,790 $26
-0.9%
$33,490–$76,330
South Dakota #17 $53,430 $49,720 $26
-2.4%
$32,390–$79,770
Nevada #18 $52,270 $47,020 $25
-4.5%
$26,000–$102,170
New Mexico #19 $52,260 $45,890 $25
-4.5%
$29,360–$89,170
Maine #20 $52,010 $46,720 $25
-5%
$32,130–$79,280
Illinois #21 $50,730 $44,230 $24
-7.3%
$31,200–$79,650
Florida #22 $50,020 $45,830 $24
-8.6%
$29,810–$75,510
Colorado #23 $49,430 $44,710 $24
-9.7%
$34,190–$75,050
Wyoming #24 $49,050 $46,640 $24
-10.4%
$26,180–$72,110
Minnesota #25 $49,000 $45,660 $24
-10.5%
$30,790–$70,930
Utah #26 $48,990 $43,580 $24
-10.5%
$25,630–$80,320
Arizona #27 $47,770 $44,110 $23
-12.7%
$34,830–$68,390
North Carolina #28 $47,770 $41,710 $23
-12.7%
$25,420–$76,490
Montana #29 $47,540 $45,050 $23
-13.2%
$29,340–$72,380
Nebraska #30 $47,150 $38,240 $23
-13.9%
$28,080–$74,870
Michigan #31 $46,800 $40,350 $23
-14.5%
$28,000–$74,400
Tennessee #32 $46,410 $38,730 $22
-15.2%
$23,740–$76,730
Pennsylvania #33 $46,400 $41,740 $22
-15.2%
$27,940–$75,130
Missouri #34 $46,040 $43,090 $22
-15.9%
$29,770–$69,920
Louisiana #35 $46,010 $37,760 $22
-15.9%
$22,400–$79,580
Delaware #36 $45,800 $34,730 $22
-16.3%
$31,200–$81,300
Rhode Island #37 $45,750 $41,960 $22
-16.4%
$31,200–$61,600
South Carolina #38 $45,230 $39,800 $22
-17.4%
$22,160–$76,960
Kentucky #39 $44,900 $39,990 $22
-18%
$22,120–$77,190
West Virginia #40 $44,300 $45,010 $21
-19.1%
$22,720–$63,820
Wisconsin #41 $44,260 $37,820 $21
-19.1%
$26,310–$69,990
Mississippi #42 $43,870 $38,770 $21
-19.9%
$21,640–$70,560
Texas #43 $43,470 $36,140 $21
-20.6%
$24,020–$71,610
Ohio #44 $42,260 $37,360 $20
-22.8%
$24,580–$68,540
Kansas #45 $42,190 $41,290 $20
-22.9%
$28,480–$59,380
Iowa #46 $42,060 $35,670 $20
-23.2%
$21,570–$72,800
Alabama #47 $41,510 $38,430 $20
-24.2%
$21,520–$60,810
Indiana #48 $40,640 $36,980 $20
-25.8%
$23,880–$62,350
North Dakota #49 $40,190 $35,100 $19
-26.6%
$28,010–$62,080
Idaho #50 $38,590 $36,490 $19
-29.5%
$21,700–$58,060
Arkansas #51 $35,270 $30,810 $17
-35.6%
$23,080–$49,990

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