Compare One Occupation Across States

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

States

U.S. mean $37,210 · median $36,480

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Colorado #1 $46,200 $47,600 $22
+24.2%
$37,430–$51,260
Washington #2 $43,200 $45,170 $21
+16.1%
$40,000–$45,200
California #3 $43,140 $42,420 $21
+15.9%
$34,360–$52,800
Iowa #4 $41,750 $42,290 $20
+12.2%
$37,920–$46,020
Nevada #5 $41,680 $39,440 $20
+12%
$38,420–$52,000
Illinois #6 $40,240 $36,480 $19
+8.1%
$36,430–$44,880
New York #7 $39,200 $37,380 $19
+5.3%
$36,510–$45,690
Georgia #8 $39,140 $38,210 $19
+5.2%
$33,790–$47,160
Massachusetts #9 $38,760 $38,680 $19
+4.2%
$31,200–$53,080
South Carolina #10 $38,390 $39,690 $18
+3.2%
$25,380–$42,200
Florida #11 $37,400 $38,480 $18
+0.5%
$29,570–$47,540
New Jersey #12 $37,210 $36,400 $18
+0%
$34,980–$40,280
Indiana #13 $35,400 $34,410 $17
-4.9%
$28,750–$43,720
North Carolina #14 $35,380 $36,550 $17
-4.9%
$27,830–$39,720
Pennsylvania #15 $34,820 $35,560 $17
-6.4%
$31,130–$35,560
Texas #16 $30,580 $29,320 $15
-17.8%
$17,380–$45,100
Louisiana #17 $29,420 $27,040 $14
-20.9%
$27,040–$34,900

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