Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $31,980 · median $32,600

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $38,620 $38,870 $19
+20.8%
$37,100–$39,120
California #2 $37,110 $37,080 $18
+16%
$35,040–$37,600
New York #3 $36,730 $37,070 $18
+14.9%
$32,240–$40,720
New Jersey #4 $36,390 $33,180 $18
+13.8%
$32,220–$47,370
Maryland #5 $34,740 $34,900 $17
+8.6%
$31,200–$38,580
Massachusetts #6 $34,420 $34,840 $17
+7.6%
$31,200–$36,120
Connecticut #7 $34,270 $34,010 $16
+7.2%
$34,010–$34,580
Illinois #8 $33,640 $34,190 $16
+5.2%
$31,200–$35,990
Delaware #9 $33,190 $32,150 $16
+3.8%
$31,200–$35,890
Virginia #10 $30,350 $28,920 $15
-5.1%
$25,810–$37,340
Florida #11 $30,140 $28,550 $14
-5.8%
$28,350–$34,760
Georgia #12 $28,390 $27,560 $14
-11.2%
$21,430–$36,650
Texas #13 $27,790 $31,200 $13
-13.1%
$18,200–$31,200
Louisiana #14 $27,430 $29,160 $13
-14.2%
$18,250–$31,090
Oklahoma #15 $27,240 $29,420 $13
-14.8%
$20,130–$30,100
Pennsylvania #16 $26,880 $26,130 $13
-15.9%
$19,690–$34,000
Michigan #17 $25,960 $25,960 $12
-18.8%
$25,960–$25,960
North Carolina #18 $25,780 $26,030 $12
-19.4%
$22,880–$29,250
Tennessee #19 $24,330 $24,160 $12
-23.9%
$21,940–$28,070
Alabama #20 $21,210 $21,810 $10
-33.7%
$18,620–$23,110

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