Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $51,850 · median $45,330

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $83,730 $77,480 $40
+61.5%
$57,660–$120,730
Washington #2 $83,090 $79,320 $40
+60.3%
$48,620–$119,040
Nebraska #3 $65,260 $58,420 $31
+25.9%
$44,300–$122,250
Montana #4 $64,470 $58,500 $31
+24.3%
$35,130–$96,780
Colorado #5 $64,440 $54,500 $31
+24.3%
$31,940–$99,720
Maine #6 $62,360 $55,850 $30
+20.3%
$34,520–$100,190
Mississippi #7 $61,810 $41,160 $30
+19.2%
$20,960–$140,920
Oregon #8 $60,960 $52,110 $29
+17.6%
$35,900–$105,660
Iowa #9 $59,230 $37,080 $28
+14.2%
$22,830–$191,910
Wyoming #10 $58,430 $62,400 $28
+12.7%
$39,490–$81,790
Arizona #11 $56,970 $50,470 $27
+9.9%
$38,650–$103,950
Texas #12 $55,720 $49,250 $27
+7.5%
$27,390–$84,180
North Dakota #13 $55,450 $58,160 $27
+6.9%
$35,710–$89,270
Delaware #14 $54,620 $50,820 $26
+5.3%
$31,200–$96,650
Maryland #15 $53,490 $46,590 $26
+3.2%
$35,580–$79,940
New Mexico #16 $53,170 $47,230 $26
+2.5%
$30,010–$90,770
Missouri #17 $52,800 $45,200 $25
+1.8%
$29,790–$81,710
New Jersey #18 $52,290 $45,870 $25
+0.8%
$35,180–$80,980
Florida #19 $51,570 $43,880 $25
-0.5%
$27,860–$83,990
Georgia #20 $51,530 $48,660 $25
-0.6%
$32,670–$68,630
Connecticut #21 $51,520 $43,680 $25
-0.6%
$34,010–$87,240
New York #22 $50,960 $42,910 $25
-1.7%
$33,510–$77,550
North Carolina #23 $50,870 $39,120 $24
-1.9%
$25,570–$96,660
New Hampshire #24 $49,930 $46,890 $24
-3.7%
$27,560–$83,200
California #25 $49,910 $38,770 $24
-3.7%
$34,650–$77,160
Michigan #26 $49,750 $45,240 $24
-4.1%
$28,810–$77,940
Massachusetts #27 $48,890 $47,310 $24
-5.7%
$36,610–$60,320
Illinois #28 $48,500 $45,330 $23
-6.5%
$31,200–$63,920
Minnesota #29 $48,480 $44,430 $23
-6.5%
$23,990–$79,520
South Carolina #30 $47,750 $39,670 $23
-7.9%
$22,530–$80,430
Utah #31 $47,490 $45,490 $23
-8.4%
$26,810–$62,990
Rhode Island #32 $47,310 $43,880 $23
-8.8%
$33,710–$62,400
Nevada #33 $47,260 $38,660 $23
-8.9%
$28,070–$73,110
Virginia #34 $47,260 $39,350 $23
-8.9%
$31,530–$67,520
Ohio #35 $47,080 $39,150 $23
-9.2%
$28,350–$74,030
Pennsylvania #36 $46,270 $43,620 $22
-10.8%
$22,870–$69,820
Wisconsin #37 $46,010 $46,220 $22
-11.3%
$22,830–$65,590
Kansas #38 $45,560 $45,760 $22
-12.1%
$28,880–$65,180
Indiana #39 $45,020 $44,450 $22
-13.2%
$24,440–$66,670
Alabama #40 $44,740 $39,260 $22
-13.7%
$26,540–$73,180
Kentucky #41 $44,350 $38,580 $21
-14.5%
$26,340–$81,610
Oklahoma #42 $43,470 $37,340 $21
-16.2%
$22,140–$77,020
Tennessee #43 $41,840 $36,590 $20
-19.3%
$22,200–$77,830
West Virginia #44 $41,720 $38,030 $20
-19.5%
$25,650–$60,550
Alaska #45 $40,720 $41,240 $20
-21.5%
$33,600–$47,980
Louisiana #46 $39,570 $36,890 $19
-23.7%
$20,340–$64,650
Arkansas #47 $38,830 $36,520 $19
-25.1%
$23,580–$57,770
Idaho #48 $38,740 $34,130 $19
-25.3%
$21,630–$55,560
South Dakota #49 $37,060 $38,230 $18
-28.5%
$24,450–$52,350

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