Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $39,540 · median $37,330

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $45,690 $44,620 $22
+15.6%
$36,960–$57,720
Wyoming #2 $43,510 $39,580 $21
+10%
$35,130–$63,930
Colorado #3 $43,450 $42,350 $21
+9.9%
$35,720–$49,820
California #4 $43,440 $42,870 $21
+9.9%
$35,910–$54,820
Oregon #5 $43,210 $43,480 $21
+9.3%
$35,670–$50,960
Alaska #6 $43,190 $40,310 $21
+9.2%
$34,230–$57,050
District of Columbia #7 $42,810 $39,640 $21
+8.3%
$37,800–$50,010
New York #8 $42,430 $39,030 $20
+7.3%
$34,130–$56,850
Hawaii #9 $42,020 $39,300 $20
+6.3%
$35,580–$53,270
Connecticut #10 $41,800 $40,590 $20
+5.7%
$35,540–$48,740
Delaware #11 $40,680 $37,420 $20
+2.9%
$31,200–$58,730
Arizona #12 $40,630 $37,500 $20
+2.8%
$31,550–$55,430
New Jersey #13 $40,460 $37,250 $19
+2.3%
$32,220–$53,880
Maryland #14 $40,320 $37,690 $19
+2%
$31,770–$48,910
Massachusetts #15 $40,250 $37,540 $19
+1.8%
$33,380–$48,610
Montana #16 $40,240 $39,050 $19
+1.8%
$31,110–$48,060
Maine #17 $40,090 $37,220 $19
+1.4%
$31,270–$49,340
Illinois #18 $39,990 $37,680 $19
+1.1%
$31,460–$49,040
Minnesota #19 $39,630 $37,120 $19
+0.2%
$30,460–$49,260
Vermont #20 $39,600 $37,130 $19
+0.2%
$30,680–$49,200
Kentucky #21 $39,480 $36,810 $19
-0.2%
$29,500–$60,330
Nevada #22 $39,390 $37,380 $19
-0.4%
$29,420–$49,470
Rhode Island #23 $39,230 $36,470 $19
-0.8%
$31,280–$47,940
Missouri #24 $39,150 $36,710 $19
-1%
$29,920–$49,500
Ohio #25 $38,920 $37,130 $19
-1.6%
$28,770–$48,770
North Dakota #26 $38,790 $36,790 $19
-1.9%
$31,530–$47,740
Utah #27 $38,780 $37,690 $19
-1.9%
$30,040–$48,670
Iowa #28 $38,680 $36,640 $19
-2.2%
$28,450–$50,110
New Hampshire #29 $38,630 $36,780 $19
-2.3%
$29,810–$48,650
Texas #30 $38,610 $36,840 $19
-2.4%
$28,870–$47,180
New Mexico #31 $38,520 $35,830 $19
-2.6%
$29,540–$51,170
Pennsylvania #32 $38,380 $36,640 $18
-2.9%
$28,040–$48,530
Florida #33 $38,360 $36,400 $18
-3%
$29,990–$48,610
Michigan #34 $38,170 $35,930 $18
-3.5%
$30,070–$47,900
Virginia #35 $38,070 $36,380 $18
-3.7%
$29,470–$48,620
Idaho #36 $37,940 $37,310 $18
-4%
$29,640–$46,190
Georgia #37 $37,790 $35,620 $18
-4.4%
$29,880–$49,010
Indiana #38 $37,720 $36,250 $18
-4.6%
$29,830–$48,270
Tennessee #39 $37,500 $36,140 $18
-5.2%
$29,970–$47,280
Wisconsin #40 $37,270 $35,000 $18
-5.7%
$29,280–$48,400
Nebraska #41 $37,060 $35,920 $18
-6.3%
$29,220–$46,170
South Dakota #42 $37,000 $37,650 $18
-6.4%
$27,730–$46,020
North Carolina #43 $36,950 $35,950 $18
-6.6%
$29,140–$46,980
South Carolina #44 $36,880 $36,020 $18
-6.7%
$29,810–$46,830
Kansas #45 $36,400 $35,450 $18
-7.9%
$28,560–$47,260
Alabama #46 $35,980 $34,290 $17
-9%
$27,750–$47,420
Oklahoma #47 $35,640 $34,790 $17
-9.9%
$28,440–$47,150
Louisiana #48 $35,560 $34,490 $17
-10.1%
$27,950–$47,660
Arkansas #49 $35,550 $34,700 $17
-10.1%
$28,710–$46,370
Mississippi #50 $35,370 $34,270 $17
-10.5%
$27,360–$46,600
West Virginia #51 $34,580 $34,510 $17
-12.5%
$27,550–$44,510

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