Compare One Occupation Across States
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Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Full structural iron and steel workers overview →U.S. mean $70,280 · median $62,780
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #1 | $113,290 | $120,840 | $54 | +61.2% | $82,760–$128,080 |
| New Jersey | #2 | $112,660 | $113,220 | $54 | +60.3% | $94,000–$130,710 |
| Illinois | #3 | $98,680 | $101,850 | $47 | +40.4% | $64,830–$124,450 |
| Washington | #4 | $98,300 | $107,660 | $47 | +39.9% | $53,210–$128,970 |
| Hawaii | #5 | $96,620 | $99,860 | $46 | +37.5% | $53,970–$121,680 |
| New York | #6 | $92,830 | $92,610 | $45 | +32.1% | $59,140–$129,180 |
| Minnesota | #7 | $92,680 | $95,320 | $45 | +31.9% | $80,030–$99,010 |
| Rhode Island | #8 | $89,740 | $98,320 | $43 | +27.7% | $65,500–$98,330 |
| Oregon | #9 | $89,260 | $96,050 | $43 | +27% | $52,630–$120,860 |
| Wisconsin | #10 | $85,460 | $92,820 | $41 | +21.6% | $58,150–$100,160 |
| Pennsylvania | #11 | $83,980 | $82,970 | $40 | +19.5% | $51,550–$110,680 |
| Alaska | #12 | $81,450 | $76,970 | $39 | +15.9% | $65,990–$99,980 |
| California | #13 | $80,920 | $76,370 | $39 | +15.1% | $47,480–$118,030 |
| North Dakota | #14 | $77,890 | $82,120 | $37 | +10.8% | $57,410–$99,840 |
| Nevada | #15 | $73,740 | $62,510 | $35 | +4.9% | $46,560–$103,770 |
| Iowa | #16 | $73,110 | $77,400 | $35 | +4% | $59,120–$81,240 |
| Ohio | #17 | $72,700 | $74,710 | $35 | +3.4% | $47,840–$88,860 |
| Missouri | #18 | $71,910 | $77,410 | $35 | +2.3% | $48,650–$89,350 |
| Indiana | #19 | $70,590 | $70,130 | $34 | +0.4% | $45,720–$98,840 |
| District of Columbia | #20 | $69,290 | $61,240 | $33 | -1.4% | $58,130–$93,070 |
| Connecticut | #21 | $68,500 | $62,400 | $33 | -2.5% | $47,810–$97,760 |
| Maryland | #22 | $68,310 | $71,730 | $33 | -2.8% | $47,790–$82,160 |
| Idaho | #23 | $68,020 | $72,750 | $33 | -3.2% | $49,780–$80,140 |
| West Virginia | #24 | $67,180 | $71,850 | $32 | -4.4% | $50,620–$80,200 |
| Kentucky | #25 | $66,980 | $64,060 | $32 | -4.7% | $48,240–$98,360 |
| Montana | #26 | $64,530 | $67,390 | $31 | -8.2% | $47,880–$75,690 |
| Nebraska | #27 | $64,390 | $65,470 | $31 | -8.4% | $48,160–$79,040 |
| Maine | #28 | $64,350 | $61,750 | $31 | -8.4% | $45,660–$86,840 |
| Michigan | #29 | $63,580 | $62,830 | $31 | -9.5% | $41,260–$79,150 |
| Louisiana | #30 | $62,830 | $68,830 | $30 | -10.6% | $39,130–$80,560 |
| Arizona | #31 | $62,360 | $59,390 | $30 | -11.3% | $46,470–$92,270 |
| Colorado | #32 | $61,010 | $58,830 | $29 | -13.2% | $44,870–$83,150 |
| New Hampshire | #33 | $60,430 | $59,920 | $29 | -14% | $48,500–$73,480 |
| Virginia | #34 | $59,520 | $60,260 | $29 | -15.3% | $47,040–$73,890 |
| Vermont | #35 | $59,500 | $55,640 | $29 | -15.3% | $46,450–$83,630 |
| Delaware | #36 | $59,350 | $59,820 | $29 | -15.6% | $50,000–$72,370 |
| Kansas | #37 | $59,310 | $58,560 | $29 | -15.6% | $44,770–$79,820 |
| Tennessee | #38 | $58,090 | $56,750 | $28 | -17.3% | $44,500–$74,700 |
| Texas | #39 | $56,740 | $52,240 | $27 | -19.3% | $42,160–$77,520 |
| Utah | #40 | $56,670 | $58,250 | $27 | -19.4% | $40,190–$75,200 |
| South Dakota | #41 | $56,500 | $57,050 | $27 | -19.6% | $45,380–$74,800 |
| Florida | #42 | $55,720 | $55,700 | $27 | -20.7% | $37,950–$73,280 |
| Alabama | #43 | $53,970 | $56,640 | $26 | -23.2% | $40,660–$67,700 |
| North Carolina | #44 | $53,250 | $48,740 | $26 | -24.2% | $36,780–$79,130 |
| South Carolina | #45 | $52,760 | $50,750 | $25 | -24.9% | $34,890–$66,750 |
| Georgia | #46 | $52,500 | $48,090 | $25 | -25.3% | $38,370–$70,680 |
| Mississippi | #47 | $51,580 | $50,690 | $25 | -26.6% | $30,700–$74,520 |
| Oklahoma | #48 | $51,200 | $47,660 | $25 | -27.1% | $37,790–$63,670 |
| Wyoming | #49 | $50,500 | $47,480 | $24 | -28.1% | $39,960–$60,820 |
| Arkansas | #50 | $46,020 | $45,510 | $22 | -34.5% | $32,430–$61,460 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.