Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $72,710 · median $66,800

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $110,920 $123,390 $53
+52.6%
$59,030–$145,780
Colorado #2 $106,660 $107,440 $51
+46.7%
$76,330–$125,260
Arizona #3 $101,840 $111,170 $49
+40.1%
$48,100–$164,090
New Jersey #4 $97,840 $90,710 $47
+34.6%
$44,770–$146,780
New Hampshire #5 $92,410 $77,670 $44
+27.1%
$50,170–$165,110
Nevada #6 $91,760 $100,820 $44
+26.2%
$48,980–$114,380
Oregon #7 $91,610 $80,450 $44
+26%
$61,960–$127,010
Kentucky #8 $89,380 $84,600 $43
+22.9%
$47,470–$154,100
South Carolina #9 $85,590 $85,580 $41
+17.7%
$40,510–$133,380
Tennessee #10 $82,720 $81,640 $40
+13.8%
$59,370–$102,350
Virginia #11 $82,280 $78,910 $40
+13.2%
$47,760–$127,140
Minnesota #12 $80,990 $75,950 $39
+11.4%
$62,110–$110,300
Illinois #13 $78,760 $80,210 $38
+8.3%
$64,220–$83,740
Florida #14 $75,960 $62,550 $37
+4.5%
$41,100–$130,030
Wisconsin #15 $75,650 $78,030 $36
+4%
$47,460–$99,950
Connecticut #16 $74,490 $67,580 $36
+2.4%
$40,810–$107,690
Ohio #17 $74,350 $77,450 $36
+2.3%
$39,380–$106,150
Montana #18 $72,500 $67,370 $35
-0.3%
$54,800–$99,060
Washington #19 $71,820 $65,440 $35
-1.2%
$41,740–$102,600
Maryland #20 $70,930 $58,130 $34
-2.4%
$49,310–$112,540
Texas #21 $70,810 $64,930 $34
-2.6%
$36,750–$102,890
Hawaii #22 $70,720 $54,190 $34
-2.7%
$52,160–$122,300
Rhode Island #23 $70,010 $61,900 $34
-3.7%
$61,900–$97,180
Pennsylvania #24 $69,150 $60,550 $33
-4.9%
$43,080–$107,750
California #25 $67,860 $62,540 $33
-6.7%
$56,100–$72,030
Arkansas #26 $67,290 $49,600 $32
-7.5%
$35,310–$110,160
Iowa #27 $65,780 $66,030 $32
-9.5%
$49,330–$102,420
New York #28 $64,100 $60,070 $31
-11.8%
$47,900–$94,230
Indiana #29 $62,710 $56,620 $30
-13.8%
$39,320–$97,380
Alaska #30 $62,580 $61,210 $30
-13.9%
$43,140–$78,000
New Mexico #31 $62,530 $62,010 $30
-14%
$45,380–$82,730
Missouri #32 $61,720 $49,400 $30
-15.1%
$37,540–$93,060
Georgia #33 $61,260 $49,520 $29
-15.7%
$37,820–$109,530
Michigan #34 $61,240 $56,430 $29
-15.8%
$37,460–$89,130
Nebraska #35 $60,730 $53,190 $29
-16.5%
$40,460–$82,780
West Virginia #36 $60,120 $50,870 $29
-17.3%
$38,750–$101,860
Kansas #37 $59,100 $57,810 $28
-18.7%
$35,930–$78,760
North Carolina #38 $57,690 $59,920 $28
-20.7%
$39,700–$74,900
Idaho #39 $56,260 $56,460 $27
-22.6%
$43,000–$63,990
Massachusetts #40 $55,190 $56,430 $27
-24.1%
$36,340–$62,060
Oklahoma #41 $53,730 $40,160 $26
-26.1%
$37,250–$84,200
Mississippi #42 $52,650 $50,810 $25
-27.6%
$39,910–$69,160
Utah #43 $46,200 $44,990 $22
-36.5%
$36,320–$62,570
Alabama #44 $41,310 $41,710 $20
-43.2%
$31,280–$47,460

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