Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $49,930 · median $42,100

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Nevada #1 $52,280 $44,800 $25
+4.7%
$33,710–$76,610
Texas #2 $49,450 $48,740 $24
-1%
$33,300–$60,470
Colorado #3 $44,720 $43,490 $22
-10.4%
$36,980–$69,030
Arizona #4 $42,760 $36,120 $21
-14.4%
$34,580–$54,960
Maryland #5 $41,810 $36,900 $20
-16.3%
$32,820–$64,790
New York #6 $41,030 $41,570 $20
-17.8%
$35,470–$42,100
Maine #7 $40,960 $36,960 $20
-18%
$34,380–$47,570
Oregon #8 $39,160 $37,120 $19
-21.6%
$30,790–$53,920
California #9 $39,080 $39,260 $19
-21.7%
$39,050–$39,260
Michigan #10 $38,070 $36,670 $18
-23.8%
$31,660–$42,650
Illinois #11 $37,880 $36,770 $18
-24.1%
$31,200–$44,390
North Carolina #12 $37,460 $36,950 $18
-25%
$31,410–$43,390
Georgia #13 $36,700 $33,430 $18
-26.5%
$29,360–$48,690
New Hampshire #14 $36,630 $41,510 $18
-26.6%
$27,650–$41,600
Virginia #15 $36,320 $28,490 $17
-27.3%
$26,270–$60,070
Minnesota #16 $35,330 $35,710 $17
-29.2%
$30,250–$39,430
Missouri #17 $35,220 $37,560 $17
-29.5%
$28,600–$38,020
Massachusetts #18 $35,170 $35,270 $17
-29.6%
$32,830–$37,440
Pennsylvania #19 $35,050 $35,480 $17
-29.8%
$26,470–$45,750
Kentucky #20 $34,240 $33,850 $16
-31.4%
$28,290–$44,960
Utah #21 $33,680 $36,390 $16
-32.5%
$24,600–$41,250
Florida #22 $29,580 $28,060 $14
-40.8%
$28,020–$36,190
Kansas #23 $29,550 $26,970 $14
-40.8%
$20,640–$41,600
Wisconsin #24 $28,670 $27,820 $14
-42.6%
$23,600–$36,210

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