Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $37,370 · median $35,450

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Colorado #1 $51,400 $47,670 $25
+37.5%
$33,940–$77,000
Connecticut #2 $48,240 $45,200 $23
+29.1%
$36,970–$58,900
California #3 $47,160 $46,000 $23
+26.2%
$34,320–$60,400
Minnesota #4 $46,130 $39,850 $22
+23.4%
$29,680–$65,940
Arizona #5 $45,880 $37,750 $22
+22.8%
$30,580–$51,490
Massachusetts #6 $45,740 $44,650 $22
+22.4%
$36,860–$57,540
New York #7 $45,570 $41,400 $22
+21.9%
$34,290–$59,840
Oregon #8 $42,040 $42,060 $20
+12.5%
$33,970–$48,140
Illinois #9 $41,810 $31,200 $20
+11.9%
$31,200–$71,340
Virginia #10 $41,130 $37,440 $20
+10.1%
$30,960–$62,050
Washington #11 $40,970 $39,670 $20
+9.6%
$34,940–$50,350
Maine #12 $40,380 $32,610 $19
+8.1%
$30,470–$63,330
Maryland #13 $39,360 $35,590 $19
+5.3%
$31,410–$52,620
Utah #14 $39,210 $36,610 $19
+4.9%
$29,520–$47,590
New Jersey #15 $39,170 $39,370 $19
+4.8%
$33,230–$46,790
Nebraska #16 $38,410 $31,200 $18
+2.8%
$28,080–$60,920
Kansas #17 $38,050 $48,010 $18
+1.8%
$21,980–$50,330
North Carolina #18 $37,940 $34,380 $18
+1.5%
$27,380–$52,500
New Hampshire #19 $36,520 $30,530 $18
-2.3%
$21,980–$65,930
Kentucky #20 $36,350 $34,450 $17
-2.7%
$29,090–$48,720
Texas #21 $36,280 $34,290 $17
-2.9%
$23,420–$51,520
Georgia #22 $36,200 $36,020 $17
-3.1%
$28,580–$41,690
Wisconsin #23 $35,460 $33,260 $17
-5.1%
$28,750–$47,570
Idaho #24 $35,100 $39,400 $17
-6.1%
$26,260–$41,440
Nevada #25 $34,960 $34,290 $17
-6.4%
$25,820–$48,010
South Carolina #26 $34,780 $37,090 $17
-6.9%
$21,600–$44,910
Florida #27 $34,690 $35,570 $17
-7.2%
$27,040–$41,910
Ohio #28 $34,470 $35,290 $17
-7.8%
$24,940–$43,450
Iowa #29 $34,150 $33,640 $16
-8.6%
$28,190–$39,580
Michigan #30 $33,610 $33,040 $16
-10.1%
$25,960–$38,310
Missouri #31 $33,250 $29,840 $16
-11%
$28,600–$37,120
Alabama #32 $32,610 $34,840 $16
-12.7%
$29,740–$35,460
West Virginia #33 $31,710 $33,370 $15
-15.1%
$21,770–$34,830
Tennessee #34 $31,690 $29,470 $15
-15.2%
$21,280–$48,340
Indiana #35 $31,400 $31,550 $15
-16%
$21,650–$39,870
Arkansas #36 $30,830 $29,060 $15
-17.5%
$28,450–$37,130
Louisiana #37 $30,460 $28,910 $15
-18.5%
$23,440–$43,030
Pennsylvania #38 $30,360 $28,430 $15
-18.8%
$20,800–$38,140
Oklahoma #39 $29,640 $26,880 $14
-20.7%
$24,730–$36,720
Mississippi #40 $26,290 $21,540 $13
-29.6%
$19,780–$29,800
North Dakota #41 $26,250 $23,440 $13
-29.8%
$21,080–$40,400

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