Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $42,350 · median $43,030

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $50,620 $47,670 $24
+19.5%
$40,190–$60,870
California #2 $47,790 $46,900 $23
+12.8%
$38,030–$58,660
Alaska #3 $46,970 $46,770 $23
+10.9%
$42,440–$49,680
Massachusetts #4 $46,850 $46,900 $23
+10.6%
$38,380–$55,730
New Jersey #5 $46,800 $47,210 $23
+10.5%
$37,390–$56,670
Connecticut #6 $46,640 $46,320 $22
+10.1%
$38,100–$53,140
Colorado #7 $46,400 $46,060 $22
+9.6%
$37,730–$56,060
Rhode Island #8 $45,900 $45,300 $22
+8.4%
$40,220–$54,980
Maryland #9 $45,490 $46,010 $22
+7.4%
$36,060–$55,900
Arizona #10 $45,200 $45,250 $22
+6.7%
$37,620–$54,350
Florida #11 $45,060 $45,580 $22
+6.4%
$36,010–$57,130
New York #12 $45,050 $44,400 $22
+6.4%
$37,950–$55,420
Delaware #13 $44,670 $45,340 $21
+5.5%
$37,620–$49,600
District of Columbia #14 $44,410 $45,590 $21
+4.9%
$36,400–$47,480
North Carolina #15 $44,390 $44,830 $21
+4.8%
$37,550–$50,450
Nevada #16 $43,880 $44,980 $21
+3.6%
$37,610–$47,770
New Hampshire #17 $43,840 $44,460 $21
+3.5%
$37,900–$49,630
Oregon #18 $43,770 $44,440 $21
+3.4%
$37,990–$47,780
Virginia #19 $43,330 $45,120 $21
+2.3%
$34,640–$50,050
Hawaii #20 $42,970 $43,910 $21
+1.5%
$36,210–$49,340
Vermont #21 $42,720 $44,030 $21
+0.9%
$37,950–$46,470
Minnesota #22 $42,660 $44,190 $21
+0.7%
$35,410–$47,510
Maine #23 $42,360 $42,890 $20
+0%
$37,320–$46,910
South Carolina #24 $42,200 $42,280 $20
-0.4%
$35,300–$48,590
North Dakota #25 $42,130 $39,300 $20
-0.5%
$37,100–$47,780
Idaho #26 $41,800 $42,380 $20
-1.3%
$36,940–$45,610
Pennsylvania #27 $41,800 $40,200 $20
-1.3%
$34,750–$49,160
Ohio #28 $41,780 $39,810 $20
-1.3%
$35,360–$47,930
Georgia #29 $41,690 $41,690 $20
-1.6%
$31,620–$49,090
Wisconsin #30 $41,570 $39,640 $20
-1.8%
$36,600–$47,260
Michigan #31 $41,530 $39,240 $20
-1.9%
$35,330–$47,480
Illinois #32 $41,010 $38,670 $20
-3.2%
$34,670–$47,750
Iowa #33 $40,940 $38,450 $20
-3.3%
$34,920–$48,690
Indiana #34 $40,570 $38,730 $20
-4.2%
$34,680–$47,380
Wyoming #35 $40,390 $38,290 $19
-4.6%
$32,670–$48,120
Utah #36 $40,300 $38,370 $19
-4.8%
$36,240–$46,950
South Dakota #37 $40,260 $38,460 $19
-4.9%
$35,820–$46,020
Texas #38 $39,810 $38,050 $19
-6%
$30,360–$47,770
Montana #39 $39,530 $38,080 $19
-6.7%
$35,830–$45,040
Nebraska #40 $39,480 $38,140 $19
-6.8%
$33,490–$46,320
New Mexico #41 $39,390 $37,680 $19
-7%
$30,970–$47,450
Missouri #42 $38,840 $36,650 $19
-8.3%
$30,370–$48,130
Alabama #43 $38,350 $37,350 $18
-9.4%
$29,980–$45,860
Kansas #44 $38,190 $36,840 $18
-9.8%
$29,550–$46,440
Kentucky #45 $38,190 $37,210 $18
-9.8%
$29,770–$46,000
Tennessee #46 $37,700 $36,750 $18
-11%
$29,720–$46,150
Oklahoma #47 $37,190 $35,840 $18
-12.2%
$29,380–$46,210
Mississippi #48 $36,840 $36,810 $18
-13%
$29,300–$45,120
Arkansas #49 $36,010 $35,710 $17
-15%
$29,020–$44,950
Louisiana #50 $35,200 $35,680 $17
-16.9%
$28,180–$45,080
West Virginia #51 $33,950 $34,560 $16
-19.8%
$28,680–$39,350

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