Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $59,250 · median $55,690

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $87,390 $79,270 $42
+47.5%
$43,980–$114,300
Maine #2 $83,810 $70,720 $40
+41.5%
$59,280–$131,890
Massachusetts #3 $80,300 $81,150 $39
+35.5%
$52,040–$104,170
Washington #4 $79,060 $77,920 $38
+33.4%
$56,560–$102,720
Illinois #5 $72,080 $67,160 $35
+21.7%
$46,680–$112,780
New Jersey #6 $71,440 $62,370 $34
+20.6%
$38,420–$113,930
Nevada #7 $69,920 $61,200 $34
+18%
$44,030–$117,690
Connecticut #8 $69,090 $63,150 $33
+16.6%
$47,660–$104,070
Pennsylvania #9 $67,560 $70,230 $32
+14%
$44,300–$96,980
Minnesota #10 $67,550 $70,560 $32
+14%
$52,070–$81,980
New York #11 $66,010 $61,260 $32
+11.4%
$39,520–$96,700
Wisconsin #12 $65,190 $62,680 $31
+10%
$48,540–$85,620
California #13 $63,800 $58,880 $31
+7.7%
$39,990–$99,830
Iowa #14 $59,970 $54,350 $29
+1.2%
$43,700–$77,460
Oregon #15 $59,890 $58,790 $29
+1.1%
$35,760–$81,950
Missouri #16 $59,730 $60,590 $29
+0.8%
$39,250–$79,470
Nebraska #17 $56,850 $59,350 $27
-4.1%
$31,600–$85,530
Montana #18 $56,670 $58,670 $27
-4.4%
$44,500–$70,640
New Hampshire #19 $56,530 $49,900 $27
-4.6%
$45,170–$84,830
Colorado #20 $56,180 $57,690 $27
-5.2%
$35,040–$83,200
Kansas #21 $56,070 $54,920 $27
-5.4%
$39,470–$74,990
Vermont #22 $55,920 $55,890 $27
-5.6%
$46,810–$65,000
South Dakota #23 $54,680 $50,640 $26
-7.7%
$38,660–$67,830
Arizona #24 $53,670 $52,000 $26
-9.4%
$37,290–$70,180
South Carolina #25 $53,480 $43,510 $26
-9.7%
$28,230–$106,270
Indiana #26 $52,630 $48,450 $25
-11.2%
$37,700–$77,170
Rhode Island #27 $52,540 $49,170 $25
-11.3%
$39,520–$74,880
Utah #28 $51,800 $49,340 $25
-12.6%
$35,830–$69,640
Oklahoma #29 $51,600 $44,340 $25
-12.9%
$33,280–$105,570
West Virginia #30 $51,500 $50,900 $25
-13.1%
$37,830–$68,880
North Dakota #31 $51,190 $42,620 $25
-13.6%
$36,910–$77,630
Virginia #32 $51,170 $48,880 $25
-13.6%
$28,990–$72,870
Texas #33 $51,010 $47,030 $25
-13.9%
$35,100–$80,880
Michigan #34 $51,000 $47,950 $25
-13.9%
$31,660–$68,210
Georgia #35 $50,580 $47,840 $24
-14.6%
$39,680–$66,410
Florida #36 $50,470 $47,280 $24
-14.8%
$28,050–$72,380
Ohio #37 $49,500 $46,140 $24
-16.5%
$36,520–$72,050
Maryland #38 $49,330 $45,670 $24
-16.7%
$33,280–$75,200
Idaho #39 $49,150 $47,940 $24
-17%
$36,510–$59,220
Kentucky #40 $46,510 $47,380 $22
-21.5%
$34,620–$56,290
North Carolina #41 $45,990 $44,650 $22
-22.4%
$35,090–$58,090
Louisiana #42 $44,260 $44,750 $21
-25.3%
$28,770–$56,650
New Mexico #43 $43,630 $44,550 $21
-26.4%
$33,480–$59,740
Tennessee #44 $43,600 $43,570 $21
-26.4%
$31,160–$59,140
Mississippi #45 $43,450 $39,130 $21
-26.7%
$32,080–$60,330
Alabama #46 $42,960 $44,800 $21
-27.5%
$33,610–$51,750
Arkansas #47 $40,890 $38,980 $20
-31%
$31,360–$50,110

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