Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $57,160 · median $57,390

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Tennessee #1 $68,380 $74,100 $33
+19.6%
$45,560–$82,190
North Carolina #2 $61,450 $63,950 $30
+7.5%
$47,750–$79,740
Illinois #3 $60,220 $59,830 $29
+5.4%
$59,680–$70,270
Ohio #4 $57,360 $56,370 $28
+0.3%
$40,370–$75,210
Texas #5 $52,470 $54,880 $25
-8.2%
$46,070–$58,910
Iowa #6 $52,400 $50,600 $25
-8.3%
$38,650–$63,820
Florida #7 $51,690 $44,150 $25
-9.6%
$38,360–$75,490
Mississippi #8 $51,350 $53,050 $25
-10.2%
$44,480–$55,380
Indiana #9 $50,850 $51,170 $24
-11%
$40,590–$58,470
Arizona #10 $49,210 $45,770 $24
-13.9%
$38,510–$64,900
Maryland #11 $49,150 $46,290 $24
-14%
$37,320–$72,820
Oregon #12 $48,930 $48,380 $24
-14.4%
$39,440–$57,360
Connecticut #13 $48,180 $48,630 $23
-15.7%
$38,910–$65,940
Oklahoma #14 $46,710 $45,830 $22
-18.3%
$37,700–$59,340
New York #15 $46,330 $46,550 $22
-18.9%
$38,550–$47,470
Kentucky #16 $45,150 $46,010 $22
-21%
$32,050–$55,020
Pennsylvania #17 $44,850 $45,270 $22
-21.5%
$37,550–$49,450
Michigan #18 $44,660 $44,420 $21
-21.9%
$39,140–$53,920
California #19 $44,640 $44,790 $21
-21.9%
$37,830–$49,610
Georgia #20 $43,520 $44,220 $21
-23.9%
$35,970–$49,560

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