Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $88,540 · median $92,100

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Alaska #1 $122,000 $123,120 $59
+37.8%
$81,540–$164,260
Washington #2 $114,460 $104,250 $55
+29.3%
$70,270–$167,420
Iowa #3 $113,620 $116,850 $55
+28.3%
$54,250–$159,730
Oklahoma #4 $113,280 $111,070 $54
+27.9%
$107,370–$139,840
District of Columbia #5 $106,370 $89,960 $51
+20.1%
$56,820–$185,220
Hawaii #6 $104,440 $108,270 $50
+18%
$51,960–$151,670
North Dakota #7 $104,020 $106,330 $50
+17.5%
$68,500–$136,990
Maryland #8 $102,860 $100,700 $49
+16.2%
$55,930–$150,030
Texas #9 $101,160 $101,440 $49
+14.3%
$43,020–$149,430
Florida #10 $100,840 $101,470 $48
+13.9%
$54,300–$141,460
Alabama #11 $100,700 $108,140 $48
+13.7%
$69,150–$112,530
Pennsylvania #12 $97,150 $81,550 $47
+9.7%
$55,030–$161,470
Connecticut #13 $96,300 $91,520 $46
+8.8%
$66,910–$126,820
Georgia #14 $92,300 $95,030 $44
+4.2%
$40,460–$141,150
New York #15 $91,220 $93,420 $44
+3%
$66,620–$97,840
Oregon #16 $90,390 $78,110 $43
+2.1%
$48,840–$140,030
Colorado #17 $90,010 $81,820 $43
+1.7%
$37,470–$148,820
Minnesota #18 $89,890 $92,860 $43
+1.5%
$35,050–$151,850
Ohio #19 $88,950 $77,010 $43
+0.5%
$37,700–$143,040
Wisconsin #20 $88,820 $75,260 $43
+0.3%
$69,050–$134,670
California #21 $88,500 $83,000 $43
+0%
$40,790–$144,460
North Carolina #22 $88,120 $84,470 $42
-0.5%
$35,220–$136,970
Kansas #23 $87,200 $103,380 $42
-1.5%
$39,850–$132,830
Kentucky #24 $85,350 $83,970 $41
-3.6%
$42,130–$136,990
Idaho #25 $84,980 $54,330 $41
-4%
$39,800–$156,640
South Carolina #26 $84,170 $80,490 $40
-4.9%
$67,920–$100,420
Maine #27 $83,920 $63,750 $40
-5.2%
$42,420–$159,830
Virginia #28 $83,420 $68,610 $40
-5.8%
$47,540–$142,480
Indiana #29 $83,380 $80,330 $40
-5.8%
$36,430–$134,720
Missouri #30 $81,340 $64,690 $39
-8.1%
$44,370–$136,970
Louisiana #31 $81,140 $77,460 $39
-8.4%
$29,160–$136,990
Arkansas #32 $80,870 $85,130 $39
-8.7%
$35,460–$119,180
Tennessee #33 $78,420 $78,430 $38
-11.4%
$40,410–$135,220
Utah #34 $78,150 $64,480 $38
-11.7%
$41,970–$140,470
Massachusetts #35 $77,420 $79,650 $37
-12.6%
$39,010–$113,760
South Dakota #36 $77,050 $70,080 $37
-13%
$47,340–$141,130
Montana #37 $75,830 $62,810 $36
-14.4%
$37,860–$124,850
West Virginia #38 $74,120 $58,670 $36
-16.3%
$44,490–$128,670
Arizona #39 $73,380 $62,250 $35
-17.1%
$34,800–$132,270
Nevada #40 $70,360 $50,060 $34
-20.5%
$44,670–$119,100
Illinois #41 $69,780 $47,990 $34
-21.2%
$36,500–$129,600
New Mexico #42 $69,420 $63,690 $33
-21.6%
$33,360–$113,460
New Jersey #43 $65,330 $49,250 $31
-26.2%
$37,010–$105,680
Michigan #44 $65,260 $35,890 $31
-26.3%
$33,440–$139,390

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