Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $54,660 · median $50,160

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Nevada #1 $65,270 $63,400 $31
+19.4%
$42,420–$63,400
Connecticut #2 $63,810 $60,640 $31
+16.7%
$42,060–$86,630
District of Columbia #3 $63,740 $61,560 $31
+16.6%
$37,600–$84,540
New York #4 $61,270 $55,580 $29
+12.1%
$36,680–$95,780
Washington #5 $60,690 $55,260 $29
+11%
$45,190–$92,390
Rhode Island #6 $59,320 $59,790 $29
+8.5%
$40,370–$79,990
New Jersey #7 $59,240 $61,090 $28
+8.4%
$36,140–$77,560
Colorado #8 $59,200 $56,570 $28
+8.3%
$42,930–$80,660
Massachusetts #9 $58,810 $56,450 $28
+7.6%
$35,520–$80,500
Montana #10 $58,660 $61,330 $28
+7.3%
$30,230–$88,230
Vermont #11 $58,560 $60,560 $28
+7.1%
$36,270–$84,690
Kentucky #12 $58,170 $49,370 $28
+6.4%
$36,520–$113,740
North Carolina #13 $57,940 $56,180 $28
+6%
$35,170–$87,540
Oregon #14 $57,030 $56,810 $27
+4.3%
$47,600–$72,490
Arizona #15 $55,750 $51,800 $27
+2%
$33,390–$80,760
Hawaii #16 $55,520 $47,560 $27
+1.6%
$29,120–$94,990
Kansas #17 $55,380 $53,600 $27
+1.3%
$38,100–$78,810
Tennessee #18 $55,210 $55,640 $27
+1%
$42,400–$69,180
California #19 $55,120 $51,030 $27
+0.8%
$38,720–$74,970
Utah #20 $54,700 $56,670 $26
+0.1%
$35,210–$74,440
Florida #21 $54,630 $50,060 $26
-0.1%
$35,060–$77,970
Illinois #22 $53,680 $49,090 $26
-1.8%
$37,200–$77,630
Pennsylvania #23 $53,630 $47,720 $26
-1.9%
$27,450–$78,190
Mississippi #24 $53,210 $49,050 $26
-2.7%
$34,200–$87,570
Minnesota #25 $52,330 $47,260 $25
-4.3%
$30,860–$81,100
Texas #26 $52,330 $49,500 $25
-4.3%
$31,740–$70,090
Indiana #27 $51,900 $48,530 $25
-5%
$31,000–$84,240
Alaska #28 $51,210 $47,650 $25
-6.3%
$44,670–$61,860
New Hampshire #29 $50,560 $47,190 $24
-7.5%
$30,780–$62,780
Georgia #30 $50,200 $48,880 $24
-8.2%
$30,170–$76,700
Ohio #31 $49,980 $46,000 $24
-8.6%
$34,580–$63,370
Idaho #32 $49,960 $48,110 $24
-8.6%
$28,520–$84,070
Alabama #33 $49,940 $47,640 $24
-8.6%
$38,910–$63,240
Virginia #34 $49,300 $45,260 $24
-9.8%
$30,140–$75,910
Maryland #35 $48,710 $49,160 $23
-10.9%
$32,160–$61,950
North Dakota #36 $48,690 $44,740 $23
-10.9%
$34,920–$75,440
Michigan #37 $48,440 $46,250 $23
-11.4%
$36,820–$62,530
Wyoming #38 $48,050 $48,030 $23
-12.1%
$28,020–$76,850
Nebraska #39 $47,600 $49,690 $23
-12.9%
$36,220–$59,320
South Dakota #40 $47,540 $44,510 $23
-13%
$36,700–$61,840
Missouri #41 $47,460 $45,460 $23
-13.2%
$28,600–$64,760
Wisconsin #42 $47,030 $47,080 $23
-14%
$28,720–$60,360
Iowa #43 $46,950 $45,440 $23
-14.1%
$32,710–$62,180
Louisiana #44 $45,560 $35,970 $22
-16.6%
$30,850–$82,200
Arkansas #45 $42,540 $36,600 $20
-22.2%
$35,870–$61,880
West Virginia #46 $42,340 $44,760 $20
-22.5%
$29,130–$50,820
South Carolina #47 $41,640 $34,560 $20
-23.8%
$26,120–$62,150
New Mexico #48 $41,330 $44,700 $20
-24.4%
$26,290–$48,630
Oklahoma #49 $37,570 $36,980 $18
-31.3%
$21,120–$56,020

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