Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $55,970 · median $50,960

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Oregon #1 $73,630 $75,440 $35
+31.6%
$51,220–$94,470
Minnesota #2 $72,860 $77,460 $35
+30.2%
$63,580–$77,460
New Jersey #3 $69,760 $71,940 $34
+24.6%
$52,830–$80,730
Washington #4 $66,980 $63,850 $32
+19.7%
$44,530–$93,620
Illinois #5 $66,850 $64,450 $32
+19.4%
$50,300–$90,840
Massachusetts #6 $66,100 $62,550 $32
+18.1%
$49,020–$80,910
California #7 $63,610 $62,550 $31
+13.7%
$35,750–$92,270
New York #8 $63,130 $62,400 $30
+12.8%
$41,600–$83,700
Rhode Island #9 $61,150 $61,040 $29
+9.3%
$59,880–$71,170
Vermont #10 $61,040 $62,170 $29
+9.1%
$48,340–$72,950
Utah #11 $59,890 $56,890 $29
+7%
$52,070–$71,260
Pennsylvania #12 $59,450 $58,200 $29
+6.2%
$46,800–$75,750
Hawaii #13 $58,610 $56,990 $28
+4.7%
$46,310–$77,160
Montana #14 $58,520 $59,580 $28
+4.6%
$46,950–$69,760
Wisconsin #15 $58,290 $57,930 $28
+4.1%
$45,880–$77,250
Missouri #16 $57,080 $61,140 $27
+2%
$37,560–$70,950
New Hampshire #17 $56,750 $59,660 $27
+1.4%
$47,320–$63,000
Delaware #18 $56,250 $49,330 $27
+0.5%
$47,950–$78,580
Connecticut #19 $55,680 $48,930 $27
-0.5%
$37,670–$78,720
Michigan #20 $55,630 $57,550 $27
-0.6%
$45,500–$66,880
South Dakota #21 $54,370 $50,430 $26
-2.9%
$40,040–$70,650
Colorado #22 $54,020 $51,390 $26
-3.5%
$47,600–$61,660
New Mexico #23 $52,530 $47,330 $25
-6.1%
$45,070–$62,740
North Carolina #24 $52,020 $48,480 $25
-7.1%
$36,130–$62,600
Maine #25 $51,920 $46,430 $25
-7.2%
$40,070–$84,350
Kansas #26 $51,250 $48,400 $25
-8.4%
$39,050–$62,190
Ohio #27 $51,230 $49,650 $25
-8.5%
$44,990–$57,450
Arizona #28 $50,920 $50,680 $24
-9%
$37,510–$59,360
Idaho #29 $50,860 $43,840 $24
-9.1%
$41,080–$56,560
Wyoming #30 $50,310 $46,210 $24
-10.1%
$28,270–$74,050
Nevada #31 $50,170 $51,210 $24
-10.4%
$39,850–$62,940
Virginia #32 $49,800 $48,550 $24
-11%
$38,930–$59,350
Maryland #33 $49,510 $47,210 $24
-11.5%
$39,310–$64,110
West Virginia #34 $49,360 $49,140 $24
-11.8%
$36,350–$57,260
Louisiana #35 $48,450 $47,350 $23
-13.4%
$33,400–$62,360
Oklahoma #36 $48,030 $46,950 $23
-14.2%
$38,110–$56,170
Tennessee #37 $47,570 $47,350 $23
-15%
$38,060–$61,480
Arkansas #38 $47,180 $45,650 $23
-15.7%
$28,950–$67,920
Indiana #39 $47,100 $46,050 $23
-15.8%
$37,900–$58,910
Georgia #40 $46,610 $46,910 $22
-16.7%
$26,210–$62,230
Florida #41 $45,670 $46,070 $22
-18.4%
$28,690–$58,210
South Carolina #42 $45,260 $43,660 $22
-19.1%
$29,960–$60,610
North Dakota #43 $45,130 $44,820 $22
-19.4%
$32,010–$59,760
Iowa #44 $44,890 $42,890 $22
-19.8%
$20,440–$68,530
Mississippi #45 $44,550 $41,560 $21
-20.4%
$35,650–$60,520
Nebraska #46 $43,990 $39,380 $21
-21.4%
$37,130–$60,890
Alabama #47 $43,700 $41,500 $21
-21.9%
$33,350–$57,390
Kentucky #48 $43,690 $44,410 $21
-21.9%
$26,890–$57,440
Texas #49 $42,510 $39,880 $20
-24%
$35,610–$49,220

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