Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $48,050 · median $43,350

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Wyoming #1 $76,570 $82,290 $37
+59.4%
$30,500–$125,610
Rhode Island #2 $75,970 $77,850 $37
+58.1%
$52,590–$93,230
Massachusetts #3 $65,210 $60,900 $31
+35.7%
$34,630–$100,960
Maryland #4 $64,120 $52,810 $31
+33.4%
$32,330–$105,040
Vermont #5 $58,580 $53,920 $28
+21.9%
$37,390–$81,960
New York #6 $56,540 $47,100 $27
+17.7%
$33,920–$103,980
Connecticut #7 $55,250 $50,350 $27
+15%
$34,010–$82,460
New Hampshire #8 $54,720 $53,790 $26
+13.9%
$35,670–$74,160
Mississippi #9 $53,530 $49,610 $26
+11.4%
$25,810–$86,060
Colorado #10 $53,380 $47,420 $26
+11.1%
$36,510–$80,320
Oregon #11 $53,340 $48,280 $26
+11%
$33,310–$69,560
Virginia #12 $53,130 $40,750 $26
+10.6%
$28,620–$96,630
Tennessee #13 $52,310 $50,280 $25
+8.9%
$27,980–$87,880
Maine #14 $51,480 $49,880 $25
+7.1%
$30,580–$77,960
Georgia #15 $51,440 $47,380 $25
+7.1%
$23,580–$89,440
New Jersey #16 $51,010 $42,270 $25
+6.2%
$35,170–$89,330
Alaska #17 $50,980 $45,990 $25
+6.1%
$30,100–$68,470
Ohio #18 $48,990 $43,610 $24
+2%
$23,590–$76,130
California #19 $48,960 $45,100 $24
+1.9%
$35,550–$63,790
Arizona #20 $47,610 $38,940 $23
-0.9%
$30,580–$77,220
Wisconsin #21 $46,440 $41,340 $22
-3.4%
$25,170–$70,450
West Virginia #22 $46,210 $44,070 $22
-3.8%
$31,200–$66,720
Minnesota #23 $45,590 $44,800 $22
-5.1%
$31,470–$62,840
Washington #24 $45,560 $45,360 $22
-5.2%
$36,620–$56,220
North Carolina #25 $45,330 $42,390 $22
-5.7%
$27,020–$72,530
North Dakota #26 $45,330 $46,190 $22
-5.7%
$33,940–$58,140
New Mexico #27 $45,300 $36,660 $22
-5.7%
$31,110–$67,570
Illinois #28 $45,000 $37,400 $22
-6.3%
$31,200–$63,570
Florida #29 $44,870 $37,310 $22
-6.6%
$28,210–$83,140
Nebraska #30 $44,650 $38,470 $21
-7.1%
$29,100–$69,590
Pennsylvania #31 $44,140 $36,270 $21
-8.1%
$23,670–$75,870
Indiana #32 $43,420 $38,090 $21
-9.6%
$25,330–$64,890
Michigan #33 $42,870 $37,380 $21
-10.8%
$28,820–$61,850
Montana #34 $42,790 $41,380 $21
-10.9%
$30,580–$58,380
South Dakota #35 $42,260 $38,760 $20
-12%
$27,960–$62,040
Iowa #36 $42,010 $36,790 $20
-12.6%
$22,760–$57,390
Hawaii #37 $40,290 $36,590 $19
-16.1%
$30,000–$54,690
Idaho #38 $40,260 $34,990 $19
-16.2%
$28,870–$59,000
Arkansas #39 $40,220 $30,830 $19
-16.3%
$27,080–$57,980
South Carolina #40 $39,940 $33,220 $19
-16.9%
$22,710–$71,060
Missouri #41 $38,370 $32,270 $18
-20.1%
$28,600–$59,960
Oklahoma #42 $37,660 $34,510 $18
-21.6%
$21,280–$62,360
Utah #43 $37,650 $35,190 $18
-21.6%
$29,550–$60,930
Kansas #44 $35,850 $34,170 $17
-25.4%
$22,200–$54,490
Delaware #45 $35,800 $33,240 $17
-25.5%
$31,200–$41,920
Texas #46 $35,770 $33,620 $17
-25.6%
$24,450–$48,140
Kentucky #47 $35,550 $34,240 $17
-26%
$27,030–$47,120
Louisiana #48 $35,380 $33,780 $17
-26.4%
$23,080–$47,790
Alabama #49 $35,300 $35,500 $17
-26.5%
$19,630–$45,230
Nevada #50 $33,990 $30,420 $16
-29.3%
$28,020–$44,520

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