Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $47,340 · median $46,340

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Rhode Island #1 $61,780 $63,360 $30
+30.5%
$57,030–$63,360
Washington #2 $61,410 $55,970 $30
+29.7%
$44,250–$84,480
Delaware #3 $55,990 $49,860 $27
+18.3%
$40,120–$82,000
Massachusetts #4 $54,170 $48,380 $26
+14.4%
$40,120–$77,050
North Carolina #5 $53,890 $50,600 $26
+13.8%
$38,270–$74,490
Hawaii #6 $53,710 $57,390 $26
+13.5%
$30,610–$80,370
North Dakota #7 $53,550 $52,420 $26
+13.1%
$37,340–$65,530
Connecticut #8 $53,190 $50,870 $26
+12.4%
$40,120–$75,610
New York #9 $52,930 $47,320 $25
+11.8%
$35,300–$81,670
Maryland #10 $51,470 $50,270 $25
+8.7%
$38,550–$63,430
Georgia #11 $51,050 $50,760 $25
+7.8%
$29,320–$73,480
New Jersey #12 $50,530 $42,640 $24
+6.7%
$36,250–$74,480
California #13 $50,040 $48,580 $24
+5.7%
$37,710–$62,810
Arkansas #14 $49,790 $43,660 $24
+5.2%
$30,650–$65,240
Nevada #15 $49,370 $49,880 $24
+4.3%
$24,960–$71,030
Minnesota #16 $49,330 $48,810 $24
+4.2%
$43,680–$58,630
Wisconsin #17 $48,530 $47,010 $23
+2.5%
$26,850–$71,210
Louisiana #18 $47,780 $49,920 $23
+0.9%
$33,920–$57,290
Montana #19 $47,480 $41,600 $23
+0.3%
$37,250–$59,280
Utah #20 $47,260 $44,590 $23
-0.2%
$32,570–$60,680
Oregon #21 $47,250 $48,560 $23
-0.2%
$38,120–$58,290
Michigan #22 $46,880 $44,890 $23
-1%
$36,770–$60,300
Colorado #23 $46,700 $42,240 $22
-1.4%
$35,500–$60,890
Indiana #24 $45,650 $45,080 $22
-3.6%
$35,020–$58,550
Oklahoma #25 $44,810 $38,020 $22
-5.3%
$28,490–$88,700
Texas #26 $44,550 $42,930 $21
-5.9%
$29,360–$61,730
Arizona #27 $44,270 $41,860 $21
-6.5%
$35,310–$59,600
Kansas #28 $43,680 $43,260 $21
-7.7%
$33,390–$64,810
Pennsylvania #29 $43,370 $42,860 $21
-8.4%
$31,520–$60,050
Mississippi #30 $43,340 $44,930 $21
-8.4%
$32,070–$50,880
Florida #31 $43,220 $37,840 $21
-8.7%
$31,670–$56,470
Illinois #32 $43,140 $42,450 $21
-8.9%
$34,300–$60,200
South Carolina #33 $43,110 $38,880 $21
-8.9%
$33,210–$56,590
Iowa #34 $43,020 $42,610 $21
-9.1%
$31,660–$52,980
Alabama #35 $42,650 $38,270 $21
-9.9%
$30,850–$67,410
Kentucky #36 $42,190 $41,690 $20
-10.9%
$38,020–$45,090
Ohio #37 $41,590 $39,420 $20
-12.1%
$27,310–$57,980
Tennessee #38 $41,400 $38,020 $20
-12.5%
$29,580–$50,610
Idaho #39 $40,900 $39,730 $20
-13.6%
$28,240–$49,900
Nebraska #40 $39,850 $29,960 $19
-15.8%
$28,520–$53,110
Virginia #41 $38,350 $31,950 $18
-19%
$26,640–$59,270
Missouri #42 $36,000 $29,990 $17
-24%
$28,600–$51,910

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