Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $98,770 · median $92,650

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Virginia #1 $129,540 $128,380 $62
+31.2%
$76,640–$178,230
Washington #2 $124,290 $130,440 $60
+25.8%
$70,520–$172,060
California #3 $122,890 $119,570 $59
+24.4%
$44,990–$202,850
District of Columbia #4 $119,280 $114,690 $57
+20.8%
$76,160–$172,520
Missouri #5 $109,420 $103,750 $53
+10.8%
$58,140–$186,260
Maryland #6 $108,540 $112,690 $52
+9.9%
$61,690–$155,830
Massachusetts #7 $108,520 $98,470 $52
+9.9%
$54,510–$169,360
Minnesota #8 $103,500 $101,020 $50
+4.8%
$53,620–$158,630
New York #9 $102,850 $98,580 $49
+4.1%
$32,510–$185,610
Rhode Island #10 $102,540 $98,140 $49
+3.8%
$84,650–$127,970
Utah #11 $98,420 $100,170 $47
-0.4%
$49,280–$156,430
North Carolina #12 $98,380 $96,610 $47
-0.4%
$54,450–$140,550
Michigan #13 $97,040 $98,470 $47
-1.8%
$49,930–$149,660
Vermont #14 $96,240 $84,550 $46
-2.6%
$66,570–$134,150
Texas #15 $95,560 $85,800 $46
-3.2%
$50,060–$158,460
Illinois #16 $95,460 $84,820 $46
-3.4%
$70,650–$128,700
New Jersey #17 $94,990 $95,180 $46
-3.8%
$51,010–$151,020
New Hampshire #18 $93,880 $78,260 $45
-5%
$60,810–$140,240
Georgia #19 $92,560 $90,340 $45
-6.3%
$50,130–$139,490
Wisconsin #20 $92,490 $90,630 $44
-6.4%
$51,480–$125,940
Connecticut #21 $91,490 $85,930 $44
-7.4%
$55,060–$133,220
Nevada #22 $91,430 $83,220 $44
-7.4%
$52,990–$139,360
Colorado #23 $89,940 $85,950 $43
-8.9%
$48,280–$122,170
Pennsylvania #24 $87,440 $86,380 $42
-11.5%
$39,780–$134,640
Kentucky #25 $87,160 $82,630 $42
-11.8%
$52,930–$130,140
Arizona #26 $85,410 $76,230 $41
-13.5%
$46,150–$150,010
South Carolina #27 $85,160 $78,190 $41
-13.8%
$52,850–$125,210
Tennessee #28 $84,720 $74,760 $41
-14.2%
$52,000–$154,920
Indiana #29 $84,480 $80,870 $41
-14.5%
$47,150–$132,120
Nebraska #30 $82,350 $80,350 $40
-16.6%
$52,660–$125,470
Delaware #31 $82,200 $76,020 $40
-16.8%
$50,790–$117,500
Kansas #32 $81,840 $73,590 $39
-17.1%
$48,750–$133,510
Louisiana #33 $81,640 $85,330 $39
-17.3%
$49,930–$106,110
Idaho #34 $81,400 $79,290 $39
-17.6%
$49,340–$113,870
Oklahoma #35 $80,560 $78,580 $39
-18.4%
$44,140–$126,790
West Virginia #36 $77,270 $78,240 $37
-21.8%
$48,370–$103,390
Oregon #37 $77,140 $64,460 $37
-21.9%
$49,020–$127,250
Iowa #38 $74,510 $64,210 $36
-24.6%
$48,230–$106,170
New Mexico #39 $72,930 $68,120 $35
-26.2%
$43,300–$107,540
North Dakota #40 $72,630 $72,190 $35
-26.5%
$51,770–$85,590
Montana #41 $65,850 $62,060 $32
-33.3%
$60,620–$68,650
Wyoming #42 $65,550 $68,410 $32
-33.6%
$49,390–$76,160
Arkansas #43 $63,190 $50,550 $30
-36%
$39,640–$112,020
South Dakota #44 $53,950 $51,100 $26
-45.4%
$40,120–$70,410

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