Compare One Occupation Across States

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States

U.S. mean $46,070 · median $44,530

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Virginia #1 $62,260 $62,730 $30
+35.1%
$49,640–$74,300
New York #2 $60,710 $58,300 $29
+31.8%
$39,170–$76,270
Pennsylvania #3 $59,170 $61,880 $28
+28.4%
$36,180–$67,910
Oklahoma #4 $57,810 $57,490 $28
+25.5%
$47,820–$64,790
Hawaii #5 $57,610 $49,630 $28
+25%
$39,850–$79,750
Minnesota #6 $56,590 $57,670 $27
+22.8%
$50,820–$58,100
New Jersey #7 $56,130 $57,490 $27
+21.8%
$48,380–$60,610
California #8 $52,420 $47,860 $25
+13.8%
$39,580–$69,620
Alabama #9 $51,190 $54,970 $25
+11.1%
$33,630–$64,270
Colorado #10 $50,130 $41,300 $24
+8.8%
$37,380–$70,210
Louisiana #11 $48,990 $48,020 $24
+6.3%
$39,930–$57,170
Maryland #12 $47,590 $41,850 $23
+3.3%
$37,530–$67,570
Arizona #13 $47,340 $36,970 $23
+2.8%
$36,940–$65,770
Michigan #14 $46,220 $44,450 $22
+0.3%
$27,460–$72,600
Vermont #15 $45,750 $44,070 $22
-0.7%
$35,440–$65,180
Wisconsin #16 $45,500 $39,030 $22
-1.2%
$31,200–$65,770
Oregon #17 $45,280 $45,590 $22
-1.7%
$34,230–$56,970
Georgia #18 $45,260 $43,600 $22
-1.8%
$28,670–$63,150
Florida #19 $43,850 $42,560 $21
-4.8%
$31,080–$61,480
Illinois #20 $43,230 $35,970 $21
-6.2%
$33,490–$56,320
Missouri #21 $43,180 $39,040 $21
-6.3%
$30,940–$51,090
South Carolina #22 $41,780 $40,090 $20
-9.3%
$37,700–$44,080
North Carolina #23 $41,740 $39,370 $20
-9.4%
$32,020–$60,310
Texas #24 $41,040 $35,160 $20
-10.9%
$28,720–$60,890
Mississippi #25 $39,440 $38,550 $19
-14.4%
$23,910–$57,410
Tennessee #26 $34,950 $34,790 $17
-24.1%
$27,720–$46,470

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