Compare One Occupation Across States

Pick an occupation, then choose states to see its pay side by side.

States

U.S. mean $86,090 · median $76,910

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $128,890 $129,300 $62
+49.7%
$74,990–$172,480
Connecticut #2 $110,420 $98,460 $53
+28.3%
$52,250–$153,560
Maryland #3 $109,650 $104,330 $53
+27.4%
$59,560–$165,050
California #4 $106,560 $86,480 $51
+23.8%
$56,730–$193,080
Vermont #5 $96,260 $94,430 $46
+11.8%
$73,290–$132,810
Massachusetts #6 $94,580 $85,260 $45
+9.9%
$58,910–$138,950
Washington #7 $90,740 $85,700 $44
+5.4%
$50,600–$129,480
Pennsylvania #8 $90,060 $77,410 $43
+4.6%
$40,270–$178,490
Virginia #9 $88,260 $85,000 $42
+2.5%
$44,190–$131,040
Oregon #10 $87,800 $80,540 $42
+2%
$46,180–$158,190
New Jersey #11 $87,170 $81,590 $42
+1.3%
$49,770–$128,820
Indiana #12 $85,430 $75,820 $41
-0.8%
$51,640–$128,640
Georgia #13 $83,270 $74,710 $40
-3.3%
$38,460–$133,540
Rhode Island #14 $82,940 $70,190 $40
-3.7%
$42,060–$130,000
Louisiana #15 $82,560 $89,520 $40
-4.1%
$29,740–$114,810
Texas #16 $81,210 $69,990 $39
-5.7%
$49,070–$125,240
Colorado #17 $81,030 $76,830 $39
-5.9%
$42,810–$132,630
New Hampshire #18 $79,310 $71,830 $38
-7.9%
$43,200–$132,870
Illinois #19 $77,240 $68,220 $37
-10.3%
$41,830–$134,400
Minnesota #20 $76,110 $72,810 $37
-11.6%
$50,700–$103,890
Florida #21 $74,890 $68,080 $36
-13%
$41,650–$102,540
Alabama #22 $72,720 $66,950 $35
-15.5%
$39,830–$115,210
North Carolina #23 $72,340 $63,660 $35
-16%
$42,180–$117,820
Utah #24 $71,670 $64,530 $34
-16.7%
$36,260–$101,460
Ohio #25 $69,630 $65,930 $33
-19.1%
$40,190–$101,710
Nebraska #26 $69,010 $65,470 $33
-19.8%
$44,230–$93,600
West Virginia #27 $67,860 $64,410 $33
-21.2%
$24,340–$103,380
Wisconsin #28 $67,210 $64,370 $32
-21.9%
$47,410–$90,880
Oklahoma #29 $66,250 $58,770 $32
-23%
$38,230–$98,230
Tennessee #30 $66,180 $58,870 $32
-23.1%
$38,720–$100,910
Missouri #31 $66,070 $58,140 $32
-23.3%
$42,000–$98,930
Idaho #32 $65,800 $56,360 $32
-23.6%
$44,660–$108,890
Nevada #33 $63,980 $63,910 $31
-25.7%
$40,560–$83,130
Arizona #34 $63,240 $55,990 $30
-26.5%
$42,300–$90,990
Iowa #35 $62,780 $61,010 $30
-27.1%
$48,260–$88,560
Kansas #36 $62,370 $65,840 $30
-27.6%
$30,920–$92,660
South Carolina #37 $58,440 $51,920 $28
-32.1%
$38,210–$91,140
South Dakota #38 $57,230 $56,700 $28
-33.5%
$45,760–$68,890
North Dakota #39 $57,180 $50,860 $27
-33.6%
$35,000–$83,920
Mississippi #40 $56,330 $54,180 $27
-34.6%
$25,820–$85,550
Kentucky #41 $55,440 $48,780 $27
-35.6%
$39,580–$76,010
Arkansas #42 $54,190 $47,970 $26
-37.1%
$30,560–$79,350
Wyoming #43 $52,430 $49,650 $25
-39.1%
$41,170–$66,510

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