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$54,920median, a year
$60,930mean (average), a year
76,480people employed in this job here
$33,760
median $54,920
$99,270
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $33,280
- AK, Alaska, median $62,360
- AZ, Arizona, median $44,770
- AR, Arkansas, median $35,040
- CA, California, median $70,030
- CO, Colorado, median $62,620
- CT, Connecticut, median $41,130
- DE, Delaware, median $51,960
- DC, District of Columbia, not published
- FL, Florida, median $49,020
- GA, Georgia, median $49,330
- HI, Hawaii, median $34,720
- ID, Idaho, not published
- IL, Illinois, median $54,480
- IN, Indiana, median $45,710
- IA, Iowa, median $53,660
- KS, Kansas, median $47,300
- KY, Kentucky, median $36,620
- LA, Louisiana, median $38,740
- ME, Maine, median $47,150
- MD, Maryland, median $47,020
- MA, Massachusetts, median $58,400
- MI, Michigan, median $46,400
- MN, Minnesota, median $59,200
- MS, Mississippi, median $50,670
- MO, Missouri, median $62,780
- MT, Montana, median $63,080
- NE, Nebraska, median $43,010
- NV, Nevada, median $60,000
- NH, New Hampshire, median $61,370
- NJ, New Jersey, median $43,420
- NM, New Mexico, median $38,060
- NY, New York, median $71,850
- NC, North Carolina, median $48,130
- ND, North Dakota, median $57,060
- OH, Ohio, median $49,020
- OK, Oklahoma, median $42,700
- OR, Oregon, median $61,370
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $61,270
- RI, Rhode Island, median $57,680
- SC, South Carolina, median $39,220
- SD, South Dakota, median $52,530
- TN, Tennessee, median $36,600
- TX, Texas, median $47,460
- UT, Utah, median $66,720
- VT, Vermont, not published
- VA, Virginia, median $58,520
- WA, Washington, median $45,370
- WV, West Virginia, median $35,880
- WI, Wisconsin, median $44,340
- WY, Wyoming, median $57,990
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $46,730
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