March 2016
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| PERCENTILE | 90% of Reported Salaries Fell in the Range: |
Mean Salary |
# of Salaries Reported |
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| 25th | Median | 75th | ||||
| AK | $47,000 | $52,500 | $63,330 | $45,000 - 85,000 | $56,961 | 47 |
| AL | 45,000 | 57,982 | 85,000 | 31,488 - 110,000 | 64,780 | 152 |
| AR | 45,000 | 52,000 | 60,000 | 31,200 - 82,000 | 53,312 | 94 |
| AZ | 50,000 | 59,305 | 70,000 | 33,280 - 120,000 | 64,118 | 268 |
| CA | 59,155 | 75,000 | 160,000 | 35,000 - 160,000 | 95,134 | 2,617 |
| CO | 50,000 | 55,608 | 70,000 | 38,000 - 125,000 | 66,622 | 405 |
| CT | 53,000 | 65,000 | 90,000 | 35,400 - 135,000 | 74,235 | 222 |
| DC | 62,000 | 100,000 | 160,000 | 40,000 - 160,000 | 106,662 | 1,277 |
| DE | 50,000 | 60,000 | 145,000 | 40,955 - 145,000 | 84,068 | 112 |
| FL | 41,400 | 50,000 | 65,000 | 35,000 - 120,000 | 59,570 | 1,265 |
| GA | 50,000 | 60,000 | 90,000 | 40,000 - 140,000 | 74,877 | 485 |
| GU | — | 50,000 | — | — | 49,360 | 5 |
| HI | 55,000 | 57,710 | 72,250 | 48,000 - 90,000 | 65,076 | 84 |
| IA | 45,000 | 50,500 | 62,000 | 40,000 - 95,000 | 56,859 | 132 |
| ID | 47,663 | 54,000 | 55,200 | 40,000 - 90,000 | 54,822 | 53 |
| IL | 50,000 | 63,538 | 145,000 | 36,000 - 160,000 | 85,765 | 1,213 |
| IN | 45,000 | 58,000 | 75,000 | 35,000 - 105,000 | 63,093 | 258 |
| KS | 47,000 | 51,500 | 60,000 | 32,000 - 78,000 | 54,620 | 103 |
| KY | 38,500 | 45,750 | 59,000 | 30,000 - 100,000 | 52,062 | 204 |
| LA | 45,000 | 58,000 | 75,000 | 30,000 - 100,000 | 62,606 | 234 |
| MA | 50,000 | 70,000 | 160,000 | 35,000 - 160,000 | 93,770 | 615 |
| MD | 44,075 | 52,000 | 65,000 | 36,000 - 116,000 | 59,237 | 522 |
| ME | 45,000 | 50,000 | 63,000 | 39,900 - 84,000 | 54,298 | 58 |
| MI | 44,000 | 58,000 | 80,000 | 30,000 - 110,000 | 63,358 | 391 |
| MN | 46,709 | 55,000 | 80,000 | 40,000 - 115,000 | 66,284 | 496 |
| MO | 45,000 | 57,982 | 100,000 | 38,000 - 125,000 | 69,858 | 341 |
| MS | 45,000 | 55,000 | 72,000 | 35,000 - 105,000 | 59,855 | 82 |
| MT | 44,000 | 50,000 | 57,000 | 40,000 - 60,000 | 50,482 | 71 |
| NC | 45,000 | 56,000 | 80,000 | 35,000 - 135,000 | 69,905 | 375 |
| ND | 55,000 | 59,000 | 64,500 | 36,000 - 85,000 | 59,571 | 49 |
| NE | 49,000 | 55,000 | 68,500 | 41,000 - 86,500 | 59,973 | 125 |
| NH | 47,000 | 52,000 | 72,000 | 41,600 - 89,000 | 59,300 | 45 |
| NJ | 46,096 | 47,000 | 60,000 | 41,600 - 130,000 | 58,503 | 703 |
| NM | 46,500 | 54,000 | 57,982 | 40,000 - 72,500 | 53,141 | 127 |
| NV | 58,000 | 62,843 | 75,000 | 42,786 - 107,500 | 67,536 | 140 |
| NY | 60,500 | 145,000 | 160,000 | 42,000 - 160,000 | 113,612 | 3,474 |
| OH | 45,760 | 58,000 | 85,000 | 35,000 - 130,000 | 68,098 | 550 |
| OK | 44,000 | 55,000 | 70,000 | 36,000 - 100,000 | 62,416 | 192 |
| OR | 45,972 | 55,600 | 70,000 | 32,400 - 110,000 | 60,907 | 161 |
| PA | 48,000 | 60,000 | 85,000 | 35,000 - 145,000 | 72,546 | 747 |
| PR | — | 60,500 | — | — | 65,496 | 8 |
| RI | 46,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 35,000 - 120,000 | 55,679 | 58 |
| SC | 40,334 | 47,000 | 60,000 | 30,000 - 100,000 | 55,274 | 194 |
| SD | 45,000 | 50,125 | 57,000 | 40,600 - 68,000 | 51,331 | 46 |
| TN | 45,350 | 55,000 | 75,000 | 35,000 - 110,000 | 61,980 | 250 |
| TX | 57,000 | 72,000 | 140,000 | 41,000 - 160,000 | 94,996 | 1,324 |
| UT | 50,000 | 60,000 | 82,500 | 36,000 - 115,000 | 69,023 | 163 |
| VA | 50,000 | 59,155 | 75,000 | 35,000 - 145,000 | 67,521 | 553 |
| VI | — | 54,000 | — | — | 55,974 | 5 |
| VT | 44,907 | 47,000 | 57,982 | 40,000 - 77,584 | 52,281 | 27 |
| WA | 48,335 | 60,000 | 81,736 | 36,500 - 142,500 | 71,220 | 380 |
| WI | 49,300 | 55,000 | 110,000 | 36,000 - 135,000 | 71,416 | 199 |
| WV | 55,000 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 38,000 - 85,000 | 60,964 | 108 |
| WY | 52,000 | 55,900 | 60,000 | 40,000 - 95,000 | 57,715 | 39 |
Note: Figures are based on salaries reported for full-time jobs lasting at least a year. Only medians and means are shown if fewer than ten salaries were reported.
