Paycheck Atlas

Highest-paying states for sales and related workers, all other

Washington leads at $75,100 a year. Pay is not adjusted for local prices; see each page for the cost-of-living view.

PlaceMedian25th–75th
Washington$75,100$59,530–$86,650
New Jersey$74,520$54,120–$90,380
Hawaii$70,720$53,040–$82,530
Connecticut$65,740$41,390–$89,860
Delaware$64,590$43,080–$76,240
South Dakota$61,550$44,150–$69,760
Colorado$60,670$47,680–$80,360
Utah$59,170$39,350–$74,880
New Hampshire$58,290$49,240–$81,620
New York$55,270$40,440–$90,210
California$52,810$41,600–$76,690
Massachusetts$51,620$38,240–$74,150
Georgia$51,570$37,480–$84,550
Illinois$50,960$36,110–$58,170
Kentucky$49,990$24,120–$64,230
North Dakota$49,810$39,280–$62,230
Indiana$49,320$35,270–$70,820
Maryland$48,920$31,200–$77,300
Vermont$48,890$46,360–$79,090
Tennessee$48,190$24,370–$74,260
Wisconsin$48,140$32,070–$60,520
Arizona$47,440$38,520–$53,980
Alabama$46,660$34,330–$79,120
Montana$46,160$38,180–$56,430
Oregon$45,080$38,900–$51,490
Michigan$44,160$33,950–$58,950
Pennsylvania$42,450$29,890–$52,940
South Carolina$42,210$30,300–$69,520
Florida$40,180$32,310–$60,570
North Carolina$38,470$29,560–$57,100
Minnesota$38,350$32,580–$47,980
Texas$38,170$28,390–$50,480
Ohio$37,870$28,380–$52,290
Nebraska$37,760$32,160–$48,960
Maine$37,560$35,170–$59,690
Nevada$36,180$30,550–$46,910
Virginia$35,730$30,630–$48,410
New Mexico$35,610$29,350–$55,210
Iowa$35,250$29,880–$43,060
Idaho$34,400$29,930–$38,410
Missouri$34,270$30,120–$51,530
Mississippi$32,700$26,990–$62,950
Louisiana$31,990$26,410–$49,460
Wyoming$31,870$27,900–$39,570
West Virginia$30,790$27,330–$32,410
Kansas$30,470$28,320–$40,010
Oklahoma$29,630$22,920–$50,530

Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.