Here's a different take on the Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment and Wage estimates page. I've downloaded all the data and ranked states (for every occupation with at least 100 workers).

You can use the drop-down menus to filter by state or by occupation.

Occupation Selected: Human resources managers, all other

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
New Jersey 2,290 $118,300 1
District of Columbia 550 $114,740 2
California 8,070 $109,820 3
Virginia 1,420 $108,920 4
Delaware 120 $108,770 5
Massachusetts 1,440 $107,400 6
Rhode Island 250 $106,150 7
Connecticut 1,310 $101,840 8
Nebraska 180 $101,450 9
Maryland 1,260 $99,590 10
Minnesota 2,440 $99,470 11
New York 5,230 $98,880 12
Texas 1,670 $98,360 13
Washington 1,400 $98,140 14
Pennsylvania 1,800 $95,850 15
Michigan 1,960 $95,080 16
Georgia 2,170 $94,080 17
Colorado 930 $93,850 18
Ohio 1,740 $93,430 19
Wisconsin 1,020 $92,430 20
Utah 270 $90,560 21
New Hampshire 360 $89,520 22
Missouri 880 $89,140 23
Illinois 2,520 $87,110 24
Kansas 420 $86,040 25
Oregon 930 $85,900 26
North Carolina 1,170 $85,070 27
Florida 1,530 $84,570 28
Alabama 750 $79,640 29
Nevada 540 $79,100 30
Hawaii 270 $78,930 31
Tennessee 710 $78,830 32
Idaho 270 $77,610 33
Indiana 1,000 $77,380 34
Iowa 500 $76,690 35
South Dakota 160 $76,580 36
Kentucky 950 $75,690 37
South Carolina 560 $75,510 38
Arizona 1,400 $73,650 39
Alaska 190 $72,330 40
Maine 310 $72,160 41
Arkansas 550 $69,610 42
West Virginia 210 $64,980 43
Louisiana 550 $64,250 44
Puerto Rico 890 $61,350
New Mexico 240 $59,050 45
Oklahoma 540 $56,610 46
Guam 100 $41,460