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: Managers, all other

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
District of Columbia 11,180 $110,890 1
Delaware 550 $107,130 2
Washington 5,560 $103,900 3
Maryland 7,770 $102,540 4
California 39,660 $101,470 5
Virginia 10,420 $99,730 6
Colorado 8,010 $97,940 7
New Jersey 15,880 $97,610 8
Minnesota 11,000 $97,220 9
Michigan 12,670 $93,180 10
Ohio 10,380 $92,190 11
Massachusetts 4,770 $91,760 12
Georgia 9,900 $91,060 13
Connecticut 3,490 $90,880 14
Texas 11,000 $90,520 15
New Hampshire 3,890 $89,880 16
New York 15,450 $86,350 17
North Carolina 7,410 $84,540 18
Wisconsin 5,890 $83,510 19
Alabama 3,560 $83,060 20
Florida 13,570 $80,900 21
Illinois 34,870 $78,870 22
Rhode Island 1,140 $78,840 23
Nevada 4,760 $77,910 24
Pennsylvania 9,000 $76,910 25
Mississippi 470 $75,460 26
Hawaii 1,700 $74,460 27
Arizona 5,640 $74,420 28
Tennessee 4,820 $74,210 29
North Dakota 360 $74,140 30
Kentucky 2,710 $74,000 31
Kansas 2,520 $73,670 32
Vermont 180 $72,920 33
South Dakota 220 $72,910 34
Oregon 7,630 $72,430 35
Arkansas 2,510 $72,150 36
Nebraska 910 $71,310 37
Utah 1,970 $70,590 38
New Mexico 1,850 $69,880 39
South Carolina 1,410 $69,310 40
Missouri 4,610 $69,210 41
Maine 910 $68,670 42
Oklahoma 1,500 $68,320 43
Idaho 1,780 $66,240 44
Alaska 1,680 $66,080 45
West Virginia 1,100 $65,570 46
Louisiana 5,260 $63,790 47
Iowa 3,350 $63,510 48
Indiana 7,850 $60,040 49
Montana 620 $59,070 50
Wyoming 1,060 $58,340 51
Puerto Rico 9,530 $48,090