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: Management analysts
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| Massachusetts | 19,400 | $90,160 | 1 |
| Delaware | 3,050 | $88,660 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 16,270 | $88,510 | 3 |
| Michigan | 11,030 | $88,050 | 4 |
| New Hampshire | 1,120 | $86,200 | 5 |
| Georgia | 19,220 | $85,790 | 6 |
| Nevada | 2,930 | $85,390 | 7 |
| Connecticut | 8,010 | $84,660 | 8 |
| Colorado | 7,200 | $84,260 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 18,830 | $83,940 | 10 |
| Virginia | 34,200 | $82,570 | 11 |
| New York | 27,540 | $82,360 | 12 |
| California | 63,700 | $82,200 | 13 |
| Illinois | 22,180 | $82,190 | 14 |
| Vermont | 450 | $79,900 | 15 |
| Idaho | 1,280 | $79,750 | 16 |
| North Carolina | 7,690 | $77,850 | 17 |
| Alabama | 5,250 | $76,660 | 18 |
| Minnesota | 8,730 | $76,590 | 19 |
| Utah | 1,770 | $75,470 | 20 |
| District of Columbia | 12,860 | $75,280 | 21 |
| Washington | 9,140 | $74,830 | 22 |
| Rhode Island | 1,510 | $74,330 | 23 |
| Maryland | 18,040 | $73,740 | 24 |
| Alaska | 440 | $72,980 | 25 |
| Florida | 32,890 | $72,550 | 26 |
| Ohio | 17,350 | $72,480 | 27 |
| Kentucky | 2,300 | $71,030 | 28 |
| Hawaii | 1,490 | $69,690 | 29 |
| Missouri | 6,250 | $69,220 | 30 |
| New Mexico | 2,370 | $67,780 | 31 |
| Louisiana | 2,720 | $67,660 | 32 |
| Arizona | 10,800 | $66,760 | 33 |
| Kansas | 3,920 | $66,460 | 34 |
| Indiana | 5,520 | $65,950 | 35 |
| South Dakota | 1,440 | $65,910 | 36 |
| Wyoming | 180 | $65,660 | 37 |
| Maine | 950 | $65,280 | 38 |
| South Carolina | 4,250 | $64,470 | 39 |
| Nebraska | 2,410 | $63,730 | 40 |
| Texas | 33,920 | $62,610 | 41 |
| Iowa | 3,560 | $62,480 | 42 |
| Oregon | 3,520 | $61,110 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 4,350 | $60,360 | 44 |
| West Virginia | 780 | $59,740 | 45 |
| Tennessee | 4,430 | $59,480 | 46 |
| North Dakota | 370 | $59,230 | 47 |
| Wisconsin | 5,190 | $58,920 | 48 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,070 | $57,140 | |
| Mississippi | 790 | $57,140 | 49 |
| Montana | 350 | $56,190 | 50 |
| Arkansas | 2,150 | $55,950 | 51 |
| Guam | 120 | $44,270 |