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: Business operations specialists, all other

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
District of Columbia 20,470 $81,630 1
Michigan 46,880 $69,000 2
Virginia 27,560 $68,680 3
Colorado 23,630 $67,730 4
Nevada 4,790 $67,440 5
Alaska 2,400 $66,670 6
New York 22,560 $66,020 7
Connecticut 8,040 $65,500 8
Tennessee 13,770 $65,280 9
Maryland 21,610 $65,210 10
Illinois 64,630 $64,730 11
Massachusetts 20,800 $64,410 12
New Jersey 40,180 $64,130 13
Washington 23,800 $63,560 14
Pennsylvania 24,550 $63,490 15
Alabama 8,090 $62,340 16
Texas 60,060 $61,090 17
Delaware 1,770 $60,970 18
California 175,920 $60,860 19.5
Rhode Island 1,550 $60,860 19.5
Hawaii 4,120 $59,140 21
Vermont 620 $59,120 22
Georgia 22,550 $59,030 23
Florida 53,780 $58,670 24
North Carolina 24,450 $57,500 25
Guam 160 $57,000
Maine 4,240 $56,880 26
Oklahoma 4,890 $55,890 27
South Dakota 600 $55,650 28
Kansas 8,390 $54,940 29
New Mexico 3,280 $54,470 30
Missouri 13,070 $54,280 31
Arizona 10,860 $53,990 32
Wisconsin 22,410 $53,780 33
South Carolina 5,820 $53,380 34
Nebraska 4,970 $53,270 35
Kentucky 7,240 $53,230 36
Virgin Islands 100 $52,710
Utah 6,570 $52,430 37
Indiana 10,120 $52,030 38
Idaho 4,380 $51,470 39
Wyoming 1,400 $50,660 40
Ohio 48,340 $50,560 41
Minnesota 48,180 $50,480 42
Oregon 12,890 $50,460 43
West Virginia 2,500 $50,280 44
New Hampshire 9,550 $49,850 45
North Dakota 1,300 $49,340 46
Louisiana 8,890 $48,110 47
Montana 2,250 $48,090 48
Iowa 11,630 $47,480 49
Mississippi 3,200 $46,250 50
Arkansas 7,780 $45,920 51
Puerto Rico 9,770 $32,170