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: Health educators

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
Maryland 1,770 $71,310 1
District of Columbia 910 $62,670 2
Georgia 2,980 $57,990 3
Hawaii 340 $53,950 4
Connecticut 620 $52,690 5
Nevada 330 $49,880 6
Washington 1,700 $49,630 7
Michigan 1,390 $48,960 8
Colorado 1,040 $48,170 9
Delaware 140 $48,140 10
Tennessee 1,240 $47,760 11
New Jersey 1,140 $46,450 12
Oregon 630 $46,360 13
Massachusetts 1,780 $45,850 14
Arkansas 330 $45,660 15
Minnesota 810 $45,110 16
Florida 2,200 $44,990 17
Louisiana 360 $44,880 18
Illinois 1,430 $44,390 19
Vermont 310 $44,190 20
California 9,640 $44,030 21
North Carolina 1,420 $43,720 22
New Hampshire 180 $43,050 23
South Dakota 120 $42,980 24
Virginia 1,340 $42,930 25
Kansas 350 $42,790 26
Ohio 1,600 $42,720 27
Arizona 880 $42,670 28
New York 4,870 $42,650 29
Utah 360 $42,260 30
Wisconsin 750 $42,190 31
Wyoming 270 $41,720 32
Alaska 280 $41,290 33
Pennsylvania 2,250 $41,190 34
Idaho 180 $41,180 35
Oklahoma 630 $40,650 36
Texas 3,520 $40,370 37.5
New Mexico 610 $40,370 37.5
Missouri 1,520 $40,280 39
Kentucky 520 $39,970 40
Alabama 280 $39,760 41
South Carolina 610 $39,750 42
Maine 380 $39,030 43
Indiana 1,480 $37,860 44
Nebraska 650 $37,680 45
Iowa 470 $37,000 46
Mississippi 330 $35,490 47
Montana 220 $34,590 48
North Dakota 120 $34,340 49
West Virginia 310 $29,780 50
Puerto Rico 270 $24,280