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).

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Occupation Selected: Physician assistants

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
Alaska 180 $86,460 1
Utah 620 $85,460 2
Maryland 1,930 $85,140 3
Texas 3,810 $81,330 4
California 5,820 $80,960 5
Connecticut 1,250 $80,770 6
Maine 600 $80,520 7
Washington 1,470 $79,880 8
New York 6,590 $79,060 9
Vermont 210 $78,560 10
Wisconsin 1,230 $78,370 11
Florida 3,950 $78,330 12
Minnesota 1,240 $77,980 13
Massachusetts 2,060 $77,800 14
Nebraska 770 $77,610 15
Oregon 560 $76,700 16
Oklahoma 790 $76,390 17
New Hampshire 370 $76,150 18
South Carolina 460 $75,980 19
South Dakota 390 $75,720 20
New Jersey 950 $75,610 21
North Carolina 3,030 $74,970 22
Michigan 2,080 $74,930 23
Delaware 240 $74,640 24
Ohio 1,540 $74,230 25.5
Rhode Island 180 $74,230 25.5
Kansas 560 $73,420 27
West Virginia 610 $72,420 28
Iowa 550 $71,990 29
Colorado 1,480 $71,220 30
Idaho 460 $70,870 31
Georgia 2,160 $69,650 32
Kentucky 500 $69,580 33
Indiana 630 $69,010 34
Illinois 2,480 $67,330 35
North Dakota 300 $66,620 36
Tennessee 860 $66,310 37
Arizona 1,590 $66,130 38
District of Columbia 500 $65,850 39
Nevada 460 $64,720 40
Missouri 750 $62,360 41
Pennsylvania 2,640 $62,310 42
Hawaii 110 $61,140 43
Wyoming 180 $58,870 44
Virginia 1,240 $58,390 45
Alabama 540 $52,620 46
Louisiana 500 $49,960 47
New Mexico 650 $46,370 48
Mississippi 180 $44,030 49