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: Detectives and criminal investigators

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
District of Columbia 2,810 $82,320 1
New Jersey 3,580 $78,890 2
California 10,870 $73,820 3
Illinois 3,700 $71,530 4
Maryland 1,160 $70,160 5
Hawaii 480 $69,380 6
Massachusetts 1,350 $68,580 7
Washington 1,450 $68,130 8
Alaska 170 $67,460 9
Virginia 3,000 $66,700 10
Colorado 1,700 $66,470 11
Connecticut 970 $66,220 12
Nevada 500 $62,910 13
New York 9,270 $62,470 14
Pennsylvania 2,700 $62,040 15
Michigan 2,150 $61,470 16
Minnesota 1,120 $61,120 17
Oregon 720 $60,920 18
Vermont 170 $60,900 19
Rhode Island 330 $59,720 20
Delaware 310 $58,460 21
Ohio 2,080 $58,450 22
Florida 7,420 $57,850 23
Kentucky 580 $57,050 24
Wisconsin 1,420 $56,980 25
Montana 340 $55,410 26
Texas 11,300 $54,950 27
Iowa 390 $54,430 28
Arizona 4,680 $53,530 29
Nebraska 340 $53,360 30
Utah 460 $52,860 31
Idaho 370 $52,810 32
New Hampshire 320 $52,710 33
Wyoming 200 $52,570 34
Maine 390 $52,390 35
Kansas 820 $52,300 36
North Dakota 250 $52,140 37
New Mexico 1,190 $51,880 38
South Dakota 240 $50,690 39
Georgia 3,870 $50,480 40
Tennessee 2,410 $49,090 41
Missouri 1,660 $48,410 42
Indiana 1,080 $47,240 43
Puerto Rico 670 $47,220
South Carolina 980 $46,110 44
Alabama 1,270 $45,810 45
West Virginia 360 $45,180 46
North Carolina 2,720 $44,880 47
Louisiana 1,820 $44,560 48
Arkansas 450 $44,110 49
Oklahoma 1,270 $43,670 50
Mississippi 900 $42,810 51