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: First-line supervisors/managers of non-retail sales workers
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| New York | 21,760 | $101,500 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 11,820 | $95,350 | 2 |
| Virginia | 7,700 | $88,070 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 8,620 | $86,350 | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 10,160 | $84,830 | 5 |
| Illinois | 13,080 | $83,500 | 6 |
| Maryland | 4,800 | $80,390 | 7 |
| Connecticut | 4,000 | $79,960 | 8 |
| Washington | 7,230 | $79,740 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 6,720 | $77,810 | 10 |
| Colorado | 4,380 | $77,160 | 11 |
| Michigan | 9,340 | $77,110 | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 4,770 | $76,890 | 13 |
| Missouri | 2,770 | $76,470 | 14 |
| New Hampshire | 2,060 | $76,110 | 15 |
| Delaware | 700 | $76,030 | 16 |
| Ohio | 11,980 | $75,600 | 17 |
| California | 30,680 | $75,230 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | 960 | $73,880 | 19 |
| District of Columbia | 760 | $73,690 | 20 |
| Florida | 19,420 | $73,380 | 21 |
| Texas | 23,360 | $73,080 | 22 |
| Indiana | 5,930 | $72,000 | 23 |
| Tennessee | 5,370 | $71,360 | 24 |
| Nevada | 1,900 | $71,130 | 25 |
| Oregon | 4,240 | $71,040 | 26 |
| North Carolina | 10,630 | $70,360 | 27 |
| South Dakota | 880 | $68,770 | 28 |
| Nebraska | 1,540 | $67,410 | 29 |
| Alabama | 4,430 | $67,260 | 30 |
| Iowa | 2,320 | $67,050 | 31 |
| Hawaii | 1,210 | $66,950 | 32 |
| Kansas | 2,850 | $66,140 | 33 |
| Utah | 2,410 | $65,750 | 34 |
| Georgia | 7,980 | $65,610 | 35 |
| Vermont | 490 | $64,180 | 36 |
| Arizona | 5,510 | $62,760 | 37 |
| West Virginia | 1,230 | $62,260 | 38 |
| South Carolina | 3,190 | $61,300 | 39 |
| Arkansas | 1,870 | $60,600 | 40 |
| Mississippi | 1,190 | $57,750 | 41 |
| Kentucky | 4,500 | $55,530 | 42 |
| Idaho | 1,050 | $55,140 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 1,650 | $54,850 | 44 |
| Louisiana | 2,610 | $53,410 | 45 |
| New Mexico | 1,280 | $52,720 | 46 |
| Alaska | 260 | $51,760 | 47 |
| Maine | 1,080 | $50,160 | 48 |
| Wyoming | 160 | $49,400 | 49 |
| North Dakota | 540 | $48,520 | 50 |
| Montana | 360 | $46,610 | 51 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,760 | $41,100 | |
| Guam | 110 | $35,270 |