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: Postal service clerks

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
District of Columbia 250 $45,080 1
Virgin Islands 120 $44,870
Illinois 3,100 $44,600 2
Maryland 1,770 $44,590 3
Iowa 520 $44,550 4
Puerto Rico 710 $44,540
New Jersey 3,330 $44,500 5
Massachusetts 2,650 $44,420 6
Ohio 2,770 $44,400 7.5
Rhode Island 370 $44,400 7.5
New York 6,790 $44,360 9
Michigan 2,590 $44,330 10
Connecticut 1,320 $44,260 11
Montana 320 $44,190 12
Florida 4,790 $44,160 13
Georgia 2,520 $44,120 15
South Carolina 890 $44,120 15
Pennsylvania 4,030 $44,120 15
Texas 4,510 $44,110 17
Indiana 1,650 $44,100 18
Nebraska 530 $44,090 19
Kansas 790 $44,050 20
Louisiana 1,140 $43,940 21.5
Virginia 2,290 $43,940 21.5
New Hampshire 570 $43,900 23
Wisconsin 1,330 $43,870 24
Arizona 1,200 $43,860 25
Missouri 1,440 $43,770 26
Washington 1,570 $43,720 27
Maine 590 $43,660 28
Colorado 1,540 $43,640 29
California 9,240 $43,630 30
Oklahoma 750 $43,620 31
Mississippi 680 $43,610 32.5
Nevada 620 $43,610 32.5
Hawaii 480 $43,590 34
Minnesota 1,270 $43,580 35
North Dakota 180 $43,550 36
Alaska 320 $43,540 37
Delaware 260 $43,460 38
Oregon 1,040 $43,450 39.5
Tennessee 1,570 $43,450 39.5
Vermont 330 $43,440 41
Idaho 380 $43,400 42
New Mexico 570 $43,350 43
Wyoming 210 $43,230 44
Utah 630 $43,220 45
West Virginia 500 $43,150 46
South Dakota 180 $43,120 47
Kentucky 1,060 $43,010 48
Arkansas 920 $42,630 49
Alabama 1,150 $42,600 50
North Carolina 2,230 $42,560 51