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 mail carriers

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
Puerto Rico 1,110 $44,570
Hawaii 1,120 $44,360 1
District of Columbia 1,080 $44,310 2
Alaska 470 $44,270 3
Connecticut 4,990 $44,230 4
Pennsylvania 15,770 $44,220 5
Rhode Island 1,380 $44,210 6
Massachusetts 9,230 $44,080 7
New Jersey 11,680 $44,050 8
Iowa 4,170 $44,020 9
California 37,880 $44,000 10
Tennessee 6,850 $43,980 11
Oklahoma 4,210 $43,950 12.5
Illinois 16,450 $43,950 12.5
Ohio 14,410 $43,920 14
Texas 22,790 $43,910 15
New Mexico 1,540 $43,820 16
Louisiana 4,570 $43,810 17
Nebraska 2,410 $43,800 18
Maryland 6,930 $43,750 19
Virginia 8,690 $43,720 20
New York 23,540 $43,710 21
Oregon 3,820 $43,700 22
Florida 20,200 $43,690 23
Washington 6,750 $43,680 24
Kentucky 4,810 $43,650 25
Alabama 5,320 $43,640 26.5
Utah 2,170 $43,640 26.5
Arizona 5,550 $43,610 28
Delaware 1,060 $43,570 29.5
Michigan 13,450 $43,570 29.5
Indiana 7,560 $43,500 31
South Dakota 1,030 $43,490 32
Colorado 5,450 $43,460 33
Missouri 7,880 $43,450 35
Wisconsin 7,330 $43,450 35
South Carolina 4,570 $43,450 35
Georgia 10,350 $43,430 37
Minnesota 7,040 $43,420 38
North Dakota 930 $43,410 39
Nevada 2,480 $43,380 40
North Carolina 10,080 $43,290 41
New Hampshire 1,680 $43,280 42.5
Mississippi 3,110 $43,280 42.5
Kansas 3,790 $43,250 44
West Virginia 1,790 $43,200 45
Arkansas 3,250 $43,150 46
Wyoming 420 $42,980 47
Idaho 1,460 $42,960 48
Montana 920 $42,680 49
Maine 1,740 $42,500 50
Vermont 890 $42,030 51