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: Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| Alaska | 700 | $35,200 | 1 |
| Maine | 2,900 | $29,570 | 2 |
| Oregon | 12,810 | $28,690 | 3 |
| Delaware | 930 | $28,140 | 4 |
| Washington | 15,780 | $28,100 | 5 |
| Minnesota | 4,300 | $28,040 | 6 |
| Montana | 2,560 | $27,930 | 7 |
| Iowa | 4,510 | $27,800 | 8.5 |
| Wyoming | 430 | $27,800 | 8.5 |
| Louisiana | 5,220 | $27,590 | 10 |
| Virginia | 5,880 | $27,360 | 11 |
| Kansas | 2,260 | $27,290 | 12 |
| Illinois | 5,000 | $27,130 | 13 |
| Connecticut | 1,040 | $27,090 | 14 |
| Alabama | 7,130 | $27,070 | 15 |
| Indiana | 2,760 | $27,030 | 16 |
| Wisconsin | 4,970 | $26,880 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | 840 | $26,610 | 18 |
| Vermont | 890 | $26,330 | 19 |
| Mississippi | 5,330 | $26,250 | 20 |
| New Jersey | 4,620 | $26,120 | 21.5 |
| Idaho | 6,520 | $26,120 | 21.5 |
| Arkansas | 6,600 | $26,040 | 23 |
| South Carolina | 4,720 | $25,820 | 24 |
| Hawaii | 1,070 | $25,510 | 25.5 |
| Nebraska | 2,860 | $25,510 | 25.5 |
| Michigan | 5,770 | $25,010 | 27 |
| North Dakota | 1,140 | $24,760 | 28 |
| New York | 7,420 | $24,560 | 29 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,720 | $24,530 | 30.5 |
| Maryland | 2,530 | $24,530 | 30.5 |
| Rhode Island | 210 | $24,420 | 32 |
| Ohio | 6,190 | $24,380 | 33 |
| Nevada | 790 | $24,240 | 34 |
| North Carolina | 8,270 | $23,700 | 35 |
| Massachusetts | 2,900 | $23,630 | 36 |
| Tennessee | 4,120 | $23,620 | 37 |
| South Dakota | 1,450 | $23,300 | 38 |
| Missouri | 4,550 | $23,190 | 39 |
| Georgia | 13,470 | $23,050 | 40 |
| Kentucky | 4,510 | $22,780 | 41 |
| West Virginia | 1,710 | $22,750 | 42 |
| Colorado | 3,450 | $22,450 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 4,980 | $22,140 | 44 |
| Utah | 1,280 | $22,130 | 45 |
| Florida | 38,740 | $19,740 | 46 |
| Texas | 17,650 | $18,860 | 47 |
| California | 182,520 | $18,740 | 48 |
| Arizona | 13,760 | $17,880 | 49 |
| Puerto Rico | 1,710 | $17,380 | |
| New Mexico | 4,250 | $16,060 | 50 |