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: Farmworkers and laborers, crop, nursery, and greenhouse
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| Massachusetts | 780 | $24,220 | 1 |
| Montana | 370 | $23,960 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 630 | $23,230 | 3 |
| Connecticut | 580 | $23,070 | 4 |
| Minnesota | 760 | $22,980 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 160 | $22,750 | 6 |
| Indiana | 770 | $22,700 | 7 |
| North Dakota | 280 | $22,620 | 8 |
| Maine | 370 | $22,520 | 9 |
| Delaware | 100 | $22,290 | 10 |
| Washington | 3,610 | $21,940 | 11 |
| Iowa | 640 | $21,910 | 12 |
| Illinois | 1,940 | $21,670 | 13 |
| New York | 1,840 | $21,630 | 14 |
| Missouri | 1,010 | $21,590 | 15 |
| Nevada | 160 | $21,530 | 16 |
| Hawaii | 360 | $21,450 | 17 |
| New Jersey | 1,340 | $21,210 | 18 |
| Michigan | 2,370 | $21,020 | 19 |
| Pennsylvania | 1,690 | $21,000 | 20 |
| Colorado | 940 | $20,790 | 21 |
| Idaho | 1,030 | $20,700 | 22 |
| Maryland | 910 | $20,620 | 23 |
| West Virginia | 190 | $20,200 | 24 |
| Louisiana | 740 | $20,180 | 25.5 |
| Arkansas | 700 | $20,180 | 25.5 |
| Ohio | 2,130 | $20,170 | 27 |
| Kansas | 250 | $19,920 | 28 |
| South Dakota | 120 | $19,580 | 29 |
| Virginia | 1,050 | $19,470 | 30 |
| Wyoming | 130 | $19,320 | 31 |
| Wisconsin | 660 | $19,060 | 32 |
| Oregon | 3,260 | $19,050 | 33 |
| New Hampshire | 260 | $18,980 | 34 |
| Tennessee | 750 | $18,550 | 35 |
| Kentucky | 200 | $18,520 | 36 |
| Alabama | 680 | $18,260 | 37 |
| Oklahoma | 1,110 | $18,090 | 38 |
| Utah | 460 | $17,940 | 39 |
| South Carolina | 1,040 | $17,790 | 40 |
| Florida | 21,170 | $17,530 | 41 |
| North Carolina | 2,340 | $17,250 | 42 |
| California | 146,220 | $17,210 | 43 |
| Georgia | 4,160 | $16,530 | 44 |
| Mississippi | 550 | $15,880 | 45 |
| Arizona | 10,340 | $15,500 | 46 |
| Puerto Rico | 770 | $15,480 | |
| Texas | 6,170 | $15,440 | 47 |
| New Mexico | 3,100 | $14,020 | 48 |