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: Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
Hawaii 110 $53,130 1
New York 2,070 $48,760 2
Washington 390 $48,610 3
California 4,120 $47,130 4
Minnesota 1,540 $45,140 5
New Jersey 1,150 $45,060 6
Illinois 1,950 $43,850 7
Wisconsin 1,020 $42,530 8
Massachusetts 1,030 $42,030 9
Ohio 1,900 $41,950 10
Oregon 680 $41,080 11
Delaware 320 $40,160 12
Nevada 670 $39,500 13
Indiana 1,230 $38,160 14
Arizona 1,550 $38,130 15
Missouri 1,200 $37,860 16
Rhode Island 210 $37,850 17
Connecticut 820 $37,540 18
Michigan 2,070 $36,140 19
New Hampshire 110 $36,060 20
Colorado 1,240 $35,350 21
West Virginia 370 $35,290 22
Kentucky 990 $34,370 23
Montana 450 $34,130 24
Iowa 990 $34,070 25
Pennsylvania 2,580 $33,710 26
Wyoming 210 $33,240 27
South Dakota 360 $33,230 28
North Dakota 190 $32,860 29
Utah 340 $32,220 30
Maryland 1,540 $31,610 31
Virginia 1,940 $30,570 32
Idaho 360 $30,440 33
Vermont 150 $30,170 34
Tennessee 1,750 $29,910 35
Kansas 1,560 $29,790 36
Arkansas 980 $28,210 37
Oklahoma 1,500 $28,130 38
New Mexico 730 $27,750 39
Florida 4,080 $27,680 40
Maine 550 $27,420 41
Texas 6,010 $26,980 42
Alabama 1,730 $26,910 43
South Carolina 1,010 $26,420 44
Nebraska 690 $26,110 45
Louisiana 620 $26,080 46
North Carolina 2,100 $25,990 47
Georgia 2,800 $25,890 48
Mississippi 1,100 $25,060 49