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: First-line supervisors/managers of production and operating workers
Click on state name to filter.| State | Jobs | Average Salary |
Rank |
| Alaska | 740 | $64,360 | 1 |
| Virgin Islands | 270 | $60,450 | |
| Washington | 11,520 | $58,920 | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 390 | $58,750 | 3 |
| Delaware | 1,320 | $58,570 | 4 |
| Connecticut | 9,440 | $57,920 | 5 |
| Michigan | 28,690 | $57,350 | 6 |
| New Jersey | 17,470 | $55,250 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 13,410 | $54,370 | 8 |
| Maryland | 7,720 | $53,540 | 9 |
| Illinois | 32,520 | $53,450 | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 29,450 | $52,830 | 11 |
| Virginia | 14,300 | $52,540 | 12 |
| Wyoming | 1,380 | $52,110 | 13 |
| Rhode Island | 2,800 | $52,010 | 14 |
| New York | 27,710 | $51,710 | 15 |
| California | 63,290 | $51,420 | 16 |
| Florida | 21,790 | $51,280 | 17 |
| Wisconsin | 21,720 | $51,240 | 18 |
| Nevada | 3,840 | $51,160 | 19 |
| Colorado | 6,620 | $51,080 | 20 |
| Vermont | 1,650 | $50,770 | 21 |
| New Hampshire | 3,750 | $50,640 | 22 |
| West Virginia | 3,750 | $50,220 | 23 |
| South Carolina | 12,670 | $50,150 | 24 |
| Ohio | 39,520 | $50,140 | 25 |
| Minnesota | 16,040 | $49,750 | 26 |
| Texas | 54,010 | $49,530 | 27 |
| Hawaii | 1,270 | $49,470 | 28 |
| Oregon | 9,080 | $49,060 | 29 |
| Indiana | 24,950 | $49,000 | 30 |
| Missouri | 10,620 | $48,820 | 31 |
| Louisiana | 8,870 | $48,670 | 32 |
| Utah | 6,100 | $48,290 | 33 |
| North Dakota | 1,530 | $48,120 | 34 |
| Kentucky | 13,400 | $48,070 | 35 |
| Arizona | 8,510 | $48,000 | 36 |
| New Mexico | 2,830 | $47,670 | 37 |
| Nebraska | 4,730 | $47,500 | 38 |
| Iowa | 9,760 | $47,350 | 39 |
| Alabama | 15,120 | $47,060 | 40 |
| North Carolina | 27,500 | $47,000 | 41 |
| Oklahoma | 7,310 | $46,720 | 42 |
| Maine | 3,920 | $46,530 | 43 |
| Kansas | 9,210 | $46,480 | 44 |
| Georgia | 23,390 | $46,160 | 45 |
| Idaho | 2,860 | $44,660 | 46.5 |
| Tennessee | 18,720 | $44,660 | 46.5 |
| Montana | 1,240 | $44,500 | 48 |
| Arkansas | 7,800 | $43,770 | 49 |
| South Dakota | 1,620 | $43,640 | 50 |
| Mississippi | 8,760 | $42,530 | 51 |
| Guam | 100 | $38,440 | |
| Puerto Rico | 5,480 | $38,270 |