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: Laundry and dry-cleaning workers

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
Hawaii 1,600 $23,900 1
Minnesota 3,800 $23,670 2
Alaska 290 $22,870 3
District of Columbia 890 $22,850 4
Connecticut 2,740 $22,590 5
New Hampshire 1,020 $21,850 6
Massachusetts 5,520 $21,600 7
New York 13,950 $21,350 8
Washington 3,320 $21,300 9
Nevada 2,510 $20,810 10
Rhode Island 1,430 $20,640 11
Michigan 6,570 $20,430 12
Colorado 2,910 $20,200 13
Wisconsin 4,040 $20,110 14
Iowa 2,850 $19,990 15
Pennsylvania 7,460 $19,960 16
Delaware 650 $19,950 17
Oregon 2,130 $19,910 18
Vermont 520 $19,880 19
New Jersey 6,150 $19,780 20
California 18,240 $19,720 21
Maine 940 $19,700 22
Maryland 3,640 $19,390 23
North Dakota 530 $19,080 24
Ohio 9,300 $18,950 25
Virginia 5,930 $18,810 26
Indiana 4,970 $18,520 27
Nebraska 1,830 $18,370 28
South Dakota 840 $18,310 29
Idaho 620 $18,290 30
Missouri 5,670 $18,220 31
Utah 1,770 $18,180 32
Florida 15,700 $18,160 33
Kansas 2,060 $18,090 34
Tennessee 4,280 $18,000 35
West Virginia 1,080 $17,950 36
Arizona 4,640 $17,910 37
Illinois 12,140 $17,740 38
Montana 570 $17,680 39
Wyoming 550 $17,560 40
North Carolina 5,250 $17,550 41
Alabama 3,100 $17,180 42.5
South Carolina 3,270 $17,180 42.5
Kentucky 3,240 $17,030 44
Virgin Islands 240 $16,920
Georgia 7,340 $16,780 45
Arkansas 2,060 $16,570 46
Oklahoma 2,750 $16,490 47
Texas 17,110 $16,270 48
Mississippi 2,270 $16,180 49
New Mexico 1,460 $15,930 50
Louisiana 4,080 $15,730 51
Puerto Rico 1,420 $14,450