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 helpers, laborers, and material movers, hand

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
District of Columbia 110 $49,570 1
Michigan 5,580 $48,390 2
Delaware 300 $47,100 3
New York 6,950 $46,490 4
Washington 3,220 $46,350 5
Massachusetts 3,260 $46,180 6
New Jersey 8,450 $46,150 7
Pennsylvania 6,780 $45,010 8
Virginia 3,990 $44,770 9
Colorado 1,620 $44,190 10
Wisconsin 4,390 $44,160 11
Alaska 260 $44,090 12
Maryland 3,310 $43,820 13
Illinois 11,370 $43,630 14
Vermont 250 $43,550 15
Missouri 2,400 $43,370 16
Nebraska 970 $43,210 17
Minnesota 3,910 $42,980 18
Indiana 5,280 $42,870 19
Connecticut 2,300 $42,750 20
South Carolina 2,460 $42,460 21
Ohio 9,130 $42,140 22
Nevada 1,730 $41,920 23
Arizona 2,830 $41,700 24
California 22,240 $41,680 25
Iowa 1,810 $41,640 26
Wyoming 270 $41,260 27
Tennessee 4,620 $41,140 28
New Hampshire 580 $41,050 29
Arkansas 1,920 $40,940 30
West Virginia 670 $40,770 31
Rhode Island 560 $40,210 32
Oregon 2,020 $39,920 33
Georgia 6,820 $39,550 34
Oklahoma 1,850 $38,740 35
Florida 6,650 $38,330 36
Kentucky 2,690 $38,260 37
South Dakota 340 $38,220 38
Texas 13,630 $38,150 39
Kansas 1,820 $38,110 40
North Carolina 7,220 $38,010 41
Utah 1,230 $37,980 42
Louisiana 2,480 $37,890 43
North Dakota 380 $37,730 44.5
Mississippi 1,930 $37,730 44.5
Hawaii 650 $37,520 46
New Mexico 750 $37,180 47
Alabama 2,810 $36,510 48
Montana 430 $36,110 49
Maine 920 $34,950 50
Idaho 690 $33,300 51
Puerto Rico 1,690 $26,260