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: Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand

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State Jobs Average
Salary		 Rank
Alaska 4,070 $30,470 1
Hawaii 7,020 $27,660 2
Connecticut 20,290 $26,620 3
Michigan 68,480 $26,300 4
Massachusetts 39,460 $26,230 5
Minnesota 35,460 $26,080 6
Washington 47,300 $25,780 7
Delaware 4,690 $25,760 8
New Hampshire 6,600 $25,740 9
District of Columbia 2,990 $25,490 10
Rhode Island 6,370 $24,900 11
Wisconsin 52,010 $24,660 12
Nevada 32,950 $24,420 13
Colorado 28,860 $24,400 14
Pennsylvania 105,290 $24,350 15
New York 94,010 $24,310 16
Oregon 27,330 $24,300 17
New Jersey 79,510 $23,960 18
Indiana 65,730 $23,920 19
Ohio 128,900 $23,710 20.5
Missouri 45,520 $23,710 20.5
Maryland 37,090 $23,600 22
Vermont 2,500 $23,470 23
Illinois 140,240 $23,300 24
California 276,490 $23,210 25
Virginia 56,750 $22,910 26
Kansas 18,450 $22,800 27
Iowa 24,560 $22,770 28
Wyoming 3,840 $22,670 29
Kentucky 34,650 $22,550 30
Nebraska 13,820 $22,530 31
Montana 4,220 $22,370 32
Arizona 47,860 $22,320 33
South Carolina 42,760 $22,300 34
Maine 8,640 $22,190 35
Tennessee 72,270 $22,150 36
North Carolina 80,590 $21,990 37
Utah 16,750 $21,900 38
North Dakota 5,280 $21,880 39
Georgia 89,520 $21,810 40
Florida 128,440 $21,290 41
Idaho 8,630 $21,180 42
Mississippi 22,110 $20,720 43
Oklahoma 24,790 $20,580 44.5
Texas 167,750 $20,580 44.5
Louisiana 40,900 $20,440 46
Alabama 41,230 $20,430 47
West Virginia 14,200 $20,290 48
Arkansas 28,550 $20,070 49
South Dakota 6,860 $19,990 50
New Mexico 9,550 $19,340 51
Virgin Islands 490 $18,830
Puerto Rico 22,440 $15,610