Using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics state-level wage data (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026), here is the highest-paying detailed occupation in every state. Click any entry for that job’s full state page with percentiles and comparisons.
Cardiologist
Alabama
$488,500
$378,500
$561,000
Dermatologist
Arkansas
$391,500
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric
California
$360,000
Orthodontist
Colorado
$418,500
Anesthesiologist
Connecticut
$431,000
Dermatologist
Delaware
$383,000
Family Medicine Physician
District of Columbia
$333,000
$478,500
Cardiologist
Georgia
$637,500
Physicians, All Other
Hawaii
$338,500
Anesthesiologist
Idaho
$399,000
Cardiologist
Illinois
$501,000
Cardiologist
Indiana
$491,000
$506,000
Anesthesiologist
Kansas
$388,000
Cardiologist
Kentucky
$540,500
Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Louisiana
$412,000
Radiologist
Maine
$464,000
Radiologist
Maryland
$444,000
Radiologist
Massachusetts
$405,500
$435,000
$613,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
Mississippi
$542,000
$646,000
$527,000
Cardiologist
Nebraska
$649,500
Dermatologist
Nevada
$349,500
Radiologist
New Hampshire
$463,000
Surgeons, All Other
New Jersey
$520,500
Emergency Medicine Physician
New Mexico
$373,000
Cardiologist
New York
$453,000
Surgeons, All Other
North Carolina
$390,500
Radiologist
North Dakota
$575,500
Cardiologist
Ohio
$511,000
Surgeons, All Other
Oklahoma
$463,500
Chief Executive
Oregon
$417,500
Cardiologist
Pennsylvania
$509,500
Emergency Medicine Physician
Rhode Island
$425,500
Neurologist
South Carolina
$366,500
Radiologist
South Dakota
$553,500
Cardiologist
Tennessee
$570,500
Cardiologist
Texas
$400,000
$399,000
Emergency Medicine Physician
Vermont
$393,500
Cardiologist
Virginia
$462,500
Cardiologist
Washington
$582,000
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric
West Virginia
$540,500
Cardiologist
Wisconsin
$569,000
Surgeons, All Other
Wyoming
$409,000
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