|
State |
Happiness ranking |
Average physician salary |
|
Hawaii |
1 |
$143,342 |
|
Maryland |
2 |
$126,688 |
|
Minnesota |
3 |
$147,275 |
|
Utah |
4 |
$133,680 |
|
New Jersey |
5 |
$126,114 |
|
Idaho |
6 |
$113,179 |
|
California |
7 |
$131,420 |
|
Illinois |
8 |
$129,873 |
|
Nebraska |
9 |
$114,801 |
|
Connecticut |
10 |
$137,884 |
|
Virginia |
11 |
$126,690 |
|
South Dakota |
12 |
$137,000 |
|
North Dakota |
13 |
$136,897 |
|
Massachusetts |
14 |
$146,979 |
|
New Hampshire |
15 |
$116,724 |
|
Iowa |
16 |
$140,824 |
|
Delaware |
17 |
$124,886 |
|
Florida |
18 |
$100,669 |
|
Georgia |
19 |
$117,222 |
|
North Carolina |
20 |
$109,886 |
|
Wisconsin |
21 |
$153,842 |
|
Washington |
22 |
$141,047 |
|
New York |
23 |
$139,974 |
|
Maine |
24 |
$120,213 |
|
Wyoming |
25 |
$119,834 |
|
Oregon |
26 |
$145,546 |
|
Pennsylvania |
27 |
$117,126 |
|
Rhode Island |
28 |
$137,474 |
|
Montana |
29 |
$114,401 |
|
Colorado |
30 |
$124,890 |
|
Arizona |
31 |
$119,245 |
|
Kansas |
32 |
$122,312 |
|
South Carolina |
33 |
$120,330 |
|
Vermont |
34 |
$125,187 |
|
Nevada |
35 |
$148,032 |
|
Texas |
36 |
$116,679 |
|
Indiana |
37 |
$119,283 |
|
Ohio |
38 |
$137,484 |
|
Michigan |
39 |
$119,437 |
|
Alaska |
40 |
$140,013 |
|
Missouri |
41 |
$118,470 |
|
New Mexico |
42 |
$139,432 |
|
Tennessee |
43 |
$134,577 |
|
Oklahoma |
44 |
$120,366 |
|
Mississippi |
45 |
$127,271 |
|
Alabama |
46 |
$100,771 |
|
Kentucky |
47 |
$111,283 |
|
Arkansas |
48 |
$109,190 |
|
Louisiana |
49 |
$122,794 |
|
West Virginia |
50 |
$100,922 |
Physician salary vs. state happiness
Here are the states ranked by overall happiness compared to average physician salary, according to data from ZipRecruiter and personal finance website WalletHub:
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