Companies in the healthcare industry pay the most in over a quarter of U.S. states, according to data from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations cited by Money.com.
Here are the 12 states where healthcare jobs make the most money:
1. Arizona
Company: Accelerate Diagnostics
Median Salary: $194,343
2. California
Company: Corcept Therapeutics
Median Salary: $681,316
3. Delaware
Company: Incyte
Median Salary: $228,006
4. Indiana
Company: Assembly Biosciences
Median salary: $276,726
5. Kentucky
Company: Humana
Median salary: $70,498
6. Massachusetts
Company: SAGE Therapeutics
Median salary: $589,166
7. Michigan
Company: Esperion Therapeutics
Median salary: $601,841
8. New Jersey
Company: Celgene
Median salary: $263,237
9. North Carolina
Company: BioCryst Pharmaceuticals
Median Salary: $205,224
10. Pennsylvania
Company: Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
Median Salary: $804,000
11. Tennessee
Company: National Health Investors
Median Salary: $209,777
12. Washington
Company: Seattle Genetics
Median Salary: $198,658