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This question is about expert jobs.
Yes, you can make $100,000 per year as an expert. The chances of earning over $100k for an expert are actually pretty good because the highest-paid expert positions typically pay at least $179,000 per year. The average annual salary is $103,913 for expert jobs. For example, experts in Washington whose salaries are in the 90th percentile earn an average salary of $243,000.
The following table shows how much the 90th percentile expert earns in each state. Zippia used data from the BLS, public records, and job postings to create these estimates.
| State | 90th Percentile Salary |
| Washington | $243,000 |
| Oregon | $236,000 |
| California | $236,000 |
| New York | $211,000 |
| Idaho | $205,000 |
| Rhode Island | $203,000 |
| Maine | $201,000 |
| Massachusetts | $201,000 |
| District of Columbia | $198,000 |
| Vermont | $189,000 |
| Pennsylvania | $184,000 |
| Montana | $183,000 |
| North Dakota | $181,000 |
| New Jersey | $181,000 |
| New Hampshire | $177,000 |
| Connecticut | $176,000 |
| Delaware | $173,000 |
| Utah | $171,000 |
| South Dakota | $171,000 |
| Nevada | $169,000 |
| Texas | $165,000 |
| Colorado | $163,000 |
| Illinois | $162,000 |
| Wyoming | $158,000 |
| Michigan | $157,000 |
| New Mexico | $157,000 |
| Arizona | $156,000 |
| Virginia | $156,000 |
| Minnesota | $156,000 |
| Mississippi | $155,000 |
| Alaska | $153,000 |
| Georgia | $153,000 |
| South Carolina | $152,000 |
| Arkansas | $151,000 |
| Maryland | $151,000 |
| Missouri | $151,000 |
| North Carolina | $148,000 |
| Nebraska | $146,000 |
| Wisconsin | $145,000 |
| Ohio | $144,000 |
| Florida | $141,000 |
| Tennessee | $138,000 |
| West Virginia | $138,000 |
| Indiana | $136,000 |
| Iowa | $136,000 |
| Louisiana | $135,000 |
| Hawaii | $133,000 |
| Alabama | $133,000 |
| Kansas | $133,000 |
| Kentucky | $132,000 |
| Oklahoma | $130,000 |

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