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U.S. mean $70,740 · median $66,150

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $96,900 $97,880 $47
+37%
$67,850–$120,190
California #2 $80,360 $76,520 $39
+13.6%
$49,850–$114,600
Colorado #3 $78,240 $76,370 $38
+10.6%
$48,980–$107,990
New York #4 $78,160 $76,260 $38
+10.5%
$49,390–$113,400
Massachusetts #5 $77,110 $76,990 $37
+9%
$56,850–$102,660
Maryland #6 $75,990 $75,180 $37
+7.4%
$48,670–$103,690
Georgia #7 $75,040 $74,940 $36
+6.1%
$46,530–$108,610
Oregon #8 $74,430 $74,000 $36
+5.2%
$57,020–$98,410
Washington #9 $74,420 $73,000 $36
+5.2%
$55,990–$102,180
Rhode Island #10 $73,900 $71,700 $36
+4.5%
$52,000–$105,650
Connecticut #11 $73,150 $76,290 $35
+3.4%
$51,220–$90,590
Nevada #12 $72,990 $67,000 $35
+3.2%
$45,570–$102,650
Minnesota #13 $72,220 $70,680 $35
+2.1%
$52,000–$98,110
Tennessee #14 $70,720 $69,220 $34
+0%
$45,050–$98,020
Delaware #15 $70,130 $73,040 $34
-0.9%
$48,810–$88,020
Arizona #16 $69,550 $64,750 $33
-1.7%
$44,930–$99,450
Utah #17 $69,460 $64,290 $33
-1.8%
$48,290–$96,270
Iowa #18 $69,410 $64,220 $33
-1.9%
$45,760–$102,060
Pennsylvania #19 $69,080 $64,800 $33
-2.3%
$46,740–$96,680
New Hampshire #20 $68,940 $65,300 $33
-2.5%
$52,740–$90,710
Wisconsin #21 $68,880 $62,930 $33
-2.6%
$48,840–$96,830
Texas #22 $68,600 $63,320 $33
-3%
$44,950–$100,350
Louisiana #23 $68,500 $61,010 $33
-3.2%
$43,700–$107,130
South Carolina #24 $68,320 $64,680 $33
-3.4%
$46,410–$100,970
West Virginia #25 $68,290 $65,640 $33
-3.5%
$40,520–$100,710
Maine #26 $68,240 $66,200 $33
-3.5%
$48,450–$93,810
Hawaii #27 $68,230 $63,510 $33
-3.5%
$48,940–$95,170
New Jersey #28 $67,820 $62,960 $33
-4.1%
$44,700–$96,120
North Dakota #29 $67,570 $64,720 $32
-4.5%
$47,430–$92,820
Virginia #30 $67,510 $63,450 $32
-4.6%
$47,170–$93,970
Montana #31 $67,500 $65,750 $32
-4.6%
$48,810–$84,480
Idaho #32 $66,900 $61,840 $32
-5.4%
$45,490–$97,080
Missouri #33 $66,460 $61,940 $32
-6.1%
$44,760–$90,200
North Carolina #34 $66,430 $62,750 $32
-6.1%
$42,790–$95,540
Nebraska #35 $65,950 $61,550 $32
-6.8%
$46,580–$87,260
Arkansas #36 $65,910 $62,420 $32
-6.8%
$49,880–$81,490
Florida #37 $65,550 $62,640 $32
-7.3%
$43,680–$95,150
Wyoming #38 $64,460 $63,730 $31
-8.9%
$51,080–$78,470
Oklahoma #39 $64,410 $62,140 $31
-8.9%
$43,170–$91,330
Indiana #40 $64,350 $60,000 $31
-9%
$43,430–$93,560
Ohio #41 $64,030 $61,450 $31
-9.5%
$44,700–$87,160
Kansas #42 $63,790 $62,220 $31
-9.8%
$41,950–$86,380
Illinois #43 $63,050 $58,240 $30
-10.9%
$45,760–$88,040
Kentucky #44 $62,850 $60,120 $30
-11.2%
$38,780–$86,530
Michigan #45 $62,210 $58,330 $30
-12.1%
$40,390–$90,750
Vermont #46 $61,820 $61,000 $30
-12.6%
$47,410–$78,930
Mississippi #47 $60,660 $59,920 $29
-14.2%
$42,740–$81,010
Alabama #48 $57,890 $57,100 $28
-18.2%
$39,040–$77,630
New Mexico #49 $57,740 $50,230 $28
-18.4%
$42,560–$81,000
South Dakota #50 $55,530 $52,470 $27
-21.5%
$41,070–$72,940

P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.