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U.S. mean $106,830 · median $99,520

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Mexico #1 $130,890 $128,000 $63
+22.5%
$63,050–$198,840
District of Columbia #2 $130,620 $125,650 $63
+22.3%
$77,530–$195,190
California #3 $128,910 $124,010 $62
+20.7%
$68,050–$205,930
Maryland #4 $120,070 $111,220 $58
+12.4%
$64,200–$185,220
Washington #5 $119,320 $112,400 $57
+11.7%
$69,620–$171,950
Oregon #6 $117,900 $103,880 $57
+10.4%
$63,480–$174,460
Massachusetts #7 $116,830 $106,360 $56
+9.4%
$67,030–$171,540
Alaska #8 $115,630 $106,340 $56
+8.2%
$66,590–$174,320
Colorado #9 $113,860 $103,280 $55
+6.6%
$61,770–$173,350
Rhode Island #10 $113,560 $105,160 $55
+6.3%
$64,620–$168,700
New Jersey #11 $111,870 $103,230 $54
+4.7%
$63,290–$169,520
Virginia #12 $108,500 $100,380 $52
+1.6%
$61,460–$166,060
Texas #13 $107,610 $98,520 $52
+0.7%
$51,360–$171,600
Alabama #14 $107,520 $99,990 $52
+0.6%
$55,020–$171,270
Connecticut #15 $106,850 $102,120 $51
+0%
$66,270–$157,980
New York #16 $105,230 $98,420 $51
-1.5%
$60,370–$162,770
Arizona #17 $104,300 $96,970 $50
-2.4%
$59,600–$165,400
Delaware #18 $103,230 $99,930 $50
-3.4%
$57,700–$151,810
Illinois #19 $102,050 $98,740 $49
-4.5%
$60,460–$154,850
New Hampshire #20 $102,020 $96,850 $49
-4.5%
$59,920–$164,050
Hawaii #21 $101,930 $98,110 $49
-4.6%
$61,750–$143,020
Wyoming #22 $101,920 $95,770 $49
-4.6%
$57,540–$153,260
Louisiana #23 $101,900 $94,970 $49
-4.6%
$48,780–$165,640
Michigan #24 $101,460 $99,640 $49
-5%
$60,040–$148,800
Minnesota #25 $100,950 $96,960 $49
-5.5%
$61,960–$149,290
Idaho #26 $99,940 $96,770 $48
-6.4%
$52,710–$158,070
Utah #27 $99,730 $95,100 $48
-6.6%
$55,710–$149,760
Vermont #28 $99,150 $89,300 $48
-7.2%
$60,060–$152,990
Ohio #29 $98,740 $95,090 $47
-7.6%
$58,080–$150,300
Nevada #30 $98,630 $94,260 $47
-7.7%
$57,460–$150,500
Georgia #31 $98,500 $88,730 $47
-7.8%
$49,740–$159,920
Pennsylvania #32 $98,360 $92,330 $47
-7.9%
$56,710–$149,990
Oklahoma #33 $98,300 $92,460 $47
-8%
$52,010–$152,580
Maine #34 $97,890 $94,370 $47
-8.4%
$60,280–$138,990
North Carolina #35 $97,700 $91,360 $47
-8.5%
$53,250–$153,470
South Carolina #36 $97,700 $94,260 $47
-8.5%
$53,140–$145,770
Florida #37 $97,120 $88,900 $47
-9.1%
$50,180–$157,430
Missouri #38 $94,950 $86,450 $46
-11.1%
$54,410–$142,290
Tennessee #39 $94,240 $85,630 $45
-11.8%
$49,910–$142,660
Kansas #40 $94,180 $85,390 $45
-11.8%
$53,360–$140,520
Indiana #41 $93,730 $88,050 $45
-12.3%
$53,640–$135,870
West Virginia #42 $93,520 $84,440 $45
-12.5%
$47,090–$147,070
North Dakota #43 $92,820 $85,170 $45
-13.1%
$53,880–$136,060
Iowa #44 $91,510 $83,690 $44
-14.3%
$57,550–$130,810
Wisconsin #45 $91,090 $84,170 $44
-14.7%
$59,220–$129,050
Kentucky #46 $90,810 $84,700 $44
-15%
$50,780–$132,800
Nebraska #47 $89,070 $81,040 $43
-16.6%
$48,790–$134,310
Montana #48 $88,990 $81,330 $43
-16.7%
$52,190–$131,340
Mississippi #49 $88,780 $81,750 $43
-16.9%
$45,220–$134,120
South Dakota #50 $86,530 $82,040 $42
-19%
$49,810–$127,560
Arkansas #51 $83,660 $77,700 $40
-21.7%
$44,920–$131,840

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