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U.S. mean $79,790 · median $62,750

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $116,520 $101,750 $56
+46%
$59,450–$178,250
New York #2 $105,940 $82,250 $51
+32.8%
$43,730–$174,140
California #3 $104,120 $79,520 $50
+30.5%
$40,800–$184,500
Colorado #4 $86,930 $65,810 $42
+8.9%
$38,150–$126,200
New Jersey #5 $85,390 $74,390 $41
+7%
$37,600–$143,990
Massachusetts #6 $84,410 $76,420 $41
+5.8%
$39,700–$136,150
Connecticut #7 $83,210 $68,680 $40
+4.3%
$37,980–$138,430
Washington #8 $81,940 $64,850 $39
+2.7%
$39,800–$132,450
Oregon #9 $80,670 $64,310 $39
+1.1%
$38,990–$137,000
Hawaii #10 $80,310 $57,830 $39
+0.7%
$35,180–$121,970
Maryland #11 $78,760 $71,100 $38
-1.3%
$38,480–$128,820
Rhode Island #12 $75,120 $65,090 $36
-5.9%
$36,370–$119,630
Georgia #13 $74,750 $60,670 $36
-6.3%
$31,140–$126,190
Illinois #14 $74,520 $63,720 $36
-6.6%
$33,350–$124,850
Virginia #15 $73,210 $62,540 $35
-8.2%
$34,530–$126,490
Vermont #16 $71,770 $62,470 $35
-10.1%
$38,840–$107,590
North Carolina #17 $70,250 $55,650 $34
-12%
$30,890–$107,160
Arizona #18 $69,790 $56,710 $34
-12.5%
$35,740–$106,480
Minnesota #19 $69,470 $62,480 $33
-12.9%
$35,150–$104,760
Nevada #20 $69,040 $56,990 $33
-13.5%
$30,870–$121,870
Missouri #21 $68,180 $50,790 $33
-14.6%
$30,460–$101,150
Delaware #22 $67,820 $59,910 $33
-15%
$33,430–$106,230
Pennsylvania #23 $67,740 $57,550 $33
-15.1%
$31,200–$109,860
Texas #24 $67,140 $53,280 $32
-15.9%
$29,950–$105,940
Florida #25 $66,830 $55,140 $32
-16.2%
$31,980–$107,140
New Hampshire #26 $66,610 $59,350 $32
-16.5%
$37,050–$105,660
Utah #27 $66,480 $54,960 $32
-16.7%
$30,400–$109,160
Michigan #28 $65,910 $55,700 $32
-17.4%
$31,200–$108,180
Tennessee #29 $65,440 $50,340 $31
-18%
$29,010–$105,010
Maine #30 $64,160 $53,150 $31
-19.6%
$33,640–$110,410
Louisiana #31 $63,720 $49,910 $31
-20.1%
$27,390–$108,320
Wisconsin #32 $63,650 $57,110 $31
-20.2%
$32,170–$98,160
Alaska #33 $63,270 $53,790 $30
-20.7%
$37,130–$103,540
South Carolina #34 $63,220 $50,720 $30
-20.8%
$27,760–$106,430
New Mexico #35 $62,920 $52,950 $30
-21.1%
$32,900–$104,670
Ohio #36 $62,690 $51,720 $30
-21.4%
$30,110–$101,910
Indiana #37 $61,160 $51,100 $29
-23.3%
$30,630–$97,190
Idaho #38 $60,160 $49,220 $29
-24.6%
$31,190–$100,420
Oklahoma #39 $59,890 $50,720 $29
-24.9%
$27,310–$102,390
Wyoming #40 $59,820 $50,130 $29
-25%
$30,200–$98,750
Montana #41 $59,160 $51,260 $28
-25.9%
$29,100–$91,560
Iowa #42 $59,050 $50,820 $28
-26%
$30,480–$93,810
Nebraska #43 $58,950 $51,020 $28
-26.1%
$32,190–$87,080
Alabama #44 $58,230 $49,140 $28
-27%
$26,620–$98,670
North Dakota #45 $57,650 $49,080 $28
-27.7%
$30,730–$90,360
Kansas #46 $56,980 $49,260 $27
-28.6%
$25,780–$96,050
Kentucky #47 $56,680 $48,110 $27
-29%
$28,080–$88,410
West Virginia #48 $54,710 $45,830 $26
-31.4%
$28,580–$94,100
Arkansas #49 $53,770 $44,220 $26
-32.6%
$27,630–$88,710
Mississippi #50 $52,190 $43,580 $25
-34.6%
$24,660–$83,150
South Dakota #51 $50,270 $46,040 $24
-37%
$30,090–$75,320

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