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U.S. mean $106,110 · median $99,070

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $154,830 $117,540 $74
+45.9%
$58,670–$300,530
Illinois #2 $147,860 $112,280 $71
+39.3%
$51,710–$211,910
District of Columbia #3 $143,270 $103,860 $69
+35%
$95,870–$207,380
California #4 $127,330 $124,920 $61
+20%
$82,900–$175,900
Maryland #5 $127,180 $128,800 $61
+19.9%
$83,230–$168,460
Indiana #6 $125,410 $103,680 $60
+18.2%
$67,430–$155,000
New Jersey #7 $124,250 $120,180 $60
+17.1%
$64,210–$190,780
Hawaii #8 $121,740 $121,010 $59
+14.7%
$82,930–$160,330
Nevada #9 $121,680 $109,300 $59
+14.7%
$64,990–$191,150
Massachusetts #10 $119,440 $108,050 $57
+12.6%
$71,290–$166,140
Connecticut #11 $116,270 $85,110 $56
+9.6%
$69,370–$234,100
Colorado #12 $115,630 $104,670 $56
+9%
$76,110–$165,500
Florida #13 $114,740 $115,960 $55
+8.1%
$52,980–$172,410
Idaho #14 $113,340 $119,430 $54
+6.8%
$61,110–$153,570
Washington #15 $113,120 $94,400 $54
+6.6%
$76,440–$160,750
Arizona #16 $112,930 $115,020 $54
+6.4%
$63,920–$156,500
New Mexico #17 $112,920 $110,070 $54
+6.4%
$61,760–$161,890
Virginia #18 $111,970 $83,880 $54
+5.5%
$68,770–$179,050
Minnesota #19 $111,820 $106,270 $54
+5.4%
$61,620–$149,340
Oregon #20 $111,370 $112,260 $54
+5%
$65,830–$149,060
Missouri #21 $108,510 $114,230 $52
+2.3%
$60,740–$147,640
Kansas #22 $107,280 $109,300 $52
+1.1%
$49,940–$139,210
Michigan #23 $106,510 $103,210 $51
+0.4%
$49,580–$151,110
Kentucky #24 $106,230 $103,240 $51
+0.1%
$54,540–$166,960
Tennessee #25 $104,300 $96,190 $50
-1.7%
$77,580–$137,880
Maine #26 $103,910 $103,710 $50
-2.1%
$51,170–$153,910
Montana #27 $102,700 $108,890 $49
-3.2%
$61,110–$136,990
Louisiana #28 $102,230 $97,470 $49
-3.7%
$49,940–$136,990
Georgia #29 $101,890 $96,820 $49
-4%
$47,260–$150,300
Wyoming #30 $100,040 $99,940 $48
-5.7%
$63,500–$132,180
Arkansas #31 $97,040 $71,940 $47
-8.5%
$65,610–$216,310
Ohio #32 $96,920 $78,580 $47
-8.7%
$62,990–$142,690
North Dakota #33 $94,450 $91,560 $45
-11%
$48,570–$136,990
Wisconsin #34 $94,270 $85,870 $45
-11.2%
$61,110–$135,670
Alabama #35 $93,820 $81,080 $45
-11.6%
$47,330–$151,300
Alaska #36 $93,570 $94,380 $45
-11.8%
$61,150–$135,030
South Carolina #37 $93,390 $82,240 $45
-12%
$60,200–$136,990
North Carolina #38 $93,080 $91,560 $45
-12.3%
$49,940–$136,990
Utah #39 $92,780 $96,520 $45
-12.6%
$53,060–$126,440
Iowa #40 $89,160 $76,850 $43
-16%
$50,300–$139,170
South Dakota #41 $89,140 $78,900 $43
-16%
$63,350–$129,960
Pennsylvania #42 $88,930 $75,890 $43
-16.2%
$49,750–$156,750
Texas #43 $86,470 $84,990 $42
-18.5%
$46,370–$131,750
Oklahoma #44 $86,130 $76,480 $41
-18.8%
$44,660–$136,990
West Virginia #45 $83,960 $80,690 $40
-20.9%
$41,650–$136,990
Nebraska #46 $83,250 $60,540 $40
-21.5%
$57,140–$136,970
New Hampshire #47 $52,790 $42,820 $25
-50.2%
$40,350–$65,100

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