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U.S. mean $106,330 · median $98,920

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Maryland #1 $126,240 $121,680 $61
+18.7%
$75,240–$195,000
California #2 $123,840 $113,530 $60
+16.5%
$69,770–$189,710
Massachusetts #3 $122,930 $107,100 $59
+15.6%
$69,500–$194,050
Connecticut #4 $119,830 $111,940 $58
+12.7%
$68,950–$187,060
New York #5 $118,000 $104,120 $57
+11%
$67,030–$169,890
Washington #6 $114,060 $108,110 $55
+7.3%
$72,040–$172,800
Delaware #7 $113,330 $113,400 $54
+6.6%
$67,330–$159,570
Rhode Island #8 $112,370 $101,750 $54
+5.7%
$82,540–$159,600
District of Columbia #9 $110,210 $84,590 $53
+3.6%
$51,510–$211,910
New Jersey #10 $109,010 $104,750 $52
+2.5%
$72,010–$161,660
Alaska #11 $105,820 $106,870 $51
-0.5%
$71,390–$130,270
North Carolina #12 $105,590 $100,070 $51
-0.7%
$65,460–$152,170
Indiana #13 $105,200 $84,570 $51
-1.1%
$55,240–$173,010
Pennsylvania #14 $104,980 $100,780 $50
-1.3%
$63,790–$164,940
Maine #15 $104,630 $104,570 $50
-1.6%
$70,680–$142,650
Virginia #16 $102,970 $96,030 $50
-3.2%
$64,650–$151,100
South Carolina #17 $98,720 $91,560 $47
-7.2%
$63,130–$161,260
Hawaii #18 $98,540 $95,600 $47
-7.3%
$74,530–$120,270
Arizona #19 $97,370 $90,290 $47
-8.4%
$62,420–$114,580
Utah #20 $97,340 $93,250 $47
-8.5%
$64,160–$135,190
Ohio #21 $97,190 $95,560 $47
-8.6%
$52,120–$157,920
Colorado #22 $96,660 $93,970 $46
-9.1%
$63,930–$128,440
Georgia #23 $96,510 $96,820 $46
-9.2%
$66,380–$122,570
Mississippi #24 $95,580 $91,170 $46
-10.1%
$41,660–$161,890
New Hampshire #25 $94,460 $83,740 $45
-11.2%
$63,790–$131,750
Illinois #26 $92,380 $82,640 $44
-13.1%
$56,520–$134,530
Alabama #27 $90,010 $87,260 $43
-15.3%
$61,620–$116,900
Iowa #28 $89,550 $82,720 $43
-15.8%
$51,910–$117,440
Oregon #29 $89,280 $86,260 $43
-16%
$60,380–$120,950
Montana #30 $88,810 $91,560 $43
-16.5%
$60,830–$113,610
Michigan #31 $88,660 $81,540 $43
-16.6%
$50,200–$127,830
Wyoming #32 $87,900 $91,560 $42
-17.3%
$63,130–$109,300
Kansas #33 $87,730 $76,400 $42
-17.5%
$51,150–$130,100
Texas #34 $87,460 $80,870 $42
-17.7%
$49,940–$126,050
Nebraska #35 $86,770 $82,770 $42
-18.4%
$51,290–$132,830
Florida #36 $85,540 $83,780 $41
-19.6%
$43,680–$119,540
West Virginia #37 $85,540 $84,590 $41
-19.6%
$58,640–$112,260
New Mexico #38 $84,640 $84,120 $41
-20.4%
$50,960–$110,470
Wisconsin #39 $83,250 $78,480 $40
-21.7%
$61,760–$108,120
Oklahoma #40 $82,830 $79,950 $40
-22.1%
$49,940–$110,670
Idaho #41 $82,100 $83,320 $39
-22.8%
$49,940–$109,300
Minnesota #42 $80,210 $76,400 $39
-24.6%
$44,600–$119,160
Tennessee #43 $80,070 $80,500 $39
-24.7%
$44,070–$109,300
Kentucky #44 $79,930 $79,400 $38
-24.8%
$52,020–$109,300
Vermont #45 $79,540 $77,960 $38
-25.2%
$49,940–$109,300
Arkansas #46 $78,760 $76,400 $38
-25.9%
$41,910–$112,400
Nevada #47 $77,270 $74,210 $37
-27.3%
$55,460–$104,020
South Dakota #48 $75,890 $73,920 $36
-28.6%
$49,940–$100,420
Missouri #49 $75,210 $63,290 $36
-29.3%
$42,540–$122,050
Louisiana #50 $73,370 $69,590 $35
-31%
$42,390–$106,330

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