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U.S. mean $38,810 · median $37,450

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $52,100 $47,770 $25
+34.2%
$38,250–$65,020
Washington #2 $51,290 $49,670 $25
+32.2%
$39,820–$62,840
Alaska #3 $49,410 $48,580 $24
+27.3%
$37,990–$58,710
Massachusetts #4 $48,750 $47,790 $23
+25.6%
$39,250–$58,090
California #5 $47,900 $46,390 $23
+23.4%
$37,570–$59,630
New York #6 $46,850 $45,880 $23
+20.7%
$36,280–$59,620
Rhode Island #7 $46,620 $46,570 $22
+20.1%
$37,890–$58,380
Connecticut #8 $46,320 $46,120 $22
+19.4%
$38,380–$56,570
Vermont #9 $46,260 $46,370 $22
+19.2%
$38,120–$56,560
District of Columbia #10 $45,560 $45,450 $22
+17.4%
$38,740–$55,680
New Hampshire #11 $45,450 $45,370 $22
+17.1%
$35,790–$56,470
Oregon #12 $45,220 $44,520 $22
+16.5%
$36,690–$57,790
New Jersey #13 $44,110 $44,520 $21
+13.7%
$35,500–$53,060
Colorado #14 $43,690 $42,500 $21
+12.6%
$36,290–$50,990
Maine #15 $43,520 $43,490 $21
+12.1%
$36,060–$50,700
Minnesota #16 $43,050 $43,460 $21
+10.9%
$35,520–$52,140
Maryland #17 $42,750 $41,380 $21
+10.2%
$35,520–$49,750
Delaware #18 $42,720 $44,080 $21
+10.1%
$35,870–$47,560
Nevada #19 $41,850 $39,430 $20
+7.8%
$32,020–$53,520
Arizona #20 $41,350 $39,660 $20
+6.5%
$34,490–$48,370
North Dakota #21 $41,140 $39,490 $20
+6%
$31,300–$48,670
Wisconsin #22 $39,860 $38,650 $19
+2.7%
$32,110–$47,380
Utah #23 $39,570 $38,200 $19
+2%
$28,870–$48,600
Virginia #24 $39,500 $37,890 $19
+1.8%
$30,000–$47,940
Illinois #25 $39,210 $37,440 $19
+1%
$31,200–$48,130
Montana #26 $38,950 $37,150 $19
+0.4%
$30,500–$50,600
Florida #27 $38,170 $36,250 $18
-1.6%
$31,650–$46,520
South Dakota #28 $37,630 $36,730 $18
-3%
$30,140–$45,650
Wyoming #29 $37,620 $36,940 $18
-3.1%
$29,130–$47,830
Michigan #30 $37,370 $36,870 $18
-3.7%
$29,800–$45,540
Nebraska #31 $37,310 $36,390 $18
-3.9%
$29,890–$45,380
Ohio #32 $37,160 $36,720 $18
-4.3%
$29,530–$46,010
New Mexico #33 $37,130 $36,470 $18
-4.3%
$28,920–$45,330
Pennsylvania #34 $36,950 $36,540 $18
-4.8%
$28,390–$46,380
Idaho #35 $36,160 $35,600 $17
-6.8%
$28,330–$45,550
North Carolina #36 $36,130 $36,140 $17
-6.9%
$28,050–$45,130
Indiana #37 $35,910 $35,980 $17
-7.5%
$29,280–$44,760
Georgia #38 $35,380 $35,090 $17
-8.8%
$28,220–$44,540
Iowa #39 $35,260 $35,810 $17
-9.1%
$28,030–$44,150
Tennessee #40 $35,260 $35,570 $17
-9.1%
$27,830–$45,430
Missouri #41 $35,190 $34,900 $17
-9.3%
$28,600–$43,700
Texas #42 $34,870 $35,360 $17
-10.2%
$24,770–$44,840
Kentucky #43 $33,790 $31,550 $16
-12.9%
$25,580–$45,720
South Carolina #44 $33,270 $34,960 $16
-14.3%
$21,890–$42,680
Kansas #45 $32,990 $31,950 $16
-15%
$25,440–$42,000
Arkansas #46 $32,720 $30,240 $16
-15.7%
$25,810–$39,720
West Virginia #47 $31,470 $29,740 $15
-18.9%
$23,820–$38,470
Oklahoma #48 $30,210 $29,270 $15
-22.2%
$21,620–$38,670
Alabama #49 $27,870 $27,120 $13
-28.2%
$20,040–$37,960
Mississippi #50 $27,850 $27,390 $13
-28.2%
$20,760–$36,620
Louisiana #51 $27,300 $25,490 $13
-29.7%
$19,250–$36,200

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