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U.S. mean $62,830 · median $60,190

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $82,890 $77,950 $40
+31.9%
$49,390–$128,740
Illinois #2 $81,990 $79,080 $39
+30.5%
$61,690–$107,980
Washington #3 $81,380 $80,490 $39
+29.5%
$51,020–$106,370
Alaska #4 $77,300 $80,040 $37
+23%
$61,180–$94,630
Montana #5 $72,910 $71,470 $35
+16%
$60,110–$104,280
California #6 $69,450 $66,910 $33
+10.5%
$47,950–$91,640
Wisconsin #7 $69,410 $68,320 $33
+10.5%
$51,460–$81,880
New Hampshire #8 $69,120 $66,410 $33
+10%
$49,070–$89,260
South Carolina #9 $68,660 $61,500 $33
+9.3%
$39,990–$122,300
Colorado #10 $68,280 $64,820 $33
+8.7%
$46,190–$92,180
New York #11 $67,900 $60,860 $33
+8.1%
$50,140–$96,910
Massachusetts #12 $67,750 $64,180 $33
+7.8%
$51,350–$86,420
Vermont #13 $67,350 $61,420 $32
+7.2%
$57,330–$79,440
Oregon #14 $67,020 $64,920 $32
+6.7%
$45,970–$81,710
North Dakota #15 $66,840 $62,570 $32
+6.4%
$42,210–$102,300
Ohio #16 $66,530 $61,010 $32
+5.9%
$42,200–$104,470
Connecticut #17 $65,650 $65,710 $32
+4.5%
$54,830–$73,410
Minnesota #18 $65,600 $63,790 $32
+4.4%
$47,920–$91,980
Michigan #19 $65,160 $62,570 $31
+3.7%
$49,710–$78,470
Indiana #20 $64,650 $62,750 $31
+2.9%
$47,070–$94,160
Mississippi #21 $63,980 $60,680 $31
+1.8%
$39,670–$81,990
Kansas #22 $63,170 $65,600 $30
+0.5%
$44,800–$76,950
Arizona #23 $62,940 $58,870 $30
+0.2%
$49,040–$76,220
New Mexico #24 $62,580 $60,140 $30
-0.4%
$37,040–$91,070
Wyoming #25 $61,980 $64,450 $30
-1.4%
$47,420–$78,260
Maryland #26 $61,960 $61,260 $30
-1.4%
$46,130–$76,670
Utah #27 $60,730 $60,490 $29
-3.3%
$46,360–$79,470
Nevada #28 $60,530 $61,030 $29
-3.7%
$42,210–$85,350
Pennsylvania #29 $60,520 $57,400 $29
-3.7%
$46,180–$75,680
Oklahoma #30 $60,490 $54,180 $29
-3.7%
$44,140–$77,030
North Carolina #31 $60,270 $57,300 $29
-4.1%
$40,770–$89,370
Texas #32 $60,000 $58,700 $29
-4.5%
$39,210–$80,170
Tennessee #33 $59,600 $58,670 $29
-5.1%
$43,620–$76,630
Delaware #34 $58,970 $57,160 $28
-6.1%
$52,760–$70,400
Virginia #35 $58,090 $55,470 $28
-7.5%
$45,370–$72,730
Kentucky #36 $57,890 $56,160 $28
-7.9%
$45,200–$73,830
Nebraska #37 $57,880 $60,200 $28
-7.9%
$48,230–$73,510
South Dakota #38 $57,860 $57,160 $28
-7.9%
$48,310–$70,100
Idaho #39 $57,690 $54,830 $28
-8.2%
$45,300–$78,460
Louisiana #40 $57,680 $55,690 $28
-8.2%
$46,040–$74,960
Iowa #41 $55,690 $54,000 $27
-11.4%
$47,130–$66,720
West Virginia #42 $55,270 $55,540 $27
-12%
$43,380–$62,400
Georgia #43 $54,630 $50,030 $26
-13.1%
$35,680–$81,650
Florida #44 $54,060 $55,320 $26
-14%
$43,380–$63,180
Missouri #45 $53,250 $51,530 $26
-15.2%
$37,440–$68,230
Alabama #46 $51,640 $46,440 $25
-17.8%
$43,740–$67,970
Arkansas #47 $50,910 $46,160 $24
-19%
$37,290–$62,330
Maine #48 $49,030 $45,560 $24
-22%
$31,960–$69,050

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