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U.S. mean $71,430 · median $64,330

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $93,610 $86,500 $45
+31.1%
$51,890–$136,660
Washington #2 $87,680 $82,670 $42
+22.7%
$57,980–$125,950
Massachusetts #3 $85,660 $79,930 $41
+19.9%
$59,460–$117,630
District of Columbia #4 $82,700 $80,470 $40
+15.8%
$50,900–$113,620
New Jersey #5 $81,430 $77,910 $39
+14%
$57,850–$108,500
Alaska #6 $79,910 $82,900 $38
+11.9%
$50,870–$103,420
Maryland #7 $78,920 $75,820 $38
+10.5%
$48,460–$116,650
New York #8 $77,210 $71,610 $37
+8.1%
$46,100–$123,850
Oregon #9 $77,070 $66,690 $37
+7.9%
$50,190–$119,780
Connecticut #10 $75,730 $73,910 $36
+6%
$46,510–$108,540
Rhode Island #11 $75,730 $75,000 $36
+6%
$49,100–$102,340
New Mexico #12 $75,480 $77,880 $36
+5.7%
$46,660–$103,110
Delaware #13 $72,490 $74,070 $35
+1.5%
$47,750–$96,140
Virginia #14 $71,920 $67,660 $35
+0.7%
$45,700–$103,380
New Hampshire #15 $71,400 $71,080 $34
+0%
$47,990–$96,630
Illinois #16 $70,230 $62,420 $34
-1.7%
$44,890–$110,580
Texas #17 $69,940 $67,900 $34
-2.1%
$42,380–$101,830
Colorado #18 $69,470 $64,780 $33
-2.7%
$48,690–$97,960
Minnesota #19 $69,080 $64,600 $33
-3.3%
$47,870–$94,100
Nevada #20 $68,740 $66,710 $33
-3.8%
$46,570–$94,530
Hawaii #21 $68,650 $61,730 $33
-3.9%
$49,350–$93,720
Nebraska #22 $68,570 $62,500 $33
-4%
$45,050–$100,160
Georgia #23 $68,410 $63,720 $33
-4.2%
$42,040–$101,880
Vermont #24 $68,260 $64,570 $33
-4.4%
$50,810–$94,010
Wyoming #25 $67,580 $63,430 $32
-5.4%
$49,440–$91,330
Ohio #26 $67,200 $61,760 $32
-5.9%
$43,010–$99,810
Pennsylvania #27 $67,110 $60,880 $32
-6%
$46,200–$97,810
Utah #28 $66,970 $61,320 $32
-6.2%
$37,260–$101,780
Wisconsin #29 $66,440 $62,690 $32
-7%
$47,470–$86,510
Kentucky #30 $65,740 $64,350 $32
-8%
$40,840–$99,390
Louisiana #31 $63,910 $61,870 $31
-10.5%
$45,340–$87,940
Montana #32 $63,130 $57,900 $30
-11.6%
$39,180–$87,610
Michigan #33 $62,900 $59,440 $30
-11.9%
$42,380–$89,280
Idaho #34 $62,800 $60,320 $30
-12.1%
$46,710–$79,620
South Carolina #35 $62,000 $60,340 $30
-13.2%
$39,800–$86,250
North Dakota #36 $61,790 $58,960 $30
-13.5%
$46,860–$79,500
Arizona #37 $61,270 $58,250 $29
-14.2%
$46,400–$82,240
Maine #38 $61,230 $58,630 $29
-14.3%
$45,300–$82,460
Tennessee #39 $61,020 $59,960 $29
-14.6%
$42,410–$84,550
Indiana #40 $61,000 $59,260 $29
-14.6%
$41,180–$82,690
Alabama #41 $59,540 $59,570 $29
-16.6%
$37,670–$78,570
Arkansas #42 $59,370 $59,770 $29
-16.9%
$38,520–$78,070
Missouri #43 $59,160 $58,040 $28
-17.2%
$41,890–$78,740
Kansas #44 $58,560 $56,590 $28
-18%
$42,020–$77,920
Florida #45 $58,380 $53,140 $28
-18.3%
$38,290–$82,780
Iowa #46 $58,190 $56,540 $28
-18.5%
$43,470–$77,110
Mississippi #47 $57,380 $58,710 $28
-19.7%
$38,580–$76,610
Oklahoma #48 $56,830 $52,040 $27
-20.4%
$38,100–$81,630
North Carolina #49 $56,710 $57,630 $27
-20.6%
$40,400–$74,070
West Virginia #50 $55,100 $55,520 $26
-22.9%
$37,940–$73,090
South Dakota #51 $53,980 $51,830 $26
-24.4%
$41,560–$65,990

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