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U.S. mean $91,680 · median $82,220

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $133,190 $132,620 $64
+45.3%
$78,270–$185,220
California #2 $112,360 $106,510 $54
+22.6%
$65,350–$161,910
Massachusetts #3 $104,760 $100,640 $50
+14.3%
$63,460–$139,310
Rhode Island #4 $104,460 $100,730 $50
+13.9%
$66,420–$139,050
Washington #5 $103,580 $98,300 $50
+13%
$71,140–$153,960
Texas #6 $100,680 $92,000 $48
+9.8%
$60,080–$163,110
Alaska #7 $100,490 $91,960 $48
+9.6%
$61,840–$147,910
Connecticut #8 $100,040 $82,070 $48
+9.1%
$60,820–$130,620
Colorado #9 $98,930 $85,990 $48
+7.9%
$65,260–$140,340
Georgia #10 $98,480 $85,710 $47
+7.4%
$56,470–$162,410
Utah #11 $98,090 $90,710 $47
+7%
$55,410–$149,990
Oregon #12 $97,100 $97,440 $47
+5.9%
$62,200–$132,190
Maryland #13 $93,100 $84,190 $45
+1.5%
$57,840–$137,440
Arizona #14 $92,740 $80,600 $45
+1.2%
$57,100–$160,910
Illinois #15 $92,260 $81,590 $44
+0.6%
$46,540–$153,150
New Mexico #16 $92,050 $86,630 $44
+0.4%
$60,920–$129,080
New York #17 $91,410 $82,160 $44
-0.3%
$58,240–$139,490
Virginia #18 $90,500 $82,230 $44
-1.3%
$57,720–$135,580
Nevada #19 $89,850 $83,050 $43
-2%
$57,570–$138,740
Minnesota #20 $87,840 $88,000 $42
-4.2%
$35,510–$133,570
Kansas #21 $87,500 $78,210 $42
-4.6%
$56,120–$136,990
New Jersey #22 $86,690 $79,210 $42
-5.4%
$52,760–$130,590
Montana #23 $85,240 $80,260 $41
-7%
$64,290–$124,800
New Hampshire #24 $85,120 $80,810 $41
-7.2%
$59,230–$111,840
West Virginia #25 $84,920 $82,100 $41
-7.4%
$51,520–$119,020
Tennessee #26 $84,680 $76,840 $41
-7.6%
$54,040–$133,180
South Carolina #27 $83,920 $74,910 $40
-8.5%
$46,200–$133,470
North Dakota #28 $83,820 $84,570 $40
-8.6%
$60,110–$109,300
Vermont #29 $83,460 $77,460 $40
-9%
$58,570–$111,700
Pennsylvania #30 $82,270 $76,110 $40
-10.3%
$50,660–$125,520
Louisiana #31 $82,010 $69,820 $39
-10.5%
$49,890–$132,810
Michigan #32 $81,800 $76,080 $39
-10.8%
$52,300–$111,770
Iowa #33 $81,670 $78,780 $39
-10.9%
$54,340–$117,040
Ohio #34 $80,820 $78,540 $39
-11.8%
$50,610–$109,490
Hawaii #35 $80,720 $79,510 $39
-12%
$53,500–$111,700
North Carolina #36 $80,230 $74,130 $39
-12.5%
$49,320–$125,930
Oklahoma #37 $78,430 $75,910 $38
-14.5%
$43,590–$119,150
Indiana #38 $78,210 $64,700 $38
-14.7%
$46,830–$124,380
Wisconsin #39 $77,840 $72,820 $37
-15.1%
$48,580–$104,360
Idaho #40 $76,760 $70,350 $37
-16.3%
$53,360–$108,100
Wyoming #41 $76,430 $74,050 $37
-16.6%
$58,510–$100,670
Nebraska #42 $74,880 $64,040 $36
-18.3%
$52,110–$101,190
Alabama #43 $74,510 $72,490 $36
-18.7%
$41,260–$114,900
South Dakota #44 $72,470 $68,230 $35
-21%
$49,390–$97,060
Arkansas #45 $72,360 $57,220 $35
-21.1%
$35,580–$122,270
Maine #46 $71,400 $66,480 $34
-22.1%
$49,280–$107,100
Kentucky #47 $71,160 $71,040 $34
-22.4%
$48,540–$94,840
Florida #48 $69,830 $60,830 $34
-23.8%
$42,600–$109,290
Delaware #49 $68,460 $64,690 $33
-25.3%
$50,220–$106,060
Mississippi #50 $67,460 $57,780 $32
-26.4%
$37,230–$112,260
Missouri #51 $66,360 $61,050 $32
-27.6%
$49,140–$88,710

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