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U.S. mean $42,570 · median $41,590

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $51,220 $51,100 $25
+20.3%
$41,060–$60,660
Idaho #2 $50,040 $45,120 $24
+17.5%
$36,630–$75,380
Colorado #3 $48,680 $46,900 $23
+14.4%
$40,100–$62,620
Iowa #4 $48,370 $47,900 $23
+13.6%
$43,410–$52,020
Michigan #5 $48,070 $47,260 $23
+12.9%
$39,980–$54,440
Minnesota #6 $47,980 $47,250 $23
+12.7%
$46,660–$49,770
New York #7 $47,150 $45,680 $23
+10.8%
$36,300–$60,250
Tennessee #8 $46,920 $45,620 $23
+10.2%
$35,100–$62,560
Massachusetts #9 $46,640 $47,960 $22
+9.6%
$37,760–$56,530
California #10 $45,060 $44,740 $22
+5.8%
$35,770–$53,340
Nebraska #11 $45,030 $45,420 $22
+5.8%
$34,910–$57,390
Indiana #12 $44,770 $43,350 $22
+5.2%
$38,820–$51,730
Missouri #13 $44,440 $42,160 $21
+4.4%
$28,810–$57,020
Wisconsin #14 $44,400 $40,000 $21
+4.3%
$35,000–$60,400
Oregon #15 $44,390 $44,530 $21
+4.3%
$36,450–$55,770
Kansas #16 $44,300 $45,850 $21
+4.1%
$33,330–$50,030
Utah #17 $44,290 $48,620 $21
+4%
$31,850–$52,830
Kentucky #18 $43,720 $41,800 $21
+2.7%
$36,360–$52,990
Louisiana #19 $43,530 $44,440 $21
+2.3%
$18,680–$61,360
Ohio #20 $43,180 $41,160 $21
+1.4%
$33,740–$55,430
Pennsylvania #21 $42,850 $42,710 $21
+0.7%
$34,960–$51,520
Illinois #22 $42,590 $42,670 $20
+0%
$32,480–$51,320
Arizona #23 $42,190 $44,050 $20
-0.9%
$32,210–$51,970
Arkansas #24 $42,180 $40,480 $20
-0.9%
$34,660–$48,930
Maine #25 $42,170 $37,500 $20
-0.9%
$35,990–$53,150
Connecticut #26 $42,160 $38,880 $20
-1%
$34,010–$49,680
New Hampshire #27 $40,140 $40,440 $19
-5.7%
$34,100–$50,170
Georgia #28 $39,670 $38,440 $19
-6.8%
$31,500–$49,280
South Dakota #29 $39,480 $39,270 $19
-7.3%
$31,280–$48,890
Oklahoma #30 $39,240 $36,030 $19
-7.8%
$35,680–$45,490
South Carolina #31 $39,050 $38,220 $19
-8.3%
$36,520–$46,370
Florida #32 $38,140 $36,450 $18
-10.4%
$29,800–$47,550
North Carolina #33 $38,110 $39,070 $18
-10.5%
$28,770–$46,430
Maryland #34 $37,900 $36,960 $18
-11%
$33,530–$40,090
New Jersey #35 $37,880 $37,180 $18
-11%
$32,220–$45,170
Virginia #36 $37,650 $35,140 $18
-11.6%
$31,480–$48,800
Nevada #37 $36,790 $36,610 $18
-13.6%
$31,270–$47,510
Delaware #38 $35,620 $31,240 $17
-16.3%
$31,240–$39,530
Texas #39 $34,570 $33,980 $17
-18.8%
$25,480–$45,460
Mississippi #40 $31,660 $31,150 $15
-25.6%
$21,730–$35,340
Alabama #41 $31,310 $27,080 $15
-26.5%
$23,000–$45,200

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