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U.S. mean $37,150 · median $35,050

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $49,980 $44,390 $24
+34.5%
$36,400–$76,590
Hawaii #2 $49,360 $39,480 $24
+32.9%
$29,320–$79,160
Washington #3 $48,390 $44,590 $23
+30.3%
$35,450–$65,010
New York #4 $45,600 $37,850 $22
+22.7%
$33,190–$65,460
Vermont #5 $44,820 $38,210 $22
+20.6%
$30,220–$64,880
California #6 $43,930 $40,250 $21
+18.3%
$34,870–$55,970
Colorado #7 $43,540 $37,810 $21
+17.2%
$31,140–$62,250
Maine #8 $42,950 $37,040 $21
+15.6%
$30,960–$61,840
Oregon #9 $42,620 $37,670 $20
+14.7%
$31,330–$60,630
New Jersey #10 $42,450 $36,480 $20
+14.3%
$32,220–$60,350
Connecticut #11 $42,350 $36,610 $20
+14%
$34,010–$59,610
Massachusetts #12 $42,210 $37,300 $20
+13.6%
$31,760–$57,430
Arizona #13 $41,780 $36,190 $20
+12.5%
$30,840–$61,640
Rhode Island #14 $39,980 $34,960 $19
+7.6%
$31,200–$57,430
Maryland #15 $39,600 $36,050 $19
+6.6%
$31,200–$52,000
Delaware #16 $39,220 $35,720 $19
+5.6%
$31,200–$50,080
New Hampshire #17 $39,090 $36,490 $19
+5.2%
$23,190–$58,410
Virginia #18 $38,540 $35,110 $19
+3.7%
$27,700–$55,980
Alaska #19 $37,990 $35,600 $18
+2.3%
$25,350–$53,920
Florida #20 $37,700 $34,610 $18
+1.5%
$27,740–$51,590
Nevada #21 $37,500 $34,020 $18
+0.9%
$24,960–$52,590
Illinois #22 $37,150 $34,260 $18
+0%
$31,200–$46,890
Michigan #23 $36,820 $33,570 $18
-0.9%
$26,220–$50,890
Missouri #24 $35,590 $31,080 $17
-4.2%
$28,600–$46,550
New Mexico #25 $35,390 $30,630 $17
-4.7%
$26,950–$48,480
Nebraska #26 $35,170 $31,860 $17
-5.3%
$28,080–$46,310
Minnesota #27 $35,150 $33,860 $17
-5.4%
$23,680–$46,870
North Dakota #28 $35,050 $34,040 $17
-5.7%
$22,260–$47,570
Ohio #29 $34,620 $30,300 $17
-6.8%
$23,540–$47,150
Pennsylvania #30 $34,380 $30,770 $17
-7.5%
$21,620–$48,030
Utah #31 $34,240 $30,890 $16
-7.8%
$22,070–$47,880
North Carolina #32 $33,640 $29,820 $16
-9.4%
$21,400–$48,570
Montana #33 $33,550 $30,580 $16
-9.7%
$22,400–$46,590
Idaho #34 $33,050 $30,180 $16
-11%
$19,100–$47,060
Wisconsin #35 $32,830 $30,160 $16
-11.6%
$20,970–$46,410
Wyoming #36 $32,670 $29,490 $16
-12.1%
$20,300–$48,570
South Dakota #37 $32,610 $30,060 $16
-12.2%
$27,390–$41,600
Kansas #38 $32,490 $29,270 $16
-12.5%
$21,530–$46,960
Tennessee #39 $32,070 $29,310 $15
-13.7%
$20,420–$46,650
Indiana #40 $31,920 $29,460 $15
-14.1%
$21,280–$44,970
Kentucky #41 $31,290 $28,620 $15
-15.8%
$20,610–$45,120
Iowa #42 $30,970 $29,620 $15
-16.6%
$17,620–$44,470
Texas #43 $30,960 $28,600 $15
-16.7%
$18,410–$44,550
Georgia #44 $30,910 $28,810 $15
-16.8%
$17,460–$44,730
South Carolina #45 $30,700 $28,640 $15
-17.4%
$17,700–$44,790
West Virginia #46 $30,570 $27,680 $15
-17.7%
$21,450–$44,700
Arkansas #47 $29,850 $27,600 $14
-19.7%
$23,350–$37,590
Alabama #48 $29,280 $27,780 $14
-21.2%
$20,730–$38,440
Oklahoma #49 $28,900 $27,110 $14
-22.2%
$17,670–$40,330
Mississippi #50 $27,230 $24,280 $13
-26.7%
$18,100–$37,390
Louisiana #51 $26,730 $23,400 $13
-28%
$15,080–$38,150

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