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U.S. mean $36,810 · median $35,840

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Hawaii #1 $52,740 $43,540 $25
+43.3%
$30,970–$80,380
Nebraska #2 $47,320 $46,170 $23
+28.6%
$33,170–$61,720
Rhode Island #3 $45,130 $31,200 $22
+22.6%
$31,200–$65,540
District of Columbia #4 $45,100 $38,580 $22
+22.5%
$36,400–$64,330
Oregon #5 $42,740 $39,080 $21
+16.1%
$34,910–$51,290
New York #6 $41,440 $34,340 $20
+12.6%
$33,040–$56,950
California #7 $41,370 $36,910 $20
+12.4%
$34,530–$53,130
Illinois #8 $40,720 $38,880 $20
+10.6%
$31,200–$56,000
Arizona #9 $40,340 $37,600 $19
+9.6%
$33,140–$51,360
Maryland #10 $38,760 $37,500 $19
+5.3%
$31,720–$48,250
New Jersey #11 $38,600 $36,290 $19
+4.9%
$32,220–$47,730
Utah #12 $38,550 $37,180 $19
+4.7%
$30,740–$47,910
Connecticut #13 $38,500 $36,320 $19
+4.6%
$34,010–$45,160
New Hampshire #14 $38,430 $38,210 $18
+4.4%
$25,520–$44,150
Colorado #15 $37,870 $35,710 $18
+2.9%
$31,380–$47,360
Nevada #16 $37,440 $31,510 $18
+1.7%
$24,960–$58,020
Arkansas #17 $36,740 $31,660 $18
-0.2%
$25,410–$61,520
Washington #18 $36,630 $34,650 $18
-0.5%
$34,650–$45,240
Massachusetts #19 $36,210 $35,300 $17
-1.6%
$31,730–$40,050
Virginia #20 $36,130 $35,870 $17
-1.8%
$27,780–$45,760
Michigan #21 $36,120 $35,100 $17
-1.9%
$25,960–$45,080
New Mexico #22 $35,680 $36,250 $17
-3.1%
$31,610–$38,090
Florida #23 $35,030 $34,200 $17
-4.8%
$27,040–$45,750
Vermont #24 $34,820 $32,420 $17
-5.4%
$31,820–$48,070
Missouri #25 $34,690 $28,600 $17
-5.8%
$28,600–$46,800
Tennessee #26 $34,450 $36,640 $17
-6.4%
$22,990–$40,370
Wyoming #27 $34,070 $31,840 $16
-7.4%
$30,990–$41,380
Delaware #28 $33,710 $33,840 $16
-8.4%
$31,200–$34,200
Iowa #29 $33,520 $33,480 $16
-8.9%
$24,360–$42,330
Pennsylvania #30 $33,380 $33,040 $16
-9.3%
$23,590–$42,860
Indiana #31 $33,090 $38,160 $16
-10.1%
$19,390–$40,040
Texas #32 $32,030 $30,210 $15
-13%
$20,800–$44,730
Oklahoma #33 $31,790 $31,200 $15
-13.6%
$28,920–$34,640
Montana #34 $31,500 $29,720 $15
-14.4%
$24,210–$38,600
North Carolina #35 $31,450 $30,160 $15
-14.6%
$20,570–$39,330
Wisconsin #36 $31,390 $31,240 $15
-14.7%
$25,400–$38,940
West Virginia #37 $30,790 $21,640 $15
-16.4%
$20,820–$61,050
Mississippi #38 $30,530 $30,600 $15
-17.1%
$22,920–$36,990
Ohio #39 $28,770 $27,540 $14
-21.8%
$22,790–$35,790
North Dakota #40 $28,740 $23,410 $14
-21.9%
$21,850–$38,370
Georgia #41 $27,610 $25,740 $13
-25%
$21,720–$36,610
Louisiana #42 $25,560 $21,820 $12
-30.6%
$17,400–$36,530
Alabama #43 $25,270 $22,990 $12
-31.4%
$16,990–$37,450
South Carolina #44 $25,100 $22,230 $12
-31.8%
$17,600–$34,110

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