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U.S. mean $95,360 · median $88,720

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Massachusetts #1 $116,780 $103,580 $56
+22.5%
$68,990–$183,260
New Jersey #2 $112,340 $104,340 $54
+17.8%
$64,330–$167,470
South Carolina #3 $111,910 $108,660 $54
+17.4%
$41,140–$163,900
Colorado #4 $104,170 $99,580 $50
+9.2%
$66,280–$161,640
Minnesota #5 $103,960 $99,280 $50
+9%
$61,360–$152,600
Missouri #6 $103,780 $105,930 $50
+8.8%
$57,400–$154,540
Illinois #7 $103,030 $94,340 $50
+8%
$63,730–$166,670
Florida #8 $101,960 $101,160 $49
+6.9%
$48,090–$139,480
Washington #9 $101,900 $94,990 $49
+6.9%
$56,520–$162,740
Maryland #10 $100,610 $93,330 $48
+5.5%
$59,640–$145,650
Virginia #11 $100,340 $93,590 $48
+5.2%
$66,000–$160,700
Arkansas #12 $98,310 $84,330 $47
+3.1%
$49,120–$165,790
California #13 $97,980 $93,950 $47
+2.7%
$60,060–$140,810
New York #14 $96,840 $94,070 $47
+1.6%
$58,740–$137,570
Alabama #15 $96,280 $97,480 $46
+1%
$58,510–$122,790
Kentucky #16 $96,080 $98,710 $46
+0.8%
$47,480–$137,650
Kansas #17 $93,910 $85,130 $45
-1.5%
$51,670–$146,820
Texas #18 $90,910 $90,610 $44
-4.7%
$46,810–$136,100
Oklahoma #19 $90,900 $84,750 $44
-4.7%
$63,030–$127,780
Arizona #20 $89,580 $90,450 $43
-6.1%
$55,890–$134,320
Wisconsin #21 $89,380 $83,020 $43
-6.3%
$57,410–$131,840
Georgia #22 $88,710 $86,050 $43
-7%
$31,030–$151,280
Maine #23 $88,090 $89,480 $42
-7.6%
$56,300–$122,480
South Dakota #24 $87,850 $71,330 $42
-7.9%
$41,990–$147,530
Utah #25 $87,460 $73,280 $42
-8.3%
$53,200–$126,410
North Carolina #26 $86,800 $79,840 $42
-9%
$49,850–$138,460
Pennsylvania #27 $86,640 $83,380 $42
-9.1%
$54,460–$120,730
Michigan #28 $85,700 $76,940 $41
-10.1%
$55,620–$134,910
Rhode Island #29 $85,530 $87,970 $41
-10.3%
$65,580–$100,590
Oregon #30 $84,820 $81,660 $41
-11.1%
$58,390–$118,250
Tennessee #31 $84,820 $81,760 $41
-11.1%
$64,660–$105,670
Iowa #32 $82,570 $82,010 $40
-13.4%
$50,230–$111,310
Nevada #33 $82,220 $80,580 $40
-13.8%
$52,890–$106,660
Nebraska #34 $81,210 $72,230 $39
-14.8%
$50,710–$129,740
Ohio #35 $78,810 $76,780 $38
-17.4%
$46,870–$121,830
New Mexico #36 $76,070 $79,130 $37
-20.2%
$53,170–$100,350
Idaho #37 $74,680 $77,440 $36
-21.7%
$41,600–$117,340
Indiana #38 $72,490 $69,350 $35
-24%
$44,180–$108,410
Montana #39 $57,790 $52,230 $28
-39.4%
$40,070–$76,250

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