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U.S. mean $79,200 · median $72,060

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Illinois #1 $108,760 $124,790 $52
+37.3%
$65,780–$148,790
California #2 $104,960 $102,100 $50
+32.5%
$64,650–$148,090
Colorado #3 $89,400 $84,010 $43
+12.9%
$63,080–$114,100
Maryland #4 $88,980 $82,140 $43
+12.3%
$59,730–$130,000
Nevada #5 $86,640 $81,090 $42
+9.4%
$58,120–$135,490
Massachusetts #6 $86,260 $79,320 $41
+8.9%
$64,520–$120,000
Washington #7 $85,260 $81,310 $41
+7.7%
$61,290–$108,300
Oregon #8 $84,800 $80,950 $41
+7.1%
$58,210–$135,010
New York #9 $84,050 $81,670 $40
+6.1%
$63,970–$105,920
Connecticut #10 $83,340 $85,910 $40
+5.2%
$41,500–$111,560
Virginia #11 $80,370 $68,900 $39
+1.5%
$49,390–$125,740
Minnesota #12 $78,780 $76,960 $38
-0.5%
$58,660–$107,170
Montana #13 $77,470 $82,200 $37
-2.2%
$55,640–$104,410
Idaho #14 $77,120 $71,160 $37
-2.6%
$50,040–$117,430
North Dakota #15 $76,750 $71,090 $37
-3.1%
$59,170–$102,160
Tennessee #16 $75,770 $70,500 $36
-4.3%
$47,730–$120,140
Vermont #17 $75,550 $74,110 $36
-4.6%
$58,480–$98,880
Arizona #18 $72,120 $63,250 $35
-8.9%
$49,110–$109,850
Wisconsin #19 $72,110 $72,280 $35
-9%
$53,840–$100,640
New Mexico #20 $70,830 $65,570 $34
-10.6%
$47,120–$103,270
Indiana #21 $70,400 $66,520 $34
-11.1%
$49,990–$92,450
Utah #22 $69,720 $66,780 $34
-12%
$48,410–$94,490
Iowa #23 $67,980 $67,060 $33
-14.2%
$35,960–$100,130
Oklahoma #24 $67,950 $65,940 $33
-14.2%
$43,990–$99,980
Pennsylvania #25 $67,610 $61,580 $33
-14.6%
$47,740–$94,520
Florida #26 $67,390 $64,140 $32
-14.9%
$44,280–$93,870
Missouri #27 $66,900 $62,750 $32
-15.5%
$45,940–$92,350
Georgia #28 $65,870 $63,600 $32
-16.8%
$46,490–$89,600
Nebraska #29 $65,470 $65,920 $31
-17.3%
$46,500–$81,850
Maine #30 $65,040 $70,870 $31
-17.9%
$44,260–$84,050
New Jersey #31 $64,370 $63,220 $31
-18.7%
$45,550–$84,030
Alabama #32 $63,470 $59,560 $31
-19.9%
$39,300–$88,510
West Virginia #33 $62,840 $63,330 $30
-20.7%
$41,990–$83,950
Texas #34 $61,530 $59,870 $30
-22.3%
$42,430–$82,640
North Carolina #35 $60,930 $59,240 $29
-23.1%
$45,950–$81,760
Kentucky #36 $60,590 $61,470 $29
-23.5%
$48,470–$74,710
Mississippi #37 $57,650 $52,850 $28
-27.2%
$36,820–$84,260
Wyoming #38 $56,990 $52,100 $27
-28%
$41,600–$79,610
South Dakota #39 $54,770 $51,690 $26
-30.8%
$26,450–$72,510
South Carolina #40 $53,750 $51,830 $26
-32.1%
$39,990–$73,490
Arkansas #41 $48,750 $44,670 $23
-38.4%
$38,470–$66,440

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