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U.S. mean $50,620 · median $47,730

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Kentucky #1 $66,890 $68,020 $32
+32.1%
$67,590–$69,250
West Virginia #2 $65,770 $77,180 $32
+29.9%
$36,970–$77,230
Wyoming #3 $62,870 $55,240 $30
+24.2%
$46,620–$91,020
Virginia #4 $62,240 $50,350 $30
+23%
$37,920–$89,850
Indiana #5 $60,110 $49,490 $29
+18.7%
$40,270–$79,360
New Hampshire #6 $57,570 $54,700 $28
+13.7%
$51,200–$65,890
New Mexico #7 $56,070 $54,840 $27
+10.8%
$35,090–$79,620
New York #8 $55,890 $54,910 $27
+10.4%
$47,220–$69,090
Alaska #9 $53,130 $48,820 $26
+5%
$37,990–$65,860
Utah #10 $52,790 $55,490 $25
+4.3%
$45,510–$55,490
Montana #11 $52,040 $46,720 $25
+2.8%
$37,330–$76,040
New Jersey #12 $51,810 $53,820 $25
+2.4%
$33,770–$61,980
Maryland #13 $51,750 $51,020 $25
+2.2%
$47,150–$56,370
California #14 $51,370 $51,720 $25
+1.5%
$37,050–$62,060
Arizona #15 $51,090 $49,070 $25
+0.9%
$42,320–$57,210
Oregon #16 $50,200 $46,270 $24
-0.8%
$42,900–$64,160
Colorado #17 $49,710 $37,450 $24
-1.8%
$37,450–$81,960
Nevada #18 $49,630 $46,610 $24
-2%
$46,480–$56,700
Louisiana #19 $48,450 $46,940 $23
-4.3%
$36,870–$63,240
Pennsylvania #20 $48,260 $48,290 $23
-4.7%
$36,570–$59,380
South Dakota #21 $47,030 $45,250 $23
-7.1%
$36,330–$53,140
North Carolina #22 $44,720 $42,670 $22
-11.7%
$33,410–$59,680
Florida #23 $43,010 $41,090 $21
-15%
$37,570–$47,780
Texas #24 $41,720 $40,650 $20
-17.6%
$35,410–$47,180
Oklahoma #25 $36,000 $38,510 $17
-28.9%
$24,080–$45,300
Mississippi #26 $35,560 $36,160 $17
-29.8%
$31,030–$37,220

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