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U.S. mean $67,050 · median $64,400

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $83,900 $83,150 $40
+25.1%
$64,230–$100,950
California #2 $82,340 $79,750 $40
+22.8%
$64,390–$100,450
Oregon #3 $81,420 $80,470 $39
+21.4%
$64,000–$98,990
Rhode Island #4 $80,120 $80,090 $39
+19.5%
$65,650–$94,540
Alaska #5 $80,000 $80,800 $38
+19.3%
$62,400–$96,700
Massachusetts #6 $79,270 $80,220 $38
+18.2%
$61,690–$93,980
New Hampshire #7 $76,570 $77,110 $37
+14.2%
$59,860–$93,660
Arizona #8 $76,120 $77,070 $37
+13.5%
$61,050–$89,850
New Jersey #9 $74,600 $75,160 $36
+11.3%
$63,210–$85,400
Nevada #10 $74,470 $76,160 $36
+11.1%
$61,750–$89,420
Maryland #11 $74,170 $74,660 $36
+10.6%
$60,720–$90,010
District of Columbia #12 $74,030 $75,740 $36
+10.4%
$62,880–$87,470
Illinois #13 $73,430 $75,000 $35
+9.5%
$58,880–$89,810
Connecticut #14 $72,580 $73,690 $35
+8.2%
$62,610–$81,060
Maine #15 $72,110 $73,200 $35
+7.5%
$56,160–$82,600
Hawaii #16 $71,560 $71,140 $34
+6.7%
$59,620–$88,340
Colorado #17 $70,820 $73,880 $34
+5.6%
$50,820–$84,440
Vermont #18 $70,110 $69,930 $34
+4.6%
$50,230–$84,710
Delaware #19 $69,500 $68,710 $33
+3.7%
$59,210–$77,580
New York #20 $69,170 $67,180 $33
+3.2%
$54,480–$81,530
Michigan #21 $67,340 $65,460 $32
+0.4%
$56,160–$77,780
Virginia #22 $66,300 $64,920 $32
-1.1%
$50,580–$79,170
Pennsylvania #23 $65,930 $63,940 $32
-1.7%
$51,500–$77,750
Wisconsin #24 $65,870 $63,760 $32
-1.8%
$51,820–$78,490
Indiana #25 $65,840 $65,720 $32
-1.8%
$50,550–$77,220
Minnesota #26 $64,900 $63,750 $31
-3.2%
$51,700–$77,380
Nebraska #27 $64,560 $62,660 $31
-3.7%
$50,890–$77,940
Idaho #28 $63,860 $63,800 $31
-4.8%
$47,890–$77,850
North Carolina #29 $63,720 $63,270 $31
-5%
$50,480–$74,730
Iowa #30 $63,420 $62,630 $30
-5.4%
$50,550–$77,710
Wyoming #31 $63,300 $63,460 $30
-5.6%
$46,700–$77,000
South Carolina #32 $63,170 $61,820 $30
-5.8%
$50,370–$76,420
Texas #33 $62,770 $62,240 $30
-6.4%
$48,910–$76,140
Kansas #34 $62,660 $61,760 $30
-6.5%
$49,780–$77,290
Missouri #35 $62,410 $61,530 $30
-6.9%
$48,580–$77,120
Montana #36 $62,350 $62,210 $30
-7%
$49,230–$74,330
North Dakota #37 $62,230 $62,300 $30
-7.2%
$50,950–$74,130
Florida #38 $62,150 $61,770 $30
-7.3%
$50,450–$74,320
Utah #39 $62,110 $63,230 $30
-7.4%
$37,480–$77,540
Ohio #40 $62,020 $61,950 $30
-7.5%
$50,030–$74,120
Georgia #41 $61,640 $62,030 $30
-8.1%
$46,010–$76,690
Kentucky #42 $60,460 $60,460 $29
-9.8%
$48,420–$73,220
New Mexico #43 $58,630 $59,330 $28
-12.6%
$38,090–$78,110
Oklahoma #44 $56,800 $58,320 $27
-15.3%
$45,440–$66,410
Louisiana #45 $56,590 $57,470 $27
-15.6%
$45,810–$66,150
Tennessee #46 $56,470 $58,870 $27
-15.8%
$41,110–$67,540
West Virginia #47 $56,190 $55,360 $27
-16.2%
$45,690–$70,960
Arkansas #48 $55,690 $56,620 $27
-16.9%
$44,670–$65,020
Alabama #49 $55,310 $57,030 $27
-17.5%
$39,880–$69,120
South Dakota #50 $54,990 $52,750 $26
-18%
$40,770–$67,700
Mississippi #51 $51,450 $50,220 $25
-23.3%
$39,320–$60,910

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