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U.S. mean $94,600 · median $82,530

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $134,080 $128,610 $64
+41.7%
$65,330–$195,190
Massachusetts #2 $115,250 $104,050 $55
+21.8%
$61,360–$178,360
Maryland #3 $110,310 $103,560 $53
+16.6%
$52,950–$180,480
California #4 $109,910 $101,700 $53
+16.2%
$51,720–$174,220
Connecticut #5 $106,880 $98,140 $51
+13%
$60,390–$164,470
Virginia #6 $103,000 $85,670 $50
+8.9%
$48,450–$178,320
New Jersey #7 $100,900 $90,180 $49
+6.7%
$51,890–$162,350
Washington #8 $100,090 $94,160 $48
+5.8%
$55,780–$151,770
Colorado #9 $99,060 $84,960 $48
+4.7%
$52,230–$159,540
New York #10 $97,660 $83,800 $47
+3.2%
$51,370–$149,050
Rhode Island #11 $96,790 $89,210 $47
+2.3%
$48,980–$148,040
Illinois #12 $95,640 $82,870 $46
+1.1%
$48,190–$155,730
Delaware #13 $94,520 $84,180 $45
-0.1%
$51,770–$139,820
Pennsylvania #14 $94,370 $80,980 $45
-0.2%
$48,850–$161,290
Alaska #15 $92,390 $86,380 $44
-2.3%
$52,000–$136,700
New Mexico #16 $91,330 $80,720 $44
-3.5%
$47,170–$154,680
Minnesota #17 $90,530 $83,150 $44
-4.3%
$48,390–$134,400
New Hampshire #18 $87,980 $79,590 $42
-7%
$46,800–$139,220
Arizona #19 $87,910 $80,120 $42
-7.1%
$49,980–$133,150
North Carolina #20 $87,820 $78,850 $42
-7.2%
$49,030–$136,690
Ohio #21 $87,610 $79,160 $42
-7.4%
$47,580–$135,790
Georgia #22 $87,190 $78,730 $42
-7.8%
$46,700–$137,940
Oregon #23 $85,850 $80,330 $41
-9.2%
$47,940–$131,400
Texas #24 $85,790 $77,010 $41
-9.3%
$44,010–$137,530
Florida #25 $85,680 $75,330 $41
-9.4%
$42,370–$138,080
Nevada #26 $85,220 $80,310 $41
-9.9%
$47,340–$131,360
South Carolina #27 $84,650 $75,900 $41
-10.5%
$47,020–$133,470
Michigan #28 $83,820 $76,620 $40
-11.4%
$48,360–$131,450
Tennessee #29 $83,260 $76,400 $40
-12%
$46,890–$131,060
Missouri #30 $83,030 $75,870 $40
-12.2%
$44,030–$133,780
Louisiana #31 $82,690 $75,360 $40
-12.6%
$44,950–$129,540
Vermont #32 $81,850 $75,330 $39
-13.5%
$51,190–$113,870
Alabama #33 $81,380 $74,070 $39
-14%
$45,320–$128,020
Maine #34 $81,320 $75,340 $39
-14%
$48,900–$120,430
Kansas #35 $81,020 $72,690 $39
-14.4%
$45,060–$127,220
Oklahoma #36 $80,740 $73,920 $39
-14.7%
$41,640–$126,670
Wisconsin #37 $80,620 $75,520 $39
-14.8%
$47,030–$121,700
Utah #38 $80,420 $76,700 $39
-15%
$40,330–$128,780
Indiana #39 $80,040 $73,160 $38
-15.4%
$46,140–$125,860
Kentucky #40 $79,710 $72,140 $38
-15.7%
$45,340–$124,650
Hawaii #41 $79,620 $74,070 $38
-15.8%
$39,710–$124,680
North Dakota #42 $79,400 $71,750 $38
-16.1%
$48,530–$120,250
Iowa #43 $78,890 $72,690 $38
-16.6%
$44,510–$124,730
Idaho #44 $78,440 $67,560 $38
-17.1%
$43,660–$128,480
West Virginia #45 $76,610 $68,400 $37
-19%
$40,670–$122,300
Montana #46 $75,950 $70,810 $37
-19.7%
$47,430–$107,880
Wyoming #47 $75,630 $73,490 $36
-20.1%
$46,450–$109,300
Nebraska #48 $75,570 $66,950 $36
-20.1%
$44,260–$116,360
Mississippi #49 $74,000 $64,770 $36
-21.8%
$40,330–$116,450
Arkansas #50 $72,300 $62,820 $35
-23.6%
$40,610–$113,920
South Dakota #51 $70,990 $65,570 $34
-25%
$41,260–$104,380

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