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U.S. mean $116,840 · median $103,410

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $140,120 $136,990 $67
+19.9%
$81,320–$180,060
New Jersey #2 $138,450 $129,280 $67
+18.5%
$77,540–$216,650
Massachusetts #3 $133,550 $128,210 $64
+14.3%
$77,790–$208,490
Oregon #4 $128,970 $111,030 $62
+10.4%
$69,720–$205,870
Virginia #5 $127,300 $93,620 $61
+9%
$65,540–$186,810
Connecticut #6 $126,760 $116,990 $61
+8.5%
$68,160–$187,310
Maine #7 $122,260 $93,730 $59
+4.6%
$62,970–$216,940
Florida #8 $121,850 $94,940 $59
+4.3%
$64,630–$208,090
Rhode Island #9 $121,140 $103,370 $58
+3.7%
$66,370–$218,940
Pennsylvania #10 $120,600 $99,190 $58
+3.2%
$61,490–$214,690
District of Columbia #11 $119,310 $101,940 $57
+2.1%
$66,100–$195,190
Delaware #12 $118,280 $100,190 $57
+1.2%
$65,520–$214,040
Alaska #13 $118,230 $104,930 $57
+1.2%
$78,000–$156,850
Washington #14 $117,840 $105,680 $57
+0.9%
$69,500–$173,140
Maryland #15 $115,930 $106,000 $56
-0.8%
$71,150–$172,520
Arizona #16 $115,730 $116,820 $56
-1%
$70,430–$154,550
Idaho #17 $112,420 $83,010 $54
-3.8%
$59,680–$288,280
North Carolina #18 $112,360 $102,980 $54
-3.8%
$63,800–$171,170
Georgia #19 $112,050 $92,450 $54
-4.1%
$61,640–$208,000
Kansas #20 $110,210 $84,490 $53
-5.7%
$62,190–$219,100
New York #21 $109,260 $87,760 $53
-6.5%
$67,490–$177,510
Missouri #22 $108,870 $102,540 $52
-6.8%
$64,160–$173,480
Tennessee #23 $108,390 $102,720 $52
-7.2%
$63,500–$155,100
New Hampshire #24 $106,480 $100,650 $51
-8.9%
$70,090–$150,030
Nevada #25 $102,580 $98,560 $49
-12.2%
$77,990–$125,100
Minnesota #26 $100,870 $89,950 $49
-13.7%
$65,140–$141,070
West Virginia #27 $100,220 $82,690 $48
-14.2%
$61,950–$173,900
Indiana #28 $98,910 $81,110 $48
-15.3%
$63,510–$151,510
Ohio #29 $98,090 $83,910 $47
-16%
$60,080–$173,450
Montana #30 $97,050 $101,950 $47
-16.9%
$63,820–$139,770
Utah #31 $96,700 $82,940 $46
-17.2%
$65,310–$139,050
Iowa #32 $96,170 $83,850 $46
-17.7%
$59,580–$142,140
Kentucky #33 $95,680 $77,580 $46
-18.1%
$55,320–$162,590
Texas #34 $93,490 $80,470 $45
-20%
$63,870–$144,060
Illinois #35 $93,230 $82,330 $45
-20.2%
$59,550–$143,890
Michigan #36 $93,090 $84,310 $45
-20.3%
$63,590–$144,530
Wisconsin #37 $91,070 $82,530 $44
-22.1%
$62,850–$128,680
Arkansas #38 $90,290 $72,530 $43
-22.7%
$63,050–$183,430
Vermont #39 $89,910 $66,500 $43
-23%
$66,500–$115,020
Oklahoma #40 $89,160 $76,480 $43
-23.7%
$60,670–$140,020
Nebraska #41 $84,250 $80,970 $41
-27.9%
$52,330–$111,020
Alabama #42 $84,100 $68,490 $40
-28%
$51,140–$135,150
South Dakota #43 $83,870 $80,890 $40
-28.2%
$59,470–$127,120
North Dakota #44 $75,640 $64,470 $36
-35.3%
$51,170–$103,220
New Mexico #45 $73,930 $67,100 $36
-36.7%
$40,660–$104,710
Mississippi #46 $61,000 $54,040 $29
-47.8%
$41,360–$84,350

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