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U.S. mean $48,580 · median $45,950

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $75,360 $65,760 $36
+55.1%
$36,210–$110,420
Hawaii #2 $73,080 $78,000 $35
+50.4%
$37,440–$96,350
New York #3 $62,570 $60,740 $30
+28.8%
$42,690–$81,760
Massachusetts #4 $62,050 $47,060 $30
+27.7%
$32,430–$97,060
Virginia #5 $61,040 $51,690 $29
+25.6%
$39,370–$86,880
Kentucky #6 $60,310 $61,320 $29
+24.1%
$48,300–$70,390
Illinois #7 $57,470 $49,570 $28
+18.3%
$38,020–$83,870
Oklahoma #8 $56,470 $65,040 $27
+16.2%
$30,710–$70,640
Indiana #9 $54,670 $54,890 $26
+12.5%
$40,800–$64,630
New Mexico #10 $54,470 $53,080 $26
+12.1%
$44,090–$63,040
Minnesota #11 $54,310 $51,990 $26
+11.8%
$41,810–$67,110
Alabama #12 $53,580 $54,360 $26
+10.3%
$35,030–$71,680
Maryland #13 $53,300 $50,280 $26
+9.7%
$36,230–$71,650
Oregon #14 $53,170 $49,510 $26
+9.4%
$34,880–$77,320
Colorado #15 $52,930 $52,430 $25
+9%
$40,960–$61,930
Utah #16 $52,620 $54,940 $25
+8.3%
$35,950–$78,450
Montana #17 $51,590 $56,740 $25
+6.2%
$28,910–$68,650
Arizona #18 $51,270 $47,050 $25
+5.5%
$42,060–$66,510
California #19 $51,170 $47,380 $25
+5.3%
$39,430–$70,990
Nevada #20 $51,110 $46,440 $25
+5.2%
$40,130–$65,980
Iowa #21 $49,580 $46,570 $24
+2.1%
$41,310–$61,690
New Hampshire #22 $49,090 $47,830 $24
+1%
$37,820–$61,910
Maine #23 $48,530 $41,600 $23
-0.1%
$35,000–$84,010
Missouri #24 $48,370 $48,920 $23
-0.4%
$38,240–$63,960
Wisconsin #25 $48,340 $45,100 $23
-0.5%
$39,090–$65,890
Pennsylvania #26 $47,040 $45,350 $23
-3.2%
$36,080–$61,620
Ohio #27 $46,940 $45,180 $23
-3.4%
$40,160–$60,710
Arkansas #28 $46,540 $40,570 $22
-4.2%
$37,360–$65,240
Louisiana #29 $46,470 $45,680 $22
-4.3%
$38,110–$61,270
South Carolina #30 $46,410 $46,470 $22
-4.5%
$35,070–$62,870
North Carolina #31 $46,390 $45,190 $22
-4.5%
$37,030–$59,800
Texas #32 $46,380 $45,560 $22
-4.5%
$34,710–$59,830
Connecticut #33 $45,290 $40,260 $22
-6.8%
$35,240–$59,590
Michigan #34 $43,560 $40,110 $21
-10.3%
$36,540–$55,560
Georgia #35 $43,060 $42,030 $21
-11.4%
$33,830–$57,340
Tennessee #36 $40,570 $36,770 $20
-16.5%
$32,760–$50,160
New Jersey #37 $40,380 $33,790 $19
-16.9%
$32,220–$48,850
Florida #38 $37,980 $36,040 $18
-21.8%
$28,690–$47,330

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