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U.S. mean $90,470 · median $73,710

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Jersey #1 $133,540 $122,750 $64
+47.6%
$67,690–$205,740
California #2 $108,530 $93,090 $52
+20%
$48,600–$175,670
New York #3 $105,520 $82,930 $51
+16.6%
$46,640–$199,430
Connecticut #4 $105,300 $77,070 $51
+16.4%
$46,430–$207,250
District of Columbia #5 $97,530 $84,040 $47
+7.8%
$39,310–$159,250
Massachusetts #6 $93,170 $78,620 $45
+3%
$51,120–$150,380
Colorado #7 $92,810 $88,460 $45
+2.6%
$49,170–$158,760
Indiana #8 $91,240 $77,270 $44
+0.9%
$47,480–$175,610
Wisconsin #9 $90,360 $78,690 $43
-0.1%
$43,630–$177,040
Oklahoma #10 $88,420 $54,250 $43
-2.3%
$29,540–$167,740
Washington #11 $87,600 $75,060 $42
-3.2%
$51,230–$161,370
Hawaii #12 $87,060 $74,570 $42
-3.8%
$53,790–$116,390
Texas #13 $85,750 $65,570 $41
-5.2%
$27,970–$130,290
North Carolina #14 $84,340 $63,380 $41
-6.8%
$38,480–$190,280
Utah #15 $83,970 $82,570 $40
-7.2%
$65,110–$86,410
Maryland #16 $80,120 $64,300 $39
-11.4%
$48,450–$124,790
Virginia #17 $79,160 $59,050 $38
-12.5%
$42,910–$130,980
Pennsylvania #18 $74,570 $61,160 $36
-17.6%
$36,540–$109,380
Georgia #19 $74,460 $67,100 $36
-17.7%
$19,900–$123,530
Ohio #20 $73,880 $61,380 $36
-18.3%
$40,350–$121,270
Missouri #21 $72,810 $61,670 $35
-19.5%
$44,990–$113,670
Tennessee #22 $70,240 $79,640 $34
-22.4%
$18,520–$117,820
Oregon #23 $69,590 $60,800 $33
-23.1%
$40,340–$115,740
Michigan #24 $68,810 $59,400 $33
-23.9%
$36,700–$125,090
Iowa #25 $66,750 $61,740 $32
-26.2%
$28,500–$100,360
Florida #26 $64,800 $57,830 $31
-28.4%
$36,350–$93,510
Mississippi #27 $63,380 $62,240 $30
-29.9%
$32,700–$87,460
Illinois #28 $60,360 $49,270 $29
-33.3%
$31,930–$104,000
Montana #29 $56,230 $51,530 $27
-37.8%
$44,230–$76,680
Alabama #30 $51,980 $42,250 $25
-42.5%
$27,850–$62,700

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