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U.S. mean $102,460 · median $62,200

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New York #1 $251,110 $100,770 $121
+145.1%
$49,500–$327,640
District of Columbia #2 $174,360 $105,390 $84
+70.2%
$64,600–$222,040
Connecticut #3 $105,770 $61,620 $51
+3.2%
$45,000–$210,770
Illinois #4 $87,560 $60,590 $42
-14.5%
$36,680–$140,620
Georgia #5 $87,210 $81,910 $42
-14.9%
$38,280–$161,040
Nevada #6 $83,550 $78,550 $40
-18.5%
$46,000–$126,150
Michigan #7 $81,950 $62,760 $39
-20%
$35,400–$144,750
Maryland #8 $77,570 $63,680 $37
-24.3%
$40,880–$125,710
Utah #9 $77,340 $61,880 $37
-24.5%
$39,360–$129,720
Virginia #10 $76,820 $62,140 $37
-25%
$39,270–$134,080
Hawaii #11 $73,280 $56,730 $35
-28.5%
$30,630–$146,930
Delaware #12 $73,160 $55,600 $35
-28.6%
$36,560–$145,070
Florida #13 $72,580 $58,730 $35
-29.2%
$39,380–$122,560
Washington #14 $71,610 $54,760 $34
-30.1%
$39,160–$125,750
Rhode Island #15 $71,530 $74,570 $34
-30.2%
$43,110–$97,770
Tennessee #16 $70,270 $62,390 $34
-31.4%
$27,620–$130,540
Colorado #17 $68,760 $60,770 $33
-32.9%
$36,850–$99,700
New Jersey #18 $68,580 $59,830 $33
-33.1%
$34,770–$106,320
North Carolina #19 $65,010 $58,670 $31
-36.6%
$32,280–$101,970
New Mexico #20 $64,650 $54,610 $31
-36.9%
$36,800–$118,910
Louisiana #21 $63,920 $50,750 $31
-37.6%
$38,810–$101,120
Texas #22 $63,390 $48,470 $30
-38.1%
$28,990–$95,830
Indiana #23 $63,130 $47,610 $30
-38.4%
$31,970–$100,780
Kentucky #24 $62,340 $47,530 $30
-39.2%
$29,320–$103,670
Wisconsin #25 $62,050 $57,530 $30
-39.4%
$37,170–$97,380
South Carolina #26 $61,420 $47,940 $30
-40.1%
$37,070–$109,330
Oklahoma #27 $60,420 $48,210 $29
-41%
$29,260–$93,360
Ohio #28 $59,660 $47,880 $29
-41.8%
$34,310–$82,320
Oregon #29 $57,560 $49,200 $28
-43.8%
$32,280–$88,260
Idaho #30 $57,450 $51,190 $28
-43.9%
$32,520–$85,040
New Hampshire #31 $56,770 $48,450 $27
-44.6%
$33,170–$103,300
Missouri #32 $56,580 $46,920 $27
-44.8%
$29,550–$82,220
Alaska #33 $55,900 $43,820 $27
-45.4%
$38,310–$78,680
Kansas #34 $55,810 $45,870 $27
-45.5%
$31,200–$136,810
Arizona #35 $55,680 $43,100 $27
-45.7%
$31,630–$86,820
Maine #36 $54,840 $50,090 $26
-46.5%
$35,900–$75,650
Vermont #37 $54,200 $46,970 $26
-47.1%
$37,800–$103,900
North Dakota #38 $53,840 $43,420 $26
-47.5%
$39,000–$82,090
Alabama #39 $52,660 $43,440 $25
-48.6%
$31,540–$88,610
Iowa #40 $51,320 $43,540 $25
-49.9%
$33,160–$82,950
Montana #41 $50,390 $47,960 $24
-50.8%
$34,120–$73,320
Mississippi #42 $49,700 $45,240 $24
-51.5%
$29,930–$63,560
Minnesota #43 $49,360 $46,490 $24
-51.8%
$33,890–$65,510
Nebraska #44 $47,960 $40,420 $23
-53.2%
$35,930–$78,360
South Dakota #45 $44,010 $43,520 $21
-57%
$32,610–$50,940
West Virginia #46 $43,540 $35,280 $21
-57.5%
$23,260–$71,280
Arkansas #47 $40,310 $37,450 $19
-60.7%
$29,430–$65,490
Wyoming #48 $39,390 $36,040 $19
-61.6%
$21,520–$55,760

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