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U.S. mean $45,210 · median $41,600

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $64,970 $61,210 $31
+43.7%
$45,560–$96,600
Nevada #2 $60,550 $60,190 $29
+33.9%
$47,270–$70,280
New York #3 $55,690 $48,510 $27
+23.2%
$37,630–$81,170
New Jersey #4 $55,550 $52,160 $27
+22.9%
$42,270–$71,880
Colorado #5 $54,200 $54,070 $26
+19.9%
$39,750–$64,530
Massachusetts #6 $53,030 $54,070 $26
+17.3%
$42,220–$59,210
Connecticut #7 $49,550 $50,720 $24
+9.6%
$36,240–$59,820
Wisconsin #8 $48,560 $48,330 $23
+7.4%
$41,270–$51,520
Maryland #9 $48,380 $47,320 $23
+7%
$34,340–$62,680
Virginia #10 $48,190 $47,090 $23
+6.6%
$36,640–$62,640
Missouri #11 $48,180 $48,560 $23
+6.6%
$39,120–$56,420
Iowa #12 $47,700 $46,670 $23
+5.5%
$35,040–$61,170
Georgia #13 $47,490 $46,310 $23
+5%
$31,210–$65,400
Ohio #14 $47,380 $49,080 $23
+4.8%
$32,350–$58,140
North Carolina #15 $46,410 $42,960 $22
+2.7%
$36,100–$59,910
Minnesota #16 $46,210 $43,630 $22
+2.2%
$32,210–$58,400
Kentucky #17 $45,600 $42,220 $22
+0.9%
$34,640–$60,050
California #18 $45,290 $41,600 $22
+0.2%
$38,270–$57,090
Illinois #19 $44,760 $41,960 $22
-1%
$31,200–$59,500
Idaho #20 $43,850 $45,050 $21
-3%
$36,960–$47,080
Pennsylvania #21 $43,400 $41,660 $21
-4%
$32,400–$55,220
Arkansas #22 $42,280 $40,310 $20
-6.5%
$30,860–$52,670
Utah #23 $41,840 $38,430 $20
-7.5%
$28,560–$59,590
Florida #24 $41,750 $37,440 $20
-7.7%
$31,250–$55,590
South Carolina #25 $41,260 $43,820 $20
-8.7%
$26,120–$53,800
Kansas #26 $41,200 $39,470 $20
-8.9%
$30,140–$53,960
Indiana #27 $41,070 $41,350 $20
-9.2%
$27,160–$58,140
Michigan #28 $40,900 $38,500 $20
-9.5%
$28,880–$49,550
Louisiana #29 $40,780 $38,320 $20
-9.8%
$23,310–$62,400
Montana #30 $40,770 $34,790 $20
-9.8%
$30,360–$65,260
Arizona #31 $40,580 $37,030 $20
-10.2%
$34,410–$46,830
Oklahoma #32 $40,250 $36,780 $19
-11%
$33,240–$50,080
Tennessee #33 $38,330 $35,540 $18
-15.2%
$31,470–$53,220
Mississippi #34 $37,780 $33,330 $18
-16.4%
$29,530–$50,740
South Dakota #35 $35,710 $31,550 $17
-21%
$30,200–$42,950
Wyoming #36 $35,560 $37,090 $17
-21.3%
$25,000–$39,250
Texas #37 $35,500 $32,430 $17
-21.5%
$23,400–$52,800

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