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U.S. mean $69,700 · median $62,890

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $95,400 $89,750 $46
+36.9%
$59,770–$131,650
Washington #2 $83,740 $79,400 $40
+20.1%
$50,470–$116,750
California #3 $81,320 $77,390 $39
+16.7%
$50,460–$119,580
Massachusetts #4 $81,160 $77,640 $39
+16.4%
$49,770–$117,480
Colorado #5 $80,760 $78,190 $39
+15.9%
$56,930–$106,160
New York #6 $76,890 $68,410 $37
+10.3%
$48,330–$115,720
Minnesota #7 $73,960 $75,570 $36
+6.1%
$47,730–$102,920
Alaska #8 $73,440 $68,700 $35
+5.4%
$53,830–$99,320
Maryland #9 $73,060 $65,640 $35
+4.8%
$48,260–$108,380
New Jersey #10 $72,550 $71,500 $35
+4.1%
$47,070–$99,900
Illinois #11 $72,310 $63,670 $35
+3.7%
$46,860–$104,580
Georgia #12 $71,210 $62,400 $34
+2.2%
$39,530–$101,210
Virginia #13 $70,740 $63,990 $34
+1.5%
$47,860–$100,550
Delaware #14 $69,860 $63,110 $34
+0.2%
$48,880–$99,390
Oregon #15 $69,830 $61,490 $34
+0.2%
$48,250–$98,640
Connecticut #16 $69,040 $63,820 $33
-0.9%
$46,440–$100,040
Vermont #17 $69,020 $67,160 $33
-1%
$48,650–$87,390
Pennsylvania #18 $68,510 $63,370 $33
-1.7%
$45,710–$96,080
Arizona #19 $67,850 $61,630 $33
-2.7%
$45,700–$96,340
Utah #20 $67,810 $63,220 $33
-2.7%
$43,930–$100,510
Michigan #21 $67,240 $62,170 $32
-3.5%
$46,590–$96,610
New Hampshire #22 $66,940 $62,040 $32
-4%
$46,870–$86,190
Nevada #23 $66,350 $64,680 $32
-4.8%
$47,640–$82,160
Texas #24 $65,480 $62,310 $31
-6.1%
$39,190–$98,440
Hawaii #25 $65,400 $62,840 $31
-6.2%
$47,010–$85,440
Missouri #26 $64,380 $61,410 $31
-7.6%
$42,150–$96,820
Maine #27 $64,260 $62,420 $31
-7.8%
$48,260–$80,550
Ohio #28 $64,180 $60,420 $31
-7.9%
$41,720–$94,660
West Virginia #29 $63,590 $59,000 $31
-8.8%
$35,770–$107,310
Nebraska #30 $63,480 $63,250 $31
-8.9%
$44,230–$86,990
Florida #31 $63,250 $61,000 $30
-9.3%
$38,830–$83,410
South Dakota #32 $62,260 $58,320 $30
-10.7%
$48,890–$84,090
Indiana #33 $61,830 $57,030 $30
-11.3%
$40,650–$92,160
New Mexico #34 $61,530 $59,840 $30
-11.7%
$43,660–$80,490
Wisconsin #35 $61,270 $58,500 $29
-12.1%
$45,220–$86,210
Tennessee #36 $60,790 $58,820 $29
-12.8%
$43,570–$83,100
North Carolina #37 $60,770 $57,500 $29
-12.8%
$38,570–$84,410
Arkansas #38 $60,110 $47,420 $29
-13.8%
$36,290–$81,700
Louisiana #39 $59,360 $60,250 $29
-14.8%
$36,960–$78,230
Kentucky #40 $59,240 $59,830 $28
-15%
$36,560–$78,730
Montana #41 $58,930 $57,290 $28
-15.5%
$46,140–$76,660
North Dakota #42 $58,880 $59,430 $28
-15.5%
$45,300–$78,430
Iowa #43 $58,780 $54,550 $28
-15.7%
$37,900–$83,520
Rhode Island #44 $58,630 $56,250 $28
-15.9%
$43,370–$79,650
Kansas #45 $57,680 $55,000 $28
-17.2%
$38,860–$79,090
South Carolina #46 $55,790 $53,880 $27
-20%
$38,020–$75,640
Oklahoma #47 $55,510 $53,170 $27
-20.4%
$36,020–$82,060
Idaho #48 $54,640 $49,690 $26
-21.6%
$36,930–$75,420
Alabama #49 $52,730 $47,260 $25
-24.3%
$30,750–$77,100
Wyoming #50 $52,540 $49,490 $25
-24.6%
$35,890–$64,780
Mississippi #51 $49,500 $46,180 $24
-29%
$35,660–$67,960

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