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U.S. mean $129,230 · median $122,570

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $152,480 $156,730 $73
+18%
$101,400–$195,190
Minnesota #2 $151,450 $147,890 $73
+17.2%
$64,980–$223,980
Florida #3 $151,150 $131,690 $73
+17%
$88,610–$263,640
Colorado #4 $147,190 $134,440 $71
+13.9%
$82,760–$225,810
California #5 $143,310 $130,610 $69
+10.9%
$81,360–$211,150
Alabama #6 $142,930 $135,350 $69
+10.6%
$97,470–$206,060
Pennsylvania #7 $142,660 $134,780 $69
+10.4%
$76,440–$195,190
Maryland #8 $141,310 $141,290 $68
+9.3%
$76,820–$195,190
Washington #9 $141,060 $133,980 $68
+9.2%
$94,540–$195,190
South Carolina #10 $138,140 $141,130 $66
+6.9%
$88,610–$187,740
Massachusetts #11 $136,900 $138,380 $66
+5.9%
$74,590–$195,770
Tennessee #12 $136,030 $129,570 $65
+5.3%
$46,680–$241,340
Georgia #13 $132,380 $137,680 $64
+2.4%
$86,790–$174,730
New Hampshire #14 $129,820 $112,370 $62
+0.5%
$66,850–$195,190
New Mexico #15 $129,640 $123,820 $62
+0.3%
$77,230–$192,480
Connecticut #16 $129,560 $99,990 $62
+0.3%
$80,080–$278,160
North Dakota #17 $128,190 $147,650 $62
-0.8%
$82,840–$149,650
Arizona #18 $126,240 $125,270 $61
-2.3%
$88,610–$165,400
New York #19 $121,990 $117,820 $59
-5.6%
$67,220–$175,690
Alaska #20 $121,540 $120,240 $58
-6%
$83,600–$171,850
Michigan #21 $120,940 $118,870 $58
-6.4%
$81,540–$164,380
New Jersey #22 $117,520 $109,990 $57
-9.1%
$57,630–$182,920
Oklahoma #23 $117,230 $112,260 $56
-9.3%
$84,220–$161,890
Utah #24 $115,940 $115,920 $56
-10.3%
$64,390–$149,430
Ohio #25 $115,360 $108,790 $55
-10.7%
$63,460–$174,640
North Carolina #26 $114,340 $110,030 $55
-11.5%
$62,320–$169,040
Texas #27 $113,910 $100,920 $55
-11.9%
$59,170–$180,460
Illinois #28 $113,840 $108,970 $55
-11.9%
$53,140–$169,480
Hawaii #29 $113,530 $112,880 $55
-12.1%
$69,600–$169,000
Wisconsin #30 $110,780 $97,470 $53
-14.3%
$63,130–$161,890
Oregon #31 $110,560 $109,580 $53
-14.4%
$72,830–$147,600
Mississippi #32 $108,820 $108,890 $52
-15.8%
$61,110–$153,570
Nebraska #33 $106,830 $101,440 $51
-17.3%
$74,670–$138,360
Louisiana #34 $106,030 $94,320 $51
-18%
$68,930–$161,890
Iowa #35 $101,240 $80,810 $49
-21.7%
$61,110–$177,200
Montana #36 $90,150 $94,520 $43
-30.2%
$52,790–$122,930
Kentucky #37 $80,840 $81,260 $39
-37.4%
$41,370–$108,410
Wyoming #38 $77,340 $69,240 $37
-40.2%
$63,130–$105,370
Indiana #39 $75,600 $68,670 $36
-41.5%
$52,600–$105,510

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