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U.S. mean $111,460 · median $100,310

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $166,780 $139,420 $80
+49.6%
$80,060–$292,150
New Hampshire #2 $134,360 $99,050 $65
+20.5%
$53,630–$235,610
Massachusetts #3 $133,680 $111,280 $64
+19.9%
$63,660–$213,120
Delaware #4 $131,110 $108,810 $63
+17.6%
$83,040–$214,320
Maryland #5 $130,770 $110,980 $63
+17.3%
$63,130–$223,870
Connecticut #6 $128,500 $112,410 $62
+15.3%
$65,270–$214,810
Iowa #7 $118,700 $104,270 $57
+6.5%
$66,490–$222,150
Minnesota #8 $118,530 $107,240 $57
+6.3%
$65,150–$164,950
Michigan #9 $115,750 $109,090 $56
+3.8%
$55,450–$176,760
New York #10 $115,260 $103,100 $55
+3.4%
$61,320–$209,940
Oregon #11 $113,730 $104,320 $55
+2%
$71,310–$164,720
Maine #12 $112,110 $104,270 $54
+0.6%
$67,750–$180,530
Georgia #13 $108,810 $101,580 $52
-2.4%
$63,710–$168,000
New Mexico #14 $108,330 $108,850 $52
-2.8%
$80,800–$142,800
Nebraska #15 $108,010 $98,460 $52
-3.1%
$61,240–$165,280
Indiana #16 $107,750 $102,970 $52
-3.3%
$61,600–$161,080
Wisconsin #17 $106,360 $89,630 $51
-4.6%
$68,560–$175,810
Virginia #18 $105,830 $104,490 $51
-5.1%
$52,640–$171,100
Montana #19 $105,760 $98,050 $51
-5.1%
$59,950–$170,770
Idaho #20 $105,510 $106,040 $51
-5.3%
$64,340–$148,100
Texas #21 $104,240 $97,760 $50
-6.5%
$60,590–$167,090
Illinois #22 $103,950 $94,900 $50
-6.7%
$61,150–$166,410
New Jersey #23 $103,930 $98,920 $50
-6.8%
$34,480–$178,220
Louisiana #24 $103,500 $90,040 $50
-7.1%
$59,080–$151,240
Kansas #25 $102,360 $97,140 $49
-8.2%
$48,440–$171,150
Missouri #26 $101,510 $99,970 $49
-8.9%
$56,140–$164,810
North Carolina #27 $100,120 $87,370 $48
-10.2%
$54,890–$143,460
Pennsylvania #28 $100,000 $98,370 $48
-10.3%
$59,160–$134,610
Colorado #29 $99,950 $99,280 $48
-10.3%
$52,870–$161,810
Nevada #30 $99,820 $96,330 $48
-10.4%
$68,050–$133,100
Utah #31 $99,760 $99,860 $48
-10.5%
$51,610–$159,570
Vermont #32 $99,180 $98,390 $48
-11%
$64,570–$129,260
Washington #33 $98,420 $96,930 $47
-11.7%
$57,580–$166,100
West Virginia #34 $97,790 $98,320 $47
-12.3%
$56,940–$129,780
Tennessee #35 $97,590 $80,630 $47
-12.4%
$57,590–$157,710
North Dakota #36 $96,420 $101,700 $46
-13.5%
$62,200–$139,990
District of Columbia #37 $93,030 $85,190 $45
-16.5%
$63,260–$130,370
Ohio #38 $92,760 $96,310 $45
-16.8%
$47,960–$132,700
Kentucky #39 $92,240 $80,270 $44
-17.2%
$37,810–$138,980
Oklahoma #40 $88,660 $91,580 $43
-20.5%
$48,730–$132,750
South Carolina #41 $87,770 $81,210 $42
-21.3%
$61,470–$128,940
Alabama #42 $87,430 $82,750 $42
-21.6%
$58,510–$121,120
South Dakota #43 $84,720 $86,010 $41
-24%
$56,590–$107,950
Arizona #44 $83,570 $65,730 $40
-25%
$61,040–$139,860
Florida #45 $83,530 $74,050 $40
-25.1%
$55,370–$104,870
Arkansas #46 $83,160 $64,900 $40
-25.4%
$46,730–$130,830
Mississippi #47 $80,430 $71,160 $39
-27.8%
$57,370–$121,310

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