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U.S. mean $79,200 · median $76,210

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $112,980 $118,880 $54
+42.7%
$76,300–$153,190
Washington #2 $104,140 $102,080 $50
+31.5%
$79,120–$132,200
Alaska #3 $101,770 $99,130 $49
+28.5%
$60,670–$137,340
New Jersey #4 $93,700 $92,610 $45
+18.3%
$57,740–$134,260
Delaware #5 $93,210 $92,970 $45
+17.7%
$62,470–$130,870
Illinois #6 $92,450 $100,520 $44
+16.7%
$58,420–$119,560
District of Columbia #7 $92,390 $88,650 $44
+16.7%
$66,420–$119,660
Colorado #8 $90,550 $97,350 $44
+14.3%
$65,340–$109,300
Hawaii #9 $90,360 $83,820 $43
+14.1%
$77,480–$108,110
Oregon #10 $87,990 $88,140 $42
+11.1%
$66,380–$109,350
New York #11 $87,110 $92,790 $42
+10%
$53,000–$118,250
Nevada #12 $86,470 $78,140 $42
+9.2%
$62,250–$102,810
Minnesota #13 $85,130 $83,360 $41
+7.5%
$60,670–$106,160
Connecticut #14 $83,920 $82,170 $40
+6%
$63,310–$102,660
Massachusetts #15 $83,230 $78,940 $40
+5.1%
$61,160–$108,150
Maryland #16 $82,400 $77,970 $40
+4%
$58,580–$113,700
Pennsylvania #17 $81,910 $85,470 $39
+3.4%
$48,680–$109,780
Arizona #18 $81,720 $78,880 $39
+3.2%
$60,990–$98,560
Rhode Island #19 $78,760 $77,230 $38
-0.6%
$59,020–$91,760
Utah #20 $78,760 $77,310 $38
-0.6%
$60,290–$99,920
Ohio #21 $76,730 $77,020 $37
-3.1%
$51,110–$103,210
Wisconsin #22 $76,560 $78,090 $37
-3.3%
$58,530–$94,450
Iowa #23 $76,280 $74,470 $37
-3.7%
$59,360–$101,520
Texas #24 $76,160 $75,900 $37
-3.8%
$51,240–$98,350
Florida #25 $75,320 $74,470 $36
-4.9%
$51,330–$98,190
Nebraska #26 $75,290 $74,620 $36
-4.9%
$54,680–$95,210
Indiana #27 $75,130 $73,370 $36
-5.1%
$52,170–$100,010
North Dakota #28 $72,400 $74,500 $35
-8.6%
$58,620–$91,440
Idaho #29 $70,860 $66,990 $34
-10.5%
$48,840–$97,980
New Hampshire #30 $70,630 $71,640 $34
-10.8%
$57,930–$89,940
Vermont #31 $70,560 $68,910 $34
-10.9%
$53,950–$95,530
Virginia #32 $70,450 $65,870 $34
-11%
$50,000–$96,820
Michigan #33 $70,310 $73,730 $34
-11.2%
$47,780–$89,220
Maine #34 $69,830 $67,050 $34
-11.8%
$55,930–$91,270
Montana #35 $69,540 $70,050 $33
-12.2%
$55,330–$84,150
Wyoming #36 $67,080 $66,140 $32
-15.3%
$57,130–$76,840
New Mexico #37 $66,700 $69,180 $32
-15.8%
$48,400–$85,740
South Dakota #38 $64,320 $60,740 $31
-18.8%
$47,540–$91,900
Oklahoma #39 $63,120 $59,700 $30
-20.3%
$36,480–$94,940
Missouri #40 $62,520 $59,460 $30
-21.1%
$43,210–$90,770
Tennessee #41 $61,830 $59,280 $30
-21.9%
$43,520–$79,480
Kansas #42 $61,450 $59,230 $30
-22.4%
$42,040–$90,530
North Carolina #43 $61,390 $59,300 $30
-22.5%
$46,040–$80,240
South Carolina #44 $60,420 $58,070 $29
-23.7%
$45,060–$78,760
Kentucky #45 $59,840 $60,490 $29
-24.4%
$38,780–$77,970
Georgia #46 $58,520 $58,120 $28
-26.1%
$43,690–$76,250
West Virginia #47 $55,900 $56,960 $27
-29.4%
$41,950–$69,980
Alabama #48 $55,130 $51,270 $27
-30.4%
$37,480–$77,220
Louisiana #49 $51,250 $48,380 $25
-35.3%
$36,470–$69,140
Arkansas #50 $49,850 $47,670 $24
-37.1%
$35,210–$70,190
Mississippi #51 $47,010 $46,140 $23
-40.6%
$33,230–$61,550

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