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U.S. mean $108,100 · median $98,070

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
New Hampshire #1 $150,490 $124,110 $72
+39.2%
$66,040–$310,170
Massachusetts #2 $137,010 $128,150 $66
+26.7%
$78,380–$219,420
California #3 $136,290 $124,890 $66
+26.1%
$67,510–$212,210
Connecticut #4 $126,730 $100,230 $61
+17.2%
$62,570–$227,470
Michigan #5 $126,270 $107,060 $61
+16.8%
$61,020–$225,510
Maryland #6 $126,130 $105,630 $61
+16.7%
$66,810–$219,530
New York #7 $123,780 $104,050 $60
+14.5%
$64,100–$211,420
Montana #8 $121,230 $109,050 $58
+12.1%
$58,930–$189,060
Vermont #9 $117,620 $107,490 $57
+8.8%
$76,060–$169,790
Maine #10 $114,470 $96,760 $55
+5.9%
$65,870–$177,690
Virginia #11 $113,530 $101,430 $55
+5%
$59,600–$176,660
Missouri #12 $112,430 $94,500 $54
+4%
$52,670–$214,900
Minnesota #13 $108,160 $97,170 $52
+0.1%
$73,670–$168,550
Wisconsin #14 $107,260 $83,190 $52
-0.8%
$62,310–$187,820
Iowa #15 $104,180 $80,160 $50
-3.6%
$48,470–$167,090
District of Columbia #16 $103,490 $102,310 $50
-4.3%
$63,270–$167,860
Texas #17 $102,650 $86,950 $49
-5%
$49,010–$168,900
Nevada #18 $102,630 $93,300 $49
-5.1%
$72,400–$144,260
Pennsylvania #19 $102,610 $97,230 $49
-5.1%
$61,350–$152,080
Rhode Island #20 $102,290 $101,320 $49
-5.4%
$62,640–$156,820
New Jersey #21 $101,590 $100,260 $49
-6%
$32,220–$171,420
Oregon #22 $100,210 $83,580 $48
-7.3%
$72,120–$133,350
Tennessee #23 $100,200 $81,330 $48
-7.3%
$60,040–$151,760
Washington #24 $99,590 $101,140 $48
-7.9%
$55,190–$133,930
Illinois #25 $99,490 $100,700 $48
-8%
$60,220–$135,810
Indiana #26 $99,220 $83,770 $48
-8.2%
$52,290–$165,540
Arizona #27 $97,270 $99,910 $47
-10%
$60,060–$130,530
Kentucky #28 $94,560 $78,670 $45
-12.5%
$38,220–$176,620
Florida #29 $94,480 $77,860 $45
-12.6%
$52,460–$163,370
New Mexico #30 $94,060 $80,640 $45
-13%
$60,120–$127,840
Louisiana #31 $93,270 $88,090 $45
-13.7%
$49,990–$147,350
Utah #32 $93,090 $80,610 $45
-13.9%
$46,010–$129,810
Georgia #33 $92,890 $79,870 $45
-14.1%
$48,710–$152,460
Nebraska #34 $92,430 $86,380 $44
-14.5%
$58,490–$125,370
Kansas #35 $91,160 $78,800 $44
-15.7%
$54,120–$140,380
North Carolina #36 $91,090 $78,760 $44
-15.7%
$47,240–$144,630
Ohio #37 $88,600 $80,090 $43
-18%
$46,910–$126,940
Alabama #38 $85,990 $77,860 $41
-20.5%
$51,650–$139,270
South Carolina #39 $84,540 $78,650 $41
-21.8%
$41,130–$129,350
West Virginia #40 $82,780 $77,420 $40
-23.4%
$43,370–$125,170
Wyoming #41 $77,850 $84,750 $37
-28%
$47,500–$126,140
South Dakota #42 $76,540 $72,580 $37
-29.2%
$59,740–$101,620
Oklahoma #43 $76,060 $63,400 $37
-29.6%
$30,330–$127,990
Mississippi #44 $66,770 $59,270 $32
-38.2%
$44,700–$90,100
Arkansas #45 $65,690 $58,350 $32
-39.2%
$56,420–$79,000

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