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U.S. mean $54,800 · median $51,120

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $69,220 $68,120 $33
+26.3%
$44,130–$103,200
New York #2 $65,980 $59,740 $32
+20.4%
$39,080–$97,300
Massachusetts #3 $61,230 $57,160 $29
+11.7%
$51,870–$74,480
New Jersey #4 $59,790 $56,700 $29
+9.1%
$38,560–$81,400
California #5 $59,630 $57,490 $29
+8.8%
$34,320–$81,500
Washington #6 $58,310 $53,890 $28
+6.4%
$39,990–$105,840
Pennsylvania #7 $55,170 $47,510 $27
+0.7%
$38,000–$82,340
Maryland #8 $54,840 $53,920 $26
+0.1%
$42,900–$65,530
Ohio #9 $54,020 $55,560 $26
-1.4%
$29,670–$71,980
Kentucky #10 $53,480 $46,380 $26
-2.4%
$41,200–$72,830
Minnesota #11 $52,200 $49,450 $25
-4.7%
$42,720–$57,590
Florida #12 $52,090 $35,610 $25
-4.9%
$33,620–$119,150
Illinois #13 $52,010 $50,060 $25
-5.1%
$33,950–$77,030
Missouri #14 $50,590 $52,920 $24
-7.7%
$28,600–$69,850
Virginia #15 $49,850 $48,090 $24
-9%
$41,270–$60,510
Kansas #16 $49,370 $51,160 $24
-9.9%
$24,960–$67,760
Iowa #17 $47,950 $44,680 $23
-12.5%
$38,430–$66,350
North Carolina #18 $47,740 $46,140 $23
-12.9%
$36,020–$56,730
Georgia #19 $47,730 $49,200 $23
-12.9%
$34,980–$58,910
Texas #20 $46,670 $41,990 $22
-14.8%
$32,010–$65,460
Utah #21 $44,990 $42,840 $22
-17.9%
$38,560–$52,920
South Carolina #22 $44,830 $42,900 $22
-18.2%
$35,670–$60,390
Michigan #23 $43,130 $35,530 $21
-21.3%
$32,180–$63,090
Wisconsin #24 $42,590 $43,630 $20
-22.3%
$28,400–$62,820
West Virginia #25 $41,650 $36,730 $20
-24%
$22,060–$68,910
Indiana #26 $41,250 $40,920 $20
-24.7%
$36,530–$51,030

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