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U.S. mean $52,820 · median $49,690

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Washington #1 $71,690 $74,620 $34
+35.7%
$54,070–$88,990
Illinois #2 $68,310 $75,050 $33
+29.3%
$38,790–$88,640
New York #3 $67,130 $64,950 $32
+27.1%
$42,740–$86,720
California #4 $66,300 $64,890 $32
+25.5%
$45,970–$90,370
Nevada #5 $64,120 $61,310 $31
+21.4%
$48,030–$81,950
Oregon #6 $62,930 $63,210 $30
+19.1%
$53,270–$72,440
Minnesota #7 $59,790 $62,570 $29
+13.2%
$47,260–$71,450
Delaware #8 $58,000 $61,290 $28
+9.8%
$38,700–$74,590
Colorado #9 $57,860 $60,310 $28
+9.5%
$39,580–$75,330
Utah #10 $56,420 $59,310 $27
+6.8%
$42,990–$72,930
North Dakota #11 $56,220 $59,000 $27
+6.4%
$41,690–$71,330
District of Columbia #12 $55,960 $55,490 $27
+5.9%
$39,810–$76,020
Wisconsin #13 $55,090 $59,810 $26
+4.3%
$33,360–$64,200
Indiana #14 $54,930 $58,900 $26
+4%
$36,000–$64,680
New Jersey #15 $54,260 $54,630 $26
+2.7%
$37,590–$71,230
Massachusetts #16 $54,230 $50,310 $26
+2.7%
$39,180–$73,090
Vermont #17 $54,110 $51,960 $26
+2.4%
$41,240–$63,070
Hawaii #18 $53,780 $56,270 $26
+1.8%
$30,760–$65,740
Rhode Island #19 $53,190 $55,970 $26
+0.7%
$34,810–$61,370
Michigan #20 $52,280 $51,030 $25
-1%
$34,150–$76,360
Alaska #21 $51,900 $45,740 $25
-1.7%
$31,620–$80,310
Idaho #22 $51,350 $49,880 $25
-2.8%
$38,210–$58,030
Iowa #23 $51,120 $49,850 $25
-3.2%
$38,220–$63,350
Missouri #24 $50,300 $50,010 $24
-4.8%
$31,760–$71,270
Montana #25 $50,200 $49,420 $24
-5%
$37,080–$60,730
Ohio #26 $49,990 $49,330 $24
-5.4%
$35,840–$62,450
Pennsylvania #27 $49,400 $48,240 $24
-6.5%
$31,200–$66,660
Florida #28 $48,960 $47,820 $24
-7.3%
$35,350–$61,450
Nebraska #29 $48,610 $49,390 $23
-8%
$37,210–$59,400
Arizona #30 $48,500 $46,910 $23
-8.2%
$33,480–$73,610
New Hampshire #31 $47,400 $46,580 $23
-10.3%
$37,920–$59,810
Wyoming #32 $47,170 $48,820 $23
-10.7%
$33,770–$58,800
New Mexico #33 $46,940 $47,660 $23
-11.1%
$34,870–$61,040
Maryland #34 $46,740 $41,870 $22
-11.5%
$35,900–$61,210
Georgia #35 $46,150 $46,960 $22
-12.6%
$31,680–$60,330
Virginia #36 $46,100 $46,530 $22
-12.7%
$28,120–$61,040
Alabama #37 $45,450 $46,240 $22
-14%
$29,500–$61,000
Connecticut #38 $45,120 $38,220 $22
-14.6%
$34,980–$62,330
Maine #39 $44,840 $43,360 $22
-15.1%
$34,590–$61,950
Texas #40 $44,700 $46,330 $21
-15.4%
$30,830–$59,380
Tennessee #41 $44,320 $43,270 $21
-16.1%
$28,390–$61,400
Oklahoma #42 $43,520 $43,060 $21
-17.6%
$31,030–$59,590
Kansas #43 $42,960 $45,510 $21
-18.7%
$29,100–$57,090
Kentucky #44 $42,710 $43,100 $21
-19.1%
$29,610–$56,170
North Carolina #45 $42,590 $44,670 $20
-19.4%
$25,140–$58,570
Mississippi #46 $42,300 $39,170 $20
-19.9%
$29,420–$58,340
Louisiana #47 $41,900 $38,810 $20
-20.7%
$27,840–$59,010
Arkansas #48 $37,250 $35,640 $18
-29.5%
$26,590–$51,570
West Virginia #49 $36,820 $35,840 $18
-30.3%
$26,520–$47,960
South Carolina #50 $35,690 $34,880 $17
-32.4%
$22,340–$50,600
South Dakota #51 $34,810 $32,950 $17
-34.1%
$27,380–$47,700

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