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U.S. mean $66,140 · median $61,990

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Georgia #1 $78,740 $66,620 $38
+19.1%
$40,650–$136,810
Oklahoma #2 $75,960 $69,090 $37
+14.8%
$40,140–$115,660
South Carolina #3 $73,790 $64,490 $35
+11.6%
$48,200–$130,300
Maryland #4 $73,310 $65,550 $35
+10.8%
$47,260–$113,020
District of Columbia #5 $72,920 $65,330 $35
+10.3%
$50,810–$112,030
Kentucky #6 $70,300 $66,390 $34
+6.3%
$45,050–$106,590
California #7 $70,260 $60,250 $34
+6.2%
$38,060–$117,070
Illinois #8 $69,900 $64,890 $34
+5.7%
$37,460–$116,530
New Jersey #9 $69,260 $62,760 $33
+4.7%
$37,960–$105,390
Delaware #10 $67,240 $68,230 $32
+1.7%
$40,400–$96,770
Alaska #11 $66,830 $62,230 $32
+1%
$37,450–$115,440
New York #12 $66,500 $61,210 $32
+0.5%
$35,520–$103,080
New Mexico #13 $66,400 $50,640 $32
+0.4%
$40,250–$102,950
Texas #14 $65,950 $58,070 $32
-0.3%
$38,120–$108,730
North Carolina #15 $65,260 $63,710 $31
-1.3%
$49,980–$81,650
New Hampshire #16 $64,660 $65,690 $31
-2.2%
$37,350–$93,030
Rhode Island #17 $64,380 $51,420 $31
-2.7%
$41,990–$99,720
Massachusetts #18 $63,310 $63,480 $30
-4.3%
$49,500–$82,130
West Virginia #19 $63,270 $51,140 $30
-4.3%
$30,330–$145,770
Idaho #20 $63,150 $62,570 $30
-4.5%
$48,770–$80,800
Indiana #21 $62,450 $57,020 $30
-5.6%
$30,580–$105,750
Connecticut #22 $62,260 $60,110 $30
-5.9%
$35,860–$88,270
Arizona #23 $61,990 $61,680 $30
-6.3%
$47,130–$82,470
Missouri #24 $61,550 $65,940 $30
-6.9%
$39,250–$79,860
Oregon #25 $61,180 $56,770 $29
-7.5%
$48,150–$85,110
Kansas #26 $60,630 $67,740 $29
-8.3%
$43,140–$67,740
Michigan #27 $60,480 $60,210 $29
-8.6%
$41,970–$82,870
Pennsylvania #28 $60,080 $54,610 $29
-9.2%
$44,710–$81,640
Virginia #29 $59,810 $53,260 $29
-9.6%
$42,550–$83,760
Washington #30 $56,120 $50,420 $27
-15.1%
$45,530–$75,720
Louisiana #31 $55,140 $52,600 $27
-16.6%
$43,890–$64,290
Ohio #32 $54,650 $50,330 $26
-17.4%
$23,770–$104,420
Florida #33 $54,530 $50,700 $26
-17.6%
$33,190–$81,520
Maine #34 $54,530 $50,650 $26
-17.6%
$41,870–$66,990
Nebraska #35 $54,460 $56,190 $26
-17.7%
$37,830–$78,880
Vermont #36 $54,280 $47,510 $26
-17.9%
$47,510–$76,650
Wisconsin #37 $52,660 $48,090 $25
-20.4%
$34,710–$71,050
Alabama #38 $52,590 $53,080 $25
-20.5%
$52,430–$57,160
Colorado #39 $52,370 $50,430 $25
-20.8%
$42,590–$63,610
Montana #40 $48,920 $49,860 $24
-26%
$29,680–$69,570
Minnesota #41 $48,410 $44,920 $23
-26.8%
$38,080–$68,070
Tennessee #42 $47,860 $46,410 $23
-27.6%
$33,120–$58,500
South Dakota #43 $41,910 $44,820 $20
-36.6%
$28,260–$50,670
Iowa #44 $40,040 $40,940 $19
-39.5%
$22,260–$58,470
Nevada #45 $32,700 $26,560 $16
-50.6%
$24,960–$47,830

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