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U.S. mean $111,490 · median $104,300

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $131,260 $128,740 $63
+17.7%
$65,890–$201,070
Washington #2 $131,090 $128,480 $63
+17.6%
$74,180–$202,730
Maryland #3 $123,410 $111,100 $59
+10.7%
$77,270–$171,810
Colorado #4 $123,340 $123,690 $59
+10.6%
$79,780–$172,930
New York #5 $122,950 $121,240 $59
+10.3%
$58,180–$182,910
New Mexico #6 $122,520 $116,580 $59
+9.9%
$77,760–$160,430
Virginia #7 $121,160 $121,590 $58
+8.7%
$78,820–$169,200
New Jersey #8 $120,550 $119,470 $58
+8.1%
$70,150–$168,680
Massachusetts #9 $117,270 $122,210 $56
+5.2%
$68,050–$168,000
Oregon #10 $115,840 $108,440 $56
+3.9%
$57,640–$184,060
Delaware #11 $113,340 $106,060 $54
+1.7%
$76,750–$143,880
Montana #12 $109,480 $103,930 $53
-1.8%
$50,380–$170,620
New Hampshire #13 $108,730 $107,100 $52
-2.5%
$56,190–$160,190
Rhode Island #14 $108,720 $101,790 $52
-2.5%
$80,220–$136,590
District of Columbia #15 $107,950 $103,340 $52
-3.2%
$65,210–$144,820
Illinois #16 $107,950 $104,910 $52
-3.2%
$65,480–$150,620
Alabama #17 $105,650 $101,500 $51
-5.2%
$62,670–$162,600
Georgia #18 $105,320 $103,040 $51
-5.5%
$68,130–$141,760
Hawaii #19 $105,150 $102,930 $51
-5.7%
$76,370–$130,860
Minnesota #20 $104,720 $101,700 $50
-6.1%
$66,090–$137,310
Texas #21 $104,660 $101,850 $50
-6.1%
$59,010–$153,380
Florida #22 $102,560 $100,210 $49
-8%
$57,970–$150,620
North Carolina #23 $102,060 $100,390 $49
-8.5%
$61,190–$148,710
Arizona #24 $101,790 $100,650 $49
-8.7%
$63,920–$143,000
Connecticut #25 $98,740 $97,740 $47
-11.4%
$46,080–$153,990
Nebraska #26 $98,160 $98,010 $47
-12%
$64,750–$131,490
Wisconsin #27 $97,890 $89,400 $47
-12.2%
$62,460–$161,500
South Carolina #28 $96,910 $97,500 $47
-13.1%
$50,070–$135,390
Michigan #29 $96,880 $98,720 $47
-13.1%
$52,460–$135,830
Ohio #30 $95,890 $98,000 $46
-14%
$60,340–$130,100
Missouri #31 $93,990 $85,530 $45
-15.7%
$55,030–$141,350
Kansas #32 $93,900 $94,490 $45
-15.8%
$57,050–$133,590
Pennsylvania #33 $93,710 $93,030 $45
-15.9%
$58,970–$133,120
Tennessee #34 $92,170 $91,040 $44
-17.3%
$61,580–$125,760
Iowa #35 $91,640 $88,590 $44
-17.8%
$55,640–$126,290
Indiana #36 $91,470 $87,020 $44
-18%
$56,900–$130,970
Vermont #37 $88,530 $76,580 $43
-20.6%
$60,480–$144,890
Utah #38 $87,700 $82,100 $42
-21.3%
$45,960–$134,940
Maine #39 $85,510 $86,050 $41
-23.3%
$45,730–$123,360
Kentucky #40 $84,590 $79,100 $41
-24.1%
$44,290–$128,340
Mississippi #41 $83,730 $79,890 $40
-24.9%
$45,770–$126,740
North Dakota #42 $83,460 $83,920 $40
-25.1%
$63,060–$106,000
Oklahoma #43 $81,720 $77,700 $39
-26.7%
$46,950–$121,970
West Virginia #44 $74,460 $62,300 $36
-33.2%
$37,050–$127,210
South Dakota #45 $73,260 $68,120 $35
-34.3%
$47,670–$104,840
Louisiana #46 $68,800 $66,810 $33
-38.3%
$36,890–$115,330

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