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U.S. mean $40,340 · median $38,150

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $55,760 $49,080 $27
+38.2%
$46,570–$72,840
Massachusetts #2 $48,390 $46,670 $23
+20%
$35,460–$63,130
California #3 $47,250 $46,260 $23
+17.1%
$37,800–$57,940
Maine #4 $46,580 $45,510 $22
+15.5%
$37,380–$59,790
Connecticut #5 $46,150 $44,250 $22
+14.4%
$35,920–$59,950
New Jersey #6 $46,060 $46,160 $22
+14.2%
$36,720–$57,670
Maryland #7 $45,950 $44,770 $22
+13.9%
$37,150–$60,710
Washington #8 $45,170 $44,150 $22
+12%
$38,470–$55,050
Rhode Island #9 $44,700 $49,770 $21
+10.8%
$35,510–$50,130
New York #10 $43,880 $44,750 $21
+8.8%
$36,450–$53,460
Oregon #11 $43,630 $44,370 $21
+8.2%
$36,480–$49,470
Minnesota #12 $43,420 $45,280 $21
+7.6%
$36,410–$49,060
Delaware #13 $43,270 $38,610 $21
+7.3%
$34,680–$57,930
Hawaii #14 $41,970 $44,070 $20
+4%
$35,200–$49,400
Colorado #15 $41,540 $38,900 $20
+3%
$35,710–$47,450
Arizona #16 $40,630 $38,250 $20
+0.7%
$35,530–$47,460
Utah #17 $40,330 $37,560 $19
+0%
$31,890–$49,100
Florida #18 $40,030 $37,830 $19
-0.8%
$31,090–$47,270
Virginia #19 $39,630 $37,450 $19
-1.8%
$30,430–$48,580
North Dakota #20 $39,540 $37,160 $19
-2%
$33,800–$46,830
Illinois #21 $39,410 $37,480 $19
-2.3%
$31,550–$47,000
Nevada #22 $39,200 $36,920 $19
-2.8%
$35,920–$47,910
Michigan #23 $39,060 $37,960 $19
-3.2%
$30,410–$46,730
Pennsylvania #24 $38,720 $37,140 $19
-4%
$30,010–$47,200
Montana #25 $38,550 $38,340 $19
-4.4%
$29,430–$45,220
New Mexico #26 $37,990 $37,500 $18
-5.8%
$29,870–$48,310
Missouri #27 $37,810 $36,660 $18
-6.3%
$30,280–$45,940
New Hampshire #28 $37,800 $36,910 $18
-6.3%
$29,160–$45,690
Vermont #29 $37,630 $37,290 $18
-6.7%
$30,690–$45,880
North Carolina #30 $37,540 $37,070 $18
-6.9%
$28,830–$46,470
Alaska #31 $37,520 $36,490 $18
-7%
$27,690–$47,010
Wisconsin #32 $37,400 $36,850 $18
-7.3%
$30,400–$45,630
Ohio #33 $37,200 $36,340 $18
-7.8%
$29,330–$47,070
Iowa #34 $37,050 $35,720 $18
-8.2%
$29,440–$47,220
South Carolina #35 $37,000 $36,980 $18
-8.3%
$27,390–$48,630
Idaho #36 $36,520 $37,530 $18
-9.5%
$24,230–$44,730
Kansas #37 $36,490 $35,680 $18
-9.5%
$28,720–$47,930
Georgia #38 $36,380 $35,850 $17
-9.8%
$29,210–$44,810
Tennessee #39 $36,330 $36,320 $17
-9.9%
$30,230–$43,700
Indiana #40 $36,310 $36,420 $17
-10%
$29,580–$44,780
Wyoming #41 $36,120 $37,880 $17
-10.5%
$30,610–$39,080
Nebraska #42 $35,980 $36,100 $17
-10.8%
$29,930–$42,050
Texas #43 $35,730 $34,850 $17
-11.4%
$24,070–$46,890
Alabama #44 $34,780 $35,800 $17
-13.8%
$27,970–$43,360
Oklahoma #45 $34,200 $34,850 $16
-15.2%
$23,170–$46,810
Kentucky #46 $33,710 $34,140 $16
-16.4%
$26,520–$45,430
Arkansas #47 $33,520 $34,570 $16
-16.9%
$27,860–$42,180
South Dakota #48 $33,240 $34,700 $16
-17.6%
$28,390–$36,700
Louisiana #49 $32,670 $30,480 $16
-19%
$28,400–$37,510
Mississippi #50 $32,570 $30,360 $16
-19.3%
$26,060–$45,440
West Virginia #51 $32,260 $32,350 $16
-20%
$25,830–$38,040

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