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U.S. mean $62,540 · median $60,020

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
California #1 $87,190 $81,770 $42
+39.4%
$56,030–$123,380
Washington #2 $82,770 $80,800 $40
+32.3%
$57,720–$106,270
Nevada #3 $80,880 $81,440 $39
+29.3%
$56,110–$101,820
Connecticut #4 $78,890 $78,820 $38
+26.1%
$60,900–$98,850
New Jersey #5 $77,530 $78,760 $37
+24%
$51,050–$99,240
Colorado #6 $72,670 $74,200 $35
+16.2%
$50,130–$95,730
Illinois #7 $71,820 $67,810 $35
+14.8%
$42,240–$103,690
Wyoming #8 $71,550 $63,260 $34
+14.4%
$46,960–$107,370
Minnesota #9 $71,490 $74,670 $34
+14.3%
$52,130–$87,250
Oregon #10 $70,620 $69,720 $34
+12.9%
$50,270–$87,880
Massachusetts #11 $69,900 $68,550 $34
+11.8%
$50,980–$91,390
New York #12 $69,680 $63,990 $34
+11.4%
$48,350–$102,260
Alaska #13 $68,600 $60,160 $33
+9.7%
$35,200–$99,840
Vermont #14 $67,130 $63,640 $32
+7.3%
$50,820–$81,100
Delaware #15 $66,310 $64,940 $32
+6%
$48,160–$84,360
Maine #16 $65,010 $61,870 $31
+3.9%
$49,220–$84,730
New Hampshire #17 $64,810 $62,940 $31
+3.6%
$49,170–$81,290
Maryland #18 $64,570 $61,870 $31
+3.2%
$44,990–$88,970
Hawaii #19 $64,550 $65,560 $31
+3.2%
$46,900–$82,680
Rhode Island #20 $64,260 $61,820 $31
+2.8%
$49,150–$84,640
Wisconsin #21 $64,070 $63,550 $31
+2.4%
$50,340–$78,790
Pennsylvania #22 $64,020 $63,310 $31
+2.4%
$45,670–$80,480
North Dakota #23 $62,080 $60,470 $30
-0.7%
$47,250–$78,940
Utah #24 $61,930 $61,290 $30
-1%
$45,710–$79,860
Montana #25 $61,570 $58,040 $30
-1.6%
$37,320–$81,420
Florida #26 $61,180 $59,030 $29
-2.2%
$39,630–$84,280
Arizona #27 $61,160 $61,340 $29
-2.2%
$46,690–$80,040
Iowa #28 $60,790 $60,990 $29
-2.8%
$46,880–$76,040
Virginia #29 $60,500 $59,420 $29
-3.3%
$38,590–$79,470
Nebraska #30 $60,380 $61,220 $29
-3.5%
$44,620–$76,250
Michigan #31 $60,080 $59,270 $29
-3.9%
$46,710–$75,910
Ohio #32 $58,990 $59,170 $28
-5.7%
$45,350–$75,200
Indiana #33 $56,680 $53,540 $27
-9.4%
$40,590–$75,290
South Carolina #34 $55,910 $52,090 $27
-10.6%
$39,060–$76,850
South Dakota #35 $55,750 $53,370 $27
-10.9%
$43,890–$73,170
Alabama #36 $55,300 $51,870 $27
-11.6%
$35,100–$79,950
Idaho #37 $55,060 $52,210 $26
-12%
$40,820–$74,950
North Carolina #38 $54,620 $51,680 $26
-12.7%
$37,860–$75,600
New Mexico #39 $53,870 $48,190 $26
-13.9%
$36,110–$80,090
Tennessee #40 $53,790 $50,670 $26
-14%
$35,430–$75,540
Missouri #41 $53,190 $49,940 $26
-15%
$38,600–$64,930
Texas #42 $51,920 $49,460 $25
-17%
$36,550–$70,270
Georgia #43 $51,630 $48,930 $25
-17.4%
$36,970–$67,520
West Virginia #44 $50,590 $47,560 $24
-19.1%
$35,360–$75,240
Kansas #45 $49,290 $46,780 $24
-21.2%
$35,870–$66,800
Mississippi #46 $49,060 $46,480 $24
-21.6%
$35,230–$64,130
Louisiana #47 $48,160 $46,210 $23
-23%
$31,440–$63,870
Kentucky #48 $47,770 $45,430 $23
-23.6%
$33,210–$63,740
Oklahoma #49 $47,350 $45,890 $23
-24.3%
$35,250–$63,040
Arkansas #50 $45,590 $44,320 $22
-27.1%
$31,480–$61,780

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