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U.S. mean $51,120 · median $49,280

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
Colorado #1 $55,700 $57,550 $27
+9%
$37,760–$69,450
California #2 $54,840 $56,380 $26
+7.3%
$40,760–$65,720
Massachusetts #3 $54,540 $53,740 $26
+6.7%
$41,600–$63,790
Washington #4 $54,520 $46,110 $26
+6.7%
$40,850–$81,750
Minnesota #5 $54,260 $51,550 $26
+6.1%
$47,440–$60,860
District of Columbia #6 $53,970 $49,180 $26
+5.6%
$41,060–$70,390
New Jersey #7 $52,870 $49,520 $25
+3.4%
$38,430–$70,650
Oregon #8 $52,580 $52,420 $25
+2.9%
$41,820–$62,700
Connecticut #9 $52,140 $49,250 $25
+2%
$38,430–$74,000
New York #10 $51,720 $48,400 $25
+1.2%
$37,020–$68,580
Illinois #11 $51,350 $45,490 $25
+0.4%
$37,910–$72,850
Delaware #12 $50,570 $45,480 $24
-1.1%
$39,120–$83,230
Maryland #13 $50,340 $47,110 $24
-1.5%
$40,250–$65,000
Rhode Island #14 $49,660 $47,040 $24
-2.9%
$37,310–$60,070
Michigan #15 $48,740 $47,970 $23
-4.7%
$36,940–$59,470
Wisconsin #16 $48,690 $48,540 $23
-4.8%
$38,080–$63,200
Arizona #17 $48,550 $42,070 $23
-5%
$34,350–$73,250
Idaho #18 $48,470 $49,930 $23
-5.2%
$36,820–$58,560
Tennessee #19 $48,340 $49,750 $23
-5.4%
$26,040–$57,880
Nebraska #20 $46,910 $47,080 $23
-8.2%
$40,190–$58,550
Texas #21 $46,290 $47,720 $22
-9.4%
$25,400–$62,370
Alabama #22 $46,260 $46,860 $22
-9.5%
$30,780–$65,880
Virginia #23 $46,150 $46,130 $22
-9.7%
$31,420–$59,970
New Mexico #24 $45,720 $46,400 $22
-10.6%
$37,140–$52,420
Ohio #25 $45,720 $48,670 $22
-10.6%
$23,040–$59,390
Nevada #26 $45,420 $41,290 $22
-11.2%
$40,700–$52,930
Hawaii #27 $44,930 $40,060 $22
-12.1%
$40,060–$54,970
South Carolina #28 $44,710 $42,840 $22
-12.5%
$35,320–$58,430
Oklahoma #29 $44,430 $43,710 $21
-13.1%
$37,270–$52,420
Pennsylvania #30 $43,840 $41,000 $21
-14.2%
$30,400–$60,060
Arkansas #31 $43,000 $43,010 $21
-15.9%
$35,990–$49,730
Iowa #32 $42,740 $43,210 $21
-16.4%
$32,130–$54,900
Missouri #33 $41,790 $37,440 $20
-18.3%
$35,030–$55,690
Indiana #34 $41,580 $39,520 $20
-18.7%
$30,880–$56,410
Florida #35 $40,710 $35,770 $20
-20.4%
$27,520–$61,520
West Virginia #36 $36,500 $36,060 $18
-28.6%
$31,460–$41,500
Georgia #37 $35,730 $31,450 $17
-30.1%
$29,280–$46,700

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