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U.S. mean $83,020 · median $76,780

StateRankMeanMedianHourlyMean vs U.S.P10–P90
District of Columbia #1 $117,980 $107,050 $57
+42.1%
$85,190–$161,470
California #2 $111,800 $98,530 $54
+34.7%
$58,380–$177,760
Maryland #3 $104,320 $107,500 $50
+25.7%
$63,060–$156,750
Mississippi #4 $93,740 $88,710 $45
+12.9%
$52,610–$141,130
Hawaii #5 $92,250 $84,910 $44
+11.1%
$65,650–$125,630
New Jersey #6 $92,150 $83,030 $44
+11%
$59,420–$128,790
Washington #7 $91,970 $83,780 $44
+10.8%
$62,070–$129,850
Alaska #8 $91,560 $90,370 $44
+10.3%
$59,280–$126,920
Massachusetts #9 $90,780 $84,350 $44
+9.3%
$45,310–$138,940
Louisiana #10 $89,860 $87,460 $43
+8.2%
$65,400–$119,430
Colorado #11 $86,710 $83,300 $42
+4.4%
$60,590–$116,390
Oregon #12 $85,550 $85,150 $41
+3%
$54,640–$113,350
New York #13 $85,340 $82,640 $41
+2.8%
$58,240–$117,860
Connecticut #14 $84,390 $77,300 $41
+1.7%
$50,440–$118,110
Missouri #15 $83,160 $76,400 $40
+0.2%
$57,620–$108,080
Vermont #16 $82,320 $79,620 $40
-0.8%
$65,690–$98,340
Illinois #17 $82,210 $79,780 $40
-1%
$55,690–$112,900
Iowa #18 $80,120 $83,000 $39
-3.5%
$59,850–$90,420
North Dakota #19 $79,930 $81,330 $38
-3.7%
$55,700–$103,500
Michigan #20 $79,570 $79,150 $38
-4.2%
$58,720–$104,250
Nevada #21 $79,540 $75,180 $38
-4.2%
$49,600–$119,090
Montana #22 $78,740 $78,850 $38
-5.2%
$62,540–$96,100
Pennsylvania #23 $78,660 $78,540 $38
-5.3%
$48,060–$113,920
New Hampshire #24 $77,110 $73,560 $37
-7.1%
$48,660–$108,850
Virginia #25 $76,780 $72,340 $37
-7.5%
$49,960–$104,920
Maine #26 $76,560 $74,490 $37
-7.8%
$51,690–$97,680
Ohio #27 $75,890 $74,550 $36
-8.6%
$45,700–$108,930
Tennessee #28 $75,360 $73,570 $36
-9.2%
$50,840–$99,330
Idaho #29 $75,200 $73,360 $36
-9.4%
$49,840–$96,100
North Carolina #30 $75,060 $64,620 $36
-9.6%
$48,370–$122,120
Wyoming #31 $74,710 $74,150 $36
-10%
$56,420–$90,920
Alabama #32 $74,110 $74,290 $36
-10.7%
$47,120–$99,600
Georgia #33 $73,880 $66,210 $36
-11%
$54,970–$115,150
Utah #34 $73,730 $73,920 $35
-11.2%
$51,060–$96,100
New Mexico #35 $73,400 $68,220 $35
-11.6%
$51,080–$96,100
Minnesota #36 $71,910 $68,620 $35
-13.4%
$45,630–$101,210
Arizona #37 $71,270 $66,880 $34
-14.2%
$48,400–$96,100
Wisconsin #38 $70,880 $68,370 $34
-14.6%
$42,950–$91,170
South Carolina #39 $70,430 $64,090 $34
-15.2%
$46,740–$111,830
South Dakota #40 $69,120 $65,890 $33
-16.7%
$53,410–$87,640
Kansas #41 $67,750 $66,440 $33
-18.4%
$54,850–$77,290
Kentucky #42 $64,970 $61,950 $31
-21.7%
$46,960–$83,040
Oklahoma #43 $64,660 $62,730 $31
-22.1%
$48,650–$88,610
Texas #44 $64,620 $49,100 $31
-22.2%
$39,800–$106,020
Florida #45 $61,260 $52,750 $29
-26.2%
$39,900–$97,660
Nebraska #46 $60,530 $57,890 $29
-27.1%
$45,350–$83,350
Indiana #47 $58,170 $54,670 $28
-29.9%
$44,180–$76,900

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