Average US Salary Statistics 2026: Median Income by Age and State

The median American full-time worker earned $1,235 a week in the first quarter of 2026, which works out to about $64,220 over a full year. That single figure hides a wide spread once you separate the four different ways the federal government measures pay, and it sits well above the wage a worker in the exact middle of the distribution actually takes home. READ MORE