What’s missing from these data is the cost of living. The cost of living reflects differences in housing costs (which are astronomical in certain places), heating and air conditioning costs, and auto insurance rates, among other things. With my cost of living-adjusted figures, compare CA or NY to TX.
I got the cost of living by state from: https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/cost-of-living-index-by-state#title
Cost of Living Median Salary (000s) Real Median Salary
AK 123.8 69.1 57.8
AL 88.0 53.5 63.0
AR 88.7 50.9 59.5
AZ 111.5 60.5 56.2
CA 144.8 70.0 50.1
CO 102.0 72.0 73.1
CT 112.3 72.8 67.2
DC 141.9 103.0 75.2
DE 100.8 61.7 63.4
FL 102.8 54.2 54.6
GA 91.3 59.2 67.2
HI 186.9 60.8 33.7
IA 89.7 57.7 66.6
ID 102.0 58.5 59.4
IL 94.4 65.5 71.9
IN 90.5 57.3 65.6
KS 87.0 57.4 68.4
KY 93.0 53.8 59.9
LA 92.2 53.0 59.6
MA 145.9 79.1 56.2
MD 115.3 75.0 67.4
ME 112.1 60.9 56.3
MI 90.4 60.6 69.4
MN 95.1 66.9 72.9
MO 88.7 56.2 65.6
MS 87.9 50.1 59.0
MT 94.4 56.0 61.5
NC 97.8 57.7 61.1
ND 91.9 60.2 67.9
NE 93.1 56.7 63.1
NH 112.6 69.3 63.8
NM 93.3 54.0 60.0
NV 101.3 54.8 56.0
NY 123.3 70.3 59.1
OH 94.2 60.3 66.3
OK 85.7 51.7 62.5
OR 112.0 65.4 60.5
PA 95.1 62.0 67.5
RI 112.2 67.1 62.0
SC 95.9 55.3 59.7
SD 92.2 55.7 62.6
TN 90.5 55.3 63.3
TX 92.7 58.7 65.6
UT 104.9 62.2 61.4
VA 100.7 67.3 69.2
VT 114.4 65.0 58.9
WA 114.2 76.3 69.2
WI 97.0 60.8 64.9
WV 84.1 52.1 64.2
WY 95.5 57.3 62.2
DC still holds the lead, but MA takes a big step down.