What's the average income for you Americans?
Depends on Industry and Area/State. States with high living standards pay higher, states run by conservatives are at the bottom of the pay scale for the average worker. Life is cheap in the latter but quality is bad from education to health. MN is high standard and expensive state, so pay is better than the surrounding and many other states. Taxes are higher too so social programs for the needy, like healthcare are funded. It is close to Canadian/European states. Almost.
Let me get some numbers for you.