If you look at the mean income across states [1] you'll find that there are states where it's higher than California. CA is above average but it's not the top.

If you look at the mean income across states [1] you'll find that there are states where it's higher than California. CA is above average but it's not the top. The money people make in the tech industry isn't representative of what a typical person makes. [1] https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release/tables?eid=259515&rid=249 https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release/tables?eid=259515&rid=24...