I have carried a variety of loads. On my first tour (Trans America) I had about 45 pounds of gear. I dropped stuff and got lighter gear on each subsequent tour. Last tour (Southern Tier) I had 14 pounds of gear at the start. I has about a pound less at the end because my crocs went awol and I lost or disposed of a few small items

I think on the TA we met mostly folks with a similar amount of gear, but some had more and some less. Recent tours I have has less gear than everyone I met.

FWIW I have found that as I have gone lighter I have not missed the stuff left behind and I like the lighter items better than what they replaced.