AirPort Express SLOW Wifi speed-Fast with Ethernet?

I am having troubles getting the speeds I’m paying for through Comcast. I am paying to get 105Mbps, but only receiving 61Mbps on average. I don’t expect to get 105, but 90 would make me feel better about what I am paying for.
Here’s my problem:
I attached my Ethernet cord and receive downloads of 125Mbps. Off the charts! Though, when I disconnect it and use Wifi it drops to 61Mbps. The highest I have receive was 71Mbps.
I pulled up my Wireless Diagnostics and found my rate (of transfer?) is 300 Mbps. On occasion, it does drop to about 220Mbps., but usually sits at 300. My dBm (signal-to-noise ratio) is between 35-40 average. Interference is not the issue as I have moved the computer within 1 foot of the Airport Express and received these stats.
I feel the answer lies within the AirPort Express settings. I feel as if the AirPort Express is limiting the transfer rate somehow. I do know If anyone has any ideas or needs more info to solve this crime, please respond. Thanks for the help ahead of time!
Adam S.
iMac (27-inch, Late 2012) running Yosemite 10.10.3
AirPort Express 802.11n (2nd generation) Model No. A1392
Motorola SURFboard®/ARRIS DOCSIS 3.0 SB6121 Channel bonding of up to four downstream 
channels and four upstream channels increasing data rates to well over 100 Mbps in each direction 

Supports IPv4 and IPv6 to expand 
network addressing capabilities 

Four times the current maximum user data throughput approximating 172 Mbps.

I don’t expect to get 105, but 90 would make me feel better about what I am paying for.
90 would be miraculous for an Internet connection through the WAN port on the Express for a wireless broadcast, even if the wireless device was close to the Express. Take a look at recents tests of the Express:
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/tools/charts/router/bar/113-5-ghz-dn-c
40 Mbps was top speed for 2.4 GHz
42 Mbps was top speed for 5 GHz
If you are getting 60, you are doing very well indeed.....quite a bit above average for an Express
I checked my 2nd Gen Express again and on a 100 Mbps Internet connection, I got 44 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 45 Mbps at 5 GHz with the laptop located a few feet from the AirPort Express.
If you are doing better than that, I would call it a day.

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