List of U.S. states and territories by median wage and mean wage

This article contains lists of U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories by annual median wage and annual mean wage.

The first table contains a list of U.S. states and territories by annual median wage. The second table contains a list of U.S. states and territories by annual mean wage.

List of U.S. states and territories by annual median wage

U.S. states and territories by annual median wage 2018 (in current dollars)

National rank	State or territory	Median wage in US$	Average earnings in US$
1	District of Columbia	$71,690	$115,923
2	Massachusetts	$48,680	$76,437
3	Alaska	$48,020	$69,789
4	Connecticut	$46,920	$74,405
5	Washington	$46,100	$74,016
6	New York	$44,990	$80,640
7	Maryland	$44,690	$69,893
8	New Jersey	$43,600	$71,959
9	Minnesota	$42,630	$62,156
10	Hawaii	$42,480	$59,231
11	California	$42,430	$75,400
12	Colorado	$42,310	$62,375
13	Rhode Island	$42,040	$59,055
14	North Dakota	$41,340	$55,447
15	Virginia	$40,820	$64,517
16	Wyoming	$40,240	$55,018
17	Illinois	$39,950	$66,600
18	Delaware	$39,900	$62,817
19	New Hampshire	$39,870	$62,427
20	Vermont	$39,720	$50,826
21	Oregon	$39,580	$60,306
22	Pennsylvania	$38,450	$64,706
23	Wisconsin	$37,970	$56,302
24	Michigan	$37,620	$58,132
25	Ohio	$37,360	$57,764
26	Nebraska	$37,130	$56,147
27	Maine	$37,120	$50,441
28	Iowa	$37,100	$52,467
29	Texas	$37,100	$62,230
30	Arizona	$37,020	$57,422
31	Utah	$36,790	$54,075
32	Missouri	$36,040	$54,580
33	Georgia	$35,950	$58,280
34	Kansas	$35,950	$54,109
35	North Carolina	$35,750	$56,343
36	Indiana	$35,730	$56,754
37	Nevada	$35,550	$54,842
38	Montana	$35,080	$46,424
39	Tennessee	$34,890	$59,121
40	Kentucky	$34,650	$50,701
41	Florida	$34,560	$52,728
42	Oklahoma	$34,560	$55,204
43	Idaho	$34,260	$49,763
44	New Mexico	$34,120	$50,893
45	South Carolina	$33,750	$51,670
46	Alabama	$33,740	$51,347
47	South Dakota	$33,450	$49,827
48	Louisiana	$33,390	$53,095
49	West Virginia	$32,640	$51,679
50	Arkansas	$31,850	$48,164
51	Mississippi	$30,580	$44,285
52	Puerto Rico	$20,100	No data
—	American Samoa	No data	No data
—	Guam	No data	No data
—	Northern Mariana Islands	No data	No data
—	U.S. Virgin Islands	No data	No data

List of U.S. states and territories by annual mean wage

Note: American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands are missing data in this table.

U.S. states and territories by mean annual wage 2018 (in current dollars)

National rank	State or territory	Mean wage in US$
1	District of Columbia	$87,920
2	Massachusetts	$63,910
3	New York	$61,870
4	Connecticut	$60,780
5	Washington	$59,410
6	California	$59,150
7	Maryland	$58,770
8	Alaska	$58,710
9	New Jersey	$58,210
10	Colorado	$55,820
11	Virginia	$55,310
12	Rhode Island	$54,810
13	Minnesota	$54,200
14	Illinois	$53,790
15	Delaware	$53,320
16	Hawaii	$52,900
17	New Hampshire	$52,350
18	Oregon	$52,000
19	Vermont	$50,150
20	Pennsylvania	$50,030
21	Texas	$49,720
22	North Dakota	$49,620
23	Michigan	$49,510
24	Arizona	$49,290
25	Wyoming	$48,630
26	Georgia	$48,280
27	Ohio	$48,220
28	Utah	$47,920
29	Wisconsin	$47,350
30	North Carolina	$47,200
31	Maine	$46,810
32	Nebraska	$46,710
33	Missouri	$46,460
34	Nevada	$46,170
35	Iowa	$46,150
36	Florida	$46,010
37	New Mexico	$45,400
38	Indiana	$45,290
39	Kansas	$45,280
40	Tennessee	$44,660
41	Oklahoma	$44,220
42	Montana	$43,860
43	Alabama	$43,790
44	Idaho	$43,480
45	Kentucky	$43,210
46	South Carolina	$43,210
47	U.S. Virgin Islands	$42,870
48	Louisiana	$42,660
49	West Virginia	$42,370
50	South Dakota	$41,800
51	Arkansas	$41,540
52	Mississippi	$39,420
53	Guam	$36,550
54	Puerto Rico	$29,460
—	American Samoa	No data
—	Northern Mariana Islands	No data

See also

• List of countries by average wage
• List of U.S. states and territories by income
• Personal income in the United States
• Household income in the United States
• List of lowest-income places in the United States
• List of lowest-income counties in the United States
• Thank God for Mississippi