List of U.S. states and territories by median wage and mean wage
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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
National rank |
State or territory |
Median wage in US$[1] |
Average earnings in US$[2] |
---|---|---|---|
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 | $20,100[3] | No data |
— | American Samoa | No data | No data |
— | Guam | No data | No data |
— | Northern Mariana Islands | No data | No data |
— | U.S. Virgin Islands | No data | No data |
List of U.S. states and territories by annual mean wage
Note: American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands are missing data in this table.
National rank |
State or territory |
Mean wage in US$[4] |
---|---|---|
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
References
- ^ "Occupational Median Annual Wage in 2018". www.statsamerica.org. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Earnings by place of work: Average Earnings Per Job in 2018". www.statsamerica.org. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ http://www.salaryexplorer.com/salary-survey.php?loc=175&loctype=1 Salaryexplorer.com. Average Salary in Puerto Rico 2019. Retrieved June 2019.
- ^ https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oessrcst.htm
Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment Statistics. May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates. Retrieved June 2019