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 income. The second table contains a list of U.S. states and territories by annual mean wage.
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Average wage in the United States was $69,392 in 2020.[1] Median income per person in the U.S. was $42,800 in 2019.[2] The average is higher than the median because there are a small number of individuals with very high earnings, and a large number of individuals with relatively low earnings. (See Income inequality in the United States.)
Mean salary map
Map of U.S. states by annual average salary (as of 2020).[3]
Dark Blue | above $100,000 |
Light Blue | $70,000 to $99,999 |
Orange | $50,000 to $69,999 |
Red | below $49,999 |
$78,428
$63,536
$78,937
$54,251
$55,002
$58,683
$60,997
$50,757
$55,961
$66,825
$53,305
$60,165
$58,870
$59,932
$58,269
$56,002
$63,881
$64,901
$54,747
$57,199
$49,747
$54,647
$58,961
$69,293
$58,341
$59,280
$59,491
$53,318
$59,520
$45,674
$53,050
$53,998
$52,720
$67,046
$79,830
$61,755
$75,919
$80,772
$65,216
$74,249
————————— $116,886
$63,458
$70,171
$52,066
$67,249
$58,705
$53,345
$59,917
$53,972
$70,638
$59,399
List of U.S. states and territories by annual median wage
National rank | State or territory | Median wage in US$[4] | Average earnings in US$[3] |
---|---|---|---|
1 | District of Columbia | $79,960 | $130,836 |
2 | Massachusetts | $58,540 | $93,765 |
3 | Washington | $50,450 | $90,128 |
4 | Alaska | $48,820 | $78,089 |
5 | New York | $48,800 | $95,470 |
6 | Connecticut | $48,720 | $86,235 |
7 | Maryland | $48,460 | $79,257 |
8 | New Jersey | $48,200 | $86,170 |
9 | Colorado | $47,940 | $76,485 |
10 | California | $47,920 | $93,517 |
11 | Rhode Island | $47,780 | $71,848 |
12 | Hawaii | $47,700 | $72,694 |
13 | Minnesota | $47,590 | $74,527 |
14 | Virginia | $47,200 | $74,924 |
15 | New Hampshire | $46,960 | $79,928 |
16 | North Dakota | $46,960 | $69,662 |
17 | Oregon | $46,910 | $72,616 |
17 | Vermont | $46,910 | $60,840 |
19 | Delaware | $46,700 | $72,044 |
20 | Illinois | $46,630 | $79,852 |
21 | Wyoming | $45,890 | $62,345 |
22 | Michigan | $45,190 | $68,667 |
23 | Wisconsin | $45,000 | $66,542 |
24 | Pennsylvania | $44,900 | $74,420 |
25 | Maine | $42,950 | $61,791 |
26 | Ohio | $39,680 | $67,110 |
27 | Arizona | $39,500 | $67,937 |
28 | Iowa | $39,070 | $62,273 |
29 | Texas | $39,030 | $73,069 |
30 | Utah | $38,860 | $64,689 |
31 | Nebraska | $38,780 | $67,902 |
32 | North Carolina | $38,370 | $66,991 |
33 | Georgia | $38,340 | $68,677 |
34 | Indiana | $38,330 | $68,221 |
35 | Missouri | $38,130 | $64,278 |
36 | Kansas | $38,050 | $65,062 |
37 | Montana | $38,050 | $57,994 |
38 | Florida | $37,920 | $63,238 |
39 | Nevada | $37,900 | $67,922 |
40 | New Mexico | $37,810 | $59,412 |
41 | South Dakota | $37,710 | $67,001 |
42 | Tennessee | $37,700 | $68,327 |
43 | Kentucky | $37,660 | $60,619 |
44 | Idaho | $37,550 | $60,515 |
45 | Oklahoma | $37,500 | $61,686 |
46 | Louisiana | $37,320 | $62,679 |
47 | Alabama | $37,250 | $59,152 |
47 | South Carolina | $37,250 | $60,698 |
49 | West Virginia | $36,860 | $58,638 |
50 | Arkansas | $36,680 | $56,800 |
51 | Mississippi | $35,070 | $51,608 |
52 | Puerto Rico | $20,100[5] | No data |
— | American Samoa | No data | No data |
— | Guam | No data | No data |
— | Northern Mariana Islands | No data | No data |
— | U.S. Virgin Islands | No data | No data |
List of U.S. states and territories by annual mean wage
National rank | State or territory | Mean wage in US$[6] |
---|---|---|
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 US states by minimum 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
- List of European countries by average wage
References
- ^ "Labour > Earnings > Average annual wages". OECD.
- ^ "Income Distribution and Poverty". stats.oecd.org. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09.
- ^ a b "Earnings by place of work: Average Earnings Per Job in 2018". www.statsamerica.org. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Occupational Median Annual Wage 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.
- ^ "May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates". www.bls.gov. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
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