Wages and salaries paid
Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.
Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.
Key facts
- Wages and salaries paid in the United States was $12.97 trillion in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- California had the highest wages and salaries paid of 51 states in 2025, at $1.87 trillion, and Wyoming the lowest, at $19.46 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
- Published for 3,143 places, with figures from 1929 to 2025.
Rankings
- US states
- US counties
- Counties in Texas
- Counties in Georgia
- Counties in Kentucky
- Counties in Missouri
- Counties in Kansas
- Counties in Illinois
- Counties in North Carolina
- Counties in Iowa
- Counties in Tennessee
- Counties in Nebraska
US states by wages and salaries paid, 2025
Places with data
Countries
Regions and states
- California
- Texas
- Florida
- New York
- Pennsylvania
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- Michigan
- Washington
- Virginia
- Vermont
- District of Columbia
- Delaware
- Minnesota
Provinces and counties
- Los Angeles County
- Cook County
- Harris County
- Maricopa County
- San Diego County
- Orange County
- Miami-Dade County
- Dallas County
- Kings County
- Riverside County
- Minnehaha County
- Horry County
- Waukesha County
- Montgomery County
- Webb County
- York County
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