# 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. ## 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. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `wages_and_salaries` - Unit: USD million - Note: 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. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/wages-and-salaries - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/wages_and_salaries ## Latest figures | Place | Period | USD million | Source | |---|---|---:|---| | United States | 2025 | 12,969,586 | U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. SAINC4: personal income and employment by major component, wages and salaries, millions of current dollars, United States and states. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/SAINC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12. | ## Rankings - [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/us-states.md) (51 places) - [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/us-counties.md) (3091 places) - [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/texas-counties.md) (254 places) - [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/georgia-counties.md) (159 places) - [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places) - [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/missouri-counties.md) (115 places) - [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/kansas-counties.md) (105 places) - [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/illinois-counties.md) (102 places) - [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places) - [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/iowa-counties.md) (99 places) - [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places) - [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places) - [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/indiana-counties.md) (92 places) - [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/ohio-counties.md) (88 places) - [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places) - [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/michigan-counties.md) (83 places) - [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/virginia-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places) - [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places) - [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places) - [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/alabama-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/florida-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places) - [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/colorado-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/new-york-counties.md) (62 places) - [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/california-counties.md) (58 places) - [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/montana-counties.md) (56 places) - [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places) - [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places) - [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places) - [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/idaho-counties.md) (44 places) - [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/washington-counties.md) (39 places) - [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/oregon-counties.md) (36 places) - [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places) - [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/alaska-counties.md) (30 places) - [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/utah-counties.md) (29 places) - [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/maryland-counties.md) (24 places) - [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places) - [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places) - [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/nevada-counties.md) (17 places) - [Counties in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/maine-counties.md) (16 places) - [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/arizona-counties.md) (15 places) - [Counties in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/massachusetts-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in Vermont](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/vermont-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/new-hampshire-counties.md) (10 places) - [Counties in Connecticut](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/connecticut-counties.md) (9 places) - [Counties in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/wages-and-salaries/rhode-island-counties.md) (5 places)