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US states by mean annual wage, all occupations

District of Columbia had the highest mean annual wage, all occupations of 51 states in 2023, at $106,230. Mississippi had the lowest, at $47,570. The median was $60,210 and the figure for the United States was $65,470. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest106,230District of Columbia
Lowest47,570Mississippi
Median60,21051 states
United States65,470History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 53,400 USDAlaska: 69,880 USDArizona: 63,040 USDArkansas: 51,250 USDCalifornia: 76,960 USDColorado: 71,960 USDConnecticut: 73,740 USDDelaware: 65,990 USDDistrict of Columbia: 106,230 USDFlorida: 60,210 USDGeorgia: 61,250 USDHawaii: 65,030 USDIdaho: 55,640 USDIllinois: 67,130 USDIndiana: 56,420 USDIowa: 56,400 USDKansas: 56,270 USDKentucky: 54,030 USDLouisiana: 53,440 USDMaine: 60,000 USDMaryland: 73,620 USDMassachusetts: 80,330 USDMichigan: 60,600 USDMinnesota: 66,700 USDMississippi: 47,570 USDMissouri: 57,580 USDMontana: 55,920 USDNebraska: 58,080 USDNevada: 58,900 USDNew Hampshire: 66,110 USDNew Jersey: 73,980 USDNew Mexico: 57,520 USDNew York: 78,620 USDNorth Carolina: 59,730 USDNorth Dakota: 59,050 USDOhio: 59,890 USDOklahoma: 53,450 USDOregon: 66,710 USDPennsylvania: 61,920 USDRhode Island: 66,610 USDSouth Carolina: 54,250 USDSouth Dakota: 53,230 USDTennessee: 56,030 USDTexas: 61,240 USDUtah: 61,070 USDVermont: 62,780 USDVirginia: 70,050 USDWashington: 78,130 USDWest Virginia: 52,200 USDWisconsin: 59,500 USDWyoming: 57,930 USD
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USD, 2023. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2023

District of Columbia: 106,230 USDDistrict of Columbia106,230Massachusetts: 80,330 USDMassachusetts80,330New York: 78,620 USDNew York78,620Washington: 78,130 USDWashington78,130California: 76,960 USDCalifornia76,960New Jersey: 73,980 USDNew Jersey73,980Connecticut: 73,740 USDConnecticut73,740Maryland: 73,620 USDMaryland73,620Colorado: 71,960 USDColorado71,960Virginia: 70,050 USDVirginia70,050Alaska: 69,880 USDAlaska69,880Illinois: 67,130 USDIllinois67,130Oregon: 66,710 USDOregon66,710Minnesota: 66,700 USDMinnesota66,700Rhode Island: 66,610 USDRhode Island66,610New Hampshire: 66,110 USDNew Hampshire66,110Delaware: 65,990 USDDelaware65,990Hawaii: 65,030 USDHawaii65,030Arizona: 63,040 USDArizona63,040Vermont: 62,780 USDVermont62,780Pennsylvania: 61,920 USDPennsylvania61,920Georgia: 61,250 USDGeorgia61,250Texas: 61,240 USDTexas61,240Utah: 61,070 USDUtah61,070Michigan: 60,600 USDMichigan60,600Florida: 60,210 USDFlorida60,210Maine: 60,000 USDMaine60,000Ohio: 59,890 USDOhio59,890North Carolina: 59,730 USDNorth Carolina59,730Wisconsin: 59,500 USDWisconsin59,500North Dakota: 59,050 USDNorth Dakota59,050Nevada: 58,900 USDNevada58,900Nebraska: 58,080 USDNebraska58,080Wyoming: 57,930 USDWyoming57,930Missouri: 57,580 USDMissouri57,580New Mexico: 57,520 USDNew Mexico57,520Indiana: 56,420 USDIndiana56,420Iowa: 56,400 USDIowa56,400Kansas: 56,270 USDKansas56,270Tennessee: 56,030 USDTennessee56,030Montana: 55,920 USDMontana55,920Idaho: 55,640 USDIdaho55,640South Carolina: 54,250 USDSouth Carolina54,250Kentucky: 54,030 USDKentucky54,030Oklahoma: 53,450 USDOklahoma53,450Louisiana: 53,440 USDLouisiana53,440Alabama: 53,400 USDAlabama53,400South Dakota: 53,230 USDSouth Dakota53,230West Virginia: 52,200 USDWest Virginia52,200Arkansas: 51,250 USDArkansas51,250Mississippi: 47,570 USDMississippi47,570District of Columbia: 106,230 USDDistrict of Columbia106,230Massachusetts: 80,330 USDMassachusetts80,330New York: 78,620 USDNew York78,620Washington: 78,130 USDWashington78,130California: 76,960 USDCalifornia76,960New Jersey: 73,980 USDNew Jersey73,980Connecticut: 73,740 USDConnecticut73,740Maryland: 73,620 USDMaryland73,620Colorado: 71,960 USDColorado71,960Virginia: 70,050 USDVirginia70,050Alaska: 69,880 USDAlaska69,880Illinois: 67,130 USDIllinois67,130Oregon: 66,710 USDOregon66,710Minnesota: 66,700 USDMinnesota66,700Rhode Island: 66,610 USDRhode Island66,610New Hampshire: 66,110 USDNew Hampshire66,110Delaware: 65,990 USDDelaware65,990Hawaii: 65,030 USDHawaii65,030Arizona: 63,040 USDArizona63,040Vermont: 62,780 USDVermont62,780Pennsylvania: 61,920 USDPennsylvania61,920Georgia: 61,250 USDGeorgia61,250Texas: 61,240 USDTexas61,240Utah: 61,070 USDUtah61,070Michigan: 60,600 USDMichigan60,600Florida: 60,210 USDFlorida60,210Maine: 60,000 USDMaine60,000Ohio: 59,890 USDOhio59,890North Carolina: 59,730 USDNorth Carolina59,730Wisconsin: 59,500 USDWisconsin59,500North Dakota: 59,050 USDNorth Dakota59,050Nevada: 58,900 USDNevada58,900Nebraska: 58,080 USDNebraska58,080Wyoming: 57,930 USDWyoming57,930Missouri: 57,580 USDMissouri57,580New Mexico: 57,520 USDNew Mexico57,520Indiana: 56,420 USDIndiana56,420Iowa: 56,400 USDIowa56,400Kansas: 56,270 USDKansas56,270Tennessee: 56,030 USDTennessee56,030Montana: 55,920 USDMontana55,920Idaho: 55,640 USDIdaho55,640South Carolina: 54,250 USDSouth Carolina54,250Kentucky: 54,030 USDKentucky54,030Oklahoma: 53,450 USDOklahoma53,450Louisiana: 53,440 USDLouisiana53,440Alabama: 53,400 USDAlabama53,400South Dakota: 53,230 USDSouth Dakota53,230West Virginia: 52,200 USDWest Virginia52,200Arkansas: 51,250 USDArkansas51,250Mississippi: 47,570 USDMississippi47,570
USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2023
USD		Change on 2022
1District of Columbia106,230+4.1%
2Massachusetts80,330+4.9%
3New York78,620+5%
4Washington78,130+8%
5California76,960+5.1%
6New Jersey73,980+4.4%
7Connecticut73,740+6.4%
8Maryland73,620+5.5%
9Colorado71,960+6%
10Virginia70,050+6.8%
11Alaska69,880+5.7%
12Illinois67,130+5%
13Oregon66,710+6.4%
14Minnesota66,700+4.8%
15Rhode Island66,610+3.2%
16New Hampshire66,110+5.7%
17Delaware65,990+6%
18Hawaii65,030+5.9%
19Arizona63,040+7.5%
20Vermont62,780+6.1%
21Pennsylvania61,920+5.9%
22Georgia61,250+5.6%
23Texas61,240+6.9%
24Utah61,070+6.5%
25Michigan60,600+4.5%
26Florida60,210+7.6%
27Maine60,000+7.2%
28Ohio59,890+5.9%
29North Carolina59,730+6.2%
30Wisconsin59,500+6%
31North Dakota59,050+5.8%
32Nevada58,900+6.1%
33Nebraska58,080+5.5%
34Wyoming57,930+6.4%
35Missouri57,580+5.6%
36New Mexico57,520+5.7%
37Indiana56,420+5.5%
38Iowa56,400+5.4%
39Kansas56,270+6.5%
40Tennessee56,030+6.1%
41Montana55,920+7.1%
42Idaho55,640+8.4%
43South Carolina54,250+7.1%
44Kentucky54,030+4.9%
45Oklahoma53,450+4.9%
46Louisiana53,440+4.9%
47Alabama53,400+5.5%
48South Dakota53,230+6.7%
49West Virginia52,200+6.2%
50Arkansas51,250+5.5%
51Mississippi47,570+5.3%

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About this ranking

Average (mean) annual wage of wage and salary jobs in all occupations, in US dollars, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Estimates refer to May of each year.

An average: high earners pull it above the median, so for the typical job use median_annual_wage. Covers employees of nonfarm establishments; the self-employed, farm workers and private household workers are excluded. Pay is straight-time gross pay: base rate, cost-of-living allowances, commissions, production bonuses and tips. Overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits are excluded.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the states are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual mean wage, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm23st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which state has the highest mean annual wage, all occupations?

District of Columbia, with $106,230 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which state has the lowest mean annual wage, all occupations?

Mississippi, with $47,570 in 2023.

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