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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 2024, at $109,420. Mississippi had the lowest, at $49,740. The median was $63,120 and the figure for the United States was $67,920. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest109,420District of Columbia
Lowest49,740Mississippi
Median63,12051 states
United States67,920History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 55,350 USDAlaska: 72,810 USDArizona: 65,740 USDArkansas: 53,070 USDCalifornia: 79,900 USDColorado: 75,560 USDConnecticut: 76,050 USDDelaware: 67,640 USDDistrict of Columbia: 109,420 USDFlorida: 62,990 USDGeorgia: 64,210 USDHawaii: 68,280 USDIdaho: 58,440 USDIllinois: 69,020 USDIndiana: 58,800 USDIowa: 58,350 USDKansas: 58,230 USDKentucky: 56,310 USDLouisiana: 55,130 USDMaine: 63,760 USDMaryland: 76,130 USDMassachusetts: 83,050 USDMichigan: 63,120 USDMinnesota: 68,880 USDMississippi: 49,740 USDMissouri: 59,630 USDMontana: 58,160 USDNebraska: 60,230 USDNevada: 60,310 USDNew Hampshire: 68,800 USDNew Jersey: 76,320 USDNew Mexico: 60,290 USDNew York: 80,630 USDNorth Carolina: 62,440 USDNorth Dakota: 61,810 USDOhio: 62,280 USDOklahoma: 54,960 USDOregon: 70,290 USDPennsylvania: 63,690 USDRhode Island: 69,270 USDSouth Carolina: 56,990 USDSouth Dakota: 55,480 USDTennessee: 58,700 USDTexas: 63,660 USDUtah: 63,960 USDVermont: 66,330 USDVirginia: 72,060 USDWashington: 81,550 USDWest Virginia: 54,940 USDWisconsin: 61,690 USDWyoming: 60,200 USD
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USD, 2024. 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, 2024

District of Columbia: 109,420 USDDistrict of Columbia109,420Massachusetts: 83,050 USDMassachusetts83,050Washington: 81,550 USDWashington81,550New York: 80,630 USDNew York80,630California: 79,900 USDCalifornia79,900New Jersey: 76,320 USDNew Jersey76,320Maryland: 76,130 USDMaryland76,130Connecticut: 76,050 USDConnecticut76,050Colorado: 75,560 USDColorado75,560Alaska: 72,810 USDAlaska72,810Virginia: 72,060 USDVirginia72,060Oregon: 70,290 USDOregon70,290Rhode Island: 69,270 USDRhode Island69,270Illinois: 69,020 USDIllinois69,020Minnesota: 68,880 USDMinnesota68,880New Hampshire: 68,800 USDNew Hampshire68,800Hawaii: 68,280 USDHawaii68,280Delaware: 67,640 USDDelaware67,640Vermont: 66,330 USDVermont66,330Arizona: 65,740 USDArizona65,740Georgia: 64,210 USDGeorgia64,210Utah: 63,960 USDUtah63,960Maine: 63,760 USDMaine63,760Pennsylvania: 63,690 USDPennsylvania63,690Texas: 63,660 USDTexas63,660Michigan: 63,120 USDMichigan63,120Florida: 62,990 USDFlorida62,990North Carolina: 62,440 USDNorth Carolina62,440Ohio: 62,280 USDOhio62,280North Dakota: 61,810 USDNorth Dakota61,810Wisconsin: 61,690 USDWisconsin61,690Nevada: 60,310 USDNevada60,310New Mexico: 60,290 USDNew Mexico60,290Nebraska: 60,230 USDNebraska60,230Wyoming: 60,200 USDWyoming60,200Missouri: 59,630 USDMissouri59,630Indiana: 58,800 USDIndiana58,800Tennessee: 58,700 USDTennessee58,700Idaho: 58,440 USDIdaho58,440Iowa: 58,350 USDIowa58,350Kansas: 58,230 USDKansas58,230Montana: 58,160 USDMontana58,160South Carolina: 56,990 USDSouth Carolina56,990Kentucky: 56,310 USDKentucky56,310South Dakota: 55,480 USDSouth Dakota55,480Alabama: 55,350 USDAlabama55,350Louisiana: 55,130 USDLouisiana55,130Oklahoma: 54,960 USDOklahoma54,960West Virginia: 54,940 USDWest Virginia54,940Arkansas: 53,070 USDArkansas53,070Mississippi: 49,740 USDMississippi49,740District of Columbia: 109,420 USDDistrict of Columbia109,420Massachusetts: 83,050 USDMassachusetts83,050Washington: 81,550 USDWashington81,550New York: 80,630 USDNew York80,630California: 79,900 USDCalifornia79,900New Jersey: 76,320 USDNew Jersey76,320Maryland: 76,130 USDMaryland76,130Connecticut: 76,050 USDConnecticut76,050Colorado: 75,560 USDColorado75,560Alaska: 72,810 USDAlaska72,810Virginia: 72,060 USDVirginia72,060Oregon: 70,290 USDOregon70,290Rhode Island: 69,270 USDRhode Island69,270Illinois: 69,020 USDIllinois69,020Minnesota: 68,880 USDMinnesota68,880New Hampshire: 68,800 USDNew Hampshire68,800Hawaii: 68,280 USDHawaii68,280Delaware: 67,640 USDDelaware67,640Vermont: 66,330 USDVermont66,330Arizona: 65,740 USDArizona65,740Georgia: 64,210 USDGeorgia64,210Utah: 63,960 USDUtah63,960Maine: 63,760 USDMaine63,760Pennsylvania: 63,690 USDPennsylvania63,690Texas: 63,660 USDTexas63,660Michigan: 63,120 USDMichigan63,120Florida: 62,990 USDFlorida62,990North Carolina: 62,440 USDNorth Carolina62,440Ohio: 62,280 USDOhio62,280North Dakota: 61,810 USDNorth Dakota61,810Wisconsin: 61,690 USDWisconsin61,690Nevada: 60,310 USDNevada60,310New Mexico: 60,290 USDNew Mexico60,290Nebraska: 60,230 USDNebraska60,230Wyoming: 60,200 USDWyoming60,200Missouri: 59,630 USDMissouri59,630Indiana: 58,800 USDIndiana58,800Tennessee: 58,700 USDTennessee58,700Idaho: 58,440 USDIdaho58,440Iowa: 58,350 USDIowa58,350Kansas: 58,230 USDKansas58,230Montana: 58,160 USDMontana58,160South Carolina: 56,990 USDSouth Carolina56,990Kentucky: 56,310 USDKentucky56,310South Dakota: 55,480 USDSouth Dakota55,480Alabama: 55,350 USDAlabama55,350Louisiana: 55,130 USDLouisiana55,130Oklahoma: 54,960 USDOklahoma54,960West Virginia: 54,940 USDWest Virginia54,940Arkansas: 53,070 USDArkansas53,070Mississippi: 49,740 USDMississippi49,740
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

RankStates2024
USD		Change on 2023
1District of Columbia109,420+3%
2Massachusetts83,050+3.4%
3Washington81,550+4.4%
4New York80,630+2.6%
5California79,900+3.8%
6New Jersey76,320+3.2%
7Maryland76,130+3.4%
8Connecticut76,050+3.1%
9Colorado75,560+5%
10Alaska72,810+4.2%
11Virginia72,060+2.9%
12Oregon70,290+5.4%
13Rhode Island69,270+4%
14Illinois69,020+2.8%
15Minnesota68,880+3.3%
16New Hampshire68,800+4.1%
17Hawaii68,280+5%
18Delaware67,640+2.5%
19Vermont66,330+5.7%
20Arizona65,740+4.3%
21Georgia64,210+4.8%
22Utah63,960+4.7%
23Maine63,760+6.3%
24Pennsylvania63,690+2.9%
25Texas63,660+4%
26Michigan63,120+4.2%
27Florida62,990+4.6%
28North Carolina62,440+4.5%
29Ohio62,280+4%
30North Dakota61,810+4.7%
31Wisconsin61,690+3.7%
32Nevada60,310+2.4%
33New Mexico60,290+4.8%
34Nebraska60,230+3.7%
35Wyoming60,200+3.9%
36Missouri59,630+3.6%
37Indiana58,800+4.2%
38Tennessee58,700+4.8%
39Idaho58,440+5%
40Iowa58,350+3.5%
41Kansas58,230+3.5%
42Montana58,160+4%
43South Carolina56,990+5.1%
44Kentucky56,310+4.2%
45South Dakota55,480+4.2%
46Alabama55,350+3.7%
47Louisiana55,130+3.2%
48Oklahoma54,960+2.8%
49West Virginia54,940+5.2%
50Arkansas53,070+3.6%
51Mississippi49,740+4.6%

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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/oesm24st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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

District of Columbia, with $109,420 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Mississippi, with $49,740 in 2024.

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