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US states by median annual wage, all occupations

District of Columbia had the highest median annual wage, all occupations of 51 states in 2022, at $82,930. Mississippi had the lowest, at $36,100. The median was $45,290 and the figure for the United States was $46,310. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest82,930District of Columbia
Lowest36,100Mississippi
Median45,29051 states
United States46,310History

Map of states, 2022

Alabama: 38,470 USDAlaska: 52,000 USDArizona: 45,290 USDArkansas: 37,270 USDCalifornia: 49,740 USDColorado: 50,250 USDConnecticut: 51,780 USDDelaware: 47,150 USDDistrict of Columbia: 82,930 USDFlorida: 40,820 USDGeorgia: 42,890 USDHawaii: 48,560 USDIdaho: 40,060 USDIllinois: 47,480 USDIndiana: 42,100 USDIowa: 44,350 USDKansas: 41,870 USDKentucky: 40,180 USDLouisiana: 38,970 USDMaine: 45,420 USDMaryland: 51,420 USDMassachusetts: 58,450 USDMichigan: 45,500 USDMinnesota: 48,760 USDMississippi: 36,100 USDMissouri: 42,310 USDMontana: 42,210 USDNebraska: 44,100 USDNevada: 40,810 USDNew Hampshire: 47,920 USDNew Jersey: 51,080 USDNew Mexico: 39,900 USDNew York: 52,470 USDNorth Carolina: 41,810 USDNorth Dakota: 47,410 USDOhio: 44,750 USDOklahoma: 39,100 USDOregon: 47,770 USDPennsylvania: 45,790 USDRhode Island: 49,360 USDSouth Carolina: 38,870 USDSouth Dakota: 39,870 USDTennessee: 39,930 USDTexas: 43,460 USDUtah: 44,470 USDVermont: 47,320 USDVirginia: 48,290 USDWashington: 56,320 USDWest Virginia: 37,770 USDWisconsin: 45,650 USDWyoming: 45,450 USD
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USD, 2022. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual median wage, all occupations (00-0000). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2022

District of Columbia: 82,930 USDDistrict of Columbia82,930Massachusetts: 58,450 USDMassachusetts58,450Washington: 56,320 USDWashington56,320New York: 52,470 USDNew York52,470Alaska: 52,000 USDAlaska52,000Connecticut: 51,780 USDConnecticut51,780Maryland: 51,420 USDMaryland51,420New Jersey: 51,080 USDNew Jersey51,080Colorado: 50,250 USDColorado50,250California: 49,740 USDCalifornia49,740Rhode Island: 49,360 USDRhode Island49,360Minnesota: 48,760 USDMinnesota48,760Hawaii: 48,560 USDHawaii48,560Virginia: 48,290 USDVirginia48,290New Hampshire: 47,920 USDNew Hampshire47,920Oregon: 47,770 USDOregon47,770Illinois: 47,480 USDIllinois47,480North Dakota: 47,410 USDNorth Dakota47,410Vermont: 47,320 USDVermont47,320Delaware: 47,150 USDDelaware47,150Pennsylvania: 45,790 USDPennsylvania45,790Wisconsin: 45,650 USDWisconsin45,650Michigan: 45,500 USDMichigan45,500Wyoming: 45,450 USDWyoming45,450Maine: 45,420 USDMaine45,420Arizona: 45,290 USDArizona45,290Ohio: 44,750 USDOhio44,750Utah: 44,470 USDUtah44,470Iowa: 44,350 USDIowa44,350Nebraska: 44,100 USDNebraska44,100Texas: 43,460 USDTexas43,460Georgia: 42,890 USDGeorgia42,890Missouri: 42,310 USDMissouri42,310Montana: 42,210 USDMontana42,210Indiana: 42,100 USDIndiana42,100Kansas: 41,870 USDKansas41,870North Carolina: 41,810 USDNorth Carolina41,810Florida: 40,820 USDFlorida40,820Nevada: 40,810 USDNevada40,810Kentucky: 40,180 USDKentucky40,180Idaho: 40,060 USDIdaho40,060Tennessee: 39,930 USDTennessee39,930New Mexico: 39,900 USDNew Mexico39,900South Dakota: 39,870 USDSouth Dakota39,870Oklahoma: 39,100 USDOklahoma39,100Louisiana: 38,970 USDLouisiana38,970South Carolina: 38,870 USDSouth Carolina38,870Alabama: 38,470 USDAlabama38,470West Virginia: 37,770 USDWest Virginia37,770Arkansas: 37,270 USDArkansas37,270Mississippi: 36,100 USDMississippi36,100District of Columbia: 82,930 USDDistrict of Columbia82,930Massachusetts: 58,450 USDMassachusetts58,450Washington: 56,320 USDWashington56,320New York: 52,470 USDNew York52,470Alaska: 52,000 USDAlaska52,000Connecticut: 51,780 USDConnecticut51,780Maryland: 51,420 USDMaryland51,420New Jersey: 51,080 USDNew Jersey51,080Colorado: 50,250 USDColorado50,250California: 49,740 USDCalifornia49,740Rhode Island: 49,360 USDRhode Island49,360Minnesota: 48,760 USDMinnesota48,760Hawaii: 48,560 USDHawaii48,560Virginia: 48,290 USDVirginia48,290New Hampshire: 47,920 USDNew Hampshire47,920Oregon: 47,770 USDOregon47,770Illinois: 47,480 USDIllinois47,480North Dakota: 47,410 USDNorth Dakota47,410Vermont: 47,320 USDVermont47,320Delaware: 47,150 USDDelaware47,150Pennsylvania: 45,790 USDPennsylvania45,790Wisconsin: 45,650 USDWisconsin45,650Michigan: 45,500 USDMichigan45,500Wyoming: 45,450 USDWyoming45,450Maine: 45,420 USDMaine45,420Arizona: 45,290 USDArizona45,290Ohio: 44,750 USDOhio44,750Utah: 44,470 USDUtah44,470Iowa: 44,350 USDIowa44,350Nebraska: 44,100 USDNebraska44,100Texas: 43,460 USDTexas43,460Georgia: 42,890 USDGeorgia42,890Missouri: 42,310 USDMissouri42,310Montana: 42,210 USDMontana42,210Indiana: 42,100 USDIndiana42,100Kansas: 41,870 USDKansas41,870North Carolina: 41,810 USDNorth Carolina41,810Florida: 40,820 USDFlorida40,820Nevada: 40,810 USDNevada40,810Kentucky: 40,180 USDKentucky40,180Idaho: 40,060 USDIdaho40,060Tennessee: 39,930 USDTennessee39,930New Mexico: 39,900 USDNew Mexico39,900South Dakota: 39,870 USDSouth Dakota39,870Oklahoma: 39,100 USDOklahoma39,100Louisiana: 38,970 USDLouisiana38,970South Carolina: 38,870 USDSouth Carolina38,870Alabama: 38,470 USDAlabama38,470West Virginia: 37,770 USDWest Virginia37,770Arkansas: 37,270 USDArkansas37,270Mississippi: 36,100 USDMississippi36,100
USD. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual median wage, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2022
USD		Change on 2021
1District of Columbia82,930+3.7%
2Massachusetts58,450-0.2%
3Washington56,320+11.6%
4New York52,470+7.5%
5Alaska52,000+6.5%
6Connecticut51,780+6.3%
7Maryland51,420+6.1%
8New Jersey51,080+6%
9Colorado50,250+4.8%
10California49,740+3.8%
11Rhode Island49,360+3.3%
12Minnesota48,760+2.5%
13Hawaii48,560+1.8%
14Virginia48,290+2.3%
15New Hampshire47,920+2%
16Oregon47,770+1.8%
17Illinois47,480+1.8%
18North Dakota47,410+1%
19Vermont47,320+0.9%
20Delaware47,150+1%
21Pennsylvania45,790+2%
22Wisconsin45,650+1.4%
23Michigan45,500+0.7%
24Wyoming45,450-1%
25Maine45,420+5.8%
26Arizona45,290+14.7%
27Ohio44,750+12.8%
28Utah44,470+14.4%
29Iowa44,350+13.5%
30Nebraska44,100+13.7%
31Texas43,460+11.4%
32Georgia42,890+11.9%
33Missouri42,310+11%
34Montana42,210+10.9%
35Indiana42,100+9.8%
36Kansas41,870+10%
37North Carolina41,810+9%
38Florida40,820+7.6%
39Nevada40,810+7.7%
40Kentucky40,180+6.7%
41Idaho40,060+6.7%
42Tennessee39,930+5.9%
43New Mexico39,900+5.5%
44South Dakota39,870+5.7%
45Oklahoma39,100+4.3%
46Louisiana38,970+4.4%
47South Carolina38,870+4.3%
48Alabama38,470+3.3%
49West Virginia37,770+2.5%
50Arkansas37,270+1.6%
51Mississippi36,100+2.9%

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About this ranking

Median 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. Half of jobs pay more and half pay less. Estimates refer to May of each year.

A wage per job, not household or personal income: for those use median_household_income or per_capita_personal_income. 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. BLS converts hourly rates to annual pay at 2,080 hours a year.

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 median wage, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm22st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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

District of Columbia, with $82,930 in 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Mississippi, with $36,100 in 2022.

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