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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 2023, at $84,450. Mississippi had the lowest, at $37,500. The median was $47,020 and the figure for the United States was $48,060. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest84,450District of Columbia
Lowest37,500Mississippi
Median47,02051 states
United States48,060History

Map of states, 2023

Alabama: 41,350 USDAlaska: 56,140 USDArizona: 47,680 USDArkansas: 39,060 USDCalifornia: 54,030 USDColorado: 54,050 USDConnecticut: 56,130 USDDelaware: 49,280 USDDistrict of Columbia: 84,450 USDFlorida: 45,070 USDGeorgia: 45,480 USDHawaii: 50,510 USDIdaho: 44,240 USDIllinois: 48,730 USDIndiana: 45,470 USDIowa: 46,460 USDKansas: 45,250 USDKentucky: 43,730 USDLouisiana: 41,320 USDMaine: 47,590 USDMaryland: 55,810 USDMassachusetts: 60,690 USDMichigan: 46,940 USDMinnesota: 50,880 USDMississippi: 37,500 USDMissouri: 45,080 USDMontana: 45,690 USDNebraska: 46,440 USDNevada: 44,810 USDNew Hampshire: 49,980 USDNew Jersey: 54,860 USDNew Mexico: 43,620 USDNew York: 56,840 USDNorth Carolina: 45,440 USDNorth Dakota: 48,830 USDOhio: 46,690 USDOklahoma: 41,480 USDOregon: 50,010 USDPennsylvania: 47,430 USDRhode Island: 50,970 USDSouth Carolina: 42,220 USDSouth Dakota: 43,680 USDTennessee: 43,820 USDTexas: 45,970 USDUtah: 47,020 USDVermont: 49,630 USDVirginia: 49,920 USDWashington: 59,920 USDWest Virginia: 39,770 USDWisconsin: 47,590 USDWyoming: 47,250 USD
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USD, 2023. 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, 2023

District of Columbia: 84,450 USDDistrict of Columbia84,450Massachusetts: 60,690 USDMassachusetts60,690Washington: 59,920 USDWashington59,920New York: 56,840 USDNew York56,840Alaska: 56,140 USDAlaska56,140Connecticut: 56,130 USDConnecticut56,130Maryland: 55,810 USDMaryland55,810New Jersey: 54,860 USDNew Jersey54,860Colorado: 54,050 USDColorado54,050California: 54,030 USDCalifornia54,030Rhode Island: 50,970 USDRhode Island50,970Minnesota: 50,880 USDMinnesota50,880Hawaii: 50,510 USDHawaii50,510Oregon: 50,010 USDOregon50,010New Hampshire: 49,980 USDNew Hampshire49,980Virginia: 49,920 USDVirginia49,920Vermont: 49,630 USDVermont49,630Delaware: 49,280 USDDelaware49,280North Dakota: 48,830 USDNorth Dakota48,830Illinois: 48,730 USDIllinois48,730Arizona: 47,680 USDArizona47,680Maine: 47,590 USDMaine47,590Wisconsin: 47,590 USDWisconsin47,590Pennsylvania: 47,430 USDPennsylvania47,430Wyoming: 47,250 USDWyoming47,250Utah: 47,020 USDUtah47,020Michigan: 46,940 USDMichigan46,940Ohio: 46,690 USDOhio46,690Iowa: 46,460 USDIowa46,460Nebraska: 46,440 USDNebraska46,440Texas: 45,970 USDTexas45,970Montana: 45,690 USDMontana45,690Georgia: 45,480 USDGeorgia45,480Indiana: 45,470 USDIndiana45,470North Carolina: 45,440 USDNorth Carolina45,440Kansas: 45,250 USDKansas45,250Missouri: 45,080 USDMissouri45,080Florida: 45,070 USDFlorida45,070Nevada: 44,810 USDNevada44,810Idaho: 44,240 USDIdaho44,240Tennessee: 43,820 USDTennessee43,820Kentucky: 43,730 USDKentucky43,730South Dakota: 43,680 USDSouth Dakota43,680New Mexico: 43,620 USDNew Mexico43,620South Carolina: 42,220 USDSouth Carolina42,220Oklahoma: 41,480 USDOklahoma41,480Alabama: 41,350 USDAlabama41,350Louisiana: 41,320 USDLouisiana41,320West Virginia: 39,770 USDWest Virginia39,770Arkansas: 39,060 USDArkansas39,060Mississippi: 37,500 USDMississippi37,500District of Columbia: 84,450 USDDistrict of Columbia84,450Massachusetts: 60,690 USDMassachusetts60,690Washington: 59,920 USDWashington59,920New York: 56,840 USDNew York56,840Alaska: 56,140 USDAlaska56,140Connecticut: 56,130 USDConnecticut56,130Maryland: 55,810 USDMaryland55,810New Jersey: 54,860 USDNew Jersey54,860Colorado: 54,050 USDColorado54,050California: 54,030 USDCalifornia54,030Rhode Island: 50,970 USDRhode Island50,970Minnesota: 50,880 USDMinnesota50,880Hawaii: 50,510 USDHawaii50,510Oregon: 50,010 USDOregon50,010New Hampshire: 49,980 USDNew Hampshire49,980Virginia: 49,920 USDVirginia49,920Vermont: 49,630 USDVermont49,630Delaware: 49,280 USDDelaware49,280North Dakota: 48,830 USDNorth Dakota48,830Illinois: 48,730 USDIllinois48,730Arizona: 47,680 USDArizona47,680Maine: 47,590 USDMaine47,590Wisconsin: 47,590 USDWisconsin47,590Pennsylvania: 47,430 USDPennsylvania47,430Wyoming: 47,250 USDWyoming47,250Utah: 47,020 USDUtah47,020Michigan: 46,940 USDMichigan46,940Ohio: 46,690 USDOhio46,690Iowa: 46,460 USDIowa46,460Nebraska: 46,440 USDNebraska46,440Texas: 45,970 USDTexas45,970Montana: 45,690 USDMontana45,690Georgia: 45,480 USDGeorgia45,480Indiana: 45,470 USDIndiana45,470North Carolina: 45,440 USDNorth Carolina45,440Kansas: 45,250 USDKansas45,250Missouri: 45,080 USDMissouri45,080Florida: 45,070 USDFlorida45,070Nevada: 44,810 USDNevada44,810Idaho: 44,240 USDIdaho44,240Tennessee: 43,820 USDTennessee43,820Kentucky: 43,730 USDKentucky43,730South Dakota: 43,680 USDSouth Dakota43,680New Mexico: 43,620 USDNew Mexico43,620South Carolina: 42,220 USDSouth Carolina42,220Oklahoma: 41,480 USDOklahoma41,480Alabama: 41,350 USDAlabama41,350Louisiana: 41,320 USDLouisiana41,320West Virginia: 39,770 USDWest Virginia39,770Arkansas: 39,060 USDArkansas39,060Mississippi: 37,500 USDMississippi37,500
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

RankStates2023
USD		Change on 2022
1District of Columbia84,450+1.8%
2Massachusetts60,690+3.8%
3Washington59,920+6.4%
4New York56,840+8.3%
5Alaska56,140+8%
6Connecticut56,130+8.4%
7Maryland55,810+8.5%
8New Jersey54,860+7.4%
9Colorado54,050+7.6%
10California54,030+8.6%
11Rhode Island50,970+3.3%
12Minnesota50,880+4.3%
13Hawaii50,510+4%
14Oregon50,010+4.7%
15New Hampshire49,980+4.3%
16Virginia49,920+3.4%
17Vermont49,630+4.9%
18Delaware49,280+4.5%
19North Dakota48,830+3%
20Illinois48,730+2.6%
21Arizona47,680+5.3%
22Maine47,590+4.8%
22Wisconsin47,590+4.2%
24Pennsylvania47,430+3.6%
25Wyoming47,250+4%
26Utah47,020+5.7%
27Michigan46,940+3.2%
28Ohio46,690+4.3%
29Iowa46,460+4.8%
30Nebraska46,440+5.3%
31Texas45,970+5.8%
32Montana45,690+8.2%
33Georgia45,480+6%
34Indiana45,470+8%
35North Carolina45,440+8.7%
36Kansas45,250+8.1%
37Missouri45,080+6.5%
38Florida45,070+10.4%
39Nevada44,810+9.8%
40Idaho44,240+10.4%
41Tennessee43,820+9.7%
42Kentucky43,730+8.8%
43South Dakota43,680+9.6%
44New Mexico43,620+9.3%
45South Carolina42,220+8.6%
46Oklahoma41,480+6.1%
47Alabama41,350+7.5%
48Louisiana41,320+6%
49West Virginia39,770+5.3%
50Arkansas39,060+4.8%
51Mississippi37,500+3.9%

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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/oesm23st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: annual median wage, all occupations (00-0000), US states by median annual wage, all occupations, 2023. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm23st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-annual-wage/us-states?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

District of Columbia, with $84,450 in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Mississippi, with $37,500 in 2023.

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