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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 2024, at $88,000. Mississippi had the lowest, at $39,070. The median was $48,550 and the figure for the United States was $49,500. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest88,000District of Columbia
Lowest39,070Mississippi
Median48,55051 states
United States49,500History

Map of states, 2024

Alabama: 43,830 USDAlaska: 59,400 USDArizona: 48,810 USDArkansas: 41,020 USDCalifornia: 56,940 USDColorado: 58,210 USDConnecticut: 58,400 USDDelaware: 51,030 USDDistrict of Columbia: 88,000 USDFlorida: 46,860 USDGeorgia: 47,020 USDHawaii: 53,260 USDIdaho: 46,470 USDIllinois: 50,000 USDIndiana: 46,930 USDIowa: 47,670 USDKansas: 46,850 USDKentucky: 45,740 USDLouisiana: 43,770 USDMaine: 49,440 USDMaryland: 58,050 USDMassachusetts: 62,270 USDMichigan: 48,300 USDMinnesota: 53,810 USDMississippi: 39,070 USDMissouri: 46,390 USDMontana: 47,360 USDNebraska: 47,990 USDNevada: 46,440 USDNew Hampshire: 52,610 USDNew Jersey: 57,230 USDNew Mexico: 45,870 USDNew York: 58,560 USDNorth Carolina: 46,950 USDNorth Dakota: 50,320 USDOhio: 48,060 USDOklahoma: 43,950 USDOregon: 53,390 USDPennsylvania: 48,550 USDRhode Island: 54,040 USDSouth Carolina: 44,760 USDSouth Dakota: 45,620 USDTennessee: 46,120 USDTexas: 47,500 USDUtah: 48,600 USDVermont: 52,410 USDVirginia: 53,020 USDWashington: 61,590 USDWest Virginia: 43,320 USDWisconsin: 48,930 USDWyoming: 49,160 USD
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USD, 2024. 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, 2024

District of Columbia: 88,000 USDDistrict of Columbia88,000Massachusetts: 62,270 USDMassachusetts62,270Washington: 61,590 USDWashington61,590Alaska: 59,400 USDAlaska59,400New York: 58,560 USDNew York58,560Connecticut: 58,400 USDConnecticut58,400Colorado: 58,210 USDColorado58,210Maryland: 58,050 USDMaryland58,050New Jersey: 57,230 USDNew Jersey57,230California: 56,940 USDCalifornia56,940Rhode Island: 54,040 USDRhode Island54,040Minnesota: 53,810 USDMinnesota53,810Oregon: 53,390 USDOregon53,390Hawaii: 53,260 USDHawaii53,260Virginia: 53,020 USDVirginia53,020New Hampshire: 52,610 USDNew Hampshire52,610Vermont: 52,410 USDVermont52,410Delaware: 51,030 USDDelaware51,030North Dakota: 50,320 USDNorth Dakota50,320Illinois: 50,000 USDIllinois50,000Maine: 49,440 USDMaine49,440Wyoming: 49,160 USDWyoming49,160Wisconsin: 48,930 USDWisconsin48,930Arizona: 48,810 USDArizona48,810Utah: 48,600 USDUtah48,600Pennsylvania: 48,550 USDPennsylvania48,550Michigan: 48,300 USDMichigan48,300Ohio: 48,060 USDOhio48,060Nebraska: 47,990 USDNebraska47,990Iowa: 47,670 USDIowa47,670Texas: 47,500 USDTexas47,500Montana: 47,360 USDMontana47,360Georgia: 47,020 USDGeorgia47,020North Carolina: 46,950 USDNorth Carolina46,950Indiana: 46,930 USDIndiana46,930Florida: 46,860 USDFlorida46,860Kansas: 46,850 USDKansas46,850Idaho: 46,470 USDIdaho46,470Nevada: 46,440 USDNevada46,440Missouri: 46,390 USDMissouri46,390Tennessee: 46,120 USDTennessee46,120New Mexico: 45,870 USDNew Mexico45,870Kentucky: 45,740 USDKentucky45,740South Dakota: 45,620 USDSouth Dakota45,620South Carolina: 44,760 USDSouth Carolina44,760Oklahoma: 43,950 USDOklahoma43,950Alabama: 43,830 USDAlabama43,830Louisiana: 43,770 USDLouisiana43,770West Virginia: 43,320 USDWest Virginia43,320Arkansas: 41,020 USDArkansas41,020Mississippi: 39,070 USDMississippi39,070District of Columbia: 88,000 USDDistrict of Columbia88,000Massachusetts: 62,270 USDMassachusetts62,270Washington: 61,590 USDWashington61,590Alaska: 59,400 USDAlaska59,400New York: 58,560 USDNew York58,560Connecticut: 58,400 USDConnecticut58,400Colorado: 58,210 USDColorado58,210Maryland: 58,050 USDMaryland58,050New Jersey: 57,230 USDNew Jersey57,230California: 56,940 USDCalifornia56,940Rhode Island: 54,040 USDRhode Island54,040Minnesota: 53,810 USDMinnesota53,810Oregon: 53,390 USDOregon53,390Hawaii: 53,260 USDHawaii53,260Virginia: 53,020 USDVirginia53,020New Hampshire: 52,610 USDNew Hampshire52,610Vermont: 52,410 USDVermont52,410Delaware: 51,030 USDDelaware51,030North Dakota: 50,320 USDNorth Dakota50,320Illinois: 50,000 USDIllinois50,000Maine: 49,440 USDMaine49,440Wyoming: 49,160 USDWyoming49,160Wisconsin: 48,930 USDWisconsin48,930Arizona: 48,810 USDArizona48,810Utah: 48,600 USDUtah48,600Pennsylvania: 48,550 USDPennsylvania48,550Michigan: 48,300 USDMichigan48,300Ohio: 48,060 USDOhio48,060Nebraska: 47,990 USDNebraska47,990Iowa: 47,670 USDIowa47,670Texas: 47,500 USDTexas47,500Montana: 47,360 USDMontana47,360Georgia: 47,020 USDGeorgia47,020North Carolina: 46,950 USDNorth Carolina46,950Indiana: 46,930 USDIndiana46,930Florida: 46,860 USDFlorida46,860Kansas: 46,850 USDKansas46,850Idaho: 46,470 USDIdaho46,470Nevada: 46,440 USDNevada46,440Missouri: 46,390 USDMissouri46,390Tennessee: 46,120 USDTennessee46,120New Mexico: 45,870 USDNew Mexico45,870Kentucky: 45,740 USDKentucky45,740South Dakota: 45,620 USDSouth Dakota45,620South Carolina: 44,760 USDSouth Carolina44,760Oklahoma: 43,950 USDOklahoma43,950Alabama: 43,830 USDAlabama43,830Louisiana: 43,770 USDLouisiana43,770West Virginia: 43,320 USDWest Virginia43,320Arkansas: 41,020 USDArkansas41,020Mississippi: 39,070 USDMississippi39,070
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

RankStates2024
USD		Change on 2023
1District of Columbia88,000+4.2%
2Massachusetts62,270+2.6%
3Washington61,590+2.8%
4Alaska59,400+5.8%
5New York58,560+3%
6Connecticut58,400+4%
7Colorado58,210+7.7%
8Maryland58,050+4%
9New Jersey57,230+4.3%
10California56,940+5.4%
11Rhode Island54,040+6%
12Minnesota53,810+5.8%
13Oregon53,390+6.8%
14Hawaii53,260+5.4%
15Virginia53,020+6.2%
16New Hampshire52,610+5.3%
17Vermont52,410+5.6%
18Delaware51,030+3.6%
19North Dakota50,320+3.1%
20Illinois50,000+2.6%
21Maine49,440+3.9%
22Wyoming49,160+4%
23Wisconsin48,930+2.8%
24Arizona48,810+2.4%
25Utah48,600+3.4%
26Pennsylvania48,550+2.4%
27Michigan48,300+2.9%
28Ohio48,060+2.9%
29Nebraska47,990+3.3%
30Iowa47,670+2.6%
31Texas47,500+3.3%
32Montana47,360+3.7%
33Georgia47,020+3.4%
34North Carolina46,950+3.3%
35Indiana46,930+3.2%
36Florida46,860+4%
37Kansas46,850+3.5%
38Idaho46,470+5%
39Nevada46,440+3.6%
40Missouri46,390+2.9%
41Tennessee46,120+5.2%
42New Mexico45,870+5.2%
43Kentucky45,740+4.6%
44South Dakota45,620+4.4%
45South Carolina44,760+6%
46Oklahoma43,950+6%
47Alabama43,830+6%
48Louisiana43,770+5.9%
49West Virginia43,320+8.9%
50Arkansas41,020+5%
51Mississippi39,070+4.2%

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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/oesm24st.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, 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 15 May 2026, https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-annual-wage/us-states?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm24st.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/median-annual-wage/us-states?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

District of Columbia, with $88,000 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

Mississippi, with $39,070 in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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