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US states by wage and salary jobs (OEWS)

California had the highest wage and salary jobs (OEWS) of 51 states in 2014, at 15,119,730 jobs. Wyoming had the lowest, at 282,690 jobs. The median was 1,808,010 jobs and the figure for the United States was 135,128,260 jobs. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest15,119,730California
Lowest282,690Wyoming
Median1,808,01051 states
United States135,128,260History

Map of states, 2014

Alabama: 1,857,530 jobsAlaska: 324,970 jobsArizona: 2,526,990 jobsArkansas: 1,158,790 jobsCalifornia: 15,119,730 jobsColorado: 2,367,780 jobsConnecticut: 1,646,510 jobsDelaware: 424,330 jobsDistrict of Columbia: 674,650 jobsFlorida: 7,665,280 jobsGeorgia: 3,983,250 jobsHawaii: 612,580 jobsIdaho: 628,140 jobsIllinois: 5,765,880 jobsIndiana: 2,905,170 jobsIowa: 1,512,740 jobsKansas: 1,359,500 jobsKentucky: 1,808,010 jobsLouisiana: 1,915,800 jobsMaine: 586,390 jobsMaryland: 2,557,510 jobsMassachusetts: 3,322,500 jobsMichigan: 4,073,730 jobsMinnesota: 2,730,020 jobsMississippi: 1,094,070 jobsMissouri: 2,673,640 jobsMontana: 443,330 jobsNebraska: 942,950 jobsNevada: 1,189,610 jobsNew Hampshire: 627,000 jobsNew Jersey: 3,869,260 jobsNew Mexico: 788,000 jobsNew York: 8,810,950 jobsNorth Carolina: 4,030,880 jobsNorth Dakota: 440,420 jobsOhio: 5,200,880 jobsOklahoma: 1,577,330 jobsOregon: 1,683,470 jobsPennsylvania: 5,653,840 jobsRhode Island: 463,930 jobsSouth Carolina: 1,876,480 jobsSouth Dakota: 409,250 jobsTennessee: 2,749,480 jobsTexas: 11,228,940 jobsUtah: 1,280,660 jobsVermont: 301,050 jobsVirginia: 3,648,490 jobsWashington: 2,898,350 jobsWest Virginia: 707,720 jobsWisconsin: 2,727,860 jobsWyoming: 282,690 jobs
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jobs, 2014. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All states, 2014

California: 15,119,730 jobsCalifornia15,119,730Texas: 11,228,940 jobsTexas11,228,940New York: 8,810,950 jobsNew York8,810,950Florida: 7,665,280 jobsFlorida7,665,280Illinois: 5,765,880 jobsIllinois5,765,880Pennsylvania: 5,653,840 jobsPennsylvania5,653,840Ohio: 5,200,880 jobsOhio5,200,880Michigan: 4,073,730 jobsMichigan4,073,730North Carolina: 4,030,880 jobsNorth Carolina4,030,880Georgia: 3,983,250 jobsGeorgia3,983,250New Jersey: 3,869,260 jobsNew Jersey3,869,260Virginia: 3,648,490 jobsVirginia3,648,490Massachusetts: 3,322,500 jobsMassachusetts3,322,500Indiana: 2,905,170 jobsIndiana2,905,170Washington: 2,898,350 jobsWashington2,898,350Tennessee: 2,749,480 jobsTennessee2,749,480Minnesota: 2,730,020 jobsMinnesota2,730,020Wisconsin: 2,727,860 jobsWisconsin2,727,860Missouri: 2,673,640 jobsMissouri2,673,640Maryland: 2,557,510 jobsMaryland2,557,510Arizona: 2,526,990 jobsArizona2,526,990Colorado: 2,367,780 jobsColorado2,367,780Louisiana: 1,915,800 jobsLouisiana1,915,800South Carolina: 1,876,480 jobsSouth Carolina1,876,480Alabama: 1,857,530 jobsAlabama1,857,530Kentucky: 1,808,010 jobsKentucky1,808,010Oregon: 1,683,470 jobsOregon1,683,470Connecticut: 1,646,510 jobsConnecticut1,646,510Oklahoma: 1,577,330 jobsOklahoma1,577,330Iowa: 1,512,740 jobsIowa1,512,740Kansas: 1,359,500 jobsKansas1,359,500Utah: 1,280,660 jobsUtah1,280,660Nevada: 1,189,610 jobsNevada1,189,610Arkansas: 1,158,790 jobsArkansas1,158,790Mississippi: 1,094,070 jobsMississippi1,094,070Nebraska: 942,950 jobsNebraska942,950New Mexico: 788,000 jobsNew Mexico788,000West Virginia: 707,720 jobsWest Virginia707,720District of Columbia: 674,650 jobsDistrict of Columbia674,650Idaho: 628,140 jobsIdaho628,140New Hampshire: 627,000 jobsNew Hampshire627,000Hawaii: 612,580 jobsHawaii612,580Maine: 586,390 jobsMaine586,390Rhode Island: 463,930 jobsRhode Island463,930Montana: 443,330 jobsMontana443,330North Dakota: 440,420 jobsNorth Dakota440,420Delaware: 424,330 jobsDelaware424,330South Dakota: 409,250 jobsSouth Dakota409,250Alaska: 324,970 jobsAlaska324,970Vermont: 301,050 jobsVermont301,050Wyoming: 282,690 jobsWyoming282,690California: 15,119,730 jobsCalifornia15,119,730Texas: 11,228,940 jobsTexas11,228,940New York: 8,810,950 jobsNew York8,810,950Florida: 7,665,280 jobsFlorida7,665,280Illinois: 5,765,880 jobsIllinois5,765,880Pennsylvania: 5,653,840 jobsPennsylvania5,653,840Ohio: 5,200,880 jobsOhio5,200,880Michigan: 4,073,730 jobsMichigan4,073,730North Carolina: 4,030,880 jobsNorth Carolina4,030,880Georgia: 3,983,250 jobsGeorgia3,983,250New Jersey: 3,869,260 jobsNew Jersey3,869,260Virginia: 3,648,490 jobsVirginia3,648,490Massachusetts: 3,322,500 jobsMassachusetts3,322,500Indiana: 2,905,170 jobsIndiana2,905,170Washington: 2,898,350 jobsWashington2,898,350Tennessee: 2,749,480 jobsTennessee2,749,480Minnesota: 2,730,020 jobsMinnesota2,730,020Wisconsin: 2,727,860 jobsWisconsin2,727,860Missouri: 2,673,640 jobsMissouri2,673,640Maryland: 2,557,510 jobsMaryland2,557,510Arizona: 2,526,990 jobsArizona2,526,990Colorado: 2,367,780 jobsColorado2,367,780Louisiana: 1,915,800 jobsLouisiana1,915,800South Carolina: 1,876,480 jobsSouth Carolina1,876,480Alabama: 1,857,530 jobsAlabama1,857,530Kentucky: 1,808,010 jobsKentucky1,808,010Oregon: 1,683,470 jobsOregon1,683,470Connecticut: 1,646,510 jobsConnecticut1,646,510Oklahoma: 1,577,330 jobsOklahoma1,577,330Iowa: 1,512,740 jobsIowa1,512,740Kansas: 1,359,500 jobsKansas1,359,500Utah: 1,280,660 jobsUtah1,280,660Nevada: 1,189,610 jobsNevada1,189,610Arkansas: 1,158,790 jobsArkansas1,158,790Mississippi: 1,094,070 jobsMississippi1,094,070Nebraska: 942,950 jobsNebraska942,950New Mexico: 788,000 jobsNew Mexico788,000West Virginia: 707,720 jobsWest Virginia707,720District of Columbia: 674,650 jobsDistrict of Columbia674,650Idaho: 628,140 jobsIdaho628,140New Hampshire: 627,000 jobsNew Hampshire627,000Hawaii: 612,580 jobsHawaii612,580Maine: 586,390 jobsMaine586,390Rhode Island: 463,930 jobsRhode Island463,930Montana: 443,330 jobsMontana443,330North Dakota: 440,420 jobsNorth Dakota440,420Delaware: 424,330 jobsDelaware424,330South Dakota: 409,250 jobsSouth Dakota409,250Alaska: 324,970 jobsAlaska324,970Vermont: 301,050 jobsVermont301,050Wyoming: 282,690 jobsWyoming282,690
jobs. Source: BLS, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May estimates, state cross-industry file: employment, all occupations (00-0000). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankStates2014
jobs		Change on 2013
1California15,119,730+2.8%
2Texas11,228,940+2.9%
3New York8,810,950+2%
4Florida7,665,280+2.8%
5Illinois5,765,880+1.1%
6Pennsylvania5,653,840+0.7%
7Ohio5,200,880+1.5%
8Michigan4,073,730+1.9%
9North Carolina4,030,880+2.1%
10Georgia3,983,250+2.7%
11New Jersey3,869,260+1.3%
12Virginia3,648,490+0.5%
13Massachusetts3,322,500+2%
14Indiana2,905,170+1.8%
15Washington2,898,350+2.5%
16Tennessee2,749,480+1.8%
17Minnesota2,730,020+1.5%
18Wisconsin2,727,860+0.9%
19Missouri2,673,640+1.3%
20Maryland2,557,510+0.9%
21Arizona2,526,990+2.1%
22Colorado2,367,780+3.2%
23Louisiana1,915,800+1.6%
24South Carolina1,876,480+2.8%
25Alabama1,857,530+0.7%
26Kentucky1,808,010+1.4%
27Oregon1,683,470+2.6%
28Connecticut1,646,510+0.7%
29Oklahoma1,577,330+1.2%
30Iowa1,512,740+1.4%
31Kansas1,359,500+1.7%
32Utah1,280,660+3.1%
33Nevada1,189,610+3.3%
34Arkansas1,158,790+0.5%
35Mississippi1,094,070+1%
36Nebraska942,950+1.7%
37New Mexico788,000+0.5%
38West Virginia707,720-0.2%
39District of Columbia674,650+1.3%
40Idaho628,140+2.5%
41New Hampshire627,000+1.1%
42Hawaii612,580+1.7%
43Maine586,390+0.7%
44Rhode Island463,930+1.7%
45Montana443,330+1%
46North Dakota440,420+4.1%
47Delaware424,330+3%
48South Dakota409,250+1.6%
49Alaska324,970+0.7%
50Vermont301,050+0.9%
51Wyoming282,690+1.4%

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About this ranking

Number of wage and salary jobs in nonfarm establishments, all occupations, in May of each year, from the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Full-time and part-time jobs count the same.

Counts jobs, not people: someone with two jobs counts twice. Excludes the self-employed, owners and partners of unincorporated firms, farm workers, private household workers and unpaid family workers. It is the base of the OEWS wage estimates, not a monthly payroll count.

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: employment, all occupations (00-0000). https://www.bls.gov/oes/special-requests/oesm14st.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which state has the highest wage and salary jobs (OEWS)?

California, with 15,119,730 jobs in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Wyoming, with 282,690 jobs in 2014.

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