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Median earnings, US states

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Median earnings, US statesDarker amber is higher median earnings for full-time, year-round workers. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table but is not on this map.Alabama · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $51,679 · Margin of error: $308 · Median earnings, all workers: $38,897 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $59,026 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $44,141Alaska · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $65,698 · Margin of error: $947 · Median earnings, all workers: $48,024 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $70,700 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $60,325Arizona · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $56,422 · Margin of error: $301 · Median earnings, all workers: $43,411 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $60,768 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $51,415Arkansas · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $48,358 · Margin of error: $374 · Median earnings, all workers: $37,551 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $53,580 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $42,910California · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $66,986 · Margin of error: $251 · Median earnings, all workers: $47,310 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $71,132 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $61,569Colorado · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $66,861 · Margin of error: $330 · Median earnings, all workers: $49,876 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $72,493 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $59,731Connecticut · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $73,039 · Margin of error: $510 · Median earnings, all workers: $51,475 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $80,016 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $66,106Delaware · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $60,877 · Margin of error: $661 · Median earnings, all workers: $45,069 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $66,699 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $55,676Florida · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $51,924 · Margin of error: $195 · Median earnings, all workers: $40,450 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $56,456 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $47,382Georgia · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $55,252 · Margin of error: $288 · Median earnings, all workers: $42,039 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $60,617 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $49,449Hawaii · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $60,680 · Margin of error: $446 · Median earnings, all workers: $46,964 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $65,832 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $55,345Idaho · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $53,152 · Margin of error: $475 · Median earnings, all workers: $37,949 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $59,274 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $45,054Illinois · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $63,100 · Margin of error: $286 · Median earnings, all workers: $46,839 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $70,338 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $56,381Indiana · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $54,742 · Margin of error: $218 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,620 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $61,372 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $47,719Iowa · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $56,609 · Margin of error: $328 · Median earnings, all workers: $42,607 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $62,290 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $49,410Kansas · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $54,743 · Margin of error: $266 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,699 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $60,825 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $48,278Kentucky · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $51,911 · Margin of error: $303 · Median earnings, all workers: $39,274 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $57,922 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $45,769Louisiana · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $52,547 · Margin of error: $326 · Median earnings, all workers: $39,482 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $61,264 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $44,630Maine · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $56,966 · Margin of error: $488 · Median earnings, all workers: $42,374 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $61,513 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $51,479Maryland · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $73,141 · Margin of error: $452 · Median earnings, all workers: $55,342 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $78,655 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $68,044Massachusetts · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $78,387 · Margin of error: $463 · Median earnings, all workers: $55,417 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $84,999 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $71,225Michigan · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $58,925 · Margin of error: $236 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,442 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $65,435 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $51,279Minnesota · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $65,788 · Margin of error: $277 · Median earnings, all workers: $49,217 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $71,284 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $59,330Mississippi · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $46,738 · Margin of error: $341 · Median earnings, all workers: $36,119 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $53,346 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $40,668Missouri · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $54,338 · Margin of error: $220 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,514 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $60,458 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $47,953Montana · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $53,527 · Margin of error: $554 · Median earnings, all workers: $38,870 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $59,522 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $46,896Nebraska · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $56,448 · Margin of error: $357 · Median earnings, all workers: $42,720 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $61,866 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $49,375Nevada · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $53,802 · Margin of error: $405 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,834 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $58,171 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $49,465New Hampshire · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $67,599 · Margin of error: $802 · Median earnings, all workers: $50,667 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $75,191 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $59,229New Jersey · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $73,910 · Margin of error: $366 · Median earnings, all workers: $53,737 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $81,456 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $66,569New Mexico · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $51,516 · Margin of error: $586 · Median earnings, all workers: $36,730 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $55,862 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $47,122New York · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $68,891 · Margin of error: $351 · Median earnings, all workers: $49,547 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $72,658 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $63,701North Carolina · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $53,832 · Margin of error: $223 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,356 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $58,444 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $49,054North Dakota · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $58,382 · Margin of error: $542 · Median earnings, all workers: $45,088 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $64,430 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $51,239Ohio · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $57,763 · Margin of error: $215 · Median earnings, all workers: $42,229 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $63,014 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $50,654Oklahoma · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $50,063 · Margin of error: $272 · Median earnings, all workers: $39,039 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $56,911 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $43,749Oregon · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $61,671 · Margin of error: $434 · Median earnings, all workers: $43,942 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $67,127 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $55,932Pennsylvania · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $60,943 · Margin of error: $200 · Median earnings, all workers: $45,214 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $67,353 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $54,031Rhode Island · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $65,164 · Margin of error: $694 · Median earnings, all workers: $47,806 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $70,550 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $58,850South Carolina · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $52,074 · Margin of error: $282 · Median earnings, all workers: $40,213 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $58,386 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $45,996South Dakota · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $53,363 · Margin of error: $361 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,400 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $58,862 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $46,986Tennessee · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $52,502 · Margin of error: $241 · Median earnings, all workers: $40,879 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $58,032 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $46,738Texas · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $56,836 · Margin of error: $242 · Median earnings, all workers: $42,495 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $61,939 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $49,838Utah · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $60,263 · Margin of error: $355 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,786 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $69,050 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $49,388Vermont · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $60,075 · Margin of error: $566 · Median earnings, all workers: $44,003 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $62,871 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $56,358Virginia · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $66,014 · Margin of error: $310 · Median earnings, all workers: $49,405 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $72,654 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $58,743Washington · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $72,011 · Margin of error: $319 · Median earnings, all workers: $52,247 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $79,606 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $63,283West Virginia · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $50,749 · Margin of error: $526 · Median earnings, all workers: $38,136 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $57,355 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $44,242Wisconsin · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $58,613 · Margin of error: $205 · Median earnings, all workers: $45,127 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $63,943 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $51,818Wyoming · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $57,857 · Margin of error: $702 · Median earnings, all workers: $41,574 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $65,810 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $46,306District of Columbia · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $100,257 · Margin of error: $1,131 · Median earnings, all workers: $79,471 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $107,554 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $93,424District of Columbia · Median earnings, full-time year-round: $100,257 · Margin of error: $1,131 · Median earnings, all workers: $79,471 · Median earnings, men working full-time: $107,554 · Median earnings, women working full-time: $93,424Median earnings, full-time year-round$46,738$100,257
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Darker amber is higher median earnings for full-time, year-round workers. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table but is not on this map.

A typical published area has median earnings of $57,365 for people who worked full-time, year-round, the midpoint of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. The District of Columbia leads at $100,257, and Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut and Washington also clear $70,000. Mississippi is the lowest of the 50 states at $46,738. Puerto Rico, which this table also returns, sits far lower at $27,624. The District of Columbia is $53,519 above Mississippi and $72,633 above Puerto Rico. These are medians for full-time, year-round workers in each area in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars, not a mean salary and not a national average of people.

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$57,365typical published areathe middle of the published areas, not an average of workers
$100,257District of Columbiahighest full-time median earnings
$46,738Mississippilowest of the 50 states
$27,624Puerto Ricolowest figure the Census published
6areas at or above $70,000District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut and Washington
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Median earnings, full-time year-round, all published states

Median earnings, full-time year-round · all 52 · ranked high to low

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Median earnings, full-time year-round, all published statesEvery area the Census published in this table: 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 52 in all. District of Columbia leads at $100,257, then Massachusetts at $78,387, New Jersey at $73,910, Maryland at $73,141 and Connecticut at $73,039. Mississippi is the lowest of the 50 states at $46,738. Puerto Rico is $27,624. The middle of the published areas sits at $57,365. 6 areas reach $70,000. The ranking is each area's own median for full-time, year-round workers in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars, not a mean salary.$0$25,000$50,000$75,000$100,000$125,000Median earnings, full-time year-round, 2023 dollars$100,257District of Columbia$78,387Massachusetts$73,910New Jersey$73,141Maryland$73,039Connecticut$72,011Washington$68,891New York$67,599New Hampshire$66,986California$66,861Colorado$66,014Virginia$65,788Minnesota$65,698Alaska$65,164Rhode Island$63,100Illinois$61,671Oregon$60,943Pennsylvania$60,877Delaware$60,680Hawaii$60,263Utah$60,075Vermont$58,925Michigan$58,613Wisconsin$58,382North Dakota$57,857Wyoming$57,763Ohio$56,966Maine$56,836Texas$56,609Iowa$56,448Nebraska$56,422Arizona$55,252Georgia$54,743Kansas$54,742Indiana$54,338Missouri$53,832North Carolina$53,802Nevada$53,527Montana$53,363South Dakota$53,152Idaho$52,547Louisiana$52,502Tennessee$52,074South Carolina$51,924Florida$51,911Kentucky$51,679Alabama$51,516New Mexico$50,749West Virginia$50,063Oklahoma$48,358Arkansas$46,738Mississippi$27,624Puerto Rico
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Every area the Census published in this table: 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, 52 in all. District of Columbia leads at $100,257, then Massachusetts at $78,387, New Jersey at $73,910, Maryland at $73,141 and Connecticut at $73,039. Mississippi is the lowest of the 50 states at $46,738. Puerto Rico is $27,624. The middle of the published areas sits at $57,365. 6 areas reach $70,000. The ranking is each area's own median for full-time, year-round workers in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars, not a mean salary.

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Median earnings, all workers, all published states

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Median earnings, all workers, all published statesThe same 52 areas, ranked by median earnings for everyone 16 and over with earnings, including part-time and part-year workers. District of Columbia still leads, at $79,471. Mississippi is the lowest of the 50 states at $36,119. Puerto Rico is $20,363. The middle of the published areas sits at $42,435. 7 areas reach $50,000 and 41 reach $40,000. These medians sit below the full-time, year-round figures because part-time and part-year work is included.$0$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000Median earnings, all workers with earnings$79,471District of Columbia$55,417Massachusetts$55,342Maryland$53,737New Jersey$52,247Washington$51,475Connecticut$50,667New Hampshire$49,876Colorado$49,547New York$49,405Virginia$49,217Minnesota$48,024Alaska$47,806Rhode Island$47,310California$46,964Hawaii$46,839Illinois$45,214Pennsylvania$45,127Wisconsin$45,088North Dakota$45,069Delaware$44,003Vermont$43,942Oregon$43,411Arizona$42,720Nebraska$42,607Iowa$42,495Texas$42,374Maine$42,229Ohio$42,039Georgia$41,834Nevada$41,786Utah$41,699Kansas$41,620Indiana$41,574Wyoming$41,514Missouri$41,442Michigan$41,400South Dakota$41,356North Carolina$40,879Tennessee$40,450Florida$40,213South Carolina$39,482Louisiana$39,274Kentucky$39,039Oklahoma$38,897Alabama$38,870Montana$38,136West Virginia$37,949Idaho$37,551Arkansas$36,730New Mexico$36,119Mississippi$20,363Puerto Rico
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The same 52 areas, ranked by median earnings for everyone 16 and over with earnings, including part-time and part-year workers. District of Columbia still leads, at $79,471. Mississippi is the lowest of the 50 states at $36,119. Puerto Rico is $20,363. The middle of the published areas sits at $42,435. 7 areas reach $50,000 and 41 reach $40,000. These medians sit below the full-time, year-round figures because part-time and part-year work is included.

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Full-time pay against all-worker pay

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Full-time pay against all-worker payEach point is one area with both figures published, 52 of 52. The relationship is strong: the correlation coefficient is 0.98, so full-time year-round earnings account for about 96 per cent of the variation in all-worker medians. Among the 20 areas where full-time pay is below $55,000, the all-worker median sits at $39,378. In the 6 areas at or above $70,000 the all-worker median rises to $54,540. Massachusetts pairs $78,387 full-time pay with $55,417 for all workers, while Mississippi reports $46,738 against $36,119.$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000$100,000$120,000Median earnings, all workersMedian earnings, full-time year-round
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Each point is one area with both figures published, 52 of 52. The relationship is strong: the correlation coefficient is 0.98, so full-time year-round earnings account for about 96 per cent of the variation in all-worker medians. Among the 20 areas where full-time pay is below $55,000, the all-worker median sits at $39,378. In the 6 areas at or above $70,000 the all-worker median rises to $54,540. Massachusetts pairs $78,387 full-time pay with $55,417 for all workers, while Mississippi reports $46,738 against $36,119.

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Median earnings for full-time, year-round workers, for all workers with earnings, and for men and women working full-time, for every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico on the 2023 ACS five-year estimates. Sort any column or use the filter box to jump to a state by name. Each figure is a median for that area alone, so those columns cannot be averaged into a United States figure.

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District of Columbia$100,257$1,131$79,471$107,554$93,424
Massachusetts$78,387$463$55,417$84,999$71,225
New Jersey$73,910$366$53,737$81,456$66,569
Maryland$73,141$452$55,342$78,655$68,044
Connecticut$73,039$510$51,475$80,016$66,106
Washington$72,011$319$52,247$79,606$63,283
New York$68,891$351$49,547$72,658$63,701
New Hampshire$67,599$802$50,667$75,191$59,229
California$66,986$251$47,310$71,132$61,569
Colorado$66,861$330$49,876$72,493$59,731
Virginia$66,014$310$49,405$72,654$58,743
Minnesota$65,788$277$49,217$71,284$59,330
Alaska$65,698$947$48,024$70,700$60,325
Rhode Island$65,164$694$47,806$70,550$58,850
Illinois$63,100$286$46,839$70,338$56,381
Oregon$61,671$434$43,942$67,127$55,932
Pennsylvania$60,943$200$45,214$67,353$54,031
Delaware$60,877$661$45,069$66,699$55,676
Hawaii$60,680$446$46,964$65,832$55,345
Utah$60,263$355$41,786$69,050$49,388
Vermont$60,075$566$44,003$62,871$56,358
Michigan$58,925$236$41,442$65,435$51,279
Wisconsin$58,613$205$45,127$63,943$51,818
North Dakota$58,382$542$45,088$64,430$51,239
Wyoming$57,857$702$41,574$65,810$46,306
Ohio$57,763$215$42,229$63,014$50,654
Maine$56,966$488$42,374$61,513$51,479
Texas$56,836$242$42,495$61,939$49,838
Iowa$56,609$328$42,607$62,290$49,410
Nebraska$56,448$357$42,720$61,866$49,375
Arizona$56,422$301$43,411$60,768$51,415
Georgia$55,252$288$42,039$60,617$49,449
Kansas$54,743$266$41,699$60,825$48,278
Indiana$54,742$218$41,620$61,372$47,719
Missouri$54,338$220$41,514$60,458$47,953
North Carolina$53,832$223$41,356$58,444$49,054
Nevada$53,802$405$41,834$58,171$49,465
Montana$53,527$554$38,870$59,522$46,896
South Dakota$53,363$361$41,400$58,862$46,986
Idaho$53,152$475$37,949$59,274$45,054
Louisiana$52,547$326$39,482$61,264$44,630
Tennessee$52,502$241$40,879$58,032$46,738
South Carolina$52,074$282$40,213$58,386$45,996
Florida$51,924$195$40,450$56,456$47,382
Kentucky$51,911$303$39,274$57,922$45,769
Alabama$51,679$308$38,897$59,026$44,141
New Mexico$51,516$586$36,730$55,862$47,122
West Virginia$50,749$526$38,136$57,355$44,242
Oklahoma$50,063$272$39,039$56,911$43,749
Arkansas$48,358$374$37,551$53,580$42,910
Mississippi$46,738$341$36,119$53,346$40,668
Puerto Rico$27,624$205$20,363$27,451$27,786

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Full-time pay against all-worker pay

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About this data

  • ACS does not publish a table titled average salary. The figures on this page are medians, not means: the midpoint of workers in each area, in 2023 inflation-adjusted dollars, for the past 12 months.
  • The headline measure (table B20018) is median earnings for people 16 years and over who worked full-time, year-round with earnings. That is the closest ACS stand-in for typical worker pay, sometimes called salary. It is still a median, not an average.
  • Table B20017 adds median earnings for everyone 16 and over with earnings, including part-time and part-year workers, and the full-time year-round medians for men and for women. The all-worker median is lower because part-time and part-year work pulls it down.
  • A state median is the midpoint for workers in that state, so these figures cannot be averaged to produce a national figure.
  • The Census published 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. None of the medians were suppressed. Puerto Rico is listed in the ranking and table. Alaska and Hawaii appear in the ranking; on the map they are drawn as insets.