Wages by state
The 50 states and the District of Columbia ranked by their all-occupations median wage, May 2025. The US median is $50,980 a year across 155,495,730 jobs. Each profile carries the state's 20 highest-paying and 20 largest occupations, every occupation group, its metropolitan areas and links to the 3,000 occupation-by-state pages.
All 50 states and DC, by median wage
| Rank | State | Median hourly | Median annual | Mean annual | Employment | Occupation pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $44.01 | $91,540 | $111,010 | 701,920 | 0 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $30.57 | $63,590 | $85,610 | 3,637,650 | 62 |
| 3 | Washington | $30.28 | $62,990 | $83,330 | 3,550,970 | 63 |
| 4 | Alaska | $29.33 | $61,000 | $74,720 | 325,570 | 50 |
| 5 | Colorado | $28.75 | $59,800 | $77,190 | 2,873,900 | 63 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $28.70 | $59,690 | $77,420 | 1,696,170 | 62 |
| 7 | New York | $28.69 | $59,670 | $82,460 | 9,688,000 | 63 |
| 8 | Maryland | $28.61 | $59,510 | $77,580 | 2,763,030 | 61 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $28.16 | $58,570 | $78,040 | 4,285,720 | 63 |
| 10 | California | $28.00 | $58,240 | $80,690 | 18,213,700 | 63 |
| 11 | Oregon | $27.40 | $57,000 | $72,460 | 1,967,130 | 62 |
| 12 | Minnesota | $27.36 | $56,920 | $71,160 | 2,949,820 | 62 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $27.30 | $56,780 | $71,900 | 501,340 | 0 |
| 14 | Vermont | $27.11 | $56,390 | $69,050 | 303,890 | 54 |
| 15 | Hawaii | $27.08 | $56,320 | $70,270 | 627,530 | 57 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $26.87 | $55,880 | $71,360 | 683,290 | 62 |
| 17 | Virginia | $26.78 | $55,690 | $74,040 | 4,109,320 | 63 |
| 18 | North Dakota | $25.23 | $52,480 | $64,050 | 429,430 | 55 |
| 19 | Delaware | $25.09 | $52,190 | $69,880 | 484,790 | 60 |
| 20 | Illinois | $24.98 | $51,960 | $71,130 | 6,098,130 | 63 |
| 21 | Maine | $24.73 | $51,430 | $65,780 | 640,610 | 60 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $24.17 | $50,270 | $64,270 | 2,941,540 | 63 |
| 23 | Wyoming | $24.17 | $50,270 | $61,560 | 280,740 | 49 |
| 24 | Utah | $24.09 | $50,110 | $66,290 | 1,735,590 | 61 |
| 25 | Arizona | $24.07 | $50,060 | $67,620 | 3,239,430 | 63 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | $23.89 | $49,690 | $65,730 | 6,064,600 | 63 |
| 27 | Ohio | $23.74 | $49,380 | $64,390 | 5,550,180 | 63 |
| 28 | Michigan | $23.69 | $49,270 | $64,920 | 4,403,730 | 63 |
| 29 | Nebraska | $23.55 | $48,980 | $62,400 | 1,024,370 | 62 |
| 30 | Montana | $23.43 | $48,740 | $60,880 | 511,580 | 60 |
| 31 | Texas | $23.38 | $48,620 | $65,750 | 14,071,160 | 63 |
| 32 | Iowa | $23.34 | $48,540 | $59,830 | 1,559,240 | 62 |
| 33 | Georgia | $23.16 | $48,170 | $65,920 | 4,889,170 | 63 |
| 34 | Kansas | $23.08 | $48,010 | $60,640 | 1,437,520 | 62 |
| 35 | Idaho | $23.06 | $47,970 | $61,170 | 857,440 | 62 |
| 36 | North Carolina | $23.06 | $47,970 | $64,290 | 4,941,820 | 63 |
| 37 | Florida | $23.02 | $47,880 | $64,670 | 9,929,860 | 63 |
| 38 | Indiana | $23.01 | $47,860 | $60,840 | 3,201,220 | 63 |
| 39 | Missouri | $22.98 | $47,800 | $62,160 | 2,936,050 | 63 |
| 40 | Nevada | $22.91 | $47,660 | $62,050 | 1,551,540 | 62 |
| 41 | Tennessee | $22.78 | $47,380 | $60,800 | 3,278,760 | 63 |
| 42 | New Mexico | $22.70 | $47,210 | $62,330 | 870,970 | 62 |
| 43 | South Dakota | $22.63 | $47,080 | $57,610 | 457,380 | 56 |
| 44 | Kentucky | $22.56 | $46,920 | $58,990 | 2,000,360 | 62 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $22.35 | $46,490 | $59,280 | 2,305,080 | 63 |
| 46 | Alabama | $21.96 | $45,670 | $57,500 | 2,113,660 | 63 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | $21.92 | $45,600 | $56,950 | 1,707,680 | 63 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $21.89 | $45,520 | $56,600 | 1,934,900 | 63 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $21.78 | $45,300 | $56,470 | 701,610 | 62 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $20.98 | $43,630 | $54,890 | 1,303,630 | 62 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $19.29 | $40,120 | $50,810 | 1,163,030 | 60 |
Puerto Rico, Guam and the US Virgin Islands are in the OEWS state file and appear in occupation tables, but have no profile page. Metropolitan areas have their own profiles, listed on each state page and on the metros hub.
Source and notes
Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS state estimates.
- Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
- Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.