# List of U.S. states and territories by median wage and mean wage

This article contains lists of U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories by annual median wage and annual mean wage.
The first table contains a list of U.S. states and territories by annual median income. The second table contains a list of U.S. states and territories by annual mean wage.
Average wage in the United States was $69,392 in 2020. Median income per person in the U.S. was $42,800 in 2019. The average is higher than the median because there are a small number of individuals with very high earnings, and a large number of individuals with relatively low earnings. (See Income inequality in the United States.)

## Mean salary map

Map of U.S. states by annual average salary (as of 2020).
| Dark Blue | above $100,000 |
| Light Blue | $70,000 to $99,999 |
| Orange | $50,000 to $69,999 |
| Red | below $49,999 |

## List of U.S. states and territories by annual median wage

U.S. states and territories by annual median wage 2021 (in current dollars) :
| National rank | State or territory | Median wage in US$ | Average earnings in US$ |
| 1 | District of Columbia | $79,960 | $130,836 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $58,540 | $93,765 |
| 3 | Washington | $50,450 | $90,128 |
| 4 | Alaska | $48,820 | $78,089 |
| 5 | New York | $48,800 | $95,470 |
| 6 | Connecticut | $48,720 | $86,235 |
| 7 | Maryland | $48,460 | $79,257 |
| 8 | New Jersey | $48,200 | $86,170 |
| 9 | Colorado | $47,940 | $76,485 |
| 10 | California | $47,920 | $93,517 |
| 11 | Rhode Island | $47,780 | $71,848 |
| 12 | Hawaii | $47,700 | $72,694 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $47,590 | $74,527 |
| 14 | Virginia | $47,200 | $74,924 |
| 15 | New Hampshire | $46,960 | $79,928 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $46,960 | $69,662 |
| 17 | Oregon | $46,910 | $72,616 |
| 17 | Vermont | $46,910 | $60,840 |
| 19 | Delaware | $46,700 | $72,044 |
| 20 | Illinois | $46,630 | $79,852 |
| 21 | Wyoming | $45,890 | $62,345 |
| 22 | Michigan | $45,190 | $68,667 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | $45,000 | $66,542 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | $44,900 | $74,420 |
| 25 | Maine | $42,950 | $61,791 |
| 26 | Ohio | $39,680 | $67,110 |
| 27 | Arizona | $39,501 | $67,937 |
| 28 | Iowa | $39,070 | $62,273 |
| 29 | Texas | $39,030 | $73,069 |
| 30 | Utah | $38,860 | $64,689 |
| 31 | Nebraska | $38,780 | $67,902 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $38,370 | $66,991 |
| 33 | Georgia | $38,340 | $68,677 |
| 34 | Indiana | $38,330 | $68,221 |
| 35 | Missouri | $38,130 | $64,278 |
| 36 | Kansas | $38,050 | $65,062 |
| 37 | Montana | $38,050 | $57,994 |
| 38 | Florida | $37,920 | $63,238 |
| 39 | Nevada | $37,900 | $67,922 |
| 40 | New Mexico | $37,810 | $59,412 |
| 41 | South Dakota | $37,710 | $67,001 |
| 42 | Tennessee | $37,700 | $68,327 |
| 43 | Kentucky | $37,660 | $60,619 |
| 44 | Idaho | $37,550 | $60,515 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $37,500 | $61,686 |
| 46 | Louisiana | $37,320 | $62,679 |
| 47 | Alabama | $37,250 | $59,152 |
| 47 | South Carolina | $37,250 | $60,698 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $36,860 | $58,638 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $36,680 | $56,800 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $35,070 | $51,608 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $20,100 | No data |
| — | American Samoa | No data | No data |
| — | Guam | No data | No data |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | No data | No data |
| — | U.S. Virgin Islands | No data | No data |

## List of U.S. states and territories by annual mean wage

U.S. states and territories by mean annual wage 2022 (in current dollars) :
| National rank | State or territory | Mean wage in US$ |
| 1 | District of Columbia | $87,920 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | $63,910 |
| 3 | New York | $61,870 |
| 4 | Connecticut | $60,780 |
| 5 | Washington | $59,410 |
| 6 | California | $59,150 |
| 7 | Maryland | $58,770 |
| 8 | Alaska | $58,710 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $58,210 |
| 10 | Colorado | $55,820 |
| 11 | Virginia | $55,310 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $54,810 |
| 13 | Minnesota | $54,200 |
| 14 | Illinois | $53,790 |
| 15 | Delaware | $53,320 |
| 16 | Hawaii | $52,900 |
| 17 | New Hampshire | $52,350 |
| 18 | Oregon | $52,000 |
| 19 | Vermont | $50,150 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | $50,030 |
| 21 | Texas | $49,720 |
| 22 | North Dakota | $49,620 |
| 23 | Michigan | $49,510 |
| 24 | Arizona | $49,290 |
| 25 | Wyoming | $48,630 |
| 26 | Georgia | $48,280 |
| 27 | Ohio | $48,220 |
| 28 | Utah | $47,920 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | $47,350 |
| 30 | North Carolina | $47,200 |
| 31 | Maine | $46,810 |
| 32 | Nebraska | $46,710 |
| 33 | Missouri | $46,460 |
| 34 | Nevada | $46,170 |
| 35 | Iowa | $46,150 |
| 36 | Florida | $46,010 |
| 37 | New Mexico | $45,400 |
| 38 | Indiana | $45,290 |
| 39 | Kansas | $45,280 |
| 40 | Tennessee | $44,660 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $44,220 |
| 42 | Montana | $43,860 |
| 43 | Alabama | $43,790 |
| 44 | Idaho | $43,480 |
| 45 | Kentucky | $43,210 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $43,210 |
| 47 | U.S. Virgin Islands | $42,870 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $42,660 |
| 49 | West Virginia | $42,370 |
| 50 | South Dakota | $41,800 |
| 51 | Arkansas | $41,540 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $39,420 |
| 53 | Guam | $36,550 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $29,460 |
| — | American Samoa | No data |
| — | Northern Mariana Islands | No data |