Salaries by state in the United States
Published pay for 20 occupations across 51 states, reference period May 2025. Every figure is taken from the official table; states without enough reliable estimates are listed without a link.
| State | Roles with a published median | All-occupation median |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 19 | $91,540 |
| Massachusetts | 20 | $63,590 |
| Washington | 20 | $62,990 |
| Alaska | 17 | $61,000 |
| Colorado | 20 | $59,800 |
| Connecticut | 20 | $59,690 |
| New York | 20 | $59,670 |
| Maryland | 20 | $59,510 |
| New Jersey | 20 | $58,570 |
| California | 20 | $58,240 |
| Oregon | 19 | $57,000 |
| Minnesota | 20 | $56,920 |
| Rhode Island | 18 | $56,780 |
| Vermont | 18 | $56,390 |
| Hawaii | 18 | $56,320 |
| New Hampshire | 19 | $55,880 |
| Virginia | 20 | $55,690 |
| North Dakota | 19 | $52,480 |
| Delaware | 16 | $52,190 |
| Illinois | 20 | $51,960 |
| Maine | 19 | $51,430 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | $50,270 |
| Wyoming | 18 | $50,270 |
| Utah | 20 | $50,110 |
| Arizona | 20 | $50,060 |
| Pennsylvania | 20 | $49,690 |
| Ohio | 19 | $49,380 |
| Michigan | 20 | $49,270 |
| Nebraska | 20 | $48,980 |
| Montana | 19 | $48,740 |
| Texas | 20 | $48,620 |
| Iowa | 20 | $48,540 |
| Georgia | 18 | $48,170 |
| Kansas | 19 | $48,010 |
| Idaho | 18 | $47,970 |
| North Carolina | 20 | $47,970 |
| Florida | 19 | $47,880 |
| Indiana | 20 | $47,860 |
| Missouri | 20 | $47,800 |
| Nevada | 20 | $47,660 |
| Tennessee | 20 | $47,380 |
| New Mexico | 19 | $47,210 |
| South Dakota | 19 | $47,080 |
| Kentucky | 20 | $46,920 |
| South Carolina | 19 | $46,490 |
| Alabama | 18 | $45,670 |
| Oklahoma | 20 | $45,600 |
| Louisiana | 20 | $45,520 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $45,300 |
| Arkansas | 19 | $43,630 |
| Mississippi | 19 | $40,120 |
Source, method and data quality
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (Public domain (U.S. Government work)). Reference period: May 2025. Updates: Yearly (spring release).
- Observed figures are copied from the published table without adjustment. Derived figures (rankings, ratios and differences) are calculated by us from those observed figures. No figure on this page is modeled or estimated.
- Relative standard error (PRSE) published per estimate.
- Place hierarchy from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Data last updated: .
- Full method: methodology.