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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.

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Average wage in the United States was $69,392 in 2020.^[1] Median income per person in the U.S. was $42,800 in 2019.^[2] 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.)

Dark Blue	above $100,000
Light Blue	$70,000 to $99,999
Orange	$50,000 to $69,999
Red	below $49,999

National rank	State or territory	Median wage in US$^[4]	Average earnings in US$^[3]
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	$39,500	$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^[5]	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

National rank	State or territory	Mean wage in US$^[6]
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

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