
Annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2017, by state (in U.S. dollars)

State | Mean wage and salary |
---|---|
District of Columbia | 85,576 |
New York | 71,852 |
Massachusetts | 70,672 |
Connecticut | 67,278 |
California | 65,492 |
New Jersey | 63,677 |
Washington | 62,274 |
Illinois | 58,420 |
Colorado | 57,294 |
Maryland | 57,205 |
Minnesota | 56,658 |
Texas | 56,591 |
Virginia | 55,985 |
New Hampshire | 55,842 |
Delaware | 55,775 |
United States | 55,331 |
Pennsylvania | 53,674 |
Georgia | 52,851 |
Alaska | 52,349 |
Michigan | 52,308 |
Rhode Island | 50,911 |
North Dakota | 50,816 |
Oregon | 50,502 |
Arizona | 49,752 |
Tennessee | 49,003 |
North Carolina | 48,987 |
Ohio | 48,572 |
Missouri | 47,810 |
Florida | 47,767 |
Wisconsin | 47,212 |
Hawaii | 47,045 |
Nevada | 46,984 |
Louisiana | 46,810 |
Utah | 46,635 |
Indiana | 46,422 |
Kansas | 45,849 |
Iowa | 45,526 |
Wyoming | 45,276 |
Oklahoma | 45,169 |
Vermont | 45,146 |
Alabama | 45,067 |
Kentucky | 44,997 |
Nebraska | 44,395 |
South Carolina | 43,638 |
Maine | 43,456 |
West Virginia | 42,807 |
Arkansas | 42,703 |
South Dakota | 42,343 |
New Mexico | 42,061 |
Idaho | 41,304 |
Montana | 40,888 |
Mississippi | 37,932 |
State | Mean wage and salary |
---|---|
District of Columbia | 85,576 |
New York | 71,852 |
Massachusetts | 70,672 |
Connecticut | 67,278 |
California | 65,492 |
New Jersey | 63,677 |
Washington | 62,274 |
Illinois | 58,420 |
Colorado | 57,294 |
Maryland | 57,205 |
Minnesota | 56,658 |
Texas | 56,591 |
Virginia | 55,985 |
New Hampshire | 55,842 |
Delaware | 55,775 |
United States | 55,331 |
Pennsylvania | 53,674 |
Georgia | 52,851 |
Alaska | 52,349 |
Michigan | 52,308 |
Rhode Island | 50,911 |
North Dakota | 50,816 |
Oregon | 50,502 |
Arizona | 49,752 |
Tennessee | 49,003 |
North Carolina | 48,987 |
Ohio | 48,572 |
Missouri | 47,810 |
Florida | 47,767 |
Wisconsin | 47,212 |
Hawaii | 47,045 |
Nevada | 46,984 |
Louisiana | 46,810 |
Utah | 46,635 |
Indiana | 46,422 |
Kansas | 45,849 |
Iowa | 45,526 |
Wyoming | 45,276 |
Oklahoma | 45,169 |
Vermont | 45,146 |
Alabama | 45,067 |
Kentucky | 44,997 |
Nebraska | 44,395 |
South Carolina | 43,638 |
Maine | 43,456 |
West Virginia | 42,807 |
Arkansas | 42,703 |
South Dakota | 42,343 |
New Mexico | 42,061 |
Idaho | 41,304 |
Montana | 40,888 |
Mississippi | 37,932 |
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