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Average pay in information sector: U.S. states ranked (2023)

Measure: Average pay in information sector ($, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Information industry jobs and pay by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2023.

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Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Data last updated
2026-11-10
Download full table CSVSource: U.S. Census Bureau (County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 51, 511, 517, 518 and 00 (all sectors)) (opens in a new tab)Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator)) (opens in a new tab)

National value: 149,198 (United States).

Washington: 245,097Idaho: 99,479Montana: 74,878North Dakota: 86,196Minnesota: 110,228Michigan: 97,263Ohio: 82,888Pennsylvania: 104,913New York: 157,751Vermont: 108,740New Hampshire: 123,014Maine: 70,634Arizona: 91,352California: 232,014New Mexico: 64,677Texas: 117,710Louisiana: 65,917Mississippi: 60,716Alabama: 77,317Florida: 102,977Georgia: 120,422South Carolina: 80,970North Carolina: 110,267Virginia: 139,665District of Columbia: 141,260Maryland: 112,177Delaware: 126,102New Jersey: 130,150Connecticut: 118,357Rhode Island: 89,144Massachusetts: 162,286Oregon: 112,496Utah: 118,485Wyoming: 70,136Nevada: 85,027Colorado: 143,330South Dakota: 61,790Nebraska: 88,078Kansas: 95,558Oklahoma: 68,801Iowa: 76,290Missouri: 92,314Wisconsin: 99,482Illinois: 122,814Kentucky: 62,565Arkansas: 78,832Tennessee: 83,805West Virginia: 61,367Indiana: 94,784Alaska: 84,797Hawaii: 81,063

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • DC 141,260 $
  • RI 89,144 $
  • DE 126,102 $
  • CT 118,357 $
  • NJ 130,150 $
  • MD 112,177 $
  • MA 162,286 $
  • VT 108,740 $
  • NH 123,014 $
  • Lowest: 60,716 to 76,290 $
  • Group 2: 76,290 to 88,078 $
  • Group 3: 88,078 to 104,913 $
  • Group 4: 104,913 to 122,814 $
  • Highest: 122,814 to 245,097 $
The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified. Alaska and Hawaii are shown as insets, not to scale.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.

Note: County Business Patterns counts employer establishments only; states' values for small subsectors may be withheld (blank) to avoid disclosing individual businesses.

1Washington245,097
2California232,014
3Massachusetts162,286
4New York157,751
5Colorado143,330
6District of Columbia141,260
7Virginia139,665
8New Jersey130,150
9Delaware126,102
10New Hampshire123,014
11Illinois122,814
12Georgia120,422
13Utah118,485
14Connecticut118,357
15Texas117,710
16Oregon112,496
17Maryland112,177
18North Carolina110,267
19Minnesota110,228
20Vermont108,740
21Pennsylvania104,913
22Florida102,977
23Wisconsin99,482
24Idaho99,479
25Michigan97,263
26Kansas95,558
27Indiana94,784
28Missouri92,314
29Arizona91,352
30Rhode Island89,144
31Nebraska88,078
32North Dakota86,196
33Nevada85,027
34Alaska84,797
35Tennessee83,805
36Ohio82,888
37Hawaii81,063
38South Carolina80,970
39Arkansas78,832
40Alabama77,317
41Iowa76,290
42Montana74,878
43Maine70,634
44Wyoming70,136
45Oklahoma68,801
46Louisiana65,917
47New Mexico64,677
48Kentucky62,565
49South Dakota61,790
50West Virginia61,367
51Mississippi60,716

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 51, 511, 517, 518 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.

Cite this ranking

U.S. states ranked by average pay in information sector ($, derived) (2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sector 51 (information) and subsectors 511, 517, 518; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-10. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-average-pay-in-information-sector/

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