Median earnings, all workers with earnings: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Median earnings, all workers with earnings. All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Median earnings by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 49,040 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 38,284 to 43,390 $
- Group 2: 43,390 to 46,229 $
- Group 3: 46,229 to 49,830 $
- Group 4: 49,830 to 52,022 $
- Highest: 52,022 to 81,276 $
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | District of Columbia | 81,276 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Massachusetts | 60,386 |
| 3 | Maryland | 60,324 |
| 4 | Washington | 58,392 |
| 5 | Colorado | 56,223 |
| 6 | New Jersey | 56,221 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 55,772 |
| 8 | Connecticut | 55,211 |
| 9 | Virginia | 54,131 |
| 10 | Minnesota | 52,368 |
| 11 | New York | 52,022 |
| 12 | California | 51,548 |
| 13 | Delaware | 51,401 |
| 14 | Hawaii | 51,312 |
| 15 | Rhode Island | 51,091 |
| 16 | Illinois | 50,701 |
| 17 | Vermont | 50,380 |
| 18 | North Dakota | 50,225 |
| 19 | Alaska | 50,219 |
| 20 | Oregon | 50,006 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | 49,830 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | 49,396 |
| 23 | Maine | 49,340 |
| 24 | Arizona | 47,456 |
| 25 | Nebraska | 47,305 |
| 26 | Utah | 46,772 |
| 27 | Georgia | 46,676 |
| 28 | South Dakota | 46,644 |
| 29 | Texas | 46,284 |
| 30 | Ohio | 46,230 |
| 31 | Wyoming | 46,229 |
| 32 | Nevada | 46,148 |
| 33 | North Carolina | 46,098 |
| 34 | Iowa | 45,877 |
| 35 | Missouri | 45,668 |
| 36 | Michigan | 45,641 |
| 37 | Florida | 45,514 |
| 38 | Indiana | 45,275 |
| 39 | Tennessee | 44,975 |
| 40 | Kansas | 44,608 |
| 41 | Idaho | 43,390 |
| 42 | Montana | 42,629 |
| 43 | South Carolina | 42,503 |
| 44 | Kentucky | 42,255 |
| 45 | Alabama | 41,895 |
| 46 | Louisiana | 41,784 |
| 47 | Oklahoma | 41,462 |
| 48 | Arkansas | 41,450 |
| 49 | West Virginia | 41,392 |
| 50 | New Mexico | 40,981 |
| 51 | Mississippi | 38,284 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S2001: Earnings in the Past 12 Months. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by median earnings, all workers with earnings (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S2001; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-29. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-median-earnings-all-workers-with-earnings/