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Average annual pay and employment by state

Annual averages from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): establishments, employment and average annual pay and weekly wage for all jobs covered by unemployment insurance (private and government, all industries). Values as published by BLS.

Reference period
2024
Licence
Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
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Average annual pay and employment by state: Average annual pay ($)51 areas ranked by Average annual pay ($). Highest: District of Columbia (123k); lowest: Mississippi (51k); national value 76k.District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 123k123kMassachusettsMassachusetts: 96k96kNew YorkNew York: 95k95kWashingtonWashington: 95k95kCaliforniaCalifornia: 92k92kConnecticutConnecticut: 88k88kNew JerseyNew Jersey: 83k83kColoradoColorado: 80k80kMarylandMaryland: 79k79kVirginiaVirginia: 78k78kNew HampshireNew Hampshire: 77k77kIllinoisIllinois: 77k77kTexasTexas: 75k75kMinnesotaMinnesota: 74k74kDelawareDelaware: 72k72kAlaskaAlaska: 72k72kPennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 72k72kOregonOregon: 71k71kGeorgiaGeorgia: 71k71kArizonaArizona: 70k70kFloridaFlorida: 69k69kNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina: 69k69kRhode IslandRhode Island: 68k68kMichiganMichigan: 68k68kTennesseeTennessee: 67k67kHawaiiHawaii: 67k67kNevadaNevada: 67k67kUtahUtah: 67k67kOhioOhio: 66k66kNorth DakotaNorth Dakota: 66k66kVermontVermont: 64k64kMissouriMissouri: 64k64kWisconsinWisconsin: 63k63kMaineMaine: 63k63kIndianaIndiana: 63k63kAlabamaAlabama: 62k62kWyomingWyoming: 62k62kIowaIowa: 61k61kLouisianaLouisiana: 61k61kNebraskaNebraska: 61k61kSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina: 61k61kNew MexicoNew Mexico: 61k61kKansasKansas: 61k61kKentuckyKentucky: 60k60kMontanaMontana: 60k60kIdahoIdaho: 60k60kOklahomaOklahoma: 59k59kArkansasArkansas: 58k58kSouth DakotaSouth Dakota: 58k58kWest VirginiaWest Virginia: 58k58kMississippiMississippi: 51k51kNational 76k
Average annual pay and employment by state: Average annual pay ($)51 areas ranked by Average annual pay ($). Highest: District of Columbia (123k); lowest: Mississippi (51k); national value 76k.District of Colum…District of Columbia: 123k123kMassachusettsMassachusetts: 96k96kNew YorkNew York: 95k95kWashingtonWashington: 95k95kCaliforniaCalifornia: 92k92kConnecticutConnecticut: 88k88kNew JerseyNew Jersey: 83k83kColoradoColorado: 80k80kMarylandMaryland: 79k79kVirginiaVirginia: 78k78kNew HampshireNew Hampshire: 77k77kIllinoisIllinois: 77k77kTexasTexas: 75k75kMinnesotaMinnesota: 74k74kDelawareDelaware: 72k72kAlaskaAlaska: 72k72kPennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 72k72kOregonOregon: 71k71kGeorgiaGeorgia: 71k71kArizonaArizona: 70k70kFloridaFlorida: 69k69kNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina: 69k69kRhode IslandRhode Island: 68k68kMichiganMichigan: 68k68kTennesseeTennessee: 67k67kHawaiiHawaii: 67k67kNevadaNevada: 67k67kUtahUtah: 67k67kOhioOhio: 66k66kNorth DakotaNorth Dakota: 66k66kVermontVermont: 64k64kMissouriMissouri: 64k64kWisconsinWisconsin: 63k63kMaineMaine: 63k63kIndianaIndiana: 63k63kAlabamaAlabama: 62k62kWyomingWyoming: 62k62kIowaIowa: 61k61kLouisianaLouisiana: 61k61kNebraskaNebraska: 61k61kSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina: 61k61kNew MexicoNew Mexico: 61k61kKansasKansas: 61k61kKentuckyKentucky: 60k60kMontanaMontana: 60k60kIdahoIdaho: 60k60kOklahomaOklahoma: 59k59kArkansasArkansas: 58k58kSouth DakotaSouth Dakota: 58k58kWest VirginiaWest Virginia: 58k58kMississippiMississippi: 51k51kNational 76k
Average annual pay ($), 2024, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Average annual pay ($). Highest: District of Columbia (123k); lowest: Mississippi (51k); national value 76k. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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United States75,5851,454154,990,44112,057,370
Alabama62,0441,1932,105,674160,887
Alaska71,8611,382329,16425,107
Arizona70,4061,3543,222,450225,488
Arkansas58,3981,1231,295,577103,755
California92,1451,77218,183,6961,850,051
Colorado80,2871,5442,897,901249,868
Connecticut87,5161,6831,683,378148,930
Delaware72,4081,392477,33645,792
District of Columbia122,9892,365759,66652,240
Florida69,4701,3369,836,491881,921
Georgia70,6071,3584,862,001391,882
Hawaii67,3661,295639,80159,537
Idaho59,5721,146858,504102,742
Illinois77,2571,4866,043,357396,712
Indiana62,7271,2063,179,542191,858
Iowa61,3471,1801,562,561111,801
Kansas60,7781,1691,429,358100,000
Kentucky60,4311,1621,988,347158,455
Louisiana61,2841,1791,920,359155,054
Maine63,2201,216648,87465,438
Maryland78,9411,5182,768,546196,050
Massachusetts96,1091,8483,644,805283,752
Michigan68,2811,3134,407,319300,662
Minnesota74,2211,4272,932,411212,736
Mississippi50,9669801,167,71689,321
Missouri63,9371,2302,898,179243,130
Montana60,0381,155512,77463,895
Nebraska61,0501,1741,018,75976,834
Nevada67,0921,2901,551,426107,931
New Hampshire77,4181,489687,99066,884
New Jersey83,3341,6034,252,229325,936
New Mexico60,9101,171869,98768,556
New York95,0821,8299,705,821707,640
North Carolina68,7211,3224,901,211376,914
North Dakota65,6941,263428,69236,563
Ohio65,8971,2675,520,656343,272
Oklahoma58,6911,1291,692,477129,149
Oregon71,3131,3711,994,161186,601
Pennsylvania71,7241,3796,019,836388,411
Rhode Island68,2891,313495,17949,013
South Carolina61,0111,1732,284,611190,505
South Dakota58,3061,121458,55840,306
Tennessee67,4311,2973,270,771227,134
Texas75,3941,45013,936,364846,066
Utah66,8941,2861,714,013139,514
Vermont64,4661,240309,13832,245
Virginia77,6711,4944,106,139317,533
Washington94,9851,8273,594,439237,649
West Virginia58,2801,121695,65861,700
Wisconsin63,4601,2202,944,347203,377
Wyoming61,6351,185282,19430,572

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2024 annual averages, all industries, total covered (open data file industry/10.csv). Reference period: 2024.

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Source agency
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Dataset
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, annual averages, total covered, all industries
Table
Average annual pay and employment by state
Data last updated
2026-11-09
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https://quadranac.com/tables/us-average-pay/

Average annual pay and employment by state (United States, 2024). Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, annual averages, total covered, all industries. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-average-pay/