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.
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.)
Map of U.S. states by annual average salary (as of 2020).
| above $100,000 | ||
| $70,000 to $99,999 | ||
| $50,000 to $69,999 | ||
| below $49,999 |
| 1 | $79,960 | $130,836 | |||
| 2 | $58,540 | $93,765 | |||
| 3 | $50,450 | $90,128 | |||
| 4 | $48,820 | $78,089 | |||
| 5 | $48,800 | $95,470 | |||
| 6 | $48,720 | $86,235 | |||
| 7 | $48,460 | $79,257 | |||
| 8 | $48,200 | $86,170 | |||
| 9 | $47,940 | $76,485 | |||
| 10 | $47,920 | $93,517 | |||
| 11 | $47,780 | $71,848 | |||
| 12 | $47,700 | $72,694 | |||
| 13 | $47,590 | $74,527 | |||
| 14 | $47,200 | $74,924 | |||
| 15 | $46,960 | $79,928 | |||
| 16 | $46,960 | $69,662 | |||
| 17 | $46,910 | $72,616 | |||
| 17 | $46,910 | $60,840 | |||
| 19 | $46,700 | $72,044 | |||
| 20 | $46,630 | $79,852 | |||
| 21 | $45,890 | $62,345 | |||
| 22 | $45,190 | $68,667 | |||
| 23 | $45,000 | $66,542 | |||
| 24 | $44,900 | $74,420 | |||
| 25 | $42,950 | $61,791 | |||
| 26 | $39,680 | $67,110 | |||
| 27 | $39,500 | $67,937 | |||
| 28 | $39,070 | $62,273 | |||
| 29 | $39,030 | $73,069 | |||
| 30 | $38,860 | $64,689 | |||
| 31 | $38,780 | $67,902 | |||
| 32 | $38,370 | $66,991 | |||
| 33 | $38,340 | $68,677 | |||
| 34 | $38,330 | $68,221 | |||
| 35 | $38,130 | $64,278 | |||
| 36 | $38,050 | $65,062 | |||
| 37 | $38,050 | $57,994 | |||
| 38 | $37,920 | $63,238 | |||
| 39 | $37,900 | $67,922 | |||
| 40 | $37,810 | $59,412 | |||
| 41 | $37,710 | $67,001 | |||
| 42 | $37,700 | $68,327 | |||
| 43 | $37,660 | $60,619 | |||
| 44 | $37,550 | $60,515 | |||
| 45 | $37,500 | $61,686 | |||
| 46 | $37,320 | $62,679 | |||
| 47 | $37,250 | $59,152 | |||
| 47 | $37,250 | $60,698 | |||
| 49 | $36,860 | $58,638 | |||
| 50 | $36,680 | $56,800 | |||
| 51 | $35,070 | $51,608 | |||
| 52 | align=“left” |  Puerto Rico | $20,100[5] | No data | |
| — | align=“left” |  American Samoa | No data | No data | |
| — | align=“left” |  Guam | No data | No data | |
| — | align=“left” |  Northern Mariana Islands | No data | No data | |
| — | align=“left” | No data | No data |
| 1 | $87,920 | ||
| 2 | $63,910 | ||
| 3 | $61,870 | ||
| 4 | $60,780 | ||
| 5 | $59,410 | ||
| 6 | $59,150 | ||
| 7 | $58,770 | ||
| 8 | $58,710 | ||
| 9 | $58,210 | ||
| 10 | $55,820 | ||
| 11 | $55,310 | ||
| 12 | $54,810 | ||
| 13 | $54,200 | ||
| 14 | $53,790 | ||
| 15 | $53,320 | ||
| 16 | $52,900 | ||
| 17 | $52,350 | ||
| 18 | $52,000 | ||
| 19 | $50,150 | ||
| 20 | $50,030 | ||
| 21 | $49,720 | ||
| 22 | $49,620 | ||
| 23 | $49,510 | ||
| 24 | $49,290 | ||
| 25 | $48,630 | ||
| 26 | Georgia | $48,280 | |
| 27 | $48,220 | ||
| 28 | $47,920 | ||
| 29 | $47,350 | ||
| 30 | $47,200 | ||
| 31 | $46,810 | ||
| 32 | $46,710 | ||
| 33 | $46,460 | ||
| 34 | $46,170 | ||
| 35 | $46,150 | ||
| 36 | $46,010 | ||
| 37 | $45,400 | ||
| 38 | $45,290 | ||
| 39 | $45,280 | ||
| 40 | $44,660 | ||
| 41 | $44,220 | ||
| 42 | $43,860 | ||
| 43 | $43,790 | ||
| 44 | $43,480 | ||
| 45 | $43,210 | ||
| 46 | $43,210 | ||
| 47 | $42,870 | ||
| 48 | $42,660 | ||
| 49 | $42,370 | ||
| 50 | $41,800 | ||
| 51 | $41,540 | ||
| 52 | $39,420 | ||
| 53 | $36,550 | ||
| 54 | $29,460 | ||
| — | No data | ||
| — | No data |