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Median earnings of workers 25 and over: U.S. states ranked (2025)

Measure: Median earnings of workers 25 and over ($). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Median earnings by educational attainment by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.

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Data last updated
2026-11-09
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National value: 55,391 (United States).

Washington: 65,778Idaho: 52,080Montana: 50,459North Dakota: 55,738Minnesota: 61,125Michigan: 52,095Ohio: 52,143Pennsylvania: 55,933New York: 60,427Vermont: 56,777New Hampshire: 65,081Maine: 54,186Arizona: 53,788California: 60,209New Mexico: 47,799Texas: 52,197Louisiana: 48,993Mississippi: 42,741Alabama: 49,182Florida: 50,586Georgia: 52,410South Carolina: 50,498North Carolina: 52,099Virginia: 62,050District of Columbia: 91,193Maryland: 68,633Delaware: 60,122New Jersey: 65,096Connecticut: 64,794Rhode Island: 60,269Massachusetts: 70,351Oregon: 56,194Utah: 58,546Wyoming: 53,617Nevada: 50,951Colorado: 64,210South Dakota: 51,888Nebraska: 53,901Kansas: 51,459Oklahoma: 47,364Iowa: 52,269Missouri: 51,534Wisconsin: 55,596Illinois: 58,108Kentucky: 49,846Arkansas: 46,773Tennessee: 51,144West Virginia: 47,410Indiana: 51,350Alaska: 57,780Hawaii: 56,563

Small states, hard to see on the map:

  • DC 91,193 $
  • RI 60,269 $
  • DE 60,122 $
  • CT 64,794 $
  • NJ 65,096 $
  • MD 68,633 $
  • MA 70,351 $
  • VT 56,777 $
  • NH 65,081 $
  • Lowest: 42,741 to 50,586 $
  • Group 2: 50,586 to 52,143 $
  • Group 3: 52,143 to 55,933 $
  • Group 4: 55,933 to 60,427 $
  • Highest: 60,427 to 91,193 $
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. Values are as published in the source table.

1District of Columbia91,193
2Massachusetts70,351
3Maryland68,633
4Washington65,778
5New Jersey65,096
6New Hampshire65,081
7Connecticut64,794
8Colorado64,210
9Virginia62,050
10Minnesota61,125
11New York60,427
12Rhode Island60,269
13California60,209
14Delaware60,122
15Utah58,546
16Illinois58,108
17Alaska57,780
18Vermont56,777
19Hawaii56,563
20Oregon56,194
21Pennsylvania55,933
22North Dakota55,738
23Wisconsin55,596
24Maine54,186
25Nebraska53,901
26Arizona53,788
27Wyoming53,617
28Georgia52,410
29Iowa52,269
30Texas52,197
31Ohio52,143
32North Carolina52,099
33Michigan52,095
34Idaho52,080
35South Dakota51,888
36Missouri51,534
37Kansas51,459
38Indiana51,350
39Tennessee51,144
40Nevada50,951
41Florida50,586
42South Carolina50,498
43Montana50,459
44Kentucky49,846
45Alabama49,182
46Louisiana48,993
47New Mexico47,799
48West Virginia47,410
49Oklahoma47,364
50Arkansas46,773
51Mississippi42,741

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates, Table S1501: Educational Attainment. Reference period: 2025.

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U.S. states ranked by median earnings of workers 25 and over ($) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1501; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-09. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-median-earnings-of-workers-25-and-over/

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