Median earnings by educational attainment by state

Name: Median earnings by educational attainment by state (United States)
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-copyright

Median earnings in the past 12 months of people 25 and over with earnings, by highest level of education, in 2025 inflation-adjusted dollars. Earnings cover all workers with earnings, full-time or part-time. Values are as published in the ACS subject table.

Reference period: 2025
Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

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All with earnings, 25 and over ($), 2025, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by All with earnings, 25 and over ($). Highest: District of Columbia (91k); lowest: Mississippi (43k); national value 55k. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

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United States	55,391	34,670	41,466	50,003	71,709	91,554
Alabama	49,182	31,872	37,616	45,430	62,369	75,333
Alaska	57,780	38,768	41,100	54,480	76,713	87,331
Arizona	53,788	35,068	42,006	50,321	70,092	86,833
Arkansas	46,773	32,028	39,416	42,011	61,954	70,448
California	60,209	35,293	42,473	51,680	81,307	111,140
Colorado	64,210	41,652	47,309	52,326	79,205	93,610
Connecticut	64,794	34,232	46,816	53,574	81,785	99,811
Delaware	60,122	36,101	45,394	55,444	75,493	90,543
District of Columbia	91,193	34,863	49,845	49,755	93,573	122,500
Florida	50,586	32,797	39,451	47,106	62,154	81,028
Georgia	52,410	34,657	40,514	46,687	70,770	85,598
Hawaii	56,563	33,245	46,170	52,199	63,624	91,367
Idaho	52,080	38,421	43,433	46,923	65,236	82,452
Illinois	58,108	35,125	41,650	50,082	76,137	90,940
Indiana	51,350	36,837	41,899	48,083	65,175	80,560
Iowa	52,269	40,751	41,431	50,277	63,983	76,978
Kansas	51,459	35,967	40,840	46,704	65,443	75,154
Kentucky	49,846	29,845	39,367	45,805	65,089	72,179
Louisiana	48,993	31,500	39,659	42,877	60,704	72,437
Maine	54,186	33,559	44,413	51,208	62,723	77,697
Maryland	68,633	38,833	46,522	56,598	82,068	106,167
Massachusetts	70,351	41,240	49,781	53,249	81,916	100,982
Michigan	52,095	32,885	40,403	47,005	69,425	86,122
Minnesota	61,125	38,678	45,042	54,540	74,444	89,714
Mississippi	42,741	30,767	36,134	40,958	52,279	66,370
Missouri	51,534	35,814	41,495	48,323	63,816	78,442
Montana	50,459	31,904	39,320	46,139	60,425	74,727
Nebraska	53,901	37,839	41,721	51,036	65,913	78,472
Nevada	50,951	40,628	42,173	48,585	62,986	86,337
New Hampshire	65,081	44,209	51,714	54,697	75,511	91,558
New Jersey	65,096	36,301	42,857	52,430	81,055	102,129
New Mexico	47,799	32,153	38,003	42,493	61,598	83,833
New York	60,427	32,067	41,218	50,219	80,262	96,389
North Carolina	52,099	33,415	40,291	46,415	66,534	84,089
North Dakota	55,738	34,029	45,990	51,970	66,394	80,820
Ohio	52,143	32,584	40,957	48,798	68,856	85,293
Oklahoma	47,364	32,274	38,511	45,245	61,436	76,573
Oregon	56,194	35,782	43,221	51,746	71,747	90,926
Pennsylvania	55,933	35,351	41,417	50,545	71,449	86,672
Rhode Island	60,269	41,833	46,569	51,577	73,939	87,317
South Carolina	50,498	30,648	39,294	45,521	62,016	75,877
South Dakota	51,888	33,589	41,529	50,551	61,498	74,103
Tennessee	51,144	32,491	40,397	46,589	66,572	80,532
Texas	52,197	31,753	39,829	48,742	69,421	91,197
Utah	58,546	41,190	46,340	50,278	70,402	97,332
Vermont	56,777	31,363	46,406	51,932	62,153	74,563
Virginia	62,050	35,834	41,997	51,661	78,511	102,282
Washington	65,778	38,924	47,539	56,259	85,226	108,357
West Virginia	47,410	28,479	38,973	44,432	60,677	78,395
Wisconsin	55,596	37,147	43,480	51,418	70,037	81,682
Wyoming	53,617	34,294	46,868	47,461	60,936	77,447

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

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Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey
Dataset: ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1501
Table: Median earnings by educational attainment by state
Data last updated: 2026-11-09
Page: https://quadranac.com/tables/us-earnings-by-education/

Median earnings by educational attainment by state (United States, 2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 1-year estimates, Table S1501. Retrieved 2026-11-09 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-earnings-by-education/