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DC
$96,728
Connecticut
$84,972
Massachusetts
$84,945
New Jersey
$78,700
New York
$78,089
California
$77,339
Washington
$75,698
New Hampshire
$74,663
Colorado
$74,167
Wyoming
$71,342
Maryland
$70,730
Alaska
$68,919
Illinois
$68,822
Virginia
$68,211
Minnesota
$68,010
North Dakota
$66,184
South Dakota
$65,806
Rhode Island
$65,377
Pennsylvania
$65,167
Florida
$63,597
Nebraska
$63,321
Vermont
$63,206
Oregon
$62,767
Texas
$61,985
Delaware
$61,387
Nevada
$61,282
Wisconsin
$61,210
Hawaii
$61,175
Kansas
$60,152
Maine
$59,463
Iowa
$58,905
Tennessee
$58,279
Indiana
$57,930
Utah
$57,925
Ohio
$57,880
Montana
$57,719
North Carolina
$57,416
Georgia
$57,129
Michigan
$56,813
Arizona
$56,667
Missouri
$56,551
Oklahoma
$54,998
Louisiana
$54,622
Idaho
$54,537
South Carolina
$53,320
Kentucky
$52,109
Arkansas
$51,787
New Mexico
$51,500
Alabama
$50,637
West Virginia
$49,169
Mississippi
$46,248
Average Income by State 2024
In the United States, average personal income varies significantly. Many factors affect average personal income levels: the job market, the ratio of costs to profits, and the state of the economy. A state's educational attainment levels have a significant impact on average income. Higher educational attainment, such as getting a graduate or professional degree, leads to higher-paying jobs, increasing the average personal income. The states with the highest educational attainment are the District of Columbia and Massachusetts, which have the country's two highest average incomes at $96,873 and $82,475. The states with the highest educational attainment levels are Maryland, Connecticut, New Jersey, New Hampshire, and New York, which are also among the ten states with the highest average incomes.
The cost of living and the various industries that thrive in a state impact how much money employees are offered, too. States with a higher cost of living generally have higher salaries. The federal government does not determine minimum wage and salaried positions, so the local state governments have full control over these rates, among others.
Average Income by State
State | Income Per Capita 2022 |
---|---|
District of Columbia | $96,728 |
Connecticut | $84,972 |
Massachusetts | $84,945 |
New Jersey | $78,700 |
New York | $78,089 |
California | $77,339 |
Washington | $75,698 |
New Hampshire | $74,663 |
Colorado | $74,167 |
Wyoming | $71,342 |
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income for 2019 was $65,712. Median household income is different from per capita personal income, which was $60,320 at the end of Q3 of 2020. This is $2,801 higher than in Q1 of 2020 and $3,728 higher than in Q3 of 2019. Average incomes by state range from $41,776 in Mississippi to $88,702 in the District of Columbia.
In contrast with the highest paying states, these states have lower educational attainment levels, with particularly lower rates of bachelor's degree holders and graduate or professional degree holders. While average incomes are significantly lower in these states, the livable wages are too because of overall lower costs of living. Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have the lowest costs of living in the U.S. Unfortunately, the states above also have very high poverty rates, with Mississippi's 19.6% being the highest. Incomes in the table below are provided by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and are the figures for Q3 of 2020.
Average Income by State 2024
State | Income Per Capita 2022 | Income Per Capita 2021 |
---|---|---|
District of Columbia | $96,728 | $96,659 |
Connecticut | $84,972 | $82,885 |
Massachusetts | $84,945 | $83,593 |
New Jersey | $78,700 | $77,009 |
New York | $78,089 | $76,753 |
California | $77,339 | $76,800 |
Washington | $75,698 | $73,755 |
New Hampshire | $74,663 | $73,279 |
Colorado | $74,167 | $70,715 |
Wyoming | $71,342 | $69,584 |
Maryland | $70,730 | $69,710 |
Alaska | $68,919 | $65,677 |
Illinois | $68,822 | $67,165 |
Virginia | $68,211 | $66,190 |
Minnesota | $68,010 | $66,232 |
North Dakota | $66,184 | $64,276 |
South Dakota | $65,806 | $64,405 |
Rhode Island | $65,377 | $64,296 |
Pennsylvania | $65,167 | $64,042 |
Florida | $63,597 | $62,136 |
Nebraska | $63,321 | $61,210 |
Vermont | $63,206 | $61,748 |
Oregon | $62,767 | $61,449 |
Texas | $61,985 | $59,802 |
Delaware | $61,387 | $59,846 |
Nevada | $61,282 | $60,167 |
Wisconsin | $61,210 | $59,787 |
Hawaii | $61,175 | $60,711 |
Kansas | $60,152 | $58,857 |
Maine | $59,463 | $58,272 |
Iowa | $58,905 | $57,080 |
Tennessee | $58,279 | $56,616 |
Indiana | $57,930 | $56,435 |
Utah | $57,925 | $56,000 |
Ohio | $57,880 | $56,955 |
Montana | $57,719 | $56,848 |
North Carolina | $57,416 | $56,095 |
Georgia | $57,129 | $55,846 |
Michigan | $56,813 | $56,569 |
Arizona | $56,667 | $55,574 |
Missouri | $56,551 | $55,310 |
Oklahoma | $54,998 | $53,808 |
Louisiana | $54,622 | $54,181 |
Idaho | $54,537 | $52,276 |
South Carolina | $53,320 | $52,441 |
Kentucky | $52,109 | $51,298 |
Arkansas | $51,787 | $50,588 |
New Mexico | $51,500 | $50,292 |
Alabama | $50,637 | $49,671 |
West Virginia | $49,169 | $48,418 |
Mississippi | $46,248 | $45,887 |
United States | $63,442.25 | $62,062.71 |
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