Highest-Paying States

Ranked by average median salary across all occupations.

#	State	Avg Median Salary	Total Employment
1	District of Columbia	$86,212	681,020
2	California	$77,630	17,886,350
3	Washington	$76,972	3,499,480
4	New York	$76,700	9,416,140
5	Massachusetts	$75,562	3,569,540
6	New Jersey	$73,731	4,204,480
7	Alaska	$72,971	310,610
8	Connecticut	$72,733	1,650,940
9	Maryland	$72,014	2,702,550
10	Rhode Island	$70,528	471,680
11	Hawaii	$70,519	599,260
12	Minnesota	$70,022	2,892,140
13	Oregon	$69,872	1,936,270
14	Colorado	$69,867	2,818,810
15	Delaware	$67,943	454,250
16	Illinois	$67,505	5,962,720
17	Virginia	$67,426	4,001,160
18	New Hampshire	$66,110	654,660
19	Vermont	$65,832	291,190
20	Arizona	$65,162	3,159,230
21	Maine	$64,311	620,930
22	Nevada	$64,244	1,496,890
23	Wisconsin	$64,154	2,903,430
24	North Dakota	$64,063	414,470
25	Michigan	$63,953	4,368,150
26	Pennsylvania	$63,932	5,984,350
27	New Mexico	$63,494	838,310
28	Utah	$63,017	1,679,520
29	Texas	$62,977	13,699,010
30	Ohio	$62,692	5,489,830
31	Wyoming	$62,322	271,870
32	Georgia	$62,151	4,758,360
33	Indiana	$61,905	3,161,710
34	North Carolina	$61,854	4,854,510
35	Missouri	$61,621	2,879,390
36	Nebraska	$61,419	1,004,640
37	Iowa	$61,297	1,548,990
38	Kansas	$60,969	1,422,480
39	Tennessee	$60,741	3,250,340
40	South Carolina	$60,704	2,246,120
41	Montana	$60,677	497,760
42	Florida	$60,529	9,704,580
43	Idaho	$60,402	824,660
44	Alabama	$59,257	2,049,520
45	Kentucky	$58,969	1,973,840
46	South Dakota	$58,851	444,300
47	Oklahoma	$58,417	1,676,830
48	West Virginia	$57,702	692,990
49	Louisiana	$57,453	1,889,540
50	Arkansas	$54,692	1,270,400
51	Mississippi	$53,813	1,142,520

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.