393 metro areas · 52 states

Average Salary by State and City

The average U.S. salary is $69,770 a year across all jobs and the median is $50,980 (BLS, May 2025). In the 52 states we cover it ranges from $38,840 in Puerto Rico to $111,010 in Washington, D.C..

$69,770U.S. average
$111Khighest: Washington, D.C.
$39Klowest: Puerto Rico
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Average salary by state

StateAverage salaryMedian salaryCost of livingMedian household incomeMetros covered
Washington, D.C.$111,010$91,540109.9$106,2871
Massachusetts$85,610$63,590105.8$101,3416
Washington$83,330$62,990107.0$94,95211
New York$82,460$59,670107.9$84,57813
California$80,690$58,240110.7$96,33425
New Jersey$78,040$58,570108.8$101,0503
Maryland$77,580$59,510105.0$101,6524
Connecticut$77,420$59,690103.6$93,7605
Colorado$77,190$59,800103.1$92,4707
Alaska$74,720$61,000102.4$89,3362
Virginia$74,040$55,690101.1$90,9749
Oregon$72,460$57,000103.4$80,4268
Rhode Island$71,900$56,780102.3$86,3721
New Hampshire$71,360$55,880104.2$95,6281
Minnesota$71,160$56,92098.6$87,5565
Illinois$71,130$51,960100.0$81,7028
Hawaii$70,270$56,320110.0$98,3172
Delaware$69,880$52,19099.8$82,8551
Vermont$69,050$56,39098.0$78,0241
Arizona$67,620$50,060100.7$76,8727
Utah$66,290$50,11098.9$91,7505
Georgia$65,920$48,17096.3$74,66414
Maine$65,780$51,43097.0$71,7733
Texas$65,750$48,62097.1$76,29226
Pennsylvania$65,730$49,69097.6$76,08116
Michigan$64,920$49,27096.2$71,14915
Florida$64,670$47,880103.4$71,71122
Ohio$64,390$49,38092.8$69,68012
North Carolina$64,290$47,97094.3$69,90415
Wisconsin$64,270$50,27094.1$75,67013
North Dakota$64,050$52,48089.0$75,9494
Nebraska$62,400$48,98090.1$74,9853
New Mexico$62,330$47,21092.2$62,1254
Missouri$62,160$47,80090.8$68,9208
Nevada$62,050$47,660100.0$75,5613
Wyoming$61,560$50,27092.7$74,8152
Idaho$61,170$47,97095.5$74,6366
Montana$60,880$48,74094.6$69,9225
Indiana$60,840$47,86093.3$70,05112
Tennessee$60,800$47,38091.9$67,09710
Kansas$60,640$48,01090.1$72,6394
Iowa$59,830$48,54087.8$73,1478
South Carolina$59,280$46,49093.7$66,8188
Kentucky$58,990$46,92090.2$62,4176
South Dakota$57,610$47,08088.6$72,4212
Alabama$57,500$45,67088.8$62,02712
Oklahoma$56,950$45,60087.8$63,6034
Louisiana$56,600$45,52088.2$60,02310
West Virginia$56,470$45,30089.5$57,9177
Arkansas$54,890$43,63086.9$58,7735
Mississippi$50,810$40,12087.0$54,9153
Puerto Rico$38,840$28,680n/a$25,0966

Top 15 metro areas by average salary

San Jose, CA$119,230
San Francisco, CA$100,220
Washington, DC$91,930
Seattle, WA$91,790
Boulder, CO$91,760
Boston, MA$89,620
New York, NY$86,310
Bridgeport, CT$84,700
Lexington Park, MD$82,580
Trenton, NJ$82,560
Denver, CO$81,690
Rochester, MN$80,590
Durham, NC$79,700
San Diego, CA$79,060
Portland, OR$78,430

Where the average salary goes furthest (adjusted for local prices)

San Jose, CA$107,976
Rochester, MN$88,735
Boulder, CO$87,223
San Francisco, CA$86,686
Washington, DC$84,429
Boston, MA$82,778
Seattle, WA$82,595
Lexington Park, MD$81,957
Durham, NC$81,683
Trenton, NJ$80,016
Bridgeport, CT$79,260
Denver, CO$77,225
New York, NY$76,677
Huntsville, AL$76,382
Midland, MI$76,229
Average salary divided by the BEA price parity: what it would buy in a typical U.S. metro.

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Every city by state

Alabama12 metros · $58K
Alaska2 metros · $75K
Arizona7 metros · $68K
Arkansas5 metros · $55K
California25 metros · $81K
Colorado7 metros · $77K
Connecticut5 metros · $77K
Delaware1 metros · $70K
Florida22 metros · $65K
Georgia14 metros · $66K
Hawaii2 metros · $70K
Idaho6 metros · $61K
Illinois8 metros · $71K
Indiana12 metros · $61K
Iowa8 metros · $60K
Kansas4 metros · $61K
Kentucky6 metros · $59K
Louisiana10 metros · $57K
Maine3 metros · $66K
Maryland4 metros · $78K
Massachusetts6 metros · $86K
Michigan15 metros · $65K
Minnesota5 metros · $71K
Mississippi3 metros · $51K
Missouri8 metros · $62K
Montana5 metros · $61K
Nebraska3 metros · $62K
Nevada3 metros · $62K
New Hampshire1 metros · $71K
New Jersey3 metros · $78K
New Mexico4 metros · $62K
New York13 metros · $82K
North Carolina15 metros · $64K
North Dakota4 metros · $64K
Ohio12 metros · $64K
Oklahoma4 metros · $57K
Oregon8 metros · $72K
Pennsylvania16 metros · $66K
Puerto Rico6 metros · $39K
Rhode Island1 metros · $72K
South Carolina8 metros · $59K
South Dakota2 metros · $58K
Tennessee10 metros · $61K
Texas26 metros · $66K
Utah5 metros · $66K
Vermont1 metros · $69K
Virginia9 metros · $74K
Washington11 metros · $83K
Washington, D.C.1 metros · $111K
West Virginia7 metros · $56K
Wisconsin13 metros · $64K
Wyoming2 metros · $62K

Average salary: questions

What is the average salary in the U.S.?

$69,770 a year across all jobs (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025). The typical (median) worker earns less, $50,980, because a minority of high earners lifts the average.

Why do some states look cheaper but pay less?

Wages and prices move together: metros with high pay usually have high housing costs. Compare salaries after adjusting for the BEA price parity, or use the cost of living calculator.

Why is there no take-home pay for some states?

Take-home pay is published once a state's income tax rules for the year are checked against its revenue department. Puerto Rico shows gross pay only for now.

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