Annual Average Wage/Salary per Job by State

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Annual Average Wage/Salary per Job1, U.S. and States 1990-2008
               
Area 2008r 2007r 2006r 2005r 2004r 2003r 2002r
United States $50,259 $49,727 $48,808 $47,057 $45,747 $43,899 $42,375
Alabama 42,128 41,307 40,908 39,713 38,587 37,249 35,798
Alaska 53,903 52,791 51,735 49,576 47,393 45,204 43,746
Arizona 46,496 46,325 45,716 43,845 42,231 40,471 39,580
Arkansas 40,305 39,735 38,386 37,336 36,861 35,137 32,854
California 57,204 57,171 56,310 54,228 52,611 50,056 48,249
Colorado 50,837 50,504 50,272 48,313 46,787 44,919 44,113
Connecticut 62,529 63,246 61,745 59,454 57,698 55,248 53,796
Delaware 51,960 52,033 51,852 50,326 48,288 46,450 45,044
Dist. of Col. 92,594 89,701 86,736 82,970 79,223 74,187 71,277
Florida 43,666 43,626 43,465 41,964 40,314 38,885 37,584
Georgia 46,760 46,604 45,857 44,950 43,944 42,761 41,420
Hawaii 47,249 46,443 45,747 43,993 42,398 40,396 38,828
Idaho 38,099 38,255 37,537 36,055 35,494 33,537 33,069
Illinois 54,540 53,900 52,878 50,875 50,084 48,042 45,951
Indiana 44,134 43,317 42,802 41,673 41,091 39,864 37,637
Iowa 41,850 40,226 38,751 38,030 37,587 34,880 33,204
Kansas 44,162 42,701 41,939 40,448 39,083 37,517 35,165
Kentucky 41,479 40,603 40,081 38,999 37,691 36,252 34,872
Louisiana 45,427 43,857 43,123 40,858 38,888 37,317 35,776
Maine 40,039 39,612 38,915 37,579 36,977 35,494 34,178
Maryland 54,058 53,469 52,569 50,729 49,063 46,503 44,917
Massachusetts 60,552 59,994 58,162 56,004 54,565 51,681 50,421
Michigan 47,579 47,296 46,804 46,358 45,768 45,428 43,472
Minnesota 49,004 47,708 46,340 45,217 44,620 42,627 41,005
Mississippi 38,697 37,869 37,265 36,631 35,479 33,926 32,000
Missouri 45,230 43,826 42,973 41,694 40,790 39,290 37,804
Montana 35,778 35,383 34,467 33,696 32,320 30,566 29,188
Nebraska 43,385 42,294 40,491 39,999 38,967 37,446 34,733
Nevada 47,478 47,406 46,136 44,890 43,313 41,542 40,308
New Hampshire 47,722 47,700 47,308 45,356 44,241 42,166 40,859
New Jersey 59,910 59,421 58,018 55,798 54,585 52,778 51,604
New Mexico 42,513 41,555 40,795 39,361 37,919 36,241 35,156
New York 65,258 65,006 62,681 58,923 56,620 53,920 52,761
North Carolina 44,357 43,974 43,325 41,934 40,636 39,178 37,979
North Dakota 41,686 38,700 36,321 35,978 34,369 34,139 30,578
Ohio 45,297 44,899 44,195 42,987 42,273 40,995 39,316
Oklahoma 42,930 41,638 41,619 39,211 37,991 35,640 34,057
Oregon 43,913 43,594 43,041 41,476 40,897 40,277 39,043
Pennsylvania 49,119 48,574 47,587 45,980 44,967 43,152 41,470
Rhode Island 49,300 48,458 47,815 46,091 44,823 43,298 41,101
South Carolina 40,001 39,544 39,141 37,829 36,612 35,786 34,472
South Dakota 40,196 37,840 35,278 36,122 35,896 34,095 30,569
Tennessee 44,261 43,841 43,286 41,771 40,845 39,356 37,919
Texas 50,737 50,030 49,459 47,356 45,641 43,399 42,158
Utah 41,077 40,853 39,919 38,372 37,228 36,083 35,284
Vermont 39,459 39,066 38,251 37,114 36,247 34,656 33,440
Virginia 53,585 52,887 51,693 49,886 47,924 45,461 43,587
Washington 52,365 51,870 50,364 48,120 47,106 45,770 44,647
West Virginia 41,900 40,321 39,667 37,738 36,625 34,998 33,799
Wisconsin 43,852 43,252 42,435 41,130 40,309 39,099 37,549
Wyoming 45,106 43,480 42,830 39,205 37,492 35,712 34,243
             
Area 2001r 2000r 1999r 1998r 1997r 1996r
United States $41,354 $39,914 $37,701 $35,996 $34,229 $32,859
Alabama 34,556 32,565 31,480 30,159 29,069 28,344
Alaska 41,563 39,042 37,880 37,058 36,510 35,969
Arizona 38,577 37,003 34,615 33,011 31,081 29,912
Arkansas 32,057 30,057 28,937 27,531 26,506 25,803
California 46,754 46,024 42,432 40,114 37,939 35,970
Colorado 43,281 40,801 37,345 34,701 33,050 31,620
Connecticut 53,611 51,080 47,565 45,329 43,136 40,405
Delaware 43,793 40,590 38,936 37,163 35,547 34,268
Dist. of Col. 68,421 64,297 62,800 59,342 57,379 55,168
Florida 36,449 35,304 33,474 32,027 30,543 29,827
Georgia 40,860 39,227 36,936 35,014 33,413 32,061
Hawaii 36,013 35,689 34,655 33,534 32,926 32,175
Idaho 32,224 30,940 29,612 28,065 26,958 26,805
Illinois 44,295 43,012 41,055 39,320 37,737 36,125
Indiana 36,170 34,795 33,279 32,206 30,669 29,659
Iowa 31,858 30,952 29,321 28,228 27,493 26,645
Kansas 34,459 32,961 31,490 30,054 28,711 27,678
Kentucky 33,643 32,491 30,739 29,466 28,119 27,101
Louisiana 34,971 32,506 31,434 30,806 29,778 28,811
Maine 32,892 31,003 30,110 28,764 27,423 26,522
Maryland 43,464 41,090 38,867 37,190 35,486 34,047
Massachusetts 49,601 48,553 44,574 41,960 39,657 38,040
Michigan 42,504 40,927 39,333 38,144 35,859 34,892
Minnesota 39,561 38,439 36,249 34,549 32,229 31,048
Mississippi 31,552 29,459 28,449 27,523 26,317 25,479
Missouri 36,323 35,123 33,294 31,972 30,536 29,382
Montana 28,873 26,673 25,690 24,613 23,367 22,906
Nebraska 33,942 32,221 30,915 29,592 28,641 28,270
Nevada 39,877 38,898 37,792 36,340 34,146 33,284
New Hampshire 39,476 38,629 35,777 34,048 31,780 30,201
New Jersey 50,487 49,460 46,593 44,892 42,985 41,254
New Mexico 34,318 31,469 30,175 29,274 27,966 26,969
New York 52,469 51,102 48,533 46,576 44,809 42,666
North Carolina 37,290 35,893 33,658 32,018 30,439 29,283
North Dakota 29,598 28,658 26,721 26,457 23,814 25,287
Ohio 37,961 36,750 35,438 34,134 32,566 31,318
Oklahoma 33,432 31,148 29,406 28,145 27,214 26,130
Oregon 37,284 36,319 34,345 32,639 31,261 30,105
Pennsylvania 40,112 39,400 38,050 36,798 34,470 33,310
Rhode Island 39,524 37,402 35,667 34,591 33,029 31,689
South Carolina 34,259 32,958 31,272 29,776 28,378 27,574
South Dakota 30,259 28,677 27,264 26,289 24,760 24,724
Tennessee 36,336 34,605 33,297 31,922 30,362 29,281
Texas 42,019 40,383 37,711 35,741 33,752 31,786
Utah 34,745 32,645 31,042 29,883 28,465 27,318
Vermont 32,590 31,329 29,685 28,179 26,870 26,040
Virginia 42,533 40,130 37,595 35,706 33,794 32,369
Washington 43,583 42,565 40,703 38,036 35,262 33,657
West Virginia 32,973 31,287 30,159 29,033 28,055 27,410
Wisconsin 36,242 34,630 33,471 32,087 30,199 29,003
Wyoming 33,370 31,050 29,574 27,856 26,891 25,402
             
Area 1995r 1994r 1993r 1992r 1991r 1990r
United States $31,690 $30,912 $30,048 $29,309 $27,519 $26,566
Alabama 27,608 27,151 26,010 25,593 24,326 23,148
Alaska 36,099 35,772 35,444 34,887 33,409 32,414
Arizona 28,905 27,863 26,968 26,127 24,647 23,296
Arkansas 24,868 24,461 23,363 23,061 21,436 20,568
California 34,809 34,055 33,341 32,679 30,567 29,519
Colorado 30,349 29,113 28,556 27,390 25,689 24,578
Connecticut 39,283 38,201 36,530 35,529 33,529 31,772
Delaware 33,182 33,431 31,980 31,755 29,886 28,141
Dist. of Col. 53,400 51,999 49,368 47,336 44,334 41,191
Florida 28,910 28,010 27,408 26,602 25,026 23,913
Georgia 30,680 29,670 28,657 28,146 26,426 25,047
Hawaii 32,006 31,827 31,393 30,433 28,489 27,494
Idaho 26,261 25,604 25,237 23,854 22,347 21,936
Illinois 34,621 33,727 32,759 31,943 29,551 28,895
Indiana 28,565 28,222 27,201 26,350 24,746 23,889
Iowa 24,911 25,148 22,986 23,282 21,591 21,390
Kansas 26,396 26,344 25,368 24,602 22,797 22,332
Kentucky 26,090 26,096 25,270 24,770 23,270 22,199
Louisiana 28,068 27,595 26,506 26,108 24,679 23,710
Maine 25,709 25,052 24,447 24,121 23,222 22,559
Maryland 33,141 32,431 31,422 30,480 28,914 27,424
Massachusetts 36,288 34,674 33,505 32,762 31,182 29,692
Michigan 34,431 33,811 32,267 31,041 29,052 27,928
Minnesota 29,247 28,758 27,581 27,378 25,614 25,040
Mississippi 24,603 24,121 22,875 22,197 20,961 20,110
Missouri 28,222 27,470 26,322 25,994 24,426 23,494
Montana 22,701 22,427 23,104 21,613 20,774 19,470
Nebraska 26,245 25,222 24,454 24,222 22,925 22,227
Nevada 32,330 31,132 30,858 29,942 27,472 26,018
New Hampshire 28,963 27,751 26,994 26,384 25,179 24,198
New Jersey 39,489 38,072 36,815 35,657 33,471 31,994
New Mexico 26,383 25,980 25,344 24,270 22,925 22,026
New York 40,687 38,900 38,051 37,219 34,714 34,458
North Carolina 28,320 27,639 26,606 25,813 24,167 23,121
North Dakota 22,428 23,241 21,719 22,106 20,000 19,909
Ohio 30,659 30,253 29,242 28,531 26,730 25,964
Oklahoma 25,366 25,490 25,042 24,415 22,998 22,530
Oregon 28,828 27,983 27,262 26,147 24,700 23,581
Pennsylvania 32,246 31,522 30,705 29,747 28,001 26,859
Rhode Island 30,892 29,611 28,582 27,799 26,442 25,587
South Carolina 26,796 26,195 25,543 24,780 23,558 22,504
South Dakota 22,389 22,932 21,965 21,511 20,146 19,742
Tennessee 28,378 27,340 26,478 25,696 23,907 22,765
Texas 30,324 29,454 28,751 27,801 25,994 25,168
Utah 26,665 25,625 25,278 24,498 22,973 21,789
Vermont 25,007 24,377 23,975 23,465 22,344 21,686
Virginia 31,275 30,603 29,749 28,947 27,378 26,004
Washington 32,238 31,221 30,959 30,034 27,813 26,171
West Virginia 26,979 26,660 25,944 25,319 24,255 23,330
Wisconsin 28,022 27,535 26,536 25,593 23,980 23,267
Wyoming 24,915 24,538 24,784 23,730 22,667 22,314
p  Preliminary.  r  Revised.  1  Average wage/salary per job is calculated as total wage and salary
disbursements divided by all full- and part-time wage and salary workers.  The data are by place
of work rather than by place of residence.  Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of
Economic Analysis, October 2009.  Table Prepared by:  Bureau of Business and Economic
Research, University of New Mexico.