Average Salary by State
Compare median household income, individual salary, cost of living, and state tax rates across all 50 US states. Click any state for detailed salary data.
| # | State | Median Household | Median Individual | Cost of Living | State Tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $98,461 | $44,880 | 120 | 2-5.75% |
| 2 | New Jersey | $97,126 | $45,790 | 115 | 1.4-10.75% |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $96,505 | $48,050 | 135 | 5% + 4% surtax on >$1M |
| 4 | Hawaii | $94,814 | $40,420 | 192 | 1.4-11% |
| 5 | California | $91,905 | $43,910 | 142 | 1-13.3% |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $90,845 | $43,790 | 113 | 0% (3% on dividends/interest) |
| 7 | Washington | $90,325 | $44,830 | 114 | 0% (7% on capital gains >$262K) |
| 8 | Connecticut | $90,213 | $45,230 | 113 | 3-6.99% |
| 9 | Colorado | $87,598 | $43,810 | 105 | 4.4% |
| 10 | Virginia | $87,249 | $42,350 | 104 | 2-5.75% |
| 11 | Utah | $86,833 | $36,360 | 101 | 4.65% |
| 12 | Minnesota | $84,313 | $41,710 | 97 | 5.35-9.85% |
| 13 | New York | $81,386 | $43,120 | 126 | 4-10.9% |
| 14 | Alaska | $80,287 | $39,530 | 127 | 0% |
| 15 | Delaware | $79,325 | $38,710 | 103 | 2.2-6.6% |
| 16 | Illinois | $78,433 | $39,790 | 93 | 4.95% |
| 17 | Rhode Island | $78,017 | $38,600 | 107 | 3.75-5.99% |
| 18 | Oregon | $76,362 | $39,000 | 113 | 4.75-9.9% |
| 19 | Idaho | $74,942 | $33,390 | 97 | 5.695% |
| 20 | Nebraska | $74,580 | $36,200 | 91 | 2.46-5.84% |
| 21 | North Dakota | $73,959 | $38,030 | 92 | 0-1.95% |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | $73,170 | $37,840 | 96 | 3.07% |
| 23 | Texas | $73,035 | $35,890 | 93 | 0% |
| 24 | Arizona | $72,581 | $36,620 | 102 | 2.5% |
| 25 | Wyoming | $72,495 | $36,710 | 95 | 0% |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $72,458 | $36,070 | 93 | 3.54-7.65% |
| 27 | Iowa | $72,429 | $35,100 | 90 | 3.8% |
| 28 | Georgia | $71,355 | $35,510 | 93 | 1-5.49% |
| 29 | Vermont | $71,084 | $37,430 | 115 | 3.35-8.75% |
| 30 | Kansas | $69,747 | $35,090 | 89 | 3.1-5.7% |
| 31 | South Dakota | $69,457 | $34,510 | 92 | 0% |
| 32 | Nevada | $69,187 | $35,680 | 104 | 0% |
| 33 | Maine | $68,251 | $35,830 | 113 | 5.8-7.15% |
| 34 | Florida | $67,917 | $35,820 | 103 | 0% |
| 35 | Indiana | $67,173 | $33,960 | 90 | 3.05% |
| 36 | Michigan | $66,986 | $34,650 | 90 | 4.25% |
| 37 | North Carolina | $66,186 | $35,000 | 96 | 4.5% |
| 38 | Montana | $66,017 | $34,140 | 99 | 1-6.75% |
| 39 | Missouri | $65,920 | $34,430 | 89 | 2-4.95% |
| 40 | Ohio | $65,720 | $34,310 | 90 | 0-3.5% |
| 41 | Tennessee | $64,035 | $33,830 | 91 | 0% |
| 42 | South Carolina | $63,623 | $32,350 | 94 | 0-6.5% |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $61,364 | $32,020 | 87 | 0.25-4.75% |
| 44 | Kentucky | $60,407 | $31,730 | 90 | 4.5% |
| 45 | Alabama | $59,609 | $32,990 | 88 | 2-5% |
| 46 | New Mexico | $58,722 | $31,120 | 94 | 1.7-5.9% |
| 47 | Louisiana | $57,852 | $31,530 | 91 | 1.85-4.25% |
| 48 | Arkansas | $56,335 | $30,690 | 86 | 2-4.7% |
| 49 | Mississippi | $52,985 | $28,990 | 84 | 0-5% |
| 50 | West Virginia | $51,248 | $29,520 | 84 | 2.36-5.12% |