Employment and Wages in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, Third Quarter 2011

Map of Average Weekly Wages in the United States

State Employment Average weekly wage
September 2011
 Percent change, September 2010-2011 Rank by percent change Third quarter 2011 Rank by wage level Percent change, third quarter 2010-2011 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 130,524,677 1.6   $916   5.3  

Alabama

 1,823,207 0.5 45 803 33 3.7 48

Alaska

 341,517 2.1 7 963 10 4.0 42

Arizona

 2,391,560 2.1 7 860 21 4.9 27

Arkansas

 1,150,980 0.4 47 715 47 4.5 36

California

 14,686,294 1.5 23 1,051 6 6.8 3

Colorado

 2,234,434 2.3 6 948 13 5.6 13

Connecticut

 1,626,546 0.9 37 1,118 2 4.7 31

Delaware

 406,091 0.2 50 949 12 5.4 19

District of Columbia

 708,077 2.1 7 1,527 1 3.9 45

Florida

 7,167,549 1.7 14 812 30 4.2 40

Georgia

 3,799,560 1.3 28 867 20 5.3 20

Hawaii

 593,630 1.2 33 836 23 4.0 42

Idaho

 623,816 1.1 34 697 48 4.7 31

Illinois

 5,629,115 1.6 18 958 11 4.6 35

Indiana

 2,797,525 2.1 7 785 35 5.8 9

Iowa

 1,466,858 1.6 18 760 42 5.6 13

Kansas

 1,311,677 1.1 34 772 40 5.6 13

Kentucky

 1,757,363 1.7 14 764 41 4.8 28

Louisiana

 1,852,256 0.9 37 821 27 3.9 45

Maine

 595,571 0.9 37 734 46 2.9 51

Maryland

 2,497,608 1.1 34 1,023 7 5.9 8

Massachusetts

 3,227,768 1.8 12 1,114 3 4.1 41

Michigan

 3,920,496 2.4 5 876 18 4.4 37

Minnesota

 2,642,835 2.5 4 916 15 4.8 28

Mississippi

 1,081,298 0.1 51 681 51 4.4 37

Missouri

 2,610,285 0.6 43 804 32 5.2 24

Montana

 433,859 1.3 28 687 49 6.2 4

Nebraska

 905,019 0.5 45 747 43 5.7 11

Nevada

 1,121,985 1.3 28 845 22 3.8 47

New Hampshire

 613,247 0.7 42 903 17 5.6 13

New Jersey

 3,774,138 0.6 43 1,069 5 4.3 39

New Mexico

 788,731 0.4 47 779 37 4.7 31

New York

 8,511,645 1.7 14 1,099 4 4.0 42

North Carolina

 3,863,604 1.3 28 809 31 5.3 20

North Dakota

 390,832 6.7 1 820 28 12.9 1

Ohio

 5,015,305 1.4 24 834 25 5.6 13

Oklahoma

 1,518,531 1.8 12 785 35 8.3 2

Oregon

 1,645,031 1.4 24 835 24 5.7 11

Pennsylvania

 5,550,911 0.9 37 912 16 6.2 4

Rhode Island

 456,817 0.3 49 871 19 5.3 20

South Carolina

 1,789,892 1.4 24 746 44 4.8 28

South Dakota

 398,943 1.3 28 684 50 3.6 49

Tennessee

 2,631,377 2.1 7 819 29 5.3 20

Texas

 10,480,400 2.7 3 931 14 6.2 4

Utah

 1,192,943 2.9 2 779 37 5.1 25

Vermont

 296,953 0.8 41 778 39 3.3 50

Virginia

 3,602,473 1.6 18 974 9 4.7 31

Washington

 2,905,380 1.7 14 1,011 8 6.1 7

West Virginia

 710,844 1.6 18 742 45 5.8 9

Wisconsin

 2,697,889 1.4 24 792 34 5.6 13

Wyoming

 284,012 1.6 18 832 26 5.1 25

 

Last Modified Date: March 30, 2012