Table 1. State 1/ average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 and percent change in pay for all covered workers 2/
Table 1. State(1) average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 and percent change in pay
for all covered workers(2)
Average annual pay(3) Percent
State change,
2000-01
2000 2001
UNITED STATES(4)................ $35,320 $36,214 2.5
Alabama......................... 29,041 30,090 3.6
Alaska.......................... 35,144 36,140 2.8
Arizona......................... 32,610 33,408 2.4
Arkansas........................ 26,317 27,258 3.6
California...................... 41,207 41,358 0.4
Colorado........................ 37,168 37,950 2.1
Connecticut..................... 45,486 46,963 3.2
Delaware........................ 36,535 38,434 5.2
District of Columbia............ 52,965 56,024 5.8
Florida......................... 30,560 31,551 3.2
Georgia......................... 34,214 35,114 2.6
Hawaii.......................... 30,628 31,250 2.0
Idaho........................... 27,701 27,765 0.2
Illinois........................ 38,045 39,058 2.7
Indiana......................... 31,030 31,778 2.4
Iowa............................ 27,931 28,840 3.3
Kansas.......................... 29,361 30,153 2.7
Kentucky........................ 28,800 30,017 4.2
Louisiana....................... 27,888 29,134 4.5
Maine........................... 27,664 28,815 4.2
Maryland........................ 36,395 38,237 5.1
Massachusetts................... 44,168 44,976 1.8
Michigan........................ 37,011 37,387 1.0
Minnesota....................... 35,414 36,585 3.3
Mississippi..................... 25,208 25,919 2.8
Missouri........................ 31,384 32,422 3.3
Montana......................... 24,272 25,194 3.8
Nebraska........................ 27,693 28,375 2.5
Nevada.......................... 32,277 33,122 2.6
New Hampshire................... 34,736 35,479 2.1
New Jersey...................... 43,676 44,285 1.4
New Mexico...................... 27,498 28,698 4.4
New York........................ 45,358 46,664 2.9
North Carolina.................. 31,068 32,026 3.1
North Dakota.................... 24,683 25,707 4.1
Ohio............................ 32,508 33,280 2.4
Oklahoma........................ 26,988 28,020 3.8
Oregon.......................... 32,776 33,203 1.3
Pennsylvania.................... 34,015 34,976 2.8
Rhode Island.................... 32,615 33,592 3.0
South Carolina.................. 28,179 29,253 3.8
South Dakota.................... 24,802 25,600 3.2
Tennessee....................... 30,557 31,491 3.1
Texas........................... 34,943 36,039 3.1
Utah............................ 29,229 30,074 2.9
Vermont......................... 28,914 30,240 4.6
Virginia........................ 35,172 36,716 4.4
Washington...................... 37,099 37,475 1.0
West Virginia................... 26,888 27,982 4.1
Wisconsin....................... 30,694 31,556 2.8
Wyoming......................... 26,836 28,025 4.4
Puerto Rico..................... 18,814 19,725 4.8
Virgin Islands.................. 27,721 29,195 5.3
1 Includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
2 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
3 Data are preliminary.
4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands.
United States Department of Labor
