Employment and Wages in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, Third Quarter 2007

Map of Average Weekly Wages in the United States

State Employment Average weekly wage
September 2007
 Percent change, September 2006-2007 Rank by percent change Third quarter 2007 Rank by wage level Percent change, third quarter 2006-2007 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 136,246,941 0.9   $818   4.3  

Alabama

 1,958,996 1.1 19 707 32 3.7 37

Alaska

 327,266 0.7 28 840 13 5.4 9

Arizona

 2,644,912 0.5 35 783 20 4.1 25

Arkansas

 1,184,511 0.3 39 629 46 4.1 25

California

 15,754,995 0.7 28 932 6 4.5 18

Colorado

 2,314,288 2.4 6 844 12 3.2 42

Connecticut

 1,696,905 1.0 20 1,021 2 6.6 2

Delaware

 425,159 0.1 43 860 10 1.2 50

District of Columbia

 679,004 0.6 32 1,376 1 5.3 12

Florida

 7,879,940 -0.9 49 741 26 4.1 25

Georgia

 4,089,352 1.2 17 782 21 4.1 25

Hawaii

 624,424 0.3 39 760 22 5.4 9

Idaho

 675,455 2.2 8 634 45 3.4 41

Illinois

 5,917,569 0.6 32 866 9 4.0 32

Indiana

 2,937,368 0.5 35 702 34 2.2 49

Iowa

 1,494,522 0.9 24 668 40 4.2 22

Kansas

 1,368,742 1.7 12 680 38 2.7 46

Kentucky

 1,814,305 1.0 20 676 39 3.0 44

Louisiana

 1,880,773 2.7 4 716 31 4.5 18

Maine

 615,282 0.7 28 660 44 3.9 35

Maryland

 2,563,669 0.7 28 892 7 4.1 25

Massachusetts

 3,260,965 1.0 20 1,002 4 5.5 5

Michigan

 4,218,191 -1.4 51 808 16 2.4 48

Minnesota

 2,713,335 0.9 24 822 15 4.6 16

Mississippi

 1,142,230 0.6 32 607 50 3.8 36

Missouri

 2,746,729 0.8 26 719 29 4.2 22

Montana

 446,131 2.7 4 608 49 4.6 16

Nebraska

 922,713 1.7 12 666 41 5.4 9

Nevada

 1,286,419 -0.1 45 792 19 5.5 5

New Hampshire

 637,243 0.3 39 799 18 3.2 42

New Jersey

 3,985,232 0.1 43 965 5 3.7 37

New Mexico

 830,424 0.8 26 682 37 4.1 25

New York

 8,585,312 1.3 16 1,009 3 6.1 3

North Carolina

 4,104,135 2.4 6 719 29 3.5 40

North Dakota

 347,377 1.5 15 621 48 5.8 4

Ohio

 5,331,871 -0.2 47 745 25 2.8 45

Oklahoma

 1,548,200 1.8 11 666 41 5.5 5

Oregon

 1,751,683 1.2 17 750 24 4.2 22

Pennsylvania

 5,673,414 0.5 35 802 17 4.4 20

Rhode Island

 486,094 -1.0 50 759 23 -0.1 51

South Carolina

 1,904,651 1.7 12 664 43 3.6 39

South Dakota

 397,488 2.0 10 598 51 4.7 15

Tennessee

 2,774,387 0.5 35 728 28 4.3 21

Texas

 10,304,872 2.9 3 825 14 5.0 13

Utah

 1,231,649 3.6 1 696 36 5.5 5

Vermont

 305,219 -0.2 47 699 35 4.0 32

Virginia

 3,686,570 1.0 20 857 11 5.0 13

Washington

 2,976,510 2.1 9 878 8 6.7 1

West Virginia

 713,805 0.3 39 623 47 4.0 32

Wisconsin

 2,802,342 -0.1 45 705 33 2.6 47

Wyoming

 284,313 3.6 1 734 27 4.1 25

 

Last Modified Date: April 11, 2008