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

Map of Average Weekly Wages in the United States

State Employment Average weekly wage
December 2011
 Percent change, December 2010-2011 Rank by percent change Fourth quarter 2011 Rank by wage level Percent change, fourth quarter 2010-2011 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 131,254,162 1.4   $955   -1.7  

Alabama

 1,828,310 0.2 49 832 31 -0.8 14

Alaska

 311,346 1.6 13 982 11 -0.5 10

Arizona

 2,458,358 1.7 12 882 21 -1.1 17

Arkansas

 1,157,078 0.9 35 736 47 -1.2 19

California

 14,731,774 1.3 19 1,100 6 -2.7 47

Colorado

 2,250,069 2.1 7 975 13 -2.6 46

Connecticut

 1,642,034 0.9 35 1,188 4 -3.1 49

Delaware

 405,929 0.4 46 984 10 -1.6 26

District of Columbia

 707,954 1.3 19 1,668 1 -1.2 19

Florida

 7,364,075 1.4 15 847 29 -2.8 48

Georgia

 3,826,905 1.0 33 885 20 -2.2 39

Hawaii

 606,951 1.4 15 845 30 -1.5 23

Idaho

 606,360 0.8 38 717 50 -2.2 39

Illinois

 5,635,938 1.1 30 1,013 8 -2.1 35

Indiana

 2,799,157 2.0 10 789 41 -1.9 32

Iowa

 1,464,202 1.1 30 793 40 -0.8 14

Kansas

 1,320,143 0.7 42 800 38 -1.5 23

Kentucky

 1,770,196 1.3 19 786 42 -1.0 16

Louisiana

 1,870,770 1.0 33 850 27 -1.7 28

Maine

 580,885 0.4 46 755 46 -1.8 30

Maryland

 2,516,362 1.1 30 1,058 7 -2.0 33

Massachusetts

 3,230,820 1.3 19 1,192 3 -2.1 35

Michigan

 3,911,782 2.4 3 933 18 -0.5 10

Minnesota

 2,636,355 2.1 7 936 16 -3.9 51

Mississippi

 1,083,825 0.3 48 699 51 -1.1 17

Missouri

 2,617,001 0.8 38 825 32 -1.7 28

Montana

 426,653 1.8 11 727 48 0.7 4

Nebraska

 910,466 0.8 38 762 45 -1.3 21

Nevada

 1,124,056 0.8 38 852 26 -3.2 50

New Hampshire

 615,403 0.9 35 971 15 -0.7 13

New Jersey

 3,811,631 0.6 45 1,138 5 -2.1 35

New Mexico

 784,280 -0.3 51 799 39 -2.2 39

New York

 8,618,436 1.4 15 1,197 2 -1.8 30

North Carolina

 3,885,855 1.3 19 824 33 -2.0 33

North Dakota

 396,977 7.6 1 871 23 7.7 1

Ohio

 5,027,603 1.3 19 855 25 -1.3 21

Oklahoma

 1,529,999 1.3 19 817 34 2.6 2

Oregon

 1,629,756 1.2 29 850 27 -0.2 6

Pennsylvania

 5,595,135 0.7 42 936 16 -1.6 26

Rhode Island

 451,857 0.1 50 919 19 -2.1 35

South Carolina

 1,796,125 1.3 19 763 44 -1.5 23

South Dakota

 396,960 1.5 14 724 49 1.4 3

Tennessee

 2,654,850 2.1 7 858 24 -2.3 42

Texas

 10,607,883 2.4 3 973 14 -0.3 8

Utah

 1,202,814 2.8 2 806 37 -2.5 45

Vermont

 303,876 1.3 19 809 36 -0.5 10

Virginia

 3,624,958 1.3 19 1,004 9 -2.4 43

Washington

 2,843,558 1.4 15 979 12 -0.2 6

West Virginia

 713,952 2.2 6 776 43 -0.3 8

Wisconsin

 2,689,565 0.7 42 817 34 -2.4 43

Wyoming

 276,935 2.3 5 876 22 0.6 5

 

Last Modified Date: July 3, 2012