Employment and Wages in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the United States, First Quarter 2012

Map of Average Weekly Wages in the United States

State Employment Average weekly wage
March 2012
 Percent change, March 2011-2012 Rank by percent change First quarter 2012 Rank by wage level Percent change, first quarter 2011-2012 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 130,175,438 1.8   $984   5.4  

Alabama

 1,822,794 0.8 47 808 35 5.6 32

Alaska

 316,352 1.9 18 973 15 6.7 9

Arizona

 2,437,178 2.1 10 887 21 5.7 29

Arkansas

 1,151,455 1.5 29 747 47 4.6 46

California

 14,670,630 2.0 14 1,125 6 5.5 33

Colorado

 2,230,385 2.4 5 1,003 13 5.4 36

Connecticut

 1,613,133 1.5 29 1,330 3 3.8 50

Delaware

 398,752 0.8 47 1,071 7 4.2 48

District of Columbia

 712,094 1.3 37 1,602 1 4.0 49

Florida

 7,377,279 2.0 14 837 30 5.4 36

Georgia

 3,815,475 1.3 37 931 17 5.2 41

Hawaii

 600,273 0.9 46 834 32 5.7 29

Idaho

 596,710 1.1 42 692 50 5.0 43

Illinois

 5,557,524 1.5 29 1,061 9 5.9 25

Indiana

 2,777,013 2.2 9 822 34 6.3 17

Iowa

 1,448,271 1.9 18 784 40 6.4 14

Kansas

 1,314,212 1.8 22 803 37 7.2 5

Kentucky

 1,750,322 1.9 18 785 39 6.4 14

Louisiana

 1,863,052 1.2 39 836 31 4.9 44

Maine

 561,362 0.5 50 757 46 4.7 45

Maryland

 2,492,439 1.7 24 1,071 7 6.0 23

Massachusetts

 3,178,749 1.7 24 1,227 5 5.7 29

Michigan

 3,865,797 2.6 3 920 20 5.5 33

Minnesota

 2,586,276 2.1 10 989 14 6.1 20

Mississippi

 1,083,518 0.8 47 687 51 5.9 25

Missouri

 2,593,654 1.2 39 838 29 6.5 12

Montana

 419,499 1.8 22 706 48 7.8 4

Nebraska

 905,287 2.1 10 765 44 6.1 20

Nevada

 1,118,373 1.4 34 846 28 5.5 33

New Hampshire

 602,129 1.0 45 923 19 5.4 36

New Jersey

 3,749,001 1.5 29 1,228 4 5.9 25

New Mexico

 779,697 0.4 51 782 41 5.8 28

New York

 8,479,415 1.7 24 1,357 2 -0.8 51

North Carolina

 3,874,935 1.7 24 869 23 5.3 39

North Dakota

 397,418 9.0 1 857 25 14.6 1

Ohio

 4,967,811 2.0 14 873 22 6.6 11

Oklahoma

 1,525,475 2.0 14 806 36 9.4 2

Oregon

 1,612,979 1.4 34 864 24 6.4 14

Pennsylvania

 5,531,088 1.2 39 960 16 7.1 7

Rhode Island

 443,450 1.1 42 931 17 8.0 3

South Carolina

 1,797,662 1.7 24 764 45 6.0 23

South Dakota

 390,400 2.1 10 703 49 6.7 9

Tennessee

 2,636,650 2.4 5 847 27 6.8 8

Texas

 10,605,189 2.6 3 1,013 11 7.2 5

Utah

 1,193,091 3.2 2 799 38 6.1 20

Vermont

 296,634 1.5 29 774 42 4.6 46

Virginia

 3,586,331 1.4 34 1,019 10 5.3 39

Washington

 2,831,937 1.9 18 1,009 12 6.5 12

West Virginia

 705,502 2.4 5 768 43 6.2 18

Wisconsin

 2,638,987 1.1 42 827 33 6.2 18

Wyoming

 271,799 2.4 5 850 26 5.2 41

Last Modified Date: October 02, 2012