Rank List: States in Profile

Average Wage Per Job (2025 Adj. Dollars) in 2008

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Adj. Average Wage per Job
1	District of Columbia	11000	$114,418
2	New York	36000	$90,149
3	Connecticut	09000	$87,318
4	Massachusetts	25000	$84,852
5	New Jersey	34000	$82,660
6	California	06000	$76,989
7	Maryland	24000	$74,070
8	Illinois	17000	$72,850
9	Delaware	10000	$71,130
10	Virginia	51000	$70,640
11	Colorado	08000	$69,702
12	Washington	53000	$69,635
13	Texas	48000	$68,693
14	Minnesota	27000	$68,524
15	Alaska	02000	$68,492
16	New Hampshire	33000	$67,157
17	Pennsylvania	42000	$66,363
18	Michigan	26000	$66,160
19	Rhode Island	44000	$64,341
20	Nevada	32000	$64,274
21	Georgia	13000	$63,677
22	Arizona	04000	$63,577
23	Wyoming	56000	$62,036
24	Ohio	39000	$60,984
25	Hawaii	15000	$60,821
26	Florida	12000	$60,661
27	Oregon	41000	$60,560
28	Louisiana	22000	$60,382
29	Missouri	29000	$60,352
30	Tennessee	47000	$59,806
31	North Carolina	37000	$59,423
32	Wisconsin	55000	$58,495
33	Alabama	01000	$57,919
34	Indiana	18000	$57,424
35	Vermont	50000	$57,312
36	Kansas	20000	$57,088
37	Utah	49000	$56,792
38	New Mexico	35000	$56,687
39	Kentucky	21000	$55,975
40	Oklahoma	40000	$55,751
41	Iowa	19000	$55,272
42	Maine	23000	$54,305
43	South Carolina	45000	$54,208
44	Nebraska	31000	$54,194
45	West Virginia	54000	$53,811
46	North Dakota	38000	$52,448
47	Arkansas	05000	$52,214
48	Idaho	16000	$50,686
49	Mississippi	28000	$50,105
50	Montana	30000	$49,801
51	South Dakota	46000	$49,079

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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