Rank List: States in Profile

Average Wage Per Job (2024 Adj. Dollars) in 2008

Rank	State	FIPS Code	Adj. Average Wage per Job
1	District of Columbia	11000	$111,484
2	New York	36000	$87,838
3	Connecticut	09000	$85,079
4	Massachusetts	25000	$82,677
5	New Jersey	34000	$80,541
6	California	06000	$75,015
7	Maryland	24000	$72,171
8	Illinois	17000	$70,982
9	Delaware	10000	$69,306
10	Virginia	51000	$68,828
11	Colorado	08000	$67,915
12	Washington	53000	$67,849
13	Texas	48000	$66,932
14	Minnesota	27000	$66,767
15	Alaska	02000	$66,736
16	New Hampshire	33000	$65,435
17	Pennsylvania	42000	$64,662
18	Michigan	26000	$64,463
19	Rhode Island	44000	$62,692
20	Nevada	32000	$62,626
21	Georgia	13000	$62,045
22	Arizona	04000	$61,947
23	Wyoming	56000	$60,445
24	Ohio	39000	$59,421
25	Hawaii	15000	$59,262
26	Florida	12000	$59,106
27	Oregon	41000	$59,007
28	Louisiana	22000	$58,834
29	Missouri	29000	$58,805
30	Tennessee	47000	$58,273
31	North Carolina	37000	$57,900
32	Wisconsin	55000	$56,995
33	Alabama	01000	$56,434
34	Indiana	18000	$55,952
35	Vermont	50000	$55,843
36	Kansas	20000	$55,624
37	Utah	49000	$55,336
38	New Mexico	35000	$55,234
39	Kentucky	21000	$54,540
40	Oklahoma	40000	$54,321
41	Iowa	19000	$53,855
42	Maine	23000	$52,913
43	South Carolina	45000	$52,818
44	Nebraska	31000	$52,805
45	West Virginia	54000	$52,432
46	North Dakota	38000	$51,103
47	Arkansas	05000	$50,876
48	Idaho	16000	$49,387
49	Mississippi	28000	$48,820
50	Montana	30000	$48,524
51	South Dakota	46000	$47,821

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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