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

Map of Average Weekly Wages in the United States

State Employment Average weekly wage
September 2012
 Percent change, September 2011-2012 Rank by percent change Third quarter 2012 Rank by wage level Percent change, third quarter 2011-2012 Rank by percent change

Nationwide

 132,624,657 1.6   $906   -1.1  

Alabama

 1,833,491 0.6 40 784 33 -2.4 45

Alaska

 343,581 0.6 40 961 9 -0.2 7

Arizona

 2,437,479 2.2 5 846 22 -2.0 43

Arkansas

 1,156,666 0.3 46 708 47 -1.0 17

California

 15,109,069 2.8 3 1,036 6 -1.2 21

Colorado

 2,284,617 2.2 5 936 12 -1.3 25

Connecticut

 1,638,862 0.8 36 1,087 4 -2.8 49

Delaware

 407,295 0.1 49 925 14 -2.5 47

District of Columbia

 714,874 0.6 40 1,514 1 -0.7 15

Florida

 7,307,887 1.9 8 800 31 -1.4 27

Georgia

 3,841,217 1.1 26 854 21 -1.5 31

Hawaii

 605,454 1.7 11 827 26 -1.0 17

Idaho

 630,410 1.1 26 687 49 -1.4 27

Illinois

 5,688,621 1.1 26 945 11 -1.4 27

Indiana

 2,849,908 1.8 9 772 35 -1.7 36

Iowa

 1,486,687 1.1 26 756 41 -0.5 10

Kansas

 1,325,547 1.0 34 761 39 -1.4 27

Kentucky

 1,779,519 1.2 21 751 42 -1.7 36

Louisiana

 1,864,289 0.3 46 805 30 -1.8 38

Maine

 597,001 0.2 48 722 46 -1.6 34

Maryland

 2,533,256 1.4 18 1,007 8 -1.6 34

Massachusetts

 3,271,600 1.2 21 1,102 2 -1.2 21

Michigan

 3,984,174 1.5 15 862 19 -1.5 31

Minnesota

 2,675,391 1.1 26 915 15 0.0 4

Mississippi

 1,089,361 0.6 40 672 51 -1.2 21

Missouri

 2,628,774 0.7 38 793 32 -1.2 21

Montana

 441,629 1.8 9 689 48 0.3 3

Nebraska

 924,410 2.0 7 742 43 -0.5 10

Nevada

 1,140,144 1.5 15 820 27 -3.0 50

New Hampshire

 620,631 1.1 26 874 17 -3.1 51

New Jersey

 3,811,170 1.1 26 1,053 5 -1.8 38

New Mexico

 788,705 0.0 50 761 39 -2.3 44

New York

 8,616,773 1.2 21 1,088 3 -1.1 19

North Carolina

 3,934,073 1.6 13 806 29 -0.2 7

North Dakota

 422,160 7.8 1 872 18 6.3 1

Ohio

 5,073,009 1.1 26 828 24 -0.7 15

Oklahoma

 1,545,616 1.3 19 779 34 -0.5 10

Oregon

 1,667,294 1.2 21 834 23 0.0 4

Pennsylvania

 5,598,429 0.6 40 899 16 -1.3 25

Rhode Island

 460,498 0.8 36 855 20 -1.9 42

South Carolina

 1,814,654 1.3 19 738 44 -1.1 19

South Dakota

 405,308 1.6 13 683 50 -0.1 6

Tennessee

 2,674,332 1.7 11 814 28 -0.6 14

Texas

 10,773,414 2.7 4 930 13 -0.2 7

Utah

 1,230,968 3.3 2 766 37 -1.8 38

Vermont

 301,992 1.2 21 763 38 -1.8 38

Virginia

 3,631,074 0.9 35 960 10 -1.5 31

Washington

 2,944,588 1.5 15 1,024 7 1.3 2

West Virginia

 715,427 0.5 45 724 45 -2.4 45

Wisconsin

 2,718,654 0.7 38 770 36 -2.7 48

Wyoming

 284,675 0.0 50 828 24 -0.5 10

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2013