Table 2. State 1/ average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 and percent change in pay for all covered workers 2/ (ranked by average annual pay for 2001)
Table 2. State(1) average annual pay for 2000 and 2001 and percent change in pay
for all covered workers(2) (ranked by average annual pay for 2001)
Average annual pay(3) Percent
State change,
2000-01
2000 2001
District of Columbia............ $52,965 $56,024 5.8
Connecticut..................... 45,486 46,963 3.2
New York........................ 45,358 46,664 2.9
Massachusetts................... 44,168 44,976 1.8
New Jersey...................... 43,676 44,285 1.4
California...................... 41,207 41,358 0.4
Illinois........................ 38,045 39,058 2.7
Delaware........................ 36,535 38,434 5.2
Maryland........................ 36,395 38,237 5.1
Colorado........................ 37,168 37,950 2.1
Washington...................... 37,099 37,475 1.0
Michigan........................ 37,011 37,387 1.0
Virginia........................ 35,172 36,716 4.4
Minnesota....................... 35,414 36,585 3.3
UNITED STATES(4)................ 35,320 36,214 2.5
Alaska.......................... 35,144 36,140 2.8
Texas........................... 34,943 36,039 3.1
New Hampshire................... 34,736 35,479 2.1
Georgia......................... 34,214 35,114 2.6
Pennsylvania.................... 34,015 34,976 2.8
Rhode Island.................... 32,615 33,592 3.0
Arizona......................... 32,610 33,408 2.4
Ohio............................ 32,508 33,280 2.4
Oregon.......................... 32,776 33,203 1.3
Nevada.......................... 32,277 33,122 2.6
Missouri........................ 31,384 32,422 3.3
North Carolina.................. 31,068 32,026 3.1
Indiana......................... 31,030 31,778 2.4
Wisconsin....................... 30,694 31,556 2.8
Florida......................... 30,560 31,551 3.2
Tennessee....................... 30,557 31,491 3.1
Hawaii.......................... 30,628 31,250 2.0
Vermont......................... 28,914 30,240 4.6
Kansas.......................... 29,361 30,153 2.7
Alabama......................... 29,041 30,090 3.6
Utah............................ 29,229 30,074 2.9
Kentucky........................ 28,800 30,017 4.2
South Carolina.................. 28,179 29,253 3.8
Virgin Islands.................. 27,721 29,195 5.3
Louisiana....................... 27,888 29,134 4.5
Iowa............................ 27,931 28,840 3.3
Maine........................... 27,664 28,815 4.2
New Mexico...................... 27,498 28,698 4.4
Nebraska........................ 27,693 28,375 2.5
Wyoming......................... 26,836 28,025 4.4
Oklahoma........................ 26,988 28,020 3.8
West Virginia................... 26,888 27,982 4.1
Idaho........................... 27,701 27,765 0.2
Arkansas........................ 26,317 27,258 3.6
Mississippi..................... 25,208 25,919 2.8
North Dakota.................... 24,683 25,707 4.1
South Dakota.................... 24,802 25,600 3.2
Montana......................... 24,272 25,194 3.8
Puerto Rico..................... 18,814 19,725 4.8
1 Includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
2 Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
3 Data are preliminary.
4 Totals for the United States do not include data for Puerto Rico and the Virgin
Islands.
United States Department of Labor
