Median: $127,720 / year · $61.40 / hr · 2025
21% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $105,850
$89,743
On a $127,720 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$115,354
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. California RPP is 110.7 (11% above the U.S. average).
California ranks #5 of 50 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($127,720).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Rhode Island | $134,630 |
| #2 | Washington | $129,410 |
| #3 | Massachusetts | $128,240 |
| #4 | Colorado | $127,750 |
| #5 | California | $127,720 |
| #6 | New Jersey | $122,890 |
| #7 | Oregon | $121,620 |
| #8 | Virginia | $120,840 |
| #9 | District of Columbia | $116,820 |
| #10 | Maryland | $113,610 |
| #11 | Delaware | $110,560 |
| #12 | Wyoming | $109,780 |
| #13 | New York | $109,610 |
| #14 | Connecticut | $109,600 |
| #15 | New Hampshire | $107,670 |
| #16 | Texas | $107,390 |
| #17 | North Carolina | $106,850 |
| #18 | Minnesota | $106,350 |
| #19 | Georgia | $106,240 |
| #20 | North Dakota | $105,470 |
| #21 | Nevada | $104,060 |
| #22 | Arizona | $103,530 |
| #23 | Michigan | $103,410 |
| #24 | Ohio | $102,320 |
| #25 | Florida | $101,900 |
| #26 | Alabama | $101,770 |
| #27 | Illinois | $101,570 |
| #28 | Kansas | $100,770 |
| #29 | Wisconsin | $100,440 |
| #30 | South Dakota | $99,790 |
| #31 | Vermont | $99,610 |
| #32 | Indiana | $98,810 |
| #33 | Utah | $98,770 |
| #34 | Pennsylvania | $98,550 |
| #35 | South Carolina | $98,280 |
| #36 | New Mexico | $98,220 |
| #37 | Oklahoma | $95,930 |
| #38 | Iowa | $95,920 |
| #39 | Maine | $95,820 |
| #40 | Louisiana | $95,660 |
| #41 | Tennessee | $95,630 |
| #42 | Kentucky | $95,090 |
| #43 | Missouri | $92,060 |
| #44 | Nebraska | $91,810 |
| #45 | Montana | $91,310 |
| #46 | Hawaii | $88,640 |
| #47 | Alaska | $88,520 |
| #48 | Mississippi | $86,280 |
| #49 | Arkansas | $81,760 |
| #50 Lowest | Idaho | $75,310 |