Median: $41,090 / year · $19.75 / hr · 2025
12% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $36,840
$34,176
On a $41,090 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$37,112
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. California RPP is 110.7 (11% above the U.S. average).
California ranks #4 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($41,090).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Massachusetts | $45,580 |
| #2 | Washington | $45,520 |
| #3 | New York | $41,640 |
| #4 | California | $41,090 |
| #5 | Vermont | $40,910 |
| #6 | Alaska | $40,510 |
| #7 | Minnesota | $39,610 |
| #8 | Oregon | $39,340 |
| #9 | New Hampshire | $39,150 |
| #10 | Maine | $38,940 |
| #11 | Colorado | $38,600 |
| #12 | District of Columbia | $38,520 |
| #13 | Nevada | $38,420 |
| #14 | Connecticut | $37,960 |
| #15 | Illinois | $37,810 |
| #16 | North Dakota | $37,750 |
| #17 | Hawaii | $37,710 |
| #18 | New Jersey | $37,630 |
| #19 | Rhode Island | $37,310 |
| #20 | Montana | $37,110 |
| #21 | Wisconsin | $37,000 |
| #22 | Maryland | $36,620 |
| #23 | Pennsylvania | $36,520 |
| #24 | Indiana | $36,460 |
| #25 | Arizona | $36,220 |
| #26 | Idaho | $36,110 |
| #27 | Michigan | $36,050 |
| #28 | Wyoming | $36,050 |
| #29 | New Mexico | $36,020 |
| #30 | Missouri | $35,900 |
| #31 | Nebraska | $35,900 |
| #32 | Ohio | $35,900 |
| #33 | South Dakota | $35,480 |
| #34 | Iowa | $35,380 |
| #35 | Delaware | $35,320 |
| #36 | Virginia | $35,170 |
| #37 | North Carolina | $34,500 |
| #38 | Florida | $34,490 |
| #39 | Kansas | $34,480 |
| #40 | Georgia | $34,310 |
| #41 | Tennessee | $33,440 |
| #42 | Texas | $33,010 |
| #43 | Kentucky | $32,320 |
| #44 | Utah | $32,200 |
| #45 | South Carolina | $31,180 |
| #46 | Oklahoma | $31,110 |
| #47 | West Virginia | $30,980 |
| #48 | Alabama | $30,620 |
| #49 | Arkansas | $29,750 |
| #50 | Louisiana | $28,930 |
| #51 Lowest | Mississippi | $28,380 |