Median: $79,750 / year · $38.34 / hr · 2025
24% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $64,400
$60,709
On a $79,750 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$72,029
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. California RPP is 110.7 (11% above the U.S. average).
California ranks #6 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($79,750).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $83,150 |
| #2 | Alaska | $80,800 |
| #3 | Oregon | $80,470 |
| #4 | Massachusetts | $80,220 |
| #5 | Rhode Island | $80,090 |
| #6 | California | $79,750 |
| #7 | New Hampshire | $77,110 |
| #8 | Arizona | $77,070 |
| #9 | Nevada | $76,160 |
| #10 | District of Columbia | $75,740 |
| #11 | New Jersey | $75,160 |
| #12 | Illinois | $75,000 |
| #13 | Maryland | $74,660 |
| #14 | Colorado | $73,880 |
| #15 | Connecticut | $73,690 |
| #16 | Maine | $73,200 |
| #17 | Hawaii | $71,140 |
| #18 | Vermont | $69,930 |
| #19 | Delaware | $68,710 |
| #20 | New York | $67,180 |
| #21 | Indiana | $65,720 |
| #22 | Michigan | $65,460 |
| #23 | Virginia | $64,920 |
| #24 | Pennsylvania | $63,940 |
| #25 | Idaho | $63,800 |
| #26 | Wisconsin | $63,760 |
| #27 | Minnesota | $63,750 |
| #28 | Wyoming | $63,460 |
| #29 | North Carolina | $63,270 |
| #30 | Utah | $63,230 |
| #31 | Nebraska | $62,660 |
| #32 | Iowa | $62,630 |
| #33 | North Dakota | $62,300 |
| #34 | Texas | $62,240 |
| #35 | Montana | $62,210 |
| #36 | Georgia | $62,030 |
| #37 | Ohio | $61,950 |
| #38 | South Carolina | $61,820 |
| #39 | Florida | $61,770 |
| #40 | Kansas | $61,760 |
| #41 | Missouri | $61,530 |
| #42 | Kentucky | $60,460 |
| #43 | New Mexico | $59,330 |
| #44 | Tennessee | $58,870 |
| #45 | Oklahoma | $58,320 |
| #46 | Louisiana | $57,470 |
| #47 | Alabama | $57,030 |
| #48 | Arkansas | $56,620 |
| #49 | West Virginia | $55,360 |
| #50 | South Dakota | $52,750 |
| #51 Lowest | Mississippi | $50,220 |