Median: $43,240 / year · $20.79 / hr · 2025
14% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $38,020
$35,817
On a $43,240 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$39,053
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. California RPP is 110.7 (11% above the U.S. average).
California ranks #13 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($43,240).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $64,210 |
| #2 | Alaska | $47,480 |
| #3 | Washington | $47,100 |
| #4 | Vermont | $45,550 |
| #5 | Oregon | $45,500 |
| #6 | New Hampshire | $45,200 |
| #7 | Colorado | $45,150 |
| #8 | Massachusetts | $44,670 |
| #9 | New York | $44,240 |
| #10 | Virginia | $43,640 |
| #11 | Minnesota | $43,380 |
| #12 | New Mexico | $43,320 |
| #13 | California | $43,240 |
| #14 | Hawaii | $42,820 |
| #15 | Utah | $42,700 |
| #16 | Missouri | $40,390 |
| #17 | Connecticut | $39,920 |
| #18 | Nebraska | $39,840 |
| #19 | Illinois | $39,490 |
| #20 | North Dakota | $39,310 |
| #21 | Wyoming | $39,200 |
| #22 | Maine | $39,100 |
| #23 | New Jersey | $38,880 |
| #24 | Montana | $38,480 |
| #25 | Idaho | $38,300 |
| #26 | Arizona | $38,290 |
| #27 | Maryland | $38,220 |
| #28 | Wisconsin | $37,440 |
| #29 | Nevada | $37,310 |
| #30 | South Dakota | $37,150 |
| #31 | Iowa | $37,080 |
| #32 | Kansas | $37,080 |
| #33 | Michigan | $37,080 |
| #34 | Pennsylvania | $37,050 |
| #35 | Rhode Island | $36,940 |
| #36 | Indiana | $36,490 |
| #37 | Delaware | $36,360 |
| #38 | Oklahoma | $36,270 |
| #39 | Tennessee | $36,000 |
| #40 | Texas | $35,980 |
| #41 | Florida | $35,900 |
| #42 | Arkansas | $35,770 |
| #43 | Ohio | $35,770 |
| #44 | South Carolina | $35,460 |
| #45 | Kentucky | $35,420 |
| #46 | North Carolina | $35,010 |
| #47 | Georgia | $34,980 |
| #48 | Alabama | $33,720 |
| #49 | Louisiana | $32,240 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $29,180 |
| #51 Lowest | West Virginia | $28,800 |