Median: $174,410 / year · $83.85 / hr · 2025
28% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $135,980
$117,673
On a $174,410 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$157,523
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. California RPP is 110.7 (11% above the U.S. average).
California ranks #1 of 50 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($174,410).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | California | $174,410 |
| #2 | Washington | $166,540 |
| #3 | New York | $166,180 |
| #4 | Massachusetts | $165,210 |
| #5 | Oregon | $142,720 |
| #6 | New Hampshire | $139,720 |
| #7 | Maryland | $138,680 |
| #8 | Colorado | $138,390 |
| #9 | District of Columbia | $136,880 |
| #10 | Virginia | $136,460 |
| #11 | New Jersey | $135,940 |
| #12 | North Carolina | $134,710 |
| #13 | Connecticut | $134,120 |
| #14 | Delaware | $133,020 |
| #15 | Texas | $132,150 |
| #16 | Illinois | $132,110 |
| #17 | Idaho | $131,590 |
| #18 | Georgia | $131,010 |
| #19 | Florida | $130,980 |
| #20 | Rhode Island | $130,590 |
| #21 | Minnesota | $130,050 |
| #22 | Arizona | $129,690 |
| #23 | South Carolina | $129,450 |
| #24 | Nevada | $128,810 |
| #25 | Utah | $128,810 |
| #26 | Pennsylvania | $126,550 |
| #27 | Missouri | $126,120 |
| #28 | Michigan | $125,570 |
| #29 | Vermont | $125,280 |
| #30 | New Mexico | $124,520 |
| #31 | Hawaii | $124,040 |
| #32 | Maine | $123,120 |
| #33 | Wisconsin | $122,660 |
| #34 | Alabama | $122,540 |
| #35 | Tennessee | $122,430 |
| #36 | Montana | $121,990 |
| #37 | West Virginia | $121,000 |
| #38 | Oklahoma | $118,100 |
| #39 | Wyoming | $115,170 |
| #40 | Iowa | $114,890 |
| #41 | Ohio | $114,090 |
| #42 | Kansas | $113,420 |
| #43 | Nebraska | $110,900 |
| #44 | Kentucky | $109,010 |
| #45 | Indiana | $105,920 |
| #46 | North Dakota | $105,600 |
| #47 | Arkansas | $104,490 |
| #48 | Louisiana | $102,800 |
| #49 | South Dakota | $96,310 |
| #50 Lowest | Mississippi | $95,330 |