Median: $126,490 / year · $60.81 / hr · 2025
5% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $120,230
$89,007
On a $126,490 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$115,096
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. District of Columbia RPP is 109.9 (10% above the U.S. average).
District of Columbia ranks #9 of 49 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($126,490).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $163,350 |
| #2 | California | $141,590 |
| #3 | Maryland | $136,370 |
| #4 | New Jersey | $135,280 |
| #5 | Massachusetts | $131,750 |
| #6 | New York | $130,460 |
| #7 | Minnesota | $128,800 |
| #8 | Vermont | $127,070 |
| #9 | District of Columbia | $126,490 |
| #10 | Virginia | $126,430 |
| #11 | Connecticut | $126,340 |
| #12 | Oregon | $125,990 |
| #13 | Texas | $122,090 |
| #14 | North Carolina | $119,090 |
| #15 | Colorado | $117,400 |
| #16 | Florida | $115,820 |
| #17 | Arkansas | $109,390 |
| #18 | Utah | $108,090 |
| #19 | Arizona | $107,240 |
| #20 | Pennsylvania | $106,850 |
| #21 | Wisconsin | $106,680 |
| #22 | Illinois | $106,560 |
| #23 | Georgia | $104,340 |
| #24 | Alabama | $103,120 |
| #25 | Ohio | $102,630 |
| #26 | Rhode Island | $102,440 |
| #27 | Hawaii | $102,130 |
| #28 | New Hampshire | $100,620 |
| #29 | Michigan | $100,590 |
| #30 | Montana | $100,490 |
| #31 | Tennessee | $100,330 |
| #32 | Nevada | $98,540 |
| #33 | Nebraska | $98,230 |
| #34 | Kansas | $98,130 |
| #35 | Missouri | $97,090 |
| #36 | South Dakota | $96,150 |
| #37 | New Mexico | $95,850 |
| #38 | Iowa | $95,830 |
| #39 | South Carolina | $91,990 |
| #40 | Kentucky | $91,760 |
| #41 | Indiana | $91,470 |
| #42 | Maine | $90,880 |
| #43 | Idaho | $89,380 |
| #44 | Oklahoma | $86,310 |
| #45 | West Virginia | $85,090 |
| #46 | Alaska | $84,110 |
| #47 | North Dakota | $81,900 |
| #48 | Louisiana | $78,760 |
| #49 Lowest | Mississippi | $69,490 |