Median: $49,560 / year · $23.83 / hr · 2025
2% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $50,670
$39,490
On a $49,560 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$49,580
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Illinois RPP is 100.0 (about even with the U.S. average).
Illinois ranks #23 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($49,560).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $65,180 |
| #2 | Connecticut | $59,970 |
| #3 | Massachusetts | $59,830 |
| #4 | California | $59,230 |
| #5 | Washington | $58,620 |
| #6 | New Jersey | $58,300 |
| #7 | New York | $58,160 |
| #8 | Alaska | $56,430 |
| #9 | Vermont | $54,720 |
| #10 | Minnesota | $54,600 |
| #11 | Oregon | $54,060 |
| #12 | Colorado | $54,000 |
| #13 | Maryland | $53,540 |
| #14 | Rhode Island | $53,280 |
| #15 | New Hampshire | $52,450 |
| #16 | Delaware | $51,780 |
| #17 | Virginia | $51,620 |
| #18 | Arizona | $50,590 |
| #19 | Maine | $50,510 |
| #20 | Nevada | $50,380 |
| #21 | Wisconsin | $50,340 |
| #22 | North Dakota | $49,710 |
| #23 | Illinois | $49,560 |
| #24 | Utah | $49,440 |
| #25 | Georgia | $49,350 |
| #26 | Florida | $49,330 |
| #27 | Michigan | $48,980 |
| #28 | Texas | $48,910 |
| #29 | Ohio | $48,810 |
| #30 | Hawaii | $48,730 |
| #31 | Pennsylvania | $48,440 |
| #32 | Idaho | $48,310 |
| #33 | Iowa | $48,180 |
| #34 | Tennessee | $48,180 |
| #35 | New Mexico | $48,080 |
| #36 | Missouri | $47,990 |
| #37 | South Carolina | $47,940 |
| #38 | North Carolina | $47,930 |
| #39 | Wyoming | $47,910 |
| #40 | Indiana | $47,820 |
| #41 | Kansas | $47,290 |
| #42 | Montana | $47,270 |
| #43 | Nebraska | $47,110 |
| #44 | Kentucky | $46,550 |
| #45 | South Dakota | $46,340 |
| #46 | Oklahoma | $46,180 |
| #47 | Louisiana | $44,890 |
| #48 | Alabama | $44,640 |
| #49 | West Virginia | $42,890 |
| #50 | Arkansas | $42,840 |
| #51 Lowest | Mississippi | $42,840 |