Median: $97,560 / year · $46.90 / hr · 2025
5% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $102,760
$71,232
On a $97,560 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$111,167
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Iowa RPP is 87.8 (12% below the U.S. average).
Iowa ranks #45 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($97,560).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | California | $124,190 |
| #2 | Alaska | $115,280 |
| #3 | New Jersey | $112,140 |
| #4 | Nevada | $111,250 |
| #5 | Maryland | $106,890 |
| #6 | New Mexico | $106,880 |
| #7 | Washington | $105,950 |
| #8 | Texas | $105,810 |
| #9 | Illinois | $105,250 |
| #10 | Connecticut | $104,360 |
| #11 | Massachusetts | $103,790 |
| #12 | Oregon | $103,510 |
| #13 | Arizona | $103,220 |
| #14 | Ohio | $103,050 |
| #15 | Georgia | $102,700 |
| #16 | Delaware | $102,050 |
| #17 | Colorado | $102,030 |
| #18 | Minnesota | $102,010 |
| #19 | Wisconsin | $101,840 |
| #20 | Hawaii | $101,700 |
| #21 | District of Columbia | $101,640 |
| #22 | Indiana | $101,560 |
| #23 | Virginia | $101,450 |
| #24 | Pennsylvania | $101,380 |
| #25 | South Carolina | $101,330 |
| #26 | Florida | $101,040 |
| #27 | Michigan | $100,900 |
| #28 | Kentucky | $100,710 |
| #29 | New York | $100,660 |
| #30 | Wyoming | $100,400 |
| #31 | Tennessee | $100,140 |
| #32 | Mississippi | $99,990 |
| #33 | North Carolina | $99,910 |
| #34 | Utah | $99,880 |
| #35 | New Hampshire | $99,850 |
| #36 | Maine | $99,720 |
| #37 | Rhode Island | $99,400 |
| #38 | Missouri | $99,310 |
| #39 | Arkansas | $99,010 |
| #40 | Idaho | $99,000 |
| #41 | Oklahoma | $98,590 |
| #42 | Louisiana | $98,530 |
| #43 | Kansas | $98,290 |
| #44 | Vermont | $97,970 |
| #45 | Iowa | $97,560 |
| #46 | Alabama | $97,290 |
| #47 | Nebraska | $97,090 |
| #48 | West Virginia | $96,600 |
| #49 | South Dakota | $92,660 |
| #50 | Montana | $91,450 |
| #51 Lowest | North Dakota | $85,330 |