Median: $63,890 / year · $30.72 / hr · 2025
about even with the U.S. average
U.S. median $63,800
$49,464
On a $63,890 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$72,801
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Iowa RPP is 87.8 (12% below the U.S. average).
Iowa ranks #26 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($63,890).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $101,020 |
| #2 | Illinois | $99,950 |
| #3 | Oregon | $97,050 |
| #4 | Minnesota | $94,410 |
| #5 | Alaska | $93,920 |
| #6 | Massachusetts | $93,880 |
| #7 | Wisconsin | $81,210 |
| #8 | Washington | $81,030 |
| #9 | Michigan | $80,190 |
| #10 | Montana | $79,960 |
| #11 | New Jersey | $78,240 |
| #12 | Hawaii | $78,060 |
| #13 | New York | $77,490 |
| #14 | Connecticut | $77,280 |
| #15 | Rhode Island | $76,470 |
| #16 | Indiana | $76,320 |
| #17 | California | $72,830 |
| #18 | Pennsylvania | $68,080 |
| #19 | New Hampshire | $66,810 |
| #20 | Missouri | $66,790 |
| #21 | Maryland | $65,400 |
| #22 | Kansas | $65,220 |
| #23 | Delaware | $64,720 |
| #24 | Kentucky | $64,160 |
| #25 | Maine | $64,000 |
| #26 | Iowa | $63,890 |
| #27 | Louisiana | $63,680 |
| #28 | North Dakota | $63,560 |
| #29 | Ohio | $63,330 |
| #30 | Colorado | $63,240 |
| #31 | Wyoming | $62,410 |
| #32 | Vermont | $62,170 |
| #33 | Arizona | $62,070 |
| #34 | Utah | $61,900 |
| #35 | Nevada | $61,610 |
| #36 | New Mexico | $61,440 |
| #37 | Nebraska | $60,970 |
| #38 | Virginia | $60,470 |
| #39 | Texas | $59,840 |
| #40 | Alabama | $58,670 |
| #41 | Tennessee | $58,600 |
| #42 | Oklahoma | $57,970 |
| #43 | Georgia | $57,200 |
| #44 | North Carolina | $57,080 |
| #45 | West Virginia | $56,980 |
| #46 | Mississippi | $55,480 |
| #47 | South Carolina | $53,940 |
| #48 | Florida | $52,910 |
| #49 | Idaho | $52,380 |
| #50 | South Dakota | $51,620 |
| #51 Lowest | Arkansas | $48,660 |