Median: $52,040 / year · $25.02 / hr · 2025
3% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $50,620
$41,518
On a $52,040 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$53,622
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Maine RPP is 97.0 (3% below the U.S. average).
Maine ranks #21 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($52,040).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $68,660 |
| #2 | California | $64,980 |
| #3 | Colorado | $61,280 |
| #4 | Alaska | $60,840 |
| #5 | Massachusetts | $60,760 |
| #6 | Connecticut | $60,220 |
| #7 | Virginia | $59,330 |
| #8 | New Hampshire | $59,020 |
| #9 | Montana | $58,740 |
| #10 | Oregon | $58,520 |
| #11 | Delaware | $58,410 |
| #12 | Minnesota | $58,390 |
| #13 | Maryland | $57,520 |
| #14 | North Dakota | $57,360 |
| #15 | Washington | $57,270 |
| #16 | New Jersey | $56,610 |
| #17 | Wisconsin | $54,350 |
| #18 | Michigan | $54,120 |
| #19 | New York | $54,120 |
| #20 | Hawaii | $52,160 |
| #21 | Maine | $52,040 |
| #22 | Rhode Island | $51,770 |
| #23 | Vermont | $51,630 |
| #24 | Wyoming | $51,330 |
| #25 | South Dakota | $51,160 |
| #26 | Nebraska | $50,560 |
| #27 | Iowa | $50,510 |
| #28 | Tennessee | $50,290 |
| #29 | Pennsylvania | $49,800 |
| #30 | Arizona | $49,570 |
| #31 | Indiana | $49,360 |
| #32 | Illinois | $49,170 |
| #33 | Missouri | $49,160 |
| #34 | Georgia | $49,060 |
| #35 | Ohio | $48,710 |
| #36 | Idaho | $48,420 |
| #37 | Texas | $48,310 |
| #38 | Nevada | $48,290 |
| #39 | Florida | $48,260 |
| #40 | North Carolina | $48,200 |
| #41 | South Carolina | $48,100 |
| #42 | Kansas | $47,790 |
| #43 | New Mexico | $47,300 |
| #44 | Utah | $46,570 |
| #45 | Oklahoma | $46,560 |
| #46 | Louisiana | $46,400 |
| #47 | Alabama | $45,640 |
| #48 | Kentucky | $44,890 |
| #49 | Arkansas | $44,160 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $37,820 |
| #51 Lowest | West Virginia | $37,660 |