Median: $63,570 / year · $30.56 / hr · 2025
8% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $58,640
$50,861
On a $63,570 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$58,423
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. New Jersey RPP is 108.8 (9% above the U.S. average).
New Jersey ranks #4 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($63,570).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Alaska | $70,100 |
| #2 | Washington | $64,760 |
| #3 | District of Columbia | $64,170 |
| #4 | New Jersey | $63,570 |
| #5 | Massachusetts | $63,030 |
| #6 | Nevada | $62,290 |
| #7 | New York | $62,050 |
| #8 | Minnesota | $61,990 |
| #9 | Oregon | $61,980 |
| #10 | Colorado | $61,500 |
| #11 | North Dakota | $60,910 |
| #12 | Vermont | $60,830 |
| #13 | Utah | $60,620 |
| #14 | Connecticut | $60,490 |
| #15 | Illinois | $60,320 |
| #16 | Wyoming | $60,310 |
| #17 | Indiana | $60,290 |
| #18 | New Hampshire | $60,280 |
| #19 | California | $60,230 |
| #20 | Rhode Island | $60,190 |
| #21 | Hawaii | $59,820 |
| #22 | Ohio | $59,800 |
| #23 | Maryland | $59,360 |
| #24 | Kansas | $58,920 |
| #25 | Montana | $58,870 |
| #26 | Idaho | $58,770 |
| #27 | South Dakota | $58,690 |
| #28 | Tennessee | $58,620 |
| #29 | Wisconsin | $58,610 |
| #30 | Pennsylvania | $58,580 |
| #31 | Nebraska | $58,390 |
| #32 | Arizona | $58,080 |
| #33 | Iowa | $58,070 |
| #34 | Delaware | $57,590 |
| #35 | Michigan | $57,180 |
| #36 | Georgia | $57,050 |
| #37 | Maine | $57,050 |
| #38 | Virginia | $56,860 |
| #39 | Kentucky | $56,340 |
| #40 | Texas | $56,290 |
| #41 | Missouri | $54,550 |
| #42 | Oklahoma | $54,410 |
| #43 | Alabama | $52,120 |
| #44 | Mississippi | $51,820 |
| #45 | Arkansas | $51,550 |
| #46 | North Carolina | $51,530 |
| #47 | South Carolina | $51,130 |
| #48 | Florida | $50,640 |
| #49 | New Mexico | $50,500 |
| #50 | West Virginia | $49,480 |
| #51 Lowest | Louisiana | $49,320 |