Median: $59,140 / year · $28.43 / hr · 2025
10% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $53,750
$46,855
On a $59,140 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$54,800
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. New York RPP is 107.9 (8% above the U.S. average).
New York ranks #20 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($59,140).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Alaska | $80,840 |
| #2 | Hawaii | $79,000 |
| #3 | Connecticut | $64,880 |
| #4 | Wyoming | $63,820 |
| #5 | Washington | $63,020 |
| #6 | Massachusetts | $62,570 |
| #7 | New Hampshire | $62,360 |
| #8 | Louisiana | $62,250 |
| #9 | Maine | $62,220 |
| #10 | North Dakota | $62,000 |
| #11 | Nevada | $61,520 |
| #12 | Vermont | $60,890 |
| #13 | Maryland | $60,310 |
| #14 | Minnesota | $60,280 |
| #15 | District of Columbia | $60,180 |
| #16 | New Mexico | $59,840 |
| #17 | Oregon | $59,450 |
| #18 | New Jersey | $59,440 |
| #19 | Virginia | $59,180 |
| #20 | New York | $59,140 |
| #21 | Colorado | $58,590 |
| #22 | Wisconsin | $58,410 |
| #23 | Utah | $58,380 |
| #24 | California | $58,060 |
| #25 | Delaware | $57,270 |
| #26 | Montana | $55,610 |
| #27 | Arizona | $55,600 |
| #28 | Iowa | $55,090 |
| #29 | Texas | $53,340 |
| #30 | Pennsylvania | $52,900 |
| #31 | Nebraska | $52,220 |
| #32 | Missouri | $51,950 |
| #33 | Kentucky | $51,470 |
| #34 | Illinois | $51,320 |
| #35 | Mississippi | $51,100 |
| #36 | Florida | $50,640 |
| #37 | North Carolina | $50,590 |
| #38 | Rhode Island | $50,580 |
| #39 | Idaho | $50,530 |
| #40 | Ohio | $50,340 |
| #41 | Michigan | $49,990 |
| #42 | South Carolina | $49,980 |
| #43 | Indiana | $49,730 |
| #44 | Oklahoma | $49,720 |
| #45 | South Dakota | $49,440 |
| #46 | Kansas | $49,410 |
| #47 | West Virginia | $48,810 |
| #48 | Alabama | $48,490 |
| #49 | Georgia | $48,430 |
| #50 | Tennessee | $48,040 |
| #51 Lowest | Arkansas | $47,970 |