Median: $82,050 / year · $39.45 / hr · 2025
2% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $83,680
$62,763
On a $82,050 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$86,982
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #16 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($82,050).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $111,530 |
| #2 | New York | $102,640 |
| #3 | New Jersey | $100,830 |
| #4 | Massachusetts | $99,460 |
| #5 | Connecticut | $97,550 |
| #6 | California | $97,050 |
| #7 | Colorado | $97,030 |
| #8 | Washington | $96,550 |
| #9 | Rhode Island | $95,820 |
| #10 | Delaware | $95,020 |
| #11 | Virginia | $93,290 |
| #12 | Maryland | $89,370 |
| #13 | Oregon | $85,800 |
| #14 | New Hampshire | $83,470 |
| #15 | Alaska | $83,460 |
| #16 | North Carolina | $82,050 |
| #17 | Georgia | $81,900 |
| #18 | Minnesota | $81,600 |
| #19 | Nevada | $81,600 |
| #20 | Texas | $80,920 |
| #21 | Illinois | $80,230 |
| #22 | Utah | $79,990 |
| #23 | Arizona | $79,970 |
| #24 | Wisconsin | $79,400 |
| #25 | Oklahoma | $79,370 |
| #26 | Ohio | $79,320 |
| #27 | Florida | $79,250 |
| #28 | Kansas | $79,000 |
| #29 | Pennsylvania | $79,000 |
| #30 | Vermont | $78,890 |
| #31 | South Dakota | $78,880 |
| #32 | Michigan | $78,820 |
| #33 | New Mexico | $78,580 |
| #34 | Indiana | $77,720 |
| #35 | Wyoming | $77,620 |
| #36 | Maine | $77,480 |
| #37 | Iowa | $77,440 |
| #38 | Tennessee | $76,840 |
| #39 | Missouri | $76,590 |
| #40 | South Carolina | $76,560 |
| #41 | Montana | $75,810 |
| #42 | North Dakota | $75,730 |
| #43 | Kentucky | $75,270 |
| #44 | Alabama | $74,880 |
| #45 | Idaho | $74,730 |
| #46 | Hawaii | $74,500 |
| #47 | Louisiana | $73,810 |
| #48 | West Virginia | $73,320 |
| #49 | Nebraska | $72,080 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $68,100 |
| #51 Lowest | Arkansas | $66,330 |