Median: $49,100 / year · $23.61 / hr · 2025
19% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $60,580
$39,800
On a $49,100 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$52,051
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #44 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($49,100).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Hawaii | $85,280 |
| #2 | Illinois | $79,000 |
| #3 | California | $75,920 |
| #4 | Massachusetts | $75,200 |
| #5 | Washington | $74,190 |
| #6 | Alaska | $73,860 |
| #7 | New York | $72,330 |
| #8 | Minnesota | $64,930 |
| #9 | Connecticut | $64,060 |
| #10 | New Jersey | $64,010 |
| #11 | Maryland | $62,960 |
| #12 | Indiana | $62,870 |
| #13 | Oregon | $62,870 |
| #14 | Colorado | $62,830 |
| #15 | Vermont | $62,400 |
| #16 | Nevada | $62,380 |
| #17 | Maine | $62,160 |
| #18 | District of Columbia | $61,710 |
| #19 | Michigan | $61,680 |
| #20 | Wisconsin | $61,660 |
| #21 | New Hampshire | $61,200 |
| #22 | Missouri | $60,840 |
| #23 | Rhode Island | $60,840 |
| #24 | Ohio | $60,810 |
| #25 | New Mexico | $59,720 |
| #26 | Pennsylvania | $59,370 |
| #27 | Delaware | $59,200 |
| #28 | Montana | $58,820 |
| #29 | Arizona | $58,580 |
| #30 | North Dakota | $57,890 |
| #31 | Iowa | $57,710 |
| #32 | Kansas | $56,960 |
| #33 | Wyoming | $56,850 |
| #34 | Virginia | $55,690 |
| #35 | Kentucky | $52,680 |
| #36 | Utah | $52,360 |
| #37 | Idaho | $52,000 |
| #38 | Tennessee | $50,830 |
| #39 | South Carolina | $50,670 |
| #40 | Nebraska | $50,320 |
| #41 | Louisiana | $49,920 |
| #42 | Florida | $49,870 |
| #43 | Georgia | $49,350 |
| #44 | North Carolina | $49,100 |
| #45 | Texas | $48,900 |
| #46 | West Virginia | $48,710 |
| #47 | Mississippi | $48,650 |
| #48 | Alabama | $48,220 |
| #49 | South Dakota | $48,140 |
| #50 | Arkansas | $47,760 |
| #51 Lowest | Oklahoma | $46,910 |