Median: $28,880 / year · $13.89 / hr · 2025
12% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $32,880
$24,463
On a $28,880 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$30,616
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #41 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($28,880).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $38,880 |
| #2 | Washington | $38,720 |
| #3 | California | $37,100 |
| #4 | Colorado | $36,870 |
| #5 | Hawaii | $36,780 |
| #6 | Alaska | $36,130 |
| #7 | Vermont | $35,720 |
| #8 | Connecticut | $35,550 |
| #9 | Massachusetts | $35,520 |
| #10 | New York | $35,500 |
| #11 | Oregon | $35,300 |
| #12 | Maine | $34,930 |
| #13 | Rhode Island | $34,860 |
| #14 | Minnesota | $34,620 |
| #15 | Arizona | $34,600 |
| #16 | New Jersey | $34,590 |
| #17 | Illinois | $34,490 |
| #18 | Maryland | $34,390 |
| #19 | Montana | $34,190 |
| #20 | New Hampshire | $33,840 |
| #21 | Delaware | $33,490 |
| #22 | Utah | $31,600 |
| #23 | North Dakota | $31,460 |
| #24 | Wisconsin | $30,880 |
| #25 | Wyoming | $30,810 |
| #26 | Virginia | $30,580 |
| #27 | Florida | $30,530 |
| #28 | Missouri | $30,520 |
| #29 | Idaho | $30,370 |
| #30 | Nebraska | $30,250 |
| #31 | New Mexico | $30,120 |
| #32 | Nevada | $29,870 |
| #33 | South Dakota | $29,780 |
| #34 | Michigan | $29,740 |
| #35 | Indiana | $29,670 |
| #36 | Ohio | $29,260 |
| #37 | Texas | $29,230 |
| #38 | Pennsylvania | $29,220 |
| #39 | Georgia | $29,070 |
| #40 | Iowa | $28,970 |
| #41 | North Carolina | $28,880 |
| #42 | Kansas | $28,800 |
| #43 | Kentucky | $28,590 |
| #44 | Tennessee | $28,590 |
| #45 | South Carolina | $28,530 |
| #46 | Alabama | $28,250 |
| #47 | Oklahoma | $28,180 |
| #48 | Arkansas | $27,670 |
| #49 | Louisiana | $26,750 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $26,390 |
| #51 Lowest | West Virginia | $26,370 |