Median: $44,720 / year · $21.50 / hr · 2025
5% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $47,120
$36,478
On a $44,720 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$47,408
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #39 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($44,720).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Hawaii | $77,110 |
| #2 | New Jersey | $64,060 |
| #3 | Massachusetts | $63,390 |
| #4 | Illinois | $60,690 |
| #5 | California | $60,270 |
| #6 | Minnesota | $60,260 |
| #7 | Connecticut | $58,290 |
| #8 | Alaska | $58,060 |
| #9 | Washington | $57,720 |
| #10 | Rhode Island | $57,240 |
| #11 | Missouri | $56,730 |
| #12 | Wisconsin | $56,100 |
| #13 | Ohio | $56,080 |
| #14 | New York | $55,930 |
| #15 | Oregon | $50,860 |
| #16 | Indiana | $50,070 |
| #17 | District of Columbia | $50,020 |
| #18 | New Hampshire | $49,980 |
| #19 | Montana | $49,830 |
| #20 | Michigan | $49,590 |
| #21 | Pennsylvania | $49,400 |
| #22 | North Dakota | $49,070 |
| #23 | Nevada | $48,990 |
| #24 | Vermont | $48,580 |
| #25 | Iowa | $48,490 |
| #26 | Colorado | $47,900 |
| #27 | Nebraska | $47,260 |
| #28 | Maryland | $46,960 |
| #29 | Idaho | $46,940 |
| #30 | Arizona | $46,590 |
| #31 | Utah | $46,550 |
| #32 | Maine | $46,430 |
| #33 | Wyoming | $46,030 |
| #34 | Kentucky | $45,710 |
| #35 | South Dakota | $45,710 |
| #36 | Delaware | $45,550 |
| #37 | Tennessee | $45,000 |
| #38 | Kansas | $44,840 |
| #39 | North Carolina | $44,720 |
| #40 | Florida | $44,030 |
| #41 | Virginia | $43,560 |
| #42 | South Carolina | $42,940 |
| #43 | West Virginia | $42,670 |
| #44 | Texas | $40,620 |
| #45 | Oklahoma | $39,360 |
| #46 | Georgia | $38,990 |
| #47 | New Mexico | $38,400 |
| #48 | Louisiana | $38,230 |
| #49 | Mississippi | $37,710 |
| #50 | Arkansas | $37,630 |
| #51 Lowest | Alabama | $36,900 |