Median: $45,140 / year · $21.70 / hr · 2025
1% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $45,690
$36,796
On a $45,140 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$47,853
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #27 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($45,140).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $59,290 |
| #2 | Alaska | $52,560 |
| #3 | District of Columbia | $51,050 |
| #4 | Minnesota | $50,480 |
| #5 | Oregon | $50,410 |
| #6 | California | $49,660 |
| #7 | Massachusetts | $49,460 |
| #8 | Wisconsin | $48,680 |
| #9 | Hawaii | $48,410 |
| #10 | Colorado | $48,400 |
| #11 | New Hampshire | $48,020 |
| #12 | New York | $48,000 |
| #13 | Maine | $47,580 |
| #14 | Connecticut | $47,430 |
| #15 | Nebraska | $47,370 |
| #16 | Vermont | $47,250 |
| #17 | New Jersey | $47,210 |
| #18 | Rhode Island | $47,190 |
| #19 | Montana | $46,820 |
| #20 | Maryland | $46,410 |
| #21 | Illinois | $46,090 |
| #22 | North Dakota | $45,980 |
| #23 | Arizona | $45,940 |
| #24 | Iowa | $45,480 |
| #25 | Utah | $45,360 |
| #26 | Nevada | $45,200 |
| #27 | North Carolina | $45,140 |
| #28 | Indiana | $45,110 |
| #29 | Virginia | $44,740 |
| #30 | Idaho | $44,700 |
| #31 | Delaware | $44,490 |
| #32 | Pennsylvania | $43,920 |
| #33 | Florida | $43,680 |
| #34 | Ohio | $42,810 |
| #35 | South Dakota | $41,870 |
| #36 | Georgia | $41,600 |
| #37 | South Carolina | $41,160 |
| #38 | Wyoming | $40,920 |
| #39 | Missouri | $40,440 |
| #40 | Michigan | $39,870 |
| #41 | Tennessee | $39,570 |
| #42 | Texas | $39,520 |
| #43 | Kansas | $39,510 |
| #44 | Kentucky | $39,270 |
| #45 | New Mexico | $39,230 |
| #46 | Oklahoma | $38,750 |
| #47 | Arkansas | $37,760 |
| #48 | West Virginia | $37,180 |
| #49 | Louisiana | $36,320 |
| #50 | Alabama | $36,100 |
| #51 Lowest | Mississippi | $35,360 |