Median: $44,530 / year · $21.41 / hr · 2025
3% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $45,750
$36,334
On a $44,530 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$47,207
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #32 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($44,530).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $58,900 |
| #2 | California | $55,110 |
| #3 | Oregon | $54,900 |
| #4 | Alaska | $52,640 |
| #5 | Colorado | $49,970 |
| #6 | Montana | $49,400 |
| #7 | Minnesota | $48,300 |
| #8 | Wyoming | $48,260 |
| #9 | Utah | $48,140 |
| #10 | Nevada | $47,980 |
| #11 | Vermont | $47,940 |
| #12 | Arizona | $47,640 |
| #13 | North Dakota | $47,560 |
| #14 | District of Columbia | $47,410 |
| #15 | New Hampshire | $47,360 |
| #16 | Connecticut | $47,050 |
| #17 | Hawaii | $46,760 |
| #18 | Illinois | $46,650 |
| #19 | New Mexico | $46,630 |
| #20 | Nebraska | $46,610 |
| #21 | Massachusetts | $46,470 |
| #22 | Delaware | $46,430 |
| #23 | Idaho | $46,420 |
| #24 | South Dakota | $46,170 |
| #25 | Wisconsin | $45,970 |
| #26 | Texas | $45,900 |
| #27 | Maine | $45,400 |
| #28 | Maryland | $45,120 |
| #29 | Iowa | $44,860 |
| #30 | Virginia | $44,610 |
| #31 | Indiana | $44,560 |
| #32 | North Carolina | $44,530 |
| #33 | Louisiana | $44,410 |
| #34 | Rhode Island | $44,380 |
| #35 | Michigan | $44,340 |
| #36 | New York | $43,930 |
| #37 | Florida | $43,590 |
| #38 | Kansas | $43,310 |
| #39 | South Carolina | $42,120 |
| #40 | Tennessee | $41,920 |
| #41 | Georgia | $41,910 |
| #42 | Ohio | $40,650 |
| #43 | Oklahoma | $40,500 |
| #44 | Missouri | $40,100 |
| #45 | Pennsylvania | $40,040 |
| #46 | New Jersey | $39,610 |
| #47 | Kentucky | $39,200 |
| #48 | Mississippi | $39,040 |
| #49 | Alabama | $39,030 |
| #50 | Arkansas | $38,680 |
| #51 Lowest | West Virginia | $38,210 |