Median: $59,300 / year · $28.51 / hr · 2025
22% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $76,210
$47,537
On a $59,300 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$62,864
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #42 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($59,300).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | California | $118,880 |
| #2 | Washington | $102,080 |
| #3 | Illinois | $100,520 |
| #4 | Alaska | $99,130 |
| #5 | Colorado | $97,350 |
| #6 | Delaware | $92,970 |
| #7 | New York | $92,790 |
| #8 | New Jersey | $92,610 |
| #9 | District of Columbia | $88,650 |
| #10 | Oregon | $88,140 |
| #11 | Pennsylvania | $85,470 |
| #12 | Hawaii | $83,820 |
| #13 | Minnesota | $83,360 |
| #14 | Connecticut | $82,170 |
| #15 | Massachusetts | $78,940 |
| #16 | Arizona | $78,880 |
| #17 | Nevada | $78,140 |
| #18 | Wisconsin | $78,090 |
| #19 | Maryland | $77,970 |
| #20 | Utah | $77,310 |
| #21 | Rhode Island | $77,230 |
| #22 | Ohio | $77,020 |
| #23 | Texas | $75,900 |
| #24 | Nebraska | $74,620 |
| #25 | North Dakota | $74,500 |
| #26 | Florida | $74,470 |
| #27 | Iowa | $74,470 |
| #28 | Michigan | $73,730 |
| #29 | Indiana | $73,370 |
| #30 | New Hampshire | $71,640 |
| #31 | Montana | $70,050 |
| #32 | New Mexico | $69,180 |
| #33 | Vermont | $68,910 |
| #34 | Maine | $67,050 |
| #35 | Idaho | $66,990 |
| #36 | Wyoming | $66,140 |
| #37 | Virginia | $65,870 |
| #38 | South Dakota | $60,740 |
| #39 | Kentucky | $60,490 |
| #40 | Oklahoma | $59,700 |
| #41 | Missouri | $59,460 |
| #42 | North Carolina | $59,300 |
| #43 | Tennessee | $59,280 |
| #44 | Kansas | $59,230 |
| #45 | Georgia | $58,120 |
| #46 | South Carolina | $58,070 |
| #47 | West Virginia | $56,960 |
| #48 | Alabama | $51,270 |
| #49 | Louisiana | $48,380 |
| #50 | Arkansas | $47,670 |
| #51 Lowest | Mississippi | $46,140 |