Median: $35,710 / year · $17.17 / hr · 2025
6% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $38,140
$29,644
On a $35,710 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$37,856
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #38 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($35,710).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $62,150 |
| #2 | Vermont | $49,730 |
| #3 | Hawaii | $48,780 |
| #4 | New Jersey | $48,220 |
| #5 | Kansas | $47,750 |
| #6 | California | $47,400 |
| #7 | Nebraska | $47,040 |
| #8 | New York | $46,520 |
| #9 | Alaska | $46,130 |
| #10 | Massachusetts | $45,890 |
| #11 | Connecticut | $45,740 |
| #12 | Washington | $45,660 |
| #13 | Colorado | $45,500 |
| #14 | Oregon | $45,140 |
| #15 | Maryland | $44,600 |
| #16 | South Dakota | $44,500 |
| #17 | New Mexico | $44,070 |
| #18 | Georgia | $43,920 |
| #19 | Maine | $43,890 |
| #20 | Minnesota | $43,430 |
| #21 | Illinois | $40,910 |
| #22 | North Dakota | $39,720 |
| #23 | New Hampshire | $39,350 |
| #24 | Nevada | $38,870 |
| #25 | Louisiana | $38,020 |
| #26 | Virginia | $37,140 |
| #27 | Michigan | $37,110 |
| #28 | Rhode Island | $36,830 |
| #29 | Indiana | $36,650 |
| #30 | Montana | $36,540 |
| #31 | Delaware | $36,360 |
| #32 | Arizona | $36,300 |
| #33 | Mississippi | $36,250 |
| #34 | Wisconsin | $36,160 |
| #35 | Missouri | $36,090 |
| #36 | Pennsylvania | $36,050 |
| #37 | Florida | $35,860 |
| #38 | North Carolina | $35,710 |
| #39 | Ohio | $35,180 |
| #40 | Utah | $35,010 |
| #41 | South Carolina | $34,500 |
| #42 | Tennessee | $34,280 |
| #43 | Arkansas | $34,190 |
| #44 | Texas | $33,860 |
| #45 | Iowa | $33,830 |
| #46 | Idaho | $32,800 |
| #47 | West Virginia | $32,480 |
| #48 | Oklahoma | $31,790 |
| #49 | Wyoming | $29,930 |
| #50 | Kentucky | $29,780 |
| #51 Lowest | Alabama | $28,310 |