Median: $74,450 / year · $35.79 / hr · 2025
7% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $80,110
$57,758
On a $74,450 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$78,925
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #37 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($74,450).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | California | $121,260 |
| #2 | Massachusetts | $103,620 |
| #3 | District of Columbia | $102,770 |
| #4 | Oregon | $102,290 |
| #5 | Washington | $102,090 |
| #6 | Hawaii | $101,700 |
| #7 | Alaska | $98,920 |
| #8 | New York | $98,470 |
| #9 | New Jersey | $95,000 |
| #10 | Vermont | $94,540 |
| #11 | Connecticut | $91,970 |
| #12 | Arizona | $89,200 |
| #13 | Colorado | $87,760 |
| #14 | Maryland | $85,890 |
| #15 | Rhode Island | $85,330 |
| #16 | New Hampshire | $84,910 |
| #17 | Delaware | $84,210 |
| #18 | Minnesota | $83,400 |
| #19 | Nevada | $82,910 |
| #20 | Utah | $81,000 |
| #21 | Virginia | $80,670 |
| #22 | Idaho | $80,080 |
| #23 | Maine | $80,080 |
| #24 | New Mexico | $79,940 |
| #25 | Illinois | $79,930 |
| #26 | Wisconsin | $79,140 |
| #27 | Texas | $78,630 |
| #28 | Ohio | $78,320 |
| #29 | Wyoming | $77,860 |
| #30 | Indiana | $77,640 |
| #31 | Montana | $77,070 |
| #32 | Florida | $76,750 |
| #33 | Michigan | $76,420 |
| #34 | Kansas | $76,070 |
| #35 | Pennsylvania | $76,050 |
| #36 | Georgia | $74,550 |
| #37 | North Carolina | $74,450 |
| #38 | Oklahoma | $74,160 |
| #39 | West Virginia | $74,150 |
| #40 | Missouri | $73,080 |
| #41 | Nebraska | $72,860 |
| #42 | Kentucky | $69,670 |
| #43 | South Carolina | $69,600 |
| #44 | North Dakota | $67,790 |
| #45 | Iowa | $65,930 |
| #46 | South Dakota | $65,240 |
| #47 | Tennessee | $64,630 |
| #48 | Louisiana | $63,680 |
| #49 | Arkansas | $63,640 |
| #50 | Alabama | $60,700 |
| #51 Lowest | Mississippi | $59,300 |