Median: $51,240 / year · $24.64 / hr · 2025
3% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $52,830
$41,423
On a $51,240 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$54,320
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #28 of 48 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($51,240).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $123,770 |
| #2 | New York | $102,990 |
| #3 | New Jersey | $99,990 |
| #4 | Alaska | $89,170 |
| #5 | Nevada | $79,990 |
| #6 | Washington | $79,130 |
| #7 | Montana | $79,100 |
| #8 | New Mexico | $76,170 |
| #9 | North Dakota | $73,920 |
| #10 | South Dakota | $65,170 |
| #11 | Virginia | $63,980 |
| #12 | Colorado | $63,670 |
| #13 | Oregon | $61,610 |
| #14 | Alabama | $60,890 |
| #15 | Rhode Island | $60,310 |
| #16 | Illinois | $59,220 |
| #17 | West Virginia | $59,050 |
| #18 | Arizona | $58,780 |
| #19 | Kentucky | $58,610 |
| #20 | Wisconsin | $58,120 |
| #21 | Michigan | $57,880 |
| #22 | New Hampshire | $57,620 |
| #23 | California | $57,560 |
| #24 | Maine | $56,930 |
| #25 | South Carolina | $56,580 |
| #26 | Pennsylvania | $56,040 |
| #27 | Maryland | $52,630 |
| #28 | North Carolina | $51,240 |
| #29 | Utah | $50,720 |
| #30 | Wyoming | $49,990 |
| #31 | Florida | $49,310 |
| #32 | Oklahoma | $47,980 |
| #33 | Nebraska | $47,240 |
| #34 | Delaware | $47,180 |
| #35 | Indiana | $46,880 |
| #36 | Connecticut | $46,770 |
| #37 | Georgia | $46,730 |
| #38 | Minnesota | $46,410 |
| #39 | Tennessee | $46,250 |
| #40 | Ohio | $46,240 |
| #41 | Hawaii | $46,220 |
| #42 | Louisiana | $45,850 |
| #43 | Texas | $45,740 |
| #44 | Missouri | $43,960 |
| #45 | Idaho | $39,820 |
| #46 | Kansas | $39,770 |
| #47 | Mississippi | $39,550 |
| #48 Lowest | Arkansas | $38,180 |