Median: $35,440 / year · $17.04 / hr · 2025
7% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $38,010
$29,439
On a $35,440 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$37,570
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #41 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($35,440).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $49,060 |
| #2 | Alaska | $44,720 |
| #3 | Washington | $44,710 |
| #4 | California | $44,100 |
| #5 | Massachusetts | $43,870 |
| #6 | New York | $43,080 |
| #7 | Rhode Island | $42,620 |
| #8 | Maine | $42,440 |
| #9 | Colorado | $42,010 |
| #10 | New Jersey | $41,650 |
| #11 | Hawaii | $41,600 |
| #12 | Wisconsin | $41,150 |
| #13 | Oregon | $40,900 |
| #14 | Connecticut | $40,630 |
| #15 | North Dakota | $39,530 |
| #16 | Arizona | $38,730 |
| #17 | Vermont | $38,370 |
| #18 | South Dakota | $38,280 |
| #19 | New Hampshire | $38,160 |
| #20 | Maryland | $38,100 |
| #21 | Nebraska | $37,860 |
| #22 | Minnesota | $37,510 |
| #23 | Wyoming | $37,480 |
| #24 | Michigan | $37,470 |
| #25 | Illinois | $37,400 |
| #26 | Montana | $37,360 |
| #27 | Iowa | $37,330 |
| #28 | Virginia | $37,060 |
| #29 | Nevada | $37,050 |
| #30 | Utah | $36,960 |
| #31 | Florida | $36,810 |
| #32 | Idaho | $36,810 |
| #33 | Pennsylvania | $36,810 |
| #34 | Delaware | $36,310 |
| #35 | Indiana | $36,160 |
| #36 | Georgia | $36,100 |
| #37 | Kansas | $36,050 |
| #38 | Ohio | $35,920 |
| #39 | Missouri | $35,740 |
| #40 | South Carolina | $35,510 |
| #41 | North Carolina | $35,440 |
| #42 | Texas | $35,210 |
| #43 | New Mexico | $35,140 |
| #44 | Tennessee | $34,910 |
| #45 | Arkansas | $34,840 |
| #46 | Oklahoma | $34,560 |
| #47 | Kentucky | $32,940 |
| #48 | Louisiana | $32,750 |
| #49 | Alabama | $32,590 |
| #50 | West Virginia | $31,920 |
| #51 Lowest | Mississippi | $31,160 |