Median: $47,760 / year · $22.96 / hr · 2025
2% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $48,520
$38,784
On a $47,760 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$50,631
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #29 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($47,760).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $60,750 |
| #2 | Rhode Island | $58,570 |
| #3 | District of Columbia | $58,470 |
| #4 | New York | $58,300 |
| #5 | Colorado | $58,200 |
| #6 | Massachusetts | $57,490 |
| #7 | New Jersey | $57,320 |
| #8 | Alaska | $57,080 |
| #9 | South Dakota | $56,680 |
| #10 | Connecticut | $56,510 |
| #11 | Hawaii | $55,850 |
| #12 | Vermont | $55,760 |
| #13 | Delaware | $55,710 |
| #14 | California | $54,870 |
| #15 | Maine | $53,580 |
| #16 | New Hampshire | $51,650 |
| #17 | Oregon | $50,660 |
| #18 | Wisconsin | $49,550 |
| #19 | North Dakota | $49,350 |
| #20 | Montana | $49,300 |
| #21 | Minnesota | $48,770 |
| #22 | Florida | $48,410 |
| #23 | Arizona | $48,010 |
| #24 | Illinois | $47,990 |
| #25 | Virginia | $47,990 |
| #26 | Tennessee | $47,880 |
| #27 | Indiana | $47,790 |
| #28 | South Carolina | $47,770 |
| #29 | North Carolina | $47,760 |
| #30 | Utah | $47,470 |
| #31 | Maryland | $47,000 |
| #32 | Kansas | $46,950 |
| #33 | Nevada | $46,900 |
| #34 | Missouri | $46,860 |
| #35 | Pennsylvania | $46,690 |
| #36 | Iowa | $46,610 |
| #37 | New Mexico | $46,550 |
| #38 | Michigan | $46,430 |
| #39 | Texas | $46,280 |
| #40 | Georgia | $46,150 |
| #41 | Idaho | $46,140 |
| #42 | Wyoming | $45,980 |
| #43 | Mississippi | $45,760 |
| #44 | Ohio | $45,680 |
| #45 | Oklahoma | $45,430 |
| #46 | Nebraska | $45,280 |
| #47 | Alabama | $44,860 |
| #48 | Louisiana | $43,860 |
| #49 | Kentucky | $40,080 |
| #50 | West Virginia | $39,740 |
| #51 Lowest | Arkansas | $36,950 |