Median: $86,010 / year · $41.35 / hr · 2025
11% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $96,590
$65,370
On a $86,010 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$91,180
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. North Carolina RPP is 94.3 (6% below the U.S. average).
North Carolina ranks #34 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($86,010).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | California | $128,530 |
| #2 | Hawaii | $124,430 |
| #3 | Washington | $121,340 |
| #4 | Oregon | $120,220 |
| #5 | District of Columbia | $112,020 |
| #6 | Colorado | $108,410 |
| #7 | Massachusetts | $107,480 |
| #8 | Alaska | $105,670 |
| #9 | Vermont | $104,100 |
| #10 | New York | $103,920 |
| #11 | New Hampshire | $103,760 |
| #12 | Connecticut | $103,230 |
| #13 | New Jersey | $103,150 |
| #14 | Minnesota | $102,850 |
| #15 | Wisconsin | $102,090 |
| #16 | Montana | $101,000 |
| #17 | Illinois | $100,660 |
| #18 | Wyoming | $100,650 |
| #19 | Missouri | $100,130 |
| #20 | Utah | $100,100 |
| #21 | Arizona | $100,040 |
| #22 | Idaho | $99,920 |
| #23 | Maryland | $99,210 |
| #24 | Delaware | $98,530 |
| #25 | Kansas | $96,310 |
| #26 | Nevada | $95,980 |
| #27 | Virginia | $95,660 |
| #28 | Maine | $95,230 |
| #29 | Rhode Island | $92,820 |
| #30 | Texas | $92,580 |
| #31 | Kentucky | $91,230 |
| #32 | New Mexico | $87,210 |
| #33 | Iowa | $86,480 |
| #34 | North Carolina | $86,010 |
| #35 | Indiana | $85,040 |
| #36 | North Dakota | $84,340 |
| #37 | Oklahoma | $83,670 |
| #38 | South Carolina | $83,290 |
| #39 | Georgia | $83,250 |
| #40 | Florida | $82,940 |
| #41 | Ohio | $82,870 |
| #42 | Pennsylvania | $82,710 |
| #43 | Nebraska | $82,670 |
| #44 | Michigan | $82,490 |
| #45 | Arkansas | $81,500 |
| #46 | South Dakota | $80,820 |
| #47 | Louisiana | $80,710 |
| #48 | Tennessee | $80,640 |
| #49 | West Virginia | $76,820 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $76,520 |
| #51 Lowest | Alabama | $68,180 |