Median: $117,770 / year · $56.62 / hr · 2025
9% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $129,180
$87,342
On a $117,770 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$120,703
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Pennsylvania RPP is 97.6 (2% below the U.S. average).
Pennsylvania ranks #24 of 48 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($117,770).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Washington | $154,940 |
| #2 | Maryland | $139,640 |
| #3 | California | $138,570 |
| #4 | Delaware | $137,030 |
| #5 | Massachusetts | $136,550 |
| #6 | Colorado | $135,220 |
| #7 | District of Columbia | $135,090 |
| #8 | Virginia | $134,900 |
| #9 | New Jersey | $134,820 |
| #10 | New York | $134,660 |
| #11 | North Carolina | $131,540 |
| #12 | Minnesota | $130,710 |
| #13 | Connecticut | $130,570 |
| #14 | New Mexico | $130,070 |
| #15 | Texas | $129,890 |
| #16 | Georgia | $128,970 |
| #17 | Hawaii | $126,250 |
| #18 | Arizona | $125,260 |
| #19 | Florida | $124,860 |
| #20 | Illinois | $124,180 |
| #21 | New Hampshire | $124,000 |
| #22 | Alabama | $122,730 |
| #23 | Iowa | $119,710 |
| #24 | Pennsylvania | $117,770 |
| #25 | South Dakota | $116,640 |
| #26 | Tennessee | $115,430 |
| #27 | Alaska | $114,990 |
| #28 | Ohio | $110,480 |
| #29 | Vermont | $109,750 |
| #30 | Rhode Island | $109,420 |
| #31 | North Dakota | $107,540 |
| #32 | Michigan | $106,230 |
| #33 | Nevada | $106,200 |
| #34 | South Carolina | $105,800 |
| #35 | Kentucky | $103,630 |
| #36 | Arkansas | $103,490 |
| #37 | Missouri | $103,440 |
| #38 | Maine | $101,730 |
| #39 | Wisconsin | $101,550 |
| #40 | Indiana | $101,420 |
| #41 | Kansas | $100,620 |
| #42 | Utah | $99,690 |
| #43 | Wyoming | $98,710 |
| #44 | Oklahoma | $94,000 |
| #45 | Louisiana | $92,990 |
| #46 | Nebraska | $92,550 |
| #47 | Mississippi | $87,690 |
| #48 Lowest | Montana | $81,950 |