Median: $43,200 / year · $20.77 / hr · 2025
2% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $42,260
$34,929
On a $43,200 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$42,730
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Virginia RPP is 101.1 (1% above the U.S. average).
Virginia ranks #24 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($43,200).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Oregon | $49,830 |
| #2 | Washington | $49,180 |
| #3 | New York | $48,590 |
| #4 | New Hampshire | $47,870 |
| #5 | District of Columbia | $47,700 |
| #6 | California | $47,630 |
| #7 | Colorado | $47,380 |
| #8 | Vermont | $47,130 |
| #9 | Maine | $47,070 |
| #10 | New Jersey | $46,830 |
| #11 | Massachusetts | $46,680 |
| #12 | Minnesota | $46,680 |
| #13 | Rhode Island | $46,440 |
| #14 | Alaska | $46,370 |
| #15 | Illinois | $45,960 |
| #16 | North Dakota | $45,820 |
| #17 | Nevada | $45,490 |
| #18 | Hawaii | $45,350 |
| #19 | Wisconsin | $45,130 |
| #20 | Connecticut | $44,790 |
| #21 | Arizona | $44,780 |
| #22 | Pennsylvania | $44,590 |
| #23 | Maryland | $43,240 |
| #24 | Virginia | $43,200 |
| #25 | Delaware | $42,030 |
| #26 | Montana | $40,900 |
| #27 | Nebraska | $40,000 |
| #28 | Utah | $39,840 |
| #29 | Michigan | $39,570 |
| #30 | New Mexico | $39,390 |
| #31 | Iowa | $39,350 |
| #32 | Wyoming | $39,160 |
| #33 | Ohio | $39,010 |
| #34 | South Dakota | $38,800 |
| #35 | Idaho | $38,650 |
| #36 | North Carolina | $38,460 |
| #37 | Kentucky | $38,370 |
| #38 | Indiana | $38,330 |
| #39 | Kansas | $38,010 |
| #40 | Tennessee | $37,990 |
| #41 | Georgia | $37,680 |
| #42 | Missouri | $37,680 |
| #43 | Florida | $37,510 |
| #44 | Texas | $37,500 |
| #45 | South Carolina | $37,220 |
| #46 | West Virginia | $36,720 |
| #47 | Oklahoma | $35,930 |
| #48 | Arkansas | $34,430 |
| #49 | Alabama | $34,140 |
| #50 | Mississippi | $31,520 |
| #51 Lowest | Louisiana | $30,510 |