Median: $44,760 / year · $21.52 / hr · 2025
27% above the U.S. average
U.S. median $35,230
$36,092
On a $44,760 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$44,273
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. Virginia RPP is 101.1 (1% above the U.S. average).
Virginia ranks #9 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($44,760).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | Hawaii | $62,390 |
| #2 | Vermont | $59,140 |
| #3 | Washington | $56,130 |
| #4 | Oregon | $48,410 |
| #5 | District of Columbia | $47,850 |
| #6 | New York | $47,020 |
| #7 | New Jersey | $44,960 |
| #8 | Colorado | $44,860 |
| #9 | Virginia | $44,760 |
| #10 | Arizona | $43,950 |
| #11 | Maine | $43,370 |
| #12 | Massachusetts | $38,460 |
| #13 | New Hampshire | $38,430 |
| #14 | Connecticut | $37,770 |
| #15 | Michigan | $37,760 |
| #16 | New Mexico | $36,920 |
| #17 | Delaware | $36,880 |
| #18 | Maryland | $36,750 |
| #19 | Ohio | $36,700 |
| #20 | Florida | $36,150 |
| #21 | Kansas | $36,120 |
| #22 | California | $36,080 |
| #23 | Rhode Island | $35,420 |
| #24 | West Virginia | $35,380 |
| #25 | Pennsylvania | $34,690 |
| #26 | Nebraska | $33,770 |
| #27 | North Carolina | $32,150 |
| #28 | Illinois | $31,200 |
| #29 | Utah | $31,150 |
| #30 | North Dakota | $30,890 |
| #31 | Idaho | $30,050 |
| #32 | Wisconsin | $29,670 |
| #33 | Kentucky | $29,660 |
| #34 | Missouri | $29,400 |
| #35 | South Dakota | $28,990 |
| #36 | Indiana | $28,480 |
| #37 | Tennessee | $27,760 |
| #38 | Alabama | $26,840 |
| #39 | Nevada | $26,410 |
| #40 | Alaska | $26,310 |
| #41 | Minnesota | $25,470 |
| #42 | Arkansas | $24,680 |
| #43 | Wyoming | $23,920 |
| #44 | Montana | $23,370 |
| #45 | Texas | $23,240 |
| #46 | Mississippi | $21,370 |
| #47 | Iowa | $21,000 |
| #48 | Georgia | $18,700 |
| #49 | South Carolina | $18,370 |
| #50 | Oklahoma | $17,910 |
| #51 Lowest | Louisiana | $15,080 |