Median: $48,850 / year · $23.49 / hr · 2025
20% below the U.S. average
U.S. median $61,010
$39,578
On a $48,850 OEWS median, single filer (2024). Not tax advice.
$54,581
U.S.-average purchasing power of this median. West Virginia RPP is 89.5 (10% below the U.S. average).
West Virginia ranks #48 of 51 states and DC with a published OEWS median ($48,850).
| Rank | State | Median |
|---|---|---|
| #1 Highest | District of Columbia | $84,390 |
| #2 | Alaska | $77,430 |
| #3 | Illinois | $77,410 |
| #4 | Massachusetts | $77,300 |
| #5 | Connecticut | $76,610 |
| #6 | Minnesota | $76,350 |
| #7 | Washington | $75,660 |
| #8 | North Dakota | $74,490 |
| #9 | New Jersey | $74,450 |
| #10 | New York | $74,430 |
| #11 | New Hampshire | $73,850 |
| #12 | California | $72,560 |
| #13 | Maryland | $70,020 |
| #14 | Rhode Island | $67,370 |
| #15 | Hawaii | $65,450 |
| #16 | Colorado | $65,200 |
| #17 | Maine | $63,170 |
| #18 | Oregon | $62,940 |
| #19 | Ohio | $62,510 |
| #20 | Pennsylvania | $62,400 |
| #21 | Delaware | $62,320 |
| #22 | Vermont | $62,150 |
| #23 | Wisconsin | $61,710 |
| #24 | South Dakota | $61,390 |
| #25 | Michigan | $60,850 |
| #26 | Montana | $60,850 |
| #27 | Iowa | $60,680 |
| #28 | Nevada | $60,510 |
| #29 | Kansas | $60,460 |
| #30 | Indiana | $60,430 |
| #31 | Missouri | $59,950 |
| #32 | Nebraska | $59,850 |
| #33 | Virginia | $59,730 |
| #34 | Arizona | $59,400 |
| #35 | Utah | $58,730 |
| #36 | Louisiana | $58,650 |
| #37 | Kentucky | $58,620 |
| #38 | Texas | $57,760 |
| #39 | Oklahoma | $57,560 |
| #40 | North Carolina | $57,260 |
| #41 | Florida | $56,670 |
| #42 | South Carolina | $56,610 |
| #43 | Georgia | $56,390 |
| #44 | Idaho | $56,240 |
| #45 | Tennessee | $55,490 |
| #46 | Wyoming | $54,700 |
| #47 | New Mexico | $50,270 |
| #48 | West Virginia | $48,850 |
| #49 | Mississippi | $48,680 |
| #50 | Alabama | $48,370 |
| #51 Lowest | Arkansas | $48,110 |