Ranking of US States By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q4

Updated on January 22, 2025.

According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, for 2022 Q4, among all US states and DC, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly wage ($2,291), followed by Massachusetts ($1,793), and New York ($1,735).

On the other hand, Mississippi had the lowest average weekly wage ($947), followed by Arkansas ($1,067), and West Virginia ($1,068).

The chart below shows the top 10 states with high average weekly wage, and the table below shows the ranking for all US states and DC.

Related Topics: US BLS Topic List.
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Ranking of US States By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q4
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Ranking of US States By Average Weekly Wage in 2022 Q4
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Rank State Average Weekly Wage ($)
1 District of Columbia 2291
2 Massachusetts 1793
3 New York 1735
4 California 1679
5 Washington 1633
6 Connecticut 1593
7 New Jersey 1534
8 New Hampshire 1486
9 Colorado 1472
10 Maryland 1463
11 Illinois 1431
12 Virginia 1416
13 Texas 1372
14 Minnesota 1358
15 Delaware 1343
16 Pennsylvania 1320
17 Oregon 1301
18 Alaska 1300
19 Georgia 1286
20 Florida 1284
21 Michigan 1274
22 Arizona 1273
23 Rhode Island 1261
24 Tennessee 1254
25 Nevada 1244
26 North Carolina 1235
27 Utah 1230
28 Hawaii 1227
29 Vermont 1208
30 North Dakota 1204
31 Ohio 1202
32 Wisconsin 1187
33 Missouri 1172
34 Maine 1165
35 Alabama 1158
36 Iowa 1153
36 Nebraska 1153
37 Wyoming 1136
38 Louisiana 1133
39 Indiana 1130
40 Kansas 1125
41 Montana 1118
42 Idaho 1116
43 New Mexico 1111
43 South Carolina 1111
44 Kentucky 1101
45 South Dakota 1096
46 Oklahoma 1073
47 West Virginia 1068
48 Arkansas 1067
49 Mississippi 947