Chart 1
Wages by state
| State | Median wage, 2017 | Change in median wage, 2016–2017 | Change in median wage, 2007–2017 | Change in median wage, 1979–2017 | Median wage, 2017 | 10th percentile wage, 2017 | 90th percentile wage, 2017 | 50-10 ratio, 2017 | 90-50 ratio, 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $16.24 | 0.0% | 2.8% | 5.3% | $16.24 | $9.04 | $36.23 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Alaska | $20.99 | 2.3% | 0.9% | -20.1% | $20.99 | $10.06 | $44.30 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| Arizona | $17.16 | -3.8% | -3.2% | 7.2% | $17.16 | $9.95 | $40.57 | 1.7 | 2.4 |
| Arkansas | $16.11 | -0.9% | 8.0% | 23.7% | $16.11 | $9.04 | $36.12 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| California | $19.42 | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3.4% | $19.42 | $10.40 | $52.99 | 1.9 | 2.7 |
| Colorado | $19.93 | 2.3% | 0.0% | 11.3% | $19.93 | $10.15 | $48.02 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Connecticut | $21.14 | -0.1% | -3.5% | 20.1% | $21.14 | $10.12 | $49.61 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Delaware | $18.91 | 1.6% | -3.1% | 10.3% | $18.91 | $9.54 | $42.14 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Washington D.C. | $28.51 | 5.6% | 25.1% | 50.0% | $28.51 | $11.56 | $70.95 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Florida | $17.01 | 2.1% | -1.6% | 20.0% | $17.01 | $9.08 | $41.42 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Georgia | $17.33 | 1.9% | -2.0% | 15.5% | $17.33 | $9.27 | $40.38 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| Hawaii | $17.94 | -1.0% | 0.8% | 6.3% | $17.94 | $9.83 | $43.15 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Idaho | $16.74 | 3.0% | -0.7% | 5.4% | $16.74 | $9.14 | $39.93 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Illinois | $18.92 | -1.8% | 5.9% | 0.4% | $18.92 | $9.80 | $47.91 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| Indiana | $17.03 | 1.1% | -3.5% | 3.3% | $17.03 | $9.70 | $38.65 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Iowa | $17.33 | 5.9% | 1.9% | 7.7% | $17.33 | $9.80 | $38.42 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Kansas | $17.33 | 1.3% | 1.2% | 9.5% | $17.33 | $9.89 | $39.61 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Kentucky | $16.65 | -1.9% | 2.5% | 3.9% | $16.65 | $9.01 | $36.06 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Louisiana | $16.82 | 1.8% | 4.5% | 6.9% | $16.82 | $8.91 | $38.44 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| Maine | $17.49 | -2.6% | 2.9% | 28.4% | $17.49 | $9.88 | $38.63 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Maryland | $20.87 | -2.5% | -3.3% | 12.9% | $20.87 | $9.93 | $55.47 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Massachusetts | $22.44 | 3.4% | 5.1% | 38.9% | $22.44 | $10.93 | $55.71 | 2.1 | 2.5 |
| Michigan | $17.87 | 2.6% | -1.5% | -8.6% | $17.87 | $9.67 | $42.05 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| Minnesota | $20.09 | -1.3% | 4.0% | 15.5% | $20.09 | $10.48 | $47.09 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| Mississippi | $15.72 | 2.5% | 3.1% | 22.1% | $15.72 | $8.62 | $34.53 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Missouri | $17.80 | 2.7% | 4.2% | 11.4% | $17.80 | $9.67 | $40.06 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Montana | $17.03 | 3.5% | 7.7% | 3.0% | $17.03 | $9.55 | $37.62 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Nebraska | $17.50 | 2.2% | 7.0% | 13.9% | $17.50 | $10.06 | $38.89 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| Nevada | $16.42 | 0.2% | -6.4% | -2.6% | $16.42 | $9.39 | $37.07 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| New Hampshire | $19.90 | 1.6% | -1.0% | 28.3% | $19.90 | $10.51 | $45.53 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| New Jersey | $21.90 | -0.3% | -0.1% | 21.9% | $21.90 | $10.00 | $56.02 | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| New Mexico | $15.90 | 1.0% | -7.3% | 0.1% | $15.90 | $8.90 | $38.38 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| New York | $19.93 | 0.8% | 4.2% | 13.5% | $19.93 | $10.01 | $49.66 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| North Carolina | $17.56 | 4.0% | 6.8% | 25.7% | $17.56 | $9.11 | $41.80 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| North Dakota | $18.62 | 1.0% | 18.8% | 21.2% | $18.62 | $10.11 | $36.88 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
| Ohio | $17.79 | 0.2% | 1.9% | -2.4% | $17.79 | $9.44 | $38.49 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| Oklahoma | $17.09 | 4.6% | 7.2% | 5.8% | $17.09 | $9.29 | $39.72 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Oregon | $18.64 | -0.5% | 5.4% | 0.2% | $18.64 | $10.05 | $44.14 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Pennsylvania | $18.19 | -0.3% | 2.1% | 4.9% | $18.19 | $9.53 | $42.78 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Rhode Island | $19.05 | 3.7% | 5.5% | 21.7% | $19.05 | $9.99 | $40.79 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| South Carolina | $17.90 | 3.5% | 11.0% | 32.7% | $17.90 | $9.35 | $40.90 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| South Dakota | $16.93 | -2.3% | 9.0% | 26.2% | $16.93 | $10.01 | $34.42 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Tennessee | $16.66 | 1.3% | 5.1% | 14.8% | $16.66 | $9.25 | $38.25 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Texas | $17.55 | 1.4% | 9.1% | 11.2% | $17.55 | $9.05 | $42.76 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Utah | $17.61 | -0.6% | 2.5% | 2.9% | $17.61 | $9.92 | $40.04 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| Vermont | $18.70 | 1.2% | 3.2% | 28.4% | $18.70 | $10.21 | $39.69 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Virginia | $19.93 | 2.0% | 4.6% | 24.6% | $19.93 | $9.45 | $52.83 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Washington | $19.96 | -1.7% | -2.8% | 1.1% | $19.96 | $11.00 | $52.88 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| West Virginia | $16.75 | -2.7% | 0.9% | -6.3% | $16.75 | $9.39 | $36.72 | 1.8 | 2.2 |
| Wisconsin | $18.40 | 0.2% | 3.0% | 5.5% | $18.40 | $9.93 | $38.99 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| Wyoming | $18.12 | -0.8% | 2.4% | -3.9% | $18.12 | $9.91 | $36.01 | 1.8 | 2.0 |
All wage values in 2017 dollars adjusted using CPI-U-RS.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey microdata.
Next chart: Current state unemployment rate and percent change in total number of jobs over last 12 months »