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Female full-time earnings by state

Massachusetts has the highest estimate ($72,471); Mississippi has the lowest ($43,639). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year, 2024.

Data year: 2024Source released Sept. 11, 2025Last updated Oct. 23, 2026GCT2002

50 ranked states; DC and Puerto Rico appear as reference rows where the source supplies them. Highest does not mean best. Ranks reflect point estimates; close values may not differ statistically.

Lowest state estimate $43,639 Mississippi
Highest state estimate $72,471 Massachusetts
Massachusetts: $72,471 Maryland: $70,808 Washington: $67,361 New Jersey: $66,551 Connecticut: $66,096 New York: $65,869 Colorado: $65,542 California: $63,653 Rhode Island: $61,508 New Hampshire: $61,442 Virginia: $61,112 Minnesota: $61,018 Vermont: $61,006 Alaska: $60,918 Oregon: $60,543 Illinois: $59,502 Delaware: $57,209 Maine: $56,341 Pennsylvania: $55,760 Hawaii: $55,191 Arizona: $53,325 Wisconsin: $53,311 Michigan: $52,393 Utah: $52,177 Georgia: $51,864 Ohio: $51,851 North Carolina: $51,711 North Dakota: $51,633 Nebraska: $51,375 Texas: $51,319 Iowa: $51,145 Indiana: $51,055 Kansas: $51,041 South Dakota: $50,661 Montana: $50,656 Missouri: $50,615 Florida: $50,563 Nevada: $50,327 Tennessee: $50,326 South Carolina: $50,302 New Mexico: $50,164 Wyoming: $50,152 Idaho: $50,108 Kentucky: $49,277 Alabama: $46,985 West Virginia: $46,096 Oklahoma: $45,853 Louisiana: $45,594 Arkansas: $45,145 Mississippi: $43,639
Each dot is a state. The scale runs from the lowest to highest estimate; intervals are not shown here. Read about uncertainty.

State distribution and comparisons

The middle of the 50-state distribution is $51,858: the average of the 25th and 26th ordered state estimates. This treats each state equally, so it answers a different question from a population-weighted national estimate.

No other state is statistically tied with Massachusetts at 90% confidence. Every other state differs from the highest point estimate under this pairwise test. This is not a confidence interval for rank, and testing multiple pairs increases false-positive risk.

See the top ten estimates with their 90% margins of error$42,397$73,620MassachusettsMarylandWashingtonNew JerseyConnecticutNew YorkColoradoCaliforniaRhode IslandNew Hampshire

Shared axis spans the complete 50-state estimate ± MOE range. Intervals describe individual estimates; overlapping intervals alone are not our significance test.

How does this compare with male full-time earnings?

These states’ ranks change the most between female full-time earnings and male full-time earnings. These comparisons identify different questions worth investigating; a rank gap does not measure a causal effect or a statistical difference between unlike units.

StateFemale full-time earningsMale full-time earnings
Idaho$50,108 · #43$66,255 · #19
Louisiana$45,594 · #48$62,340 · #32
Wyoming$50,152 · #42$62,469 · #30

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The state-by-state view

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Ranked among 50 states; District of Columbia and Puerto Rico shown for reference. Rank 1 = highest value.

Female full-time earnings · 2024 · U.S. dollars
RankState / jurisdictionValue90% margin of errorDifference from previous rank
1Massachusetts$72,471± $1,149Highest estimate
2Maryland$70,808± $548Different at 90%
3Washington$67,361± $1,100Different at 90%
4New Jersey$66,551± $671Not distinguishable at 90%
5Connecticut$66,096± $1,130Not distinguishable at 90%
6New York$65,869± $503Not distinguishable at 90%
7Colorado$65,542± $801Not distinguishable at 90%
8California$63,653± $1,257Different at 90%
9Rhode Island$61,508± $1,027Different at 90%
10New Hampshire$61,442± $905Not distinguishable at 90%
11Virginia$61,112± $495Not distinguishable at 90%
12Minnesota$61,018± $477Not distinguishable at 90%
13Vermont$61,006± $1,294Not distinguishable at 90%
14Alaska$60,918± $1,827Not distinguishable at 90%
15Oregon$60,543± $592Not distinguishable at 90%
16Illinois$59,502± $1,335Not distinguishable at 90%
17Delaware$57,209± $3,194Not distinguishable at 90%
18Maine$56,341± $1,549Not distinguishable at 90%
19Pennsylvania$55,760± $591Not distinguishable at 90%
20Hawaii$55,191± $2,124Not distinguishable at 90%
21Arizona$53,325± $1,072Not distinguishable at 90%
22Wisconsin$53,311± $786Not distinguishable at 90%
23Michigan$52,393± $362Different at 90%
24Utah$52,177± $632Not distinguishable at 90%
25Georgia$51,864± $387Not distinguishable at 90%
26Ohio$51,851± $306Not distinguishable at 90%
27North Carolina$51,711± $342Not distinguishable at 90%
28North Dakota$51,633± $785Not distinguishable at 90%
29Nebraska$51,375± $483Not distinguishable at 90%
30Texas$51,319± $244Not distinguishable at 90%
31Iowa$51,145± $488Not distinguishable at 90%
32Indiana$51,055± $360Not distinguishable at 90%
33Kansas$51,041± $626Not distinguishable at 90%
34South Dakota$50,661± $862Not distinguishable at 90%
35Montana$50,656± $1,009Not distinguishable at 90%
36Missouri$50,615± $370Not distinguishable at 90%
37Florida$50,563± $207Not distinguishable at 90%
38Nevada$50,327± $678Not distinguishable at 90%
39Tennessee$50,326± $413Not distinguishable at 90%
40South Carolina$50,302± $420Not distinguishable at 90%
41New Mexico$50,164± $1,052Not distinguishable at 90%
42Wyoming$50,152± $2,692Not distinguishable at 90%
43Idaho$50,108± $768Not distinguishable at 90%
44Kentucky$49,277± $1,107Not distinguishable at 90%
45Alabama$46,985± $512Different at 90%
46West Virginia$46,096± $990Not distinguishable at 90%
47Oklahoma$45,853± $510Not distinguishable at 90%
48Louisiana$45,594± $669Not distinguishable at 90%
49Arkansas$45,145± $883Not distinguishable at 90%
50Mississippi$43,639± $1,242Not distinguishable at 90%
Ref.District of ColumbiaNot ranked among states$97,942± $5,185Reference jurisdiction
Ref.Puerto RicoNot ranked among states$29,469± $999Reference jurisdiction

50 states plus 2 reference rows.

What this ranking measures

Median annual earnings of female full-time, year-round workers, in 2024 dollars.

Differences from male earnings are descriptive; this table does not control for occupation, hours, or experience.

The size of the gap

The difference between the highest and lowest state estimates is $28,832. The U.S. benchmark is $55,678. It is not a simple average of the states.

19 states have point estimates above the U.S. benchmark and 31 below it. These counts do not establish statistical significance.

How much should you read into a rank?

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error published by the Census Bureau. For two different states, we flag a difference only when its absolute size exceeds the square root of the sum of their squared margins of error. The comparison tool applies this check to every selected pair.

Non-significance is not proof of equality. These pairwise tests are not adjusted for multiple comparisons and do not form ranking confidence intervals. Statistical method and limitations.

Ranks use the full precision of the source file, so only truly equal values share a rank (1, 2, 2, 4).

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Source and method

Producer
U.S. Census Bureau
Product / file
ACS 1-year · GCT2002
Period
2024
Unit
U.S. dollars
Calculation
Published estimate; no transformation of the value. Rank = 1 + number of eligible jurisdictions with a higher value.
Coverage
The 50 states are ranked. Washington, D.C., can be added with the toggle above the table; Puerto Rico is shown for reference only, where the source covers it.
Cadence
Annual. 2025 ACS 1-year estimates scheduled for October 29, 2026 (Census ACS updates page); adoption follows editorial review.
Independence
Rank the States is independent. The agencies that produce the source data do not endorse these rankings.

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Updates and corrections

Last updated Oct. 23, 2026. Earlier editions stay available on the data page, and every change is listed in the update log. If a number or definition looks wrong, report an error with the state, value, and source you checked.

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