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Male full-time earnings by state

Massachusetts has the highest estimate ($82,255); Mississippi has the lowest ($53,553). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year, 2024.

Data year: 2024Source released Sept. 11, 2025Last updated Oct. 23, 2026GCT2001

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 $53,553 Mississippi
Highest state estimate $82,255 Massachusetts
Massachusetts: $82,255 Washington: $81,895 New Jersey: $80,925 Connecticut: $79,701 Maryland: $79,125 Colorado: $77,210 New Hampshire: $75,397 Virginia: $73,833 Rhode Island: $72,391 New York: $72,097 California: $72,043 Minnesota: $71,931 Alaska: $71,716 Illinois: $71,395 Utah: $70,917 Oregon: $70,638 Pennsylvania: $67,699 Vermont: $67,054 Idaho: $66,255 Michigan: $66,132 Wisconsin: $65,829 North Dakota: $65,646 Ohio: $65,375 Delaware: $65,194 Maine: $65,053 Georgia: $64,177 Iowa: $63,372 Arizona: $63,294 Hawaii: $62,799 Wyoming: $62,469 Texas: $62,467 Louisiana: $62,340 Indiana: $62,312 Kansas: $62,003 North Carolina: $61,870 Nebraska: $61,827 Missouri: $61,542 Alabama: $61,286 Montana: $61,245 South Dakota: $61,219 South Carolina: $60,917 Nevada: $60,753 Tennessee: $60,714 West Virginia: $60,488 New Mexico: $60,234 Florida: $60,201 Kentucky: $59,165 Oklahoma: $56,776 Arkansas: $55,242 Mississippi: $53,553
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 $64,615: 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.

One other state is statistically tied with Massachusetts at 90% confidence: Washington. 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$51,933$82,844MassachusettsWashingtonNew JerseyConnecticutMarylandColoradoNew HampshireVirginiaRhode IslandNew York

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 female full-time earnings?

These states’ ranks change the most between male full-time earnings and female 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.

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

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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.

Male full-time earnings · 2024 · U.S. dollars
RankState / jurisdictionValue90% margin of errorDifference from previous rank
1Massachusetts$82,255± $589Highest estimate
2Washington$81,895± $523Not distinguishable at 90%
3New Jersey$80,925± $528Different at 90%
4Connecticut$79,701± $1,985Not distinguishable at 90%
5Maryland$79,125± $1,997Not distinguishable at 90%
6Colorado$77,210± $1,098Not distinguishable at 90%
7New Hampshire$75,397± $1,226Different at 90%
8Virginia$73,833± $1,524Not distinguishable at 90%
9Rhode Island$72,391± $4,685Not distinguishable at 90%
10New York$72,097± $434Not distinguishable at 90%
11California$72,043± $298Not distinguishable at 90%
12Minnesota$71,931± $468Not distinguishable at 90%
13Alaska$71,716± $1,410Not distinguishable at 90%
14Illinois$71,395± $401Not distinguishable at 90%
15Utah$70,917± $719Not distinguishable at 90%
16Oregon$70,638± $812Not distinguishable at 90%
17Pennsylvania$67,699± $903Different at 90%
18Vermont$67,054± $1,850Not distinguishable at 90%
19Idaho$66,255± $1,155Not distinguishable at 90%
20Michigan$66,132± $480Not distinguishable at 90%
21Wisconsin$65,829± $477Not distinguishable at 90%
22North Dakota$65,646± $2,315Not distinguishable at 90%
23Ohio$65,375± $445Not distinguishable at 90%
24Delaware$65,194± $2,549Not distinguishable at 90%
25Maine$65,053± $2,105Not distinguishable at 90%
26Georgia$64,177± $1,064Not distinguishable at 90%
27Iowa$63,372± $1,357Not distinguishable at 90%
28Arizona$63,294± $2,118Not distinguishable at 90%
29Hawaii$62,799± $3,280Not distinguishable at 90%
30Wyoming$62,469± $2,692Not distinguishable at 90%
31Texas$62,467± $461Not distinguishable at 90%
32Louisiana$62,340± $992Not distinguishable at 90%
33Indiana$62,312± $425Not distinguishable at 90%
34Kansas$62,003± $448Not distinguishable at 90%
35North Carolina$61,870± $354Not distinguishable at 90%
36Nebraska$61,827± $567Not distinguishable at 90%
37Missouri$61,542± $321Not distinguishable at 90%
38Alabama$61,286± $424Not distinguishable at 90%
39Montana$61,245± $1,070Not distinguishable at 90%
40South Dakota$61,219± $875Not distinguishable at 90%
41South Carolina$60,917± $581Not distinguishable at 90%
42Nevada$60,753± $636Not distinguishable at 90%
43Tennessee$60,714± $455Not distinguishable at 90%
44West Virginia$60,488± $982Not distinguishable at 90%
45New Mexico$60,234± $2,296Not distinguishable at 90%
46Florida$60,201± $264Not distinguishable at 90%
47Kentucky$59,165± $1,488Not distinguishable at 90%
48Oklahoma$56,776± $661Different at 90%
49Arkansas$55,242± $1,155Different at 90%
50Mississippi$53,553± $1,620Not distinguishable at 90%
Ref.District of ColumbiaNot ranked among states$111,603± $6,388Reference jurisdiction
Ref.Puerto RicoNot ranked among states$28,929± $985Reference jurisdiction

50 states plus 2 reference rows.

What this ranking measures

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

This is not an hourly wage or a like-for-like pay comparison; occupations, hours, and experience differ.

The size of the gap

The difference between the highest and lowest state estimates is $28,702. The U.S. benchmark is $66,965. It is not a simple average of the states.

18 states have point estimates above the U.S. benchmark and 32 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 · GCT2001
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
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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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