Editors — Salary by State

Median annual wages across 50 states, from BLS data.

National Median

$75,260

Highest

$98,620

New York

Lowest

$28,860

Texas

Total Employment

93,280

Salary by State

#	State	Median Salary	Employment	vs. National
1	New York	$98,620	17,410	+31.0%
2	Delaware	$91,700	180	+21.8%
3	California	$90,570	14,920	+20.3%
4	Washington	$85,250	2,800	+13.3%
5	Connecticut	$81,910	1,310	+8.8%
6	District of Columbia	$81,580	3,580	+8.4%
7	Virginia	$79,080	3,150	+5.1%
8	Massachusetts	$78,720	3,200	+4.6%
9	West Virginia	$76,760	350	+2.0%
10	Colorado	$75,660	1,710	+0.5%
11	Oregon	$72,780	890	-3.3%
12	Maryland	$72,500	1,870	-3.7%
13	Illinois	$68,050	3,680	-9.6%
14	Georgia	$66,880	1,940	-11.1%
15	New Hampshire	$65,920	240	-12.4%
16	Rhode Island	$64,740	310	-14.0%
17	Florida	$64,380	4,000	-14.5%
18	North Carolina	$64,340	2,000	-14.5%
19	Pennsylvania	$63,790	3,500	-15.2%
20	Nevada	$62,910	310	-16.4%
21	Vermont	$62,710	220	-16.7%
22	Michigan	$62,140	1,740	-17.4%
23	Arizona	$61,530	1,090	-18.2%
24	Ohio	$61,330	1,770	-18.5%
25	New Mexico	$61,250	270	-18.6%
26	Utah	$59,860	550	-20.5%
27	Wisconsin	$58,940	1,140	-21.7%
28	Missouri	$58,740	1,020	-22.0%
29	Iowa	$58,570	640	-22.2%
30	South Carolina	$58,210	560	-22.7%
31	Hawaii	$58,000	160	-22.9%
32	Kentucky	$57,410	430	-23.7%
33	South Dakota	$57,260	100	-23.9%
34	North Dakota	$56,660	210	-24.7%
35	Alaska	$55,370	50	-26.4%
36	Kansas	$54,480	490	-27.6%
37	Minnesota	$53,900	1,850	-28.4%
38	Indiana	$51,550	1,110	-31.5%
39	Tennessee	$51,060	960	-32.2%
40	Mississippi	$49,510	280	-34.2%
41	Louisiana	$48,880	330	-35.1%
42	Maine	$47,750	310	-36.6%
43	Idaho	$46,880	300	-37.7%
44	Oklahoma	$45,560	540	-39.5%
45	Montana	$45,470	210	-39.6%
46	Alabama	$44,990	590	-40.2%
47	Arkansas	$44,690	350	-40.6%
48	Wyoming	$43,280	170	-42.5%
49	Nebraska	$40,100	300	-46.7%
50	Texas	$28,860	8,190	-61.7%