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What is the average salary in each US state?

District of Columbia has the highest average salary at $108,058.

Average salary

  1. 1District of Columbia$108,058
  2. 2California$100,609
  3. 3Washington$98,067
  4. 4Alaska$94,675
  5. 5Massachusetts$93,900
  6. 6New York$91,748
  7. 7Vermont$91,575
  8. 8North Dakota$90,001
  9. 9Montana$89,637
  10. 10New Jersey$89,555
  11. 11Oregon$89,410
  12. 12Maryland$88,910
  13. 13Colorado$88,508
  14. 14New Hampshire$88,479
  15. 15New Mexico$86,841
  16. 16Virginia$86,816
  17. 17Connecticut$86,729
  18. 18Illinois$85,223
  19. 19Delaware$84,511
  20. 20West Virginia$84,453
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StateAverage salaryPostings with salary data
District of Columbia$108,058389,295
California$100,6097,053,912
Washington$98,0671,975,119
Alaska$94,675303,459
Massachusetts$93,9002,199,234
New York$91,7483,816,029
Vermont$91,575298,813
North Dakota$90,001328,070
Montana$89,637423,147
New Jersey$89,5552,107,702
Oregon$89,4101,043,411
Maryland$88,9101,490,720
Colorado$88,5081,898,265
New Hampshire$88,479561,999
New Mexico$86,841623,064
Virginia$86,8162,617,127
Connecticut$86,729932,106
Illinois$85,2232,966,025
Delaware$84,511235,227
West Virginia$84,453508,590

How this is measured: Average annual salary by state, across postings with an annual salary between $10K and $500K. Deduplicated US job postings from the most recent 12 months of Canaria's data. Data through Aug 20, 2026.

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