Total Covered Employment and Wages Average Wage Per Job in 2010

Rank	State	Fips Code	Average Wage
1	District of Columbia	11000	80,190
2	New York	36000	60,304
3	Connecticut	09000	59,463
4	Massachusetts	25000	57,739
5	New Jersey	34000	56,371
6	California	06000	53,215
7	Maryland	24000	51,738
8	Virginia	51000	49,650
9	Illinois	17000	49,498
10	Delaware	10000	48,716
11	Washington	53000	48,514
12	Alaska	02000	48,215
13	Colorado	08000	47,867
14	Texas	48000	46,956
15	Minnesota	27000	46,788
17	New Hampshire	33000	45,953
18	Pennsylvania	42000	45,734
19	Rhode Island	44000	44,654
20	Michigan	26000	44,438
21	Georgia	13000	43,912
22	Arizona	04000	43,297
23	Nevada	32000	42,512
24	Wyoming	56000	41,965
25	Ohio	39000	41,783
26	Hawaii	15000	41,718
27	Oregon	41000	41,673
28	Florida	12000	41,577
29	Tennessee	47000	41,571
30	Louisiana	22000	41,432
31	North Carolina	37000	41,113
32	Missouri	29000	40,685
33	Alabama	01000	40,287
34	Wisconsin	55000	39,945
35	Vermont	50000	39,442
36	Utah	49000	39,397
37	Indiana	18000	39,258
37	New Mexico	35000	39,258
39	Kansas	20000	38,932
40	Kentucky	21000	38,719
41	Oklahoma	40000	38,250
42	North Dakota	38000	38,128
43	Iowa	19000	38,119
44	West Virginia	54000	37,681
45	South Carolina	45000	37,556
46	Maine	23000	37,337
47	Nebraska	31000	37,319
48	Arkansas	05000	36,163
49	Idaho	16000	34,898
50	Montana	30000	34,589
51	South Dakota	46000	34,335
52	Mississippi	28000	34,327
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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States IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. Updated: July 08, 2011 at 10:17