2008 BLS Avg. Wage Per Job: Health care, social assistance

Rank	States	Avg. Wage
1	District of Columbia	$55,630
2	California	$50,638
3	Massachusetts	$49,827
4	Nevada	$49,692
5	New Jersey	$47,506
6	Connecticut	$47,279
7	Delaware	$47,272
8	Arizona	$47,089
9	Maryland	$46,091
10	New Hampshire	$45,156
11	Hawaii	$44,808
12	Florida	$43,873
12	New York	$43,873
14	Colorado	$43,654
15	Tennessee	$42,910
16	Illinois	$42,834
18	Michigan	$42,508
19	Washington	$42,376
20	Virginia	$42,367
21	Minnesota	$41,934
22	Georgia	$41,576
23	Oregon	$41,543
24	Pennsylvania	$41,489
25	Alaska	$41,309
26	Wisconsin	$41,118
27	Alabama	$40,515
28	Texas	$40,461
29	Wyoming	$40,391
30	South Carolina	$40,255
31	Rhode Island	$40,057
32	North Carolina	$39,683
33	Kentucky	$39,422
34	Indiana	$39,246
35	Ohio	$39,003
36	South Dakota	$38,989
37	New Mexico	$38,791
38	Maine	$38,631
39	Missouri	$38,148
40	Vermont	$37,958
41	Mississippi	$37,500
42	Louisiana	$37,379
43	North Dakota	$37,365
44	Nebraska	$37,220
45	Utah	$37,064
46	Iowa	$37,004
47	Oklahoma	$36,702
48	Arkansas	$36,647
49	Kansas	$36,640
50	Montana	$36,499
51	West Virginia	$36,415
52	Idaho	$35,203
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

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