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How Do You Stack Up to the Average Hourly Wage in Your State?

August 24, 2025 — 09:02 am EDT

Written by Jordan Rosenfeld for GOBankingRates->

If you’ve ever wondered how your income compares to the average income in your state, or even around the United States, you’re not alone, and it can serve you well to know — curiosity can drive the ability to ask for a raise or to seek a job that pays a better salary, so you make more money, too.

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Visual Capitalist recently pulled hourly wage data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Massachusetts, Washington and California all top $40.

Find out how your income stacks up to the average in your state.

Birmingham, Alabama, USA - April 25, 2012: People partake in group exercise under the pavilion at Railroad Park.

Alabama

  • Average hourly pay: $31.24

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Alaska

  • Average hourly pay: $37.65

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Tucson Arizona skyline cityscape framed by saguaro cactus and mountains.

Arizona

  • Average hourly pay: $34.68
Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas and county seat of Washington County.

Arkansas

  • Average hourly pay: $29.95
Downtown San Diego, California, shot during a helicopter photo flight as a winter storm cleared.

California

  • Average hourly pay: $40.93
With the snow covered Longs Peak part of the Rocky Mountains and the iconic flatirons of Boulder in the background, Downtown Denver skyscrapers including the iconic

Colorado

  • Average hourly pay: $39.20
Hartford, Connecticut, USA downtown cityscape.

Connecticut

  • Average hourly pay: $39.08

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Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek.

Delaware

  • Average hourly pay: $32.54
Sarasota, Florida, USA downtown skyline on the bay.

Florida

  • Average hourly pay: $34.38
Macon, Georgia, USA historic downtown skyline.

Georgia

  • Average hourly pay: $34.04
Skyline of Honolulu, Hawaii and the surrounding area including the hotels and buildings on Waikiki Beach.

Hawaii

  • Average hourly pay: $37.64
View of Boise downtown and Idaho Capitol on a fine autumn morning as seen from Capitol Blvd, Boise, Idaho, USA.

Idaho

  • Average hourly pay: $34.03

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Long exposure of the Chicago skyline during sunset.

Illinois

  • Average hourly pay: $35.02
Downtown Indianapolis skyline at twilight.

Indiana

  • Average hourly pay: $32.07
Des Moines Skyline and Walking Bridge at Night.

Iowa

  • Average hourly pay: $30.94
Wichita, Kansas downtown skyline during Autumn, with Autumn trees in the foreground.

Kansas

  • Average hourly pay: $31.51

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John A.

Kentucky

  • Average hourly pay: $30.18
New Orleans, Louisiana at Jackson Square.

Louisiana

  • Average hourly pay: $29.17
Augusta, Maine, USA downtown skyline on the Kennebec River.

Maine

  • Average hourly pay: $32.22
Annapolis, Maryland - State, Harbor, Color Image, Commercial Dock.

Maryland

  • Average hourly pay: $35.86

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Sailboats on the Charles River with Boston's Back Bay skyline in the background.

Massachusetts

  • Average hourly pay: $42.50
Aerial view of Detroit.

Michigan

  • Average hourly pay: $33.31
Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota at night time as seen from the famous stone arch bridge.

Minnesota

  • Average hourly pay: $38.25
Jackson, Mississippi, USA cityscape at dusk.

Mississippi

  • Average hourly pay: $28.25
The city of St.

Missouri

  • Average hourly pay: $32.45

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Livingston, Montana, USA - May 25, 2013 : Historic centre of Livingston near Yellowstone National Park.

Montana

  • Average hourly pay: $32.73
Downtown Omaha skyline in the background with a huge and elaborate fountain and a lake in the foreground (part of the Heartland of America park.

Nebraska

  • Average hourly pay: $32.77
Aerial view of Las Vegas strip in Nevada as seen at night USA.

Nevada

  • Average hourly pay: $31.72
Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire and is the second largest city in the state.

New Hampshire

  • Average hourly pay: $35.55
Exchange Place, Jersey City, New Jersey skyline.

New Jersey

  • Average hourly pay: $37.98

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Downtown Santa Fe, New Mexico at dusk.

New Mexico

  • Average hourly pay: $29.19
Brooklyn Bridge in NYC, USA.

New York

  • Average hourly pay: $38.71
Charlotte north carolina early morning sunrise.

North Carolina

  • Average hourly pay: $33.59
Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the State of North Dakota and is the county seat of Grand Forks County.

North Dakota

  • Average hourly pay: $34.18
Cincinnati is a city in the state of Ohio.

Ohio

  • Average hourly pay: $33.24

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Oklahoma

  • Average hourly pay: $30.65
The Light from Heceta Head Lighthouse sends Beam from its First Order Fresnel Lens across the Coast.

Oregon

  • Average hourly pay: $36.58
Downtown Skyline of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at twilight.

Pennsylvania

  • Average hourly pay: $32.66
Providence, Rhode Island, USA park and skyline.

Rhode Island

  • Average hourly pay: $36.01
Charleston, South Carolina, USA in the French Quarter.

South Carolina

  • Average hourly pay: $32.05

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Panorama of Rapid City, South Dakota, USA.

South Dakota

  • Average hourly pay: $31.16
Nashville, Tennessee, USA downtown skyline on the Cumberland River.

Tennessee

  • Average hourly pay: $30.75
Dallas downtown cityscape panorama in Texas USA.

Texas

  • Average hourly pay: $34.49
Winter in Park City, Utah, USA.

Utah

  • Average hourly pay: $35.18
Peak autumn foliage near rural Waits River in Vermont.

Vermont

  • Average hourly pay: $35.18

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Downtown Richmond, Virginia at night.

Virginia

  • Average hourly pay: $36.08
Seattle Downtown and Mount Rainier.

Washington

  • Average hourly pay: $41.82
Residential street in downtown Charleston, West Virginia with the Capitol building in the background at sunrise.

West Virginia

  • Average hourly pay: $29.86
Skyline of the city of Milwaukee, WI.

Wisconsin

  • Average hourly pay: $34.26
Jackson Hole, WY, USA - May 13, 2008: Ski slopes in Jackson Hole with panorama of vintage houses.

Wyoming

  • Average hourly pay: $31.59

Travis Woods contributed to the reporting for this piece.

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