Women in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and New Jersey had the highest median earnings in the United States last year, according to a report by the Census Bureau.
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Last year, the state where women had the lowest median earnings was Montana ($26,598). The median earnings for women in the United States overall was $34,278 in 2007.
For men, the state with the highest median earnings was Connecticut ($55,394). Women in Connecticut had median earnings of $41,868, making it the fifth-best-paying jurisdiction. The ranking of all 50 states and the District of Columbia follows.
Median Earnings for Female Full-Time, Year-Round Workers
| Rank |
Jurisdiction |
Earnings ($) |
1 |
District of Columbia |
49,364 |
2 |
Maryland |
44,022 |
3 |
New Jersey |
42,221 |
4 |
Massachusetts |
42,062 |
5 |
Connecticut |
41,868 |
6 |
California |
38,903 |
7 |
New York |
38,830 |
8 |
Delaware |
38,543 |
9 |
Alaska |
37,835 |
10 |
Rhode Island |
37,475 |
11 |
Washington |
37,454 |
12 |
Virginia |
36,971 |
13 |
Colorado |
36,827 |
14 |
Minnesota |
36,707 |
15 |
New Hampshire |
35,722 |
16 |
Illinois |
35,638 |
17 |
Hawaii |
35,471 |
18 |
Michigan |
34,849 |
19 |
Vermont |
34,341 |
|
United States |
34,278 |
20 |
Nevada |
34,164 |
21 |
Arizona |
33,723 |
22 |
Pennsylvania |
33,438 |
23 |
Georgia |
33,351 |
24 |
Ohio |
32,853 |
25 |
Oregon |
32,538 |
26 |
Wisconsin |
32,265 |
27 |
Florida |
32,150 |
28 |
Texas |
31,845 |
29 |
North Carolina |
31,738 |
30 |
Maine |
31,496 |
31 |
Indiana |
31,158 |
32 |
Kansas |
31,145 |
33 |
Utah |
31,001 |
34 |
Iowa |
30,925 |
35 |
Missouri |
30,827 |
36 |
Nebraska |
30,406 |
37 |
New Mexico |
30,188 |
38 |
Tennessee |
30,178 |
39 |
South Carolina |
30,124 |
40 |
Kentucky |
29,957 |
41 |
Alabama |
29,756 |
42 |
Oklahoma |
29,378 |
43 |
Idaho |
28,846 |
44 |
Wyoming |
28,540 |
45 |
North Dakota |
27,554 |
46 |
Louisiana |
27,469 |
47 |
South Dakota |
26,965 |
48 |
Mississippi |
26,838 |
49 |
Arkansas |
26,815 |
50 |
West Virginia |
26,719 |
51 |
Montana |
26,598 |