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State and Local FTE Average Annual Pay ( March 2023 )
Rank
State Avg FTE Salary
Local Avg FTE Salary
Rank
1 California
$ 103,979
$ 94,670
1
2 Connecticut
$ 95,591
$ 76,873
8
3 New York
$ 89,865
$ 83,886
4
4 Massachusetts
$ 87,477
$ 78,735
6
5 Washington
$ 85,541
$ 93,773
2
6 Rhode Island
$ 84,048
$ 74,297
10
7 Michigan
$ 83,597
$ 63,333
22
8 Vermont
$ 83,187
$ 64,224
20
9 Alaska
$ 83,068
$ 72,814
11
10 Oregon
$ 82,833
$ 76,188
9
11 Illinois
$ 82,380
$ 71,793
12
12 New Jersey
$ 81,927
$ 82,075
5
13 Pennsylvania
$ 81,587
$ 67,561
16
14 Minnesota
$ 81,231
$ 70,185
14
15 Wisconsin
$ 79,665
$ 62,880
25
16 Iowa
$ 78,861
$ 58,842
31
17 Utah
$ 77,959
$ 62,148
27
18 Ohio
$ 77,183
$ 63,047
23
19 Colorado
$ 76,798
$ 70,026
15
20 Texas
$ 75,940
$ 60,222
30
21 Maryland
$ 74,633
$ 78,492
7
22 Virginia
$ 74,231
$ 63,610
21
23 North Carolina
$ 72,672
$ 60,831
28
24 Nevada
$ 71,934
$ 71,441
13
25 Arizona
$ 71,743
$ 65,775
17
26 New Hampshire
$ 71,694
$ 60,571
29
27 New Mexico
$ 70,576
$ 56,852
36
28 Idaho
$ 69,724
$ 54,807
40
29 Delaware
$ 69,713
$ 64,663
18
30 Hawaii
$ 67,427
$ 88,004
3
31 Montana
$ 66,949
$ 56,197
37
32 Wyoming
$ 66,797
$ 62,152
26
33 Tennessee
$ 66,473
$ 54,030
42
34 Kansas
$ 66,321
$ 53,401
43
35 North Dakota
$ 66,303
$ 58,517
32
36 South Dakota
$ 66,191
$ 52,207
44
37 Indiana
$ 65,986
$ 56,891
35
38 Alabama
$ 65,974
$ 54,640
41
39 Georgia
$ 64,824
$ 58,149
33
40 Maine
$ 64,550
$ 57,511
34
41 Kentucky
$ 64,449
$ 50,506
46
42 Florida
$ 64,393
$ 62,921
24
43 South Carolina
$ 63,635
$ 55,825
38
44 Oklahoma
$ 61,535
$ 50,536
45
45 Nebraska
$ 61,514
$ 64,255
19
46 Missouri
$ 61,136
$ 55,274
39
47 West Virginia
$ 60,318
$ 47,350
49
48 Louisiana
$ 59,895
$ 48,915
47
49 Mississippi
$ 59,639
$ 48,559
48
50 Arkansas
$ 58,459
$ 47,254
50
Dist . of Columbia
N / A
$ 100,104
United States
$ 77,671
$ 69,077
Washington has the 5th highest average state employee salary and the 2nd highest average local employee salary .
TABLE 18 Source : U . S . Census Bureau