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TABLE 18 Source: U. S. Census Bureau
State and Local Government Average Annual Pay( March 2024)
Rank
State Avg FTE Salary Local Avg FTE Salary
Rank
1 California
$ 104,125
$ 99,685
1
2 Connecticut
$ 98,276
$ 78,944
9
3 Massachusetts
$ 93,097
$ 82,228
7
4 New York
$ 91,991
$ 88,767
4
5 Washington
$ 88,676
$ 99,145
2
6 Rhode Island
$ 88,010
$ 76,860
11
7 Vermont
$ 87,800
$ 66,346
22
8 Michigan
$ 86,943
$ 65,881
24
9 Alaska
$ 86,640
$ 75,623
13
10 Oregon
$ 86,622
$ 80,611
8
11 Minnesota
$ 86,307
$ 74,082
15
12 Illinois
$ 86,264
$ 75,946
12
13 New Jersey
$ 85,072
$ 85,020
5
14 Wisconsin
$ 83,911
$ 65,431
26
15 Pennsylvania
$ 83,872
$ 69,974
17
16 Utah
$ 81,989
$ 66,911
21
17 Iowa
$ 81,633
$ 60,866
34
18 Texas
$ 80,146
$ 62,498
29
19 Colorado
$ 79,663
$ 74,670
14
20 Virginia
$ 79,467
$ 68,898
18
21 Ohio
$ 79,046
$ 66,334
23
22 Maryland
$ 78,749
$ 83,550
6
23 Nevada
$ 77,915
$ 77,054
10
24 New Hampshire
$ 77,540
$ 61,874
33
25 Arizona
$ 74,920
$ 70,403
16
26 North Carolina
$ 74,406
$ 65,184
27
27 New Mexico
$ 74,076
$ 62,443
30
28 Indiana
$ 73,799
$ 59,741
36
29 Tennessee
$ 72,880
$ 57,547
41
30 Delaware
$ 72,832
$ 67,405
19
31 Alabama
$ 71,607
$ 57,390
42
32 Wyoming
$ 71,115
$ 63,581
28
33 Hawaii
$ 70,851
$ 91,546
3
34 South Dakota
$ 70,653
$ 56,837
43
35 North Dakota
$ 70,559
$ 62,307
31
36 Montana
$ 70,535
$ 58,649
37
37 Kentucky
$ 68,884
$ 52,955
46
38 Florida
$ 67,934
$ 65,510
25
39 South Carolina
$ 67,645
$ 57,701
40
40 Kansas
$ 67,188
$ 56,771
44
41 Georgia
$ 66,531
$ 62,048
32
42 Idaho
$ 66,113
$ 58,424
38
43 Oklahoma
$ 66,091
$ 55,319
45
44 Maine
$ 65,258
$ 59,918
35
45 Nebraska
$ 64,214
$ 67,035
20
46 Missouri
$ 63,647
$ 57,755
39
47 Louisiana
$ 63,065
$ 50,737
47
48 Mississippi
$ 62,678
$ 49,596
50
49 West Virginia
$ 62,536
$ 49,710
49
50 Arkansas
$ 61,853
$ 50,125
48
Dist. of Columbia
N / A
$ 104,146
United States
$ 80,976
$ 72,756
Washington has the 5th highest average state employee salary and the 2nd highest average local employee salary.