Table 2: Average Annual Pay by State, 1998-1999

Table 2: Average Annual Pay by State, 1998-1999

Average Annual Pay Percent Average

Change Annual

1998 1999 1998-1999 Pay Rank

National Average $31,945 $33,313 4.3

Alabama $27,042 $28,069 3.8 31

Alaska $33,847 $34,034 0.6 12

Arizona $29,322 $30,523 4.1 23

Arkansas $24,425 $25,371 3.9 46

California $35,348 $37,564 6.3 5

Colorado $33,248 $34,192 6.0 11

Connecticut $40,895 $42,653 4.3 1

Delaware $33,969 $35,102 3.3 9

Florida $28,184 $28,911 2.6 30

Georgia $30,856 $32,339 4.8 17

Hawaii $29,036 $29,771 2.5 26

Idaho $24,868 $26,042 4.7 42

Illinois $34,715 $36,279 4.5 6

Indiana $29,108 $30,027 3.2 24

Iowa $26,026 $26,939 3.5 38

Kansas $26,845 $28,029 4.4 32

Kentucky $26,697 $27,748 3.9 34

Louisiana $26,910 $27,221 1.2 36

Maine $25,875 $26,887 3.9 39

Maryland $33,301 $34,472 3.5 10

Massachusetts $37,774 $40,331 6.8 3

Michigan $34,521 $35,734 3.5 8

Minnesota $32,075 $33,487 4.4 13

Mississippi $23,822 $24,392 2.4 47

Missouri $28,907 $29,958 3.6 25

Montana $22,648 $23,253 2.7 50

Nebraska $25,539 $26,633 4.3 40

Nevada $30,203 $31,213 3.3 20

New Hampshire $30,944 $32,139 3.9 18

New Jersey $39,516 N/A^* N/A^* 4

New Mexico $25,711 $26,270 2.2 41

New York $40,684 $42,133 3.6 2

North Carolina $28,176 $29,453 4.5 29

North Dakota $22,990 $23,753 3.3 49

Ohio $30,392 $31,396 3.3 19

Oklahoma $25,122 $25,748 2.5 44

Oregon $29,544 $30,867 4.5 22

Pennsylvania $31,584 $32,694 3.5 16

Rhode Island $30,156 $31,177 3.4 21

South Carolina $26,161 $27,124 3.7 37

South Dakota $22,751 $23,765 4.5 48

Tennessee $28,462 $29,518 3.7 28

Texas $31,515 $32,895 4.4 15

Utah $26,873 $27,884 3.8 33

Vermont $26,611 $27,595 3.7 35

Virginia $31,373 $33,015 5.2 14

Washington $33,076 $35,736 8.0 7

West Virginia $25,276 $26,008 2.9 43

Wisconsin $28,531 $29,597 3.7 27

Wyoming $24,725 $25,639 3.7 45

* New Jersey data were not available for the fourth quarter of 1999 and therefore are not shown for 1999. Totals for the United States were calculated using estimated data for New Jersey. For purposes of ranking, it was assumed that the 1999 annual average pay for New Jersey was the same as 1998.

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	Average Annual Pay		Percent	Average
			Change	Annual
	1998	1999	1998-1999	Pay Rank
National Average	$31,945	$33,313	4.3
Alabama	$27,042	$28,069	3.8	31
Alaska	$33,847	$34,034	0.6	12
Arizona	$29,322	$30,523	4.1	23
Arkansas	$24,425	$25,371	3.9	46
California	$35,348	$37,564	6.3	5
Colorado	$33,248	$34,192	6.0	11
Connecticut	$40,895	$42,653	4.3	1
Delaware	$33,969	$35,102	3.3	9
Florida	$28,184	$28,911	2.6	30
Georgia	$30,856	$32,339	4.8	17
Hawaii	$29,036	$29,771	2.5	26
Idaho	$24,868	$26,042	4.7	42
Illinois	$34,715	$36,279	4.5	6
Indiana	$29,108	$30,027	3.2	24
Iowa	$26,026	$26,939	3.5	38
Kansas	$26,845	$28,029	4.4	32
Kentucky	$26,697	$27,748	3.9	34
Louisiana	$26,910	$27,221	1.2	36
Maine	$25,875	$26,887	3.9	39
Maryland	$33,301	$34,472	3.5	10
Massachusetts	$37,774	$40,331	6.8	3
Michigan	$34,521	$35,734	3.5	8
Minnesota	$32,075	$33,487	4.4	13
Mississippi	$23,822	$24,392	2.4	47
Missouri	$28,907	$29,958	3.6	25
Montana	$22,648	$23,253	2.7	50
Nebraska	$25,539	$26,633	4.3	40
Nevada	$30,203	$31,213	3.3	20
New Hampshire	$30,944	$32,139	3.9	18
New Jersey	$39,516	N/A^*	N/A^*	4
New Mexico	$25,711	$26,270	2.2	41
New York	$40,684	$42,133	3.6	2
North Carolina	$28,176	$29,453	4.5	29
North Dakota	$22,990	$23,753	3.3	49
Ohio	$30,392	$31,396	3.3	19
Oklahoma	$25,122	$25,748	2.5	44
Oregon	$29,544	$30,867	4.5	22
Pennsylvania	$31,584	$32,694	3.5	16
Rhode Island	$30,156	$31,177	3.4	21
South Carolina	$26,161	$27,124	3.7	37
South Dakota	$22,751	$23,765	4.5	48
Tennessee	$28,462	$29,518	3.7	28
Texas	$31,515	$32,895	4.4	15
Utah	$26,873	$27,884	3.8	33
Vermont	$26,611	$27,595	3.7	35
Virginia	$31,373	$33,015	5.2	14
Washington	$33,076	$35,736	8.0	7
West Virginia	$25,276	$26,008	2.9	43
Wisconsin	$28,531	$29,597	3.7	27
Wyoming	$24,725	$25,639	3.7	45