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North Carolina

Average Compensation per Job

Compensation (wages and benefits) of employees divided by total full-time and part-time wage and salary employment

What does this mean?

Average compensation is the total value of wages, salaries and employer paid benefits divided by the number of jobs.

Why does it matter?

The average compensation per job can show the quality of the jobs available and the labor force of the state.

NC Business Index

North Carolina Ranking

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* Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis

Average Compensation per Job

State	1999-01	2000-01	2001-01	2002-01	2003-01	2004-01	2005-01	2006-01	2007-01	2008-01	2009-01	2010-01	2011-01	2012-01	2013-01	2014-01	2015-01	2016-01	2017-01	2018-01
Alabama	22,465.10	24,019.59	25,372.20	26,718.72	28,639.36	30,604.50	32,670.33	34,733.93	36,827.46	39,055.65	40,691.28	42,214.40	43,636.40	44,973.28	46,463.40	48,326.46	49,969.80	51,173.25	53,418.50	56,160.09
Alaska	29,335.95	31,183.17	33,241.60	34,899.34	37,269.42	39,702.75	42,656.46	45,142.97	48,586.23	51,561.26	54,016.20	55,892.60	58,719.08	62,051.44	64,855.80	67,488.33	69,628.36	69,911.82	72,154.40	76,979.20
Arizona	24,671.41	27,020.40	28,413.70	29,543.81	31,312.62	33,605.25	35,920.50	38,808.75	41,646.15	44,118.65	45,127.32	46,258.70	48,056.80	49,962.88	51,722.10	53,382.42	54,967.24	56,403.57	59,673.30	63,213.93
Arkansas	20,650.07	22,118.64	23,422.70	24,599.37	26,423.08	28,437.75	30,302.58	32,105.60	34,498.71	36,108.32	37,331.28	38,505.00	39,978.82	42,364.08	44,242.20	45,773.91	47,034.08	48,048.45	50,608.40	53,047.36
California	30,048.16	33,863.13	35,054.60	36,031.08	38,729.42	42,174.00	44,987.25	48,067.55	51,370.20	53,880.28	54,848.64	57,386.05	60,272.24	62,427.20	64,498.50	67,032.42	70,558.48	72,752.97	77,464.90	81,635.20
Colorado	27,337.34	30,588.39	32,007.50	32,842.47	34,877.21	37,187.25	39,553.36	42,086.46	44,804.34	47,104.99	48,478.92	50,091.35	51,597.42	54,444.72	56,312.10	58,910.67	60,829.48	62,055.18	65,849.25	69,735.24
Connecticut	33,595.81	36,812.19	38,915.10	39,607.35	42,404.97	46,127.25	49,143.71	52,076.01	56,317.68	58,378.88	58,732.80	61,264.60	63,572.06	65,732.48	67,689.00	69,973.54	72,716.80	73,991.73	76,428.45	79,417.78
Delaware	28,034.14	30,196.47	32,139.10	33,842.15	36,197.78	38,691.00	41,722.45	44,777.20	46,903.86	48,401.45	49,435.68	50,945.60	53,532.42	55,811.36	57,229.20	59,382.05	60,837.76	61,208.88	65,015.15	68,210.40
District of Columbia	41,420.74	44,000.61	47,152.00	49,675.15	54,116.36	59,100.00	64,073.24	68,077.46	72,946.17	77,968.54	80,651.76	84,709.30	87,885.98	90,456.08	92,882.70	96,935.02	100,714.24	103,848.45	109,284.20	116,456.26
Florida	23,851.33	25,871.55	27,626.90	29,081.60	31,009.67	33,352.50	35,940.52	38,074.84	40,382.55	42,520.07	43,453.20	44,994.75	45,904.22	47,873.76	49,745.70	51,197.51	53,227.52	54,553.80	57,537.70	60,880.11
Georgia	25,902.87	28,200.30	29,632.40	30,870.09	33,046.37	35,277.00	37,406.60	39,741.74	42,205.86	44,038.97	45,624.60	47,171.60	49,036.34	51,250.32	53,349.30	55,273.40	57,328.88	58,808.55	61,657.85	64,767.87
Hawaii	24,688.83	26,141.34	27,456.10	29,435.89	31,747.70	34,169.25	36,569.61	38,755.82	41,476.86	44,096.24	45,522.96	47,005.85	49,064.72	51,106.00	52,973.10	55,021.33	57,280.12	59,279.13	62,031.20	65,285.85
Idaho	21,431.29	23,402.73	23,995.30	24,992.71	26,450.09	28,382.25	30,271.01	32,862.42	34,748.19	35,964.73	36,996.12	38,258.50	39,005.30	40,591.76	42,831.90	43,868.37	45,311.84	46,799.46	49,975.70	52,939.69
Illinois	29,223.39	31,537.14	33,371.80	34,923.48	36,994.94	39,756.75	42,389.27	45,300.97	48,420.99	50,770.27	51,549.12	53,221.90	55,505.26	58,258.64	60,409.80	62,231.26	64,776.28	65,902.59	69,259.75	73,299.99
Indiana	24,409.44	26,195.16	27,399.40	28,625.78	30,426.40	32,553.00	34,358.94	36,441.91	38,384.28	40,340.49	40,529.16	42,094.55	43,585.66	45,790.80	47,200.50	49,214.62	50,890.72	52,235.31	55,020.20	58,047.71
Iowa	21,545.19	23,163.30	24,388.70	25,465.57	27,280.83	29,346.75	31,084.90	33,023.58	35,435.07	37,535.09	38,519.04	39,794.45	41,096.82	43,616.32	45,233.10	47,743.15	49,446.32	51,286.71	53,976.15	57,007.87
Kansas	22,816.18	24,664.05	25,846.80	27,009.11	28,734.26	30,855.00	32,836.65	35,163.69	37,657.71	40,143.78	40,506.48	42,224.60	43,962.34	45,924.56	48,128.40	49,676.90	51,535.64	52,293.90	54,509.10	57,418.18
Kentucky	22,426.24	24,058.92	25,631.20	27,012.66	28,877.34	30,944.25	32,986.80	34,783.70	36,910.08	39,062.29	39,975.60	41,791.95	43,191.78	45,195.04	46,368.00	47,802.30	49,901.72	50,924.94	53,112.60	55,813.80
Louisiana	22,044.34	23,408.94	25,085.20	26,509.98	28,297.72	30,336.00	32,848.20	36,409.52	38,838.69	41,819.55	42,819.00	44,769.50	45,757.16	47,901.92	49,889.70	52,041.99	53,224.76	53,816.31	56,278.95	59,478.46
Maine	22,232.61	23,735.31	25,221.70	26,628.55	28,486.06	30,612.00	32,273.78	34,677.05	36,801.54	38,801.67	39,634.56	40,922.40	41,915.54	43,668.24	45,509.40	47,279.96	49,279.80	50,692.44	53,231.35	56,324.02
Maryland	28,142.01	30,633.24	32,607.40	34,465.53	37,053.34	40,134.00	43,082.27	45,847.65	48,874.59	51,629.32	53,951.52	56,207.10	58,595.24	60,595.04	62,419.50	64,740.13	67,278.68	69,136.20	72,246.55	75,669.70
Massachusetts	31,471.24	35,521.89	36,684.90	37,484.45	39,825.15	43,542.00	46,019.82	49,262.82	53,118.99	56,061.52	56,501.76	59,097.95	61,909.68	64,315.68	66,657.60	69,371.12	72,901.72	74,392.56	78,810.10	83,539.31
Michigan	28,850.20	30,985.83	32,014.50	33,192.50	35,362.66	37,488.00	39,460.96	41,383.36	43,501.05	45,416.77	45,785.88	47,198.80	48,731.04	50,646.64	52,101.00	53,806.48	56,295.72	57,832.98	61,075.50	64,092.75
Minnesota	26,450.93	28,930.32	30,469.60	31,764.69	33,988.80	36,575.25	38,161.20	40,033.25	43,275.06	45,990.30	46,018.56	48,047.10	50,113.06	52,099.52	54,205.20	56,618.38	58,983.96	60,666.69	64,116.45	67,710.85
Mississippi	19,890.29	21,289.26	22,437.10	23,604.66	25,335.38	27,307.50	29,323.91	31,238.97	33,161.40	35,323.14	36,288.00	37,323.50	38,356.86	40,438.64	41,940.00	43,119.44	44,172.88	45,234.27	47,041.15	49,413.74
Missouri	24,326.36	26,324.88	27,629.00	29,003.50	30,806.73	32,856.00	34,958.77	37,149.75	39,490.74	42,206.33	42,913.92	44,262.05	45,320.28	47,622.08	49,621.50	51,188.41	53,267.08	54,095.31	56,930.65	60,444.58
Montana	19,175.40	20,728.29	21,769.30	23,077.13	24,680.57	26,277.00	28,356.02	30,506.64	32,864.94	34,817.67	35,797.44	37,418.70	39,334.68	41,396.96	42,944.40	44,857.54	46,474.72	47,511.84	50,489.65	53,128.84
Nebraska	22,201.12	23,942.31	25,238.50	26,784.04	28,589.72	30,571.50	32,476.29	34,657.30	36,989.46	39,087.19	40,100.76	40,985.30	42,484.00	45,035.76	46,537.20	48,742.33	50,724.20	52,201.83	55,301.40	58,599.64
Nevada	26,545.40	28,154.76	29,174.60	30,426.34	32,483.54	35,004.75	37,469.74	39,511.06	42,512.04	44,590.09	45,626.28	46,578.30	47,233.78	49,130.40	50,432.40	52,625.30	54,441.00	56,144.10	58,322.40	61,022.70
New Hampshire	25,332.70	28,118.19	29,527.40	30,713.18	32,805.47	35,510.25	37,870.14	40,509.62	42,955.11	45,218.40	46,504.92	48,090.45	50,055.44	51,663.92	53,795.70	56,402.71	58,399.76	60,106.83	63,151.25	66,448.88
New Jersey	32,665.18	35,615.73	36,934.10	38,531.70	40,936.21	43,722.75	46,501.84	49,302.32	52,573.05	55,253.10	56,427.00	58,262.40	60,122.60	62,810.88	65,413.80	67,529.28	69,889.64	70,836.24	73,648.75	77,342.95
New Mexico	22,016.20	23,762.22	25,170.60	26,576.72	28,388.97	30,417.75	32,694.97	34,828.73	37,259.19	39,769.45	41,055.84	42,680.20	44,220.34	46,273.92	47,296.80	48,807.85	50,237.52	51,157.44	53,437.50	56,321.11
New York	33,747.90	37,285.53	39,041.10	39,666.99	41,990.33	45,543.75	48,717.13	53,019.27	57,945.78	60,486.25	59,591.28	62,901.70	65,059.86	67,623.60	70,192.80	73,401.51	76,070.20	77,219.76	82,152.20	86,541.46
North Carolina	23,963.22	26,037.15	27,522.60	28,581.76	30,533.71	32,759.25	34,945.68	37,306.17	39,685.95	41,685.92	42,737.52	44,620.75	45,828.54	48,207.28	49,806.90	51,979.20	53,872.44	55,301.52	58,190.35	61,597.91
North Dakota	19,070.21	20,604.78	21,933.80	23,077.13	24,901.03	26,781.75	28,445.34	30,535.08	32,927.31	35,662.61	37,242.24	39,682.25	43,510.84	47,942.40	51,078.60	55,135.99	55,834.80	55,354.53	58,447.80	61,819.07
Ohio	25,549.11	27,261.90	28,557.20	29,895.26	31,997.36	34,239.00	36,126.86	38,499.07	40,665.24	42,631.29	43,367.52	44,999.00	46,937.94	49,089.04	51,335.10	53,195.87	54,938.72	56,101.32	58,954.15	61,950.02
Oklahoma	21,184.73	22,961.82	24,344.60	25,512.43	27,551.66	29,477.25	31,366.72	34,166.71	36,198.09	38,450.58	39,222.96	41,239.45	43,604.58	46,119.92	48,245.40	50,338.47	51,680.08	51,756.36	54,310.55	57,383.26
Oregon	25,583.95	28,160.97	29,309.70	30,378.06	32,020.72	33,993.75	36,036.00	38,543.31	41,069.43	43,119.33	44,185.68	45,456.30	47,142.62	50,039.44	51,918.30	53,655.42	56,232.24	58,077.57	61,317.75	65,006.49
Pennsylvania	26,433.51	28,439.04	30,008.30	31,298.22	33,437.65	35,908.50	38,032.61	40,639.18	43,388.46	45,552.06	46,642.68	48,319.95	50,270.44	52,344.16	54,792.90	56,608.37	59,087.92	60,024.99	62,996.40	66,212.20
Rhode Island	25,390.32	27,481.32	28,976.50	30,765.72	33,260.99	35,518.50	37,771.58	40,601.26	42,880.59	45,425.90	46,319.28	48,880.95	49,976.32	52,162.88	54,243.90	56,452.76	58,444.84	59,940.36	62,902.35	65,340.17
South Carolina	22,049.03	23,776.71	25,097.80	26,331.06	28,256.11	30,180.75	32,222.96	34,436.89	36,687.33	38,907.91	39,929.40	41,125.55	42,961.30	44,472.56	46,268.10	48,016.15	49,681.84	51,110.94	53,912.50	56,344.39
South Dakota	19,137.21	20,673.09	21,540.40	22,793.13	24,452.08	26,158.50	27,755.42	29,264.76	31,479.84	33,418.29	34,268.64	35,864.90	37,600.92	39,409.04	40,974.30	43,303.26	45,163.72	46,796.67	49,539.65	52,229.65
Tennessee	23,577.97	25,233.30	26,437.60	27,817.80	29,802.98	31,929.75	33,825.33	35,862.84	38,313.00	40,328.04	41,203.68	42,772.85	44,247.00	47,226.08	48,548.70	49,922.60	51,873.28	53,164.38	55,975.90	59,186.49
Texas	25,979.25	28,405.23	29,894.90	30,698.98	32,592.31	34,820.25	37,269.54	40,295.53	43,152.75	45,322.98	46,078.20	48,081.95	50,162.94	53,196.00	55,340.10	57,975.19	59,854.28	60,664.83	63,727.90	67,386.87
Utah	22,780.00	24,608.85	25,960.20	26,989.23	28,591.91	30,699.00	32,723.46	35,410.96	37,959.03	40,035.88	41,258.28	42,520.40	44,358.80	46,167.44	48,233.70	49,669.62	51,607.40	53,172.75	55,877.10	59,403.77
Vermont	22,095.26	23,945.07	25,554.20	26,798.95	28,839.38	30,964.50	32,882.08	34,602.79	37,043.73	39,521.28	40,280.52	41,388.20	43,286.38	44,814.00	47,166.30	48,126.26	50,233.84	51,602.91	54,026.50	56,822.60
Virginia	26,821.44	29,320.17	31,075.10	32,366.77	35,129.79	38,100.75	40,872.37	43,353.62	46,463.22	49,019.80	51,393.72	53,317.10	54,802.64	57,056.56	59,123.70	60,949.07	63,208.60	64,497.36	67,829.05	71,306.64
Washington	29,351.36	31,506.78	32,385.50	33,622.76	35,565.60	37,955.25	40,232.50	42,911.22	46,395.99	48,898.62	50,529.36	52,775.65	54,795.76	57,251.92	59,696.10	62,249.46	64,501.20	67,280.85	72,032.80	78,019.04
West Virginia	21,600.80	23,213.67	24,452.40	25,382.50	27,048.69	28,848.75	30,660.63	33,048.07	34,670.43	37,262.85	38,602.20	39,708.60	41,727.20	43,735.12	45,374.40	46,482.80	48,024.92	48,194.46	51,674.30	55,812.83
Wisconsin	24,322.34	26,117.88	27,686.40	29,165.38	31,060.77	33,283.50	35,088.13	37,242.18	39,540.15	41,760.62	42,980.28	44,054.65	45,979.90	48,143.92	49,921.20	51,491.44	53,428.08	54,540.78	57,291.65	60,690.96
Wyoming	21,256.42	22,869.36	24,486.00	25,790.75	27,740.00	29,844.00	32,351.55	36,951.46	40,525.92	43,921.94	43,684.20	45,515.80	47,336.12	50,087.84	52,707.60	55,014.05	55,669.20	55,065.30	58,012.70	61,569.78
U.S. Average	25,197.87	27,295.90	28,731.28	30,017.10	32,085.32	34,463.29	36,739.18	39,255.55	41,935.89	44,283.27	45,312.42	47,037.17	48,849.87	51,108.23	53,056.22	55,104.55	57,096.75	58,336.69	61,377.06	64,793.68