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.
North Carolina Ranking
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* Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Region Comparison
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Average Compensation per Job
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 |
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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 |