What are the average federal employee salaries in each state? New data from OPM reveal the answer to this question.
The table below is from a new report from the Office of Personnel Management with salary data from fiscal year 2013.
According to OPM, the 25th percentile in the table below reflects data for 25% of the Federal workforce with salaries less than the number listed while 75% are greater than that number. For the median, which is the 50th percentile, 50% of the Federal workforce salaries are less than the number listed while 50% are also greater than that number. The 75th percentile means 75% of the Federal workforce salaries are less than the number listed while 25% are greater than that number.
| STATE | AVERAGE SALARY | 25TH PERCENTILE | MEDIAN | 75TH PERCENTILE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | $107,760 | $81,204 | $106,839 | $133,264 |
| MARYLAND | $96,922 | $72,137 | $97,333 | $115,747 |
| VIRGINIA | $88,470 | $59,626 | $84,855 | $112,774 |
| RHODE ISLAND | $87,224 | $58,785 | $85,889 | $113,015 |
| NEW JERSEY | $86,283 | $60,631 | $82,781 | $107,634 |
| NEW HAMPSHIRE | $85,133 | $57,122 | $75,545 | $106,071 |
| MASSACHUSETTS | $81,964 | $54,014 | $77,729 | $101,703 |
| CALIFORNIA | $80,843 | $54,613 | $76,644 | $99,636 |
| ILLINOIS | $79,838 | $53,991 | $75,403 | $98,488 |
| CONNECTICUT | $79,430 | $53,895 | $75,418 | $98,273 |
| ALABAMA | $79,251 | $51,674 | $74,592 | $100,914 |
| COLORADO | $78,951 | $52,736 | $74,628 | $98,187 |
| ALASKA | $78,260 | $56,996 | $75,156 | $95,328 |
| MICHIGAN | $78,226 | $56,427 | $74,880 | $94,869 |
| NEW YORK | $78,026 | $51,319 | $71,102 | $95,687 |
| OHIO | $77,966 | $53,018 | $73,836 | $94,422 |
| WASHINGTON | $75,312 | $53,907 | $71,462 | $90,513 |
| OREGON | $74,467 | $52,192 | $68,888 | $89,450 |
| GEORGIA | $74,329 | $50,431 | $67,985 | $91,200 |
| FLORIDA | $74,068 | $48,686 | $68,888 | $90,005 |
| HAWAII | $74,025 | $53,266 | $70,306 | $90,471 |
| MINNESOTA | $73,993 | $49,138 | $65,108 | $89,587 |
| TEXAS | $73,478 | $49,775 | $68,888 | $89,450 |
| NEW MEXICO | $72,316 | $48,524 | $68,809 | $88,140 |
| PENNSYLVANIA | $71,895 | $49,337 | $65,061 | $88,844 |
| DELAWARE | $71,683 | $51,048 | $63,286 | $83,195 |
| INDIANA | $71,380 | $48,062 | $65,357 | $87,554 |
| VERMONT | $70,830 | $50,401 | $68,809 | $82,570 |
| WEST VIRGINIA | $70,483 | $49,138 | $62,705 | $84,863 |
| IDAHO | $69,795 | $50,611 | $65,061 | $84,314 |
| ARIZONA | $69,688 | $49,029 | $66,716 | $82,131 |
| NEVADA | $69,508 | $43,964 | $63,048 | $84,863 |
| NEBRASKA | $69,474 | $47,844 | $65,061 | $86,742 |
| TENNESSEE | $69,378 | $45,376 | $61,234 | $84,024 |
| LOUISIANA | $69,332 | $47,844 | $63,259 | $84,550 |
| NORTH CAROLINA | $69,316 | $47,083 | $63,101 | $84,550 |
| MAINE | $69,168 | $50,526 | $63,970 | $82,744 |
| SOUTH CAROLINA | $69,038 | $47,584 | $62,006 | $83,992 |
| MISSOURI | $68,481 | $46,551 | $61,678 | $84,565 |
| MISSISSIPPI | $68,269 | $47,448 | $61,678 | $82,556 |
| KANSAS | $67,943 | $45,376 | $61,234 | $81,823 |
| UTAH | $67,495 | $50,611 | $62,297 | $80,276 |
| MONTANA | $67,492 | $49,029 | $63,148 | $80,276 |
| NORTH DAKOTA | $67,117 | $47,448 | $61,678 | $77,983 |
| OKLAHOMA | $66,732 | $48,898 | $59,321 | $77,983 |
| WISCONSIN | $66,679 | $44,931 | $61,066 | $80,607 |
| IOWA | $65,584 | $46,498 | $58,516 | $76,746 |
| ARKANSAS | $65,579 | $45,288 | $59,031 | $77,983 |
| WYOMING | $64,874 | $47,448 | $61,234 | $75,689 |
| SOUTH DAKOTA | $64,059 | $43,723 | $57,408 | $75,689 |
| KENTUCKY | $63,907 | $45,258 | $57,478 | $75,689 |
