The state with the highest income isn't New York or California. See the 15 states where people earn the most.

Nairavoice | Jun 6, 2026 814 0 2 min read
The state with the highest income isn't New York or California. See the 15 states where people earn the most.

<div class&equals;"wp-block-wptelegram-widget-join-channel aligncenter">&NewLine;&Tab;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;t&period;me&sol;nairavoice" class&equals;"components-button join-link is-large has-text has-icon" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<svg width&equals;"19px" height&equals;"16px" viewBox&equals;"0 0 19 16" role&equals;"img" aria-hidden&equals;"true" focusable&equals;"false">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<g>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<path d&equals;"M0&period;465&comma;6&period;638 L17&period;511&comma;0&period;073 C18&period;078&comma;-0&period;145 18&period;714&comma;0&period;137 18&period;932&comma;0&period;704 C19&period;009&comma;0&period;903 19&period;026&comma;1&period;121 18&period;981&comma;1&period;33 L16&period;042&comma;15&period;001 C15&period;896&comma;15&period;679 15&period;228&comma;16&period;111 14&period;549&comma;15&period;965 C14&period;375&comma;15&period;928 14&period;211&comma;15&period;854 14&period;068&comma;15&period;748 L8&period;223&comma;11&period;443 C7&period;874&comma;11&period;185 7&period;799&comma;10&period;694 8&period;057&comma;10&period;345 C8&period;082&comma;10&period;311 8&period;109&comma;10&period;279 8&period;139&comma;10&period;249 L14&period;191&comma;4&period;322 C14&period;315&comma;4&period;201 14&period;317&comma;4&period;002 14&period;195&comma;3&period;878 C14&period;091&comma;3&period;771 13&period;926&comma;3&period;753 13&period;8&comma;3&period;834 L5&period;602&comma;9&period;138 C5&period;112&comma;9&period;456 4&period;502&comma;9&period;528 3&period;952&comma;9&period;333 L0&period;486&comma;8&period;112 C0&period;077&comma;7&period;967 -0&period;138&comma;7&period;519 0&period;007&comma;7&period;11 C0&period;083&comma;6&period;893 0&period;25&comma;6&period;721 0&period;465&comma;6&period;638 Z" ><&sol;path>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;g>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;svg>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;Join Nairavoice On Telegram&Tab;<&sol;a>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a202c122ab5f9757add8693&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>WalletHub ranked states where people have the highest income&comma; using several different measurements&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Some states with mega-high earners didn&&num;8217&semi;t rank high due their fairly average median incomes&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>California landed outside of the top 10 as many high earners are leaving the state&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Read on for the 15 states where people have the highest income&comma; according to WalletHub&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>15&period; Florida<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f3d3c2e5a80cfe05028bd&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon; <&sol;strong>49&period;89<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;507&comma;073<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon; <&sol;strong>&dollar;75&comma;737<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;16&comma;378<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Georgia<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f37c5b4fb977f359837fe&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 52&period;76<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;516&comma;260<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;72&comma;437<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;17&comma;301<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>California<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f3780b4fb977f359837fa&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 53&period;45<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon; <&sol;strong>&dollar;482&comma;584<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon; <&sol;strong>&dollar;133&comma;974<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;14&comma;662<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>District of Columbia<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f371bb4fb977f359837f3&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 54&period;11<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;488&comma;074<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;174&comma;287<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;9&comma;579<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Texas<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;69cc04056a864f6fcd7bbfc2&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 54&period;93<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;520&comma;378<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;75&comma;905<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;17&comma;651<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Massachusetts<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a16f6e72ab5f9757add4be4&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 57&period;11<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;498&comma;062<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;137&comma;563<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;14&comma;440<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Illinois<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f35d2b4fb977f359837e4&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 57&period;88<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;533&comma;840<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;83&comma;277<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon; <&sol;strong>&dollar;16&comma;813<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Minnesota<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f357fb4fb977f359837dd&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 58&period;66<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;500&comma;074<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;90&comma;632<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;20&comma;662<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Colorado<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f34d6b4fb977f359837d0&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 59&period;65<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;498&comma;587<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;106&comma;187<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;19&comma;588<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Utah<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f34732ab5f9757add8357&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 61&period;24<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;475&comma;515<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;98&comma;858<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;24&comma;307<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Connecticut<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a16ec7bb4fb977f35980060&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 64&period;73<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;543&comma;016<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;122&comma;032<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;15&comma;095<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Washington<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;69cc03de6a864f6fcd7bbfc1&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 65&period;23<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;522&comma;328<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;112&comma;933<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;19&comma;082<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>New Jersey<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f2eb42ab5f9757add82f8&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 66&period;08<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;527&comma;376<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;125&comma;766<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;17&comma;418<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>New York<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f2e24b4fb977f3598375b&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon;<&sol;strong> 66&period;27<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;585&comma;523<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;96&comma;746<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;13&comma;633<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>Virginia<br &sol;>&NewLine;<figure><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;insider&period;com&sol;6a1f2d252e5a80cfe05027e4&quest;format&equals;jpeg" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p><strong>Total score&colon; <&sol;strong>67&period;57<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of top 5&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;545&comma;097<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Median annual income&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;95&comma;339<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Average annual income of bottom 20&percnt;&colon;<&sol;strong> &dollar;19&comma;671<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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