2006 State and local Government Employment and
Payroll Data
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Rank, average annual salary |
State |
Average annual salary |
Rank, FTE per 1000 residents |
FTE per 1000 residents |
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
employees |
1 |
California |
$59,267 |
41 |
50 |
1,818,732 |
2 |
New Jersey |
$55,721 |
14 |
59 |
511,755 |
3 |
Connecticut |
$54,523 |
30 |
54 |
188,222 |
| 4 |
NEW YORK |
$54,503 |
11 |
62 |
1,190,287 |
5 |
Rhode Island |
$53,102 |
45 |
48 |
51,232 |
6 |
Maryland |
$50,982 |
38 |
52 |
291,140 |
7 |
Nevada |
$50,621 |
50 |
41 |
103,304 |
8 |
Washington |
$50,608 |
37 |
52 |
333,196 |
9 |
Massachusetts |
$50,406 |
40 |
52 |
332,072 |
10 |
Alaska |
$50,037 |
2 |
78 |
52,631 |
11 |
Minnesota |
$47,242 |
35 |
53 |
272,394 |
12 |
Illinois |
$46,846 |
43 |
50 |
634,990 |
13 |
Michigan |
$46,564 |
46 |
48 |
486,697 |
14 |
Delaware |
$46,423 |
16 |
58 |
49,488 |
15 |
Hawaii |
$46,322 |
26 |
54 |
69,594 |
16 |
Colorado |
$46,217 |
32 |
54 |
255,002 |
17 |
Pennsylvania |
$45,829 |
49 |
46 |
568,350 |
18 |
Wisconsin |
$45,689 |
39 |
52 |
288,073 |
19 |
Oregon |
$45,099 |
44 |
49 |
181,711 |
20 |
Arizona |
$44,132 |
48 |
46 |
285,084 |
21 |
Ohio |
$42,818 |
31 |
54 |
616,739 |
22 |
Virginia |
$42,221 |
23 |
56 |
430,621 |
23 |
Florida |
$41,822 |
47 |
48 |
867,259 |
24 |
Vermont |
$40,852 |
8 |
65 |
40,142 |
25 |
Iowa |
$40,552 |
10 |
63 |
185,921 |
26 |
New Hampshire |
$40,302 |
34 |
53 |
69,777 |
27 |
Nebraska |
$39,598 |
4 |
67 |
117,496 |
28 |
Indiana |
$39,422 |
36 |
53 |
332,849 |
29 |
Utah |
$38,901 |
42 |
50 |
128,785 |
30 |
North Dakota |
$38,845 |
9 |
65 |
41,173 |
31 |
North Carolina |
$38,715 |
18 |
58 |
511,263 |
32 |
Georgia |
$38,553 |
28 |
54 |
505,644 |
33 |
Wyoming |
$38,273 |
1 |
89 |
45,802 |
34 |
Texas |
$38,259 |
24 |
56 |
1,315,006 |
35 |
Maine |
$37,809 |
15 |
59 |
77,605 |
36 |
Tennessee |
$37,110 |
33 |
53 |
323,673 |
37 |
Alabama |
$36,945 |
13 |
59 |
272,535 |
38 |
Kansas |
$36,794 |
3 |
67 |
184,943 |
39 |
South Carolina |
$36,778 |
20 |
57 |
248,966 |
40 |
Montana |
$36,466 |
22 |
57 |
54,188 |
41 |
New Mexico |
$36,249 |
5 |
66 |
127,929 |
42 |
Missouri |
$36,054 |
25 |
55 |
320,083 |
43 |
South Dakota |
$35,770 |
21 |
57 |
45,186 |
44 |
Idaho |
$35,638 |
27 |
54 |
79,413 |
45 |
Kentucky |
$35,634 |
17 |
58 |
243,798 |
46 |
Louisiana |
$35,340 |
7 |
65 |
275,776 |
47 |
West Virginia |
$34,624 |
29 |
54 |
97,391 |
48 |
Oklahoma |
$34,027 |
12 |
60 |
214,343 |
49 |
Mississippi |
$33,972 |
6 |
65 |
188,905 |
50 |
Arkansas |
$33,729 |
19 |
58 |
161,923 |
United States |
$45,173 |
|
54 |
16,135,699 |
NYS % +/- U.S. |
21% |
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14% |
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