Across the United States, median full-time salaries vary widely depending on the state. This visualization, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, maps out the median full-time salary by state in 2024 using data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the latest data available as of September 2025. Median Full-Time Salary Across the U.S. in 2024The U.S. overall median full-time salary sits at approximately $61,702 per year, though the gap between the highest and lowest earning states exceeds $50,000. While it’s primarily coastal states that have a median full-time salary above $70,000, Colorado is the notable exception of a landlocked state with higher median earnings at $72,028. States with the Lowest Median Full-Time Salary in 2024At the other end of the spectrum, Mississippi ranks last with a median full-time salary of $50,120.