January 2013
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Reported Salaries by State for Full-Time Jobs Taken by the Class of 2011
| State | PERCENTILE: | 90% of Reported Salaries Fell in the Range: |
Mean Salary | # of Salaries Reported |
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| 25th | Median | 75th | ||||
| AK | $45,000 | $48,950 | $57,000 | $36,000 - 72,000 | $51,045 | 56 |
| AL | 43,000 | 57,000 | 75,000 | 25,200 - 105,000 | 61,836 | 194 |
| AR | 44,000 | 50,000 | 65,000 | 35,000 - 75,000 | 52,806 | 79 |
| AZ | 52,000 | 58,000 | 75,000 | 34,800 - 120,000 | 65,757 | 212 |
| CA | 60,000 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 40,000 - 160,000 | 97,858 | 1,940 |
| CO | 48,000 | 52,000 | 74,924 | 38,000 - 125,000 | 65,829 | 336 |
| CT | 53,600 | 63,271 | 89,700 | 40,000 - 130,000 | 73,124 | 198 |
| DC | 60,274 | 80,000 | 160,000 | 45,000 - 160,000 | 102,684 | 1,166 |
| DE | 48,748 | 61,123 | 145,000 | 46,000 - 160,000 | 86,791 | 92 |
| FL | 41,000 | 50,000 | 70,000 | 36,500 - 115,000 | 58,889 | 1,129 |
| GA | 50,000 | 60,000 | 85,000 | 38,000 - 135,000 | 71,267 | 508 |
| HI | 50,000 | 53,000 | 60,000 | 30,000 - 83,000 | 55,267 | 89 |
| IA | 44,000 | 50,000 | 57,408 | 31,200 - 85,000 | 52,792 | 119 |
| ID | 45,335 | 50,000 | 55,500 | 36,000 - 70,000 | 50,450 | 44 |
| IL | 46,000 | 62,000 | 120,000 | 30,000 - 160,000 | 80,622 | 1,026 |
| IN | 45,000 | 57,669 | 80,000 | 32,000 - 100,000 | 62,714 | 192 |
| KS | 41,250 | 48,000 | 57,250 | 25,000 - 73,000 | 49,899 | 116 |
| KY | 35,000 | 45,000 | 59,000 | 26,000 - 96,000 | 49,911 | 191 |
| LA | 43,000 | 55,000 | 70,000 | 30,000 - 100,000 | 58,779 | 310 |
| MA | 45,000 | 62,758 | 145,000 | 37,500 - 160,000 | 86,730 | 588 |
| MD | 42,000 | 50,000 | 62,467 | 35,680 - 120,500 | 57,036 | 420 |
| ME | 40,000 | 42,588 | 60,000 | 31,200 - 78,000 | 50,098 | 54 |
| MI | 42,000 | 54,000 | 72,600 | 31,000 - 110,000 | 61,876 | 323 |
| MN | 45,000 | 55,000 | 80,000 | 35,000 - 120,000 | 65,364 | 354 |
| MO | 43,000 | 52,500 | 75,000 | 34,000 - 115,000 | 62,540 | 217 |
| MS | 40,500 | 53,000 | 65,000 | 30,000 - 104,000 | 57,078 | 58 |
| MT | 42,000 | 48,000 | 55,000 | 37,000 - 60,000 | 49,093 | 64 |
| NC | 44,900 | 55,000 | 70,000 | 35,000 - 135,000 | 64,884 | 271 |
| ND | 45,000 | 51,768 | 56,574 | 24,000 - 70,000 | 51,172 | 44 |
| NE | 43,500 | 50,500 | 62,200 | 36,500 - 85,000 | 54,964 | 100 |
| NH | 45,800 | 51,812 | 64,000 | 36,400 - 100,000 | 57,524 | 36 |
| NJ | 43,437 | 44,000 | 57,000 | 42,000 - 135,000 | 57,047 | 593 |
| NM | 42,000 | 52,000 | 60,000 | 25,000 - 75,000 | 51,936 | 99 |
| NV | 57,407 | 62,000 | 75,000 | 48,000 - 110,000 | 68,090 | 155 |
| NY | 60,000 | 124,900 | 160,000 | 40,000 - 160,000 | 109,687 | 2,572 |
| OH | 45,000 | 58,958 | 80,000 | 30,970 - 120,000 | 67,543 | 480 |
| OK | 42,500 | 55,000 | 72,800 | 34,000 - 100,000 | 60,443 | 235 |
| OR | 44,304 | 57,804 | 70,000 | 31,464 - 110,000 | 60,390 | 114 |
| PA | 45,000 | 58,519 | 85,000 | 32,000 - 140,000 | 69,288 | 640 |
| PR | — | 53,831 | — | — | 51,517 | 8 |
| RI | 45,000 | 49,429 | 55,000 | 35,000 - 75,000 | 50,739 | 54 |
| SC | 39,160 | 46,598 | 57,408 | 30,686 - 100,000 | 52,163 | 173 |
| SD | 42,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 36,000 - 87,000 | 53,573 | 15 |
| TN | 45,000 | 55,000 | 70,000 | 31,325 - 108,000 | 59,772 | 202 |
| TX | 55,000 | 70,000 | 120,000 | 40,000 - 160,000 | 86,375 | 1,145 |
| UT | 50,000 | 60,000 | 88,000 | 35,000 - 120,000 | 69,834 | 139 |
| VA | 50,000 | 60,000 | 80,000 | 36,000 - 140,000 | 70,543 | 536 |
| VI | — | 54,517 | — | — | 60,002 | 8 |
| VT | 40,000 | 44,017 | 52,500 | 30,000 - 64,500 | 46,574 | 32 |
| WA | 48,000 | 59,000 | 80,000 | 39,000 - 125,000 | 68,987 | 280 |
| WI | 45,000 | 51,000 | 70,000 | 35,000 - 125,000 | 64,913 | 223 |
| WV | 50,000 | 61,000 | 72,000 | 41,500 - 83,000 | 62,068 | 102 |
| WY | 48,000 | 50,000 | 55,000 | 40,000 - 75,000 | 51,588 | 34 |
Note: Average and median salaries shown in this table are based on reported salaries only. No adjustments have been made for missing salaries. Thus, upward bias in these figures can be expected to varying degrees. Only medians and means are shown if fewer than ten salaries were reported.
Source: NALP Employment Report and Salary Survey for the Class of 2011
