Here’s How Much Millennials Earn in Every State

Millennials are now the largest generation in the U.S. labor force, according to the Pew Research Center, a situation that will persist well into the future, until, perhaps more of Gen Z come of age. Millennials have been good at securing some of the highest-paying jobs available, so how does their pay compare to the average American’s?

GOBankingRates determined how much millennials are earning in every state from the 2022 American Community Survey, conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. GOBankingRates defined millennials as those born between 1981 and 1996, making them between age 26 and 41 in 2022.

The study found that millennials are making more money than the workforce as a whole, perhaps because of the unique strengths they bring to the workplace. In most states, the difference between median millennial earnings and median statewide earnings is fairly significant, between a few thousand dollars and, in others, more than $10,000.

Click through to see how much millennials earn compared to the average income in every state.

• Median millennial earnings: $93,857
• Median household income: $86,370

• Median millennial earnings: $80,218
• Median household income: $72,581

• Median millennial earnings: $63,883
• Median household income: $56,335

• Median millennial earnings: $99,703
• Median household income: $91,905

• Median millennial earnings: $96,255
• Median household income: $87,598

• Median millennial earnings: $95,178
• Median household income: $90,213

• Median millennial earnings: $83,882
• Median household income: $79,325

• Median millennial earnings: $73,861
• Median household income: $67,917

• Median millennial earnings: $75,852
• Median household income: $71,355

• Median millennial earnings: $96,571
• Median household income: $94,814

• Median millennial earnings: $78,182
• Median household income: $70,214

• Median millennial earnings: $87,450
• Median household income: $78,433

• Median millennial earnings: $74,628
• Median household income: $67,173

• Median millennial earnings: $80,820
• Median household income: $70,571

• Median millennial earnings: $78,703
• Median household income: $69,747

• Median millennial earnings: $69,951
• Median household income: $60,183

• Median millennial earnings: $67,420
• Median household income: $57,852

• Median millennial earnings: $81,383
• Median household income: $68,251

• Median millennial earnings: $102,281
• Median household income: $98,461

• Median millennial earnings: $110,567
• Median household income: $96,505

• Median millennial earnings: $76,819
• Median household income: $68,505

• Median millennial earnings: $96,857
• Median household income: $84,313

• Median millennial earnings: $58,241
• Median household income: $52,985

• Median millennial earnings: $75,199
• Median household income: $65,920

• Median millennial earnings: $77,250
• Median household income: $66,341

• Median millennial earnings: $81,256
• Median household income: $71,722

• Median millennial earnings: $75,908
• Median household income: $71,646

• Median millennial earnings: $102,765
• Median household income: $90,845

• Median millennial earnings: $105,714
• Median household income: $97,126

• Median millennial earnings: $64,768
• Median household income: $58,722

• Median millennial earnings: $93,691
• Median household income: $81,386

• Median millennial earnings: $73,212
• Median household income: $66,186

• Median millennial earnings: $84,322
• Median household income: $73,959

• Median millennial earnings: $75,413
• Median household income: $66,990

• Median millennial earnings: $68,367
• Median household income: $61,364

• Median millennial earnings: $87,664
• Median household income: $76,632

• Median millennial earnings: $84,653
• Median household income: $73,170

• Median millennial earnings: $86,770
• Median household income: $81,370

• Median millennial earnings: $70,352
• Median household income: $63,623

• Median millennial earnings: $78,360
• Median household income: $69,457

• Median millennial earnings: $71,043
• Median household income: $64,035

• Median millennial earnings: $78,570
• Median household income: $73,035

• Median millennial earnings: $91,937
• Median household income: $86,833

• Median millennial earnings: $87,231
• Median household income: $74,014

• Median millennial earnings: $94,687
• Median household income: $87,249

• Median millennial earnings: $101,586
• Median household income: $90,325

• Median millennial earnings: $65,724
• Median household income: $55,217

• Median millennial earnings: $82,872
• Median household income: $72,458

• Median millennial earnings: $84,104
• Median household income: $72,495

Gabrielle Olya contributed to the reporting for this article.

For this piece GOBankingRates used the 2022 American Community Survey as conducted by the US Census Bureau to find every state’s: (1) median household income and (2) median millennial household income as defined by those aged 25 through 44. GOBankingRates defined Millennials as those born between 1981 and 1996 , so in 2022 that would be those aged 26-41. All data was collected and is up to date as of April 16, 2024.