Axios: New Mexico has lowest median pay in America
Check out this new report from Axios which looks at median pay by state across the nation. The report uses data from payroll provider ADP’s monthly “Pay Insights” data and is based on gross wage and salary data for about 17 million U.S. jobs.
As our friends at the Committee to Unleash Prosperity note: The top three states based on the median-sized worker paycheck are:
- Washington, DC: $100,800
- Massachusetts: $75,700
- Alaska: $70,000
Furthermore, as the Committee notes, “DC residents also earn twice as much as the median earner in 13 states. New Mexico’s workers can’t be too happy. DC workers now make nearly two and a half times as much as the average New Mexico resident.
This is yet another indictment of New Mexico and its poor economic management. It is also an indictment of how big, powerful, and awash in cash our federal government is and that it and its power need to be downsized. Of course, (ironically) New Mexico (like Washington, DC) is heavily dependent on federal dollars. Sadly, even WITH our large federal presence New Mexico’s median wage is LOWEST in the NATION.
