Median Annual Earnings by State and Disability, 2023
The interactive map below shows 2023 median earnings by state and disability status for workers age 16 or older with any earnings in the year. Earnings include income from wages, salary, self-employment, or a personal business or farm but do not include other sources such as Social Security, pensions, public assistance, rental income, or investment earnings.
Hover, tap, or use tab/arrow keys to see earnings data by state. Use the drop-down menu to see earnings by disability status; click on legend items to hide or view states within each earnings band. To see the data in table form or to download in .csv format, use the Options menu.
Highlights
In every U.S. state, workers with disabilities had lower median earnings than those without disabilities. On average nationwide, workers with disabilities earned 31% less than their nondisabled peers. Other highlights from the 2023 data include:
- States with the highest median annual earnings for workers with disabilities: District of Columbia, Maryland, Hawaii, Washington, New Jersey, Virginia, and Alaska.
- States with the lowest median annual earnings for workers with disabilities: Vermont, Mississippi, New Mexico, Montana, Idaho, Michigan, and Iowa.
- State with the smallest earnings gap: Nevada, where workers with disabilities earned 83% of what their nondisabled peers earned.
- State with the largest earnings gap: Vermont, where workers with disabilities earned 55% of what workers without disabilities did.
These comparisons are unadjusted, meaning that they do not account for differences in hours worked, occupation, education, or other factors that may influence earnings. In addition, these data show broad patterns, not causes, of earnings differences between people with disabilities and those without.
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Last Updated: July 02, 2025