Washington ranks in top ten for highest pay

While it may seem like you’re earning pennies, or maybe not
if you’re sitting behind a big Microsoft desk, Washington
state ranks eighth for highest pay.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports our average annual
pay is $50,280 as of May 2011, according to American City Business Journals.

Leading the pack is Washington DC, although that’s cheating
because it’s not really a state. But the BLS includes the
district when compiling state data. The other Washingtonians
pull in $74,540 per year, on average.

Also ahead of Washington state are Connecticut ($52,830),
New York ($52,810), California ($51,910), Maryland
($51,860), Alaska ($51,590), and New Jersey ($51,540).

The study targeted wage and employment information from
about
800 different occupations.