STATE GOVERNMENTS
YEAR: 2004
JOB CLASS: Welfare employees
ON AVERAGE, NEVADA'S WELFARE EMPLOYEES ARE PAID 16th HIGHEST OF 50 STATES
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| Rank |
State |
Avg March '04 Pay |
| 1 |
RHODE ISLAND |
$4,686.85 |
| 2 |
OHIO |
4,626.33 |
| 3 |
CONNECTICUT |
4,527.33 |
| 4 |
CALIFORNIA |
4,301.02 |
| 5 |
MASSACHUSETTS |
4,217.52 |
| 6 |
NEW JERSEY |
4,112.54 |
| 7 |
NEW YORK |
4,108.76 |
| 8 |
ILLINOIS |
4,071.72 |
| 9 |
COLORADO |
4,046.72 |
| 10 |
WASHINGTON |
3,883.97 |
| 11 |
IOWA |
3,558.13 |
| 12 |
PENNSYLVANIA |
3,543.68 |
| 13 |
MICHIGAN |
3,525.48 |
| 14 |
VERMONT |
3,499.12 |
| 15 |
ALASKA |
3,466.02 |
| 16 |
NEVADA |
3,438.61 |
| 17 |
WISCONSIN |
3,393.44 |
| 18 |
OREGON |
3,378.43 |
| 19 |
HAWAII |
3,352.20 |
| 20 |
MINNESOTA |
3,331.32 |
| 21 |
NORTH CAROLINA |
3,313.62 |
| 22 |
MARYLAND |
3,303.75 |
| 23 |
VIRGINIA |
3,275.99 |
| 24 |
US STATE TOTAL |
3,191.28 |
| 25 |
DELAWARE |
3,074.14 |
| 26 |
MAINE |
3,043.48 |
| 27 |
UTAH |
2,993.45 |
| 28 |
ALABAMA |
2,972.84 |
| 29 |
WYOMING |
2,970.02 |
| 30 |
NEW HAMPSHIRE |
2,936.42 |
| 31 |
KENTUCKY |
2,915.53 |
| 32 |
MONTANA |
2,865.60 |
| 33 |
IDAHO |
2,853.02 |
| 34 |
LOUISIANA |
2,764.17 |
| 35 |
NEW MEXICO |
2,759.24 |
| 36 |
FLORIDA |
2,735.30 |
| 37 |
TEXAS |
2,690.86 |
| 38 |
SOUTH DAKOTA |
2,673.81 |
| 39 |
ARIZONA |
2,643.84 |
| 40 |
GEORGIA |
2,625.66 |
| 41 |
INDIANA |
2,593.21 |
| 42 |
NORTH DAKOTA |
2,589.64 |
| 43 |
ARKANSAS |
2,571.60 |
| 44 |
SOUTH CAROLINA |
2,523.91 |
| 45 |
KANSAS |
2,511.88 |
| 46 |
OKLAHOMA |
2,486.58 |
| 47 |
TENNESSEE |
2,480.13 |
| 48 |
NEBRASKA |
2,416.86 |
| 49 |
WEST VIRGINIA |
2,317.64 |
| 50 |
MISSOURI |
2,289.11 |
| 51 |
MISSISSIPPI |
2,208.37 |
source: US Census Bureau
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