--- title: Women Make the Most Money in These States description: Female workers in Washington, D.C., have the highest median earnings — adjusted for cost of living, according to a new study. authors: - name: Jennifer Calfas url: https://money.com/author/jennifer-calfas/ at_money_since: 2017 articles: 339 covers: - Personal Finance - Banking - Business - Career Advice - Credit Cards - Economy and Politics - Education - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Lifestyle - Loans - Pets - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/jencalfas former_staff: true published: '2018-03-05T20:41:15.000Z' modified: '2024-05-16T13:02:44.000Z' section: Personal Finance tags: - onetime - Wages word_count: 294 canonical: https://money.com/states-women-make-most-money/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![Businesswoman with digital tablet working late in office](https://img.money.com/2017/10/boost-productivity-work.jpg) For working women, Washington, D.C., may offer the most bang for the buck. Female workers in the nation's capital have the highest median earnings — adjusted for cost of living — compared to those in any of the 50 states, according to [a new WalletHub](https://wallethub.com/edu/best-and-worst-states-for-women/10728/) study that measured the best and worst states for working women. Women working in Minnesota, Delaware, Virginia and Illinois also came in the top five for highest median earnings, according to the study. Those in Hawaii, Oregon, California, Maine and Montana had the lowest earning power. The findings from WalletHub on earnings are fairly similar to a different set of figures found by Money that measured household income — not separated by gender — in each state. Washington, D.C., Minnesota, Virginia and Delaware were among the states with the highest pay, while Maine and Montana were among those with the lowest pay. D.C. had one of the highest median household incomes, with $75,628. The Washington, D.C., area regularly ranks among the most affluent parts of the U.S., according to Census Bureau. In 2016, the D.C.-metro area came in first in median household income. The San Fransisco area beat out D.C. in 2017, thanks to a continuously booming tech industry, according to *[Quartz](https://qz.com/1077050/san-francisco-is-americas-richest-major-metropolitan-area-rising-above-washington-dc-in-the-latest-rankings/)*. According to the WalletHub study, Minnesota is the best state for women to work, ranking first for women's "economic and social well-being." Louisiana ranked lowest. WalletHub, a personal finance website based in Washington, D.C., used data from U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and a number of other agencies and groups to measure 23 factors pertaining to working women in each state. ## States where women earn the most 1. Washington, D.C. 2. Minnesota 3. Delaware 4. Virginia 5. Illinois ## States where women earn the least 1. Hawaii 2. Oregon 3. California 4. Maine 5. 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