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Here's how much the typical millennial, Gen X, and baby boomer worker earns in every US state

Jul 5, 2018, 22:14 IST

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  • Older Americans tend to have a higher income than younger Americans, and this holds in most US states and Washington, DC.
  • Business Insider found the median income for full-time, year-round workers in each state among three generational age groups: Millennials, Gen X, and baby boomers.
  • The gap in median income between millennials and baby boomers ranged from the older generation making 25% more than millennials in DC to 91% more than millennials in Alaska.

Across the US, older workers tend to have a higher income than younger workers.

Business Insider analyzed individual-level data from the US Census Bureau's 2016 American Community Survey available from the Minnesota Population Center's Integrated Public Use Microdata Series and found the median total income among full-time, year-round employed workers in each state for three generational age groups: Millennials (age 20-35 in 2016), Gen X (age 36-51), and baby boomers (age 52-70).

Overall, older workers tended to have higher incomes than younger workers. In all 50 states and Washington DC, the median millennial made less money than the median Gen X or baby boomer worker, and in most states boomers earned more than their Gen X counterparts.

The gap in median salary between millennials and baby boomers ranged from the median boomer making 25% more than the median millennial in the District of Columbia to a whopping 91% gap between the median millennial and median boomer in Alaska.

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Here's what the typical worker in each of those three generations makes in every state:

Alabama

Millennial: $30,000

Gen X: $45,400

Baby boomer: $50,000

Alaska

Millennial: $40,000

Gen X: $64,200

Baby boomer: $76,500

Arizona

Millennial: $33,000

Gen X: $50,000

Baby boomer: $52,000

Arkansas

Millennial: $30,000

Gen X: $40,200

Baby boomer: $43,900

California

Millennial: $38,000

Gen X: $56,000

Baby boomer: $60,000

Colorado

Millennial: $37,500

Gen X: $56,000

Baby boomer: $60,000

Connecticut

Millennial: $44,000

Gen X: $65,000

Baby boomer: $70,000

Delaware

Millennial: $36,000

Gen X: $54,000

Baby boomer: $57,000

District of Columbia

Millennial: $60,000

Gen X: $90,000

Baby boomer: $75,000

Florida

Millennial: $30,000

Gen X: $43,000

Baby boomer: $47,600

Georgia

Millennial: $33,800

Gen X: $49,200

Baby boomer: $52,000

Hawaii

Millennial: $38,000

Gen X: $50,000

Baby boomer: $54,000

Idaho

Millennial: $30,500

Gen X: $45,000

Baby boomer: $48,600

Illinois

Millennial: $40,000

Gen X: $55,000

Baby boomer: $58,000

Indiana

Millennial: $35,000

Gen X: $48,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Iowa

Millennial: $35,000

Gen X: $50,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Kansas

Millennial: $35,000

Gen X: $48,050

Baby boomer: $52,000

Kentucky

Millennial: $33,000

Gen X: $46,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Louisiana

Millennial: $34,600

Gen X: $46,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Maine

Millennial: $35,000

Gen X: $48,000

Baby boomer: $50,010

Maryland

Millennial: $43,000

Gen X: $65,000

Baby boomer: $68,000

Massachusetts

Millennial: $46,000

Gen X: $67,000

Baby boomer: $68,800

Michigan

Millennial: $34,800

Gen X: $51,000

Baby boomer: $54,000

Minnesota

Millennial: $40,000

Gen X: $55,000

Baby boomer: $57,000

Mississippi

Millennial: $30,000

Gen X: $40,860

Baby boomer: $45,000

Missouri

Millennial: $35,000

Gen X: $46,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Montana

Millennial: $31,000

Gen X: $48,000

Baby boomer: $48,500

Nebraska

Millennial: $37,000

Gen X: $48,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Nevada

Millennial: $34,000

Gen X: $45,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

New Hampshire

Millennial: $38,000

Gen X: $56,000

Baby boomer: $60,000

New Jersey

Millennial: $42,000

Gen X: $65,050

Baby boomer: $68,800

New Mexico

Millennial: $30,000

Gen X: $43,430

Baby boomer: $50,000

New York

Millennial: $42,000

Gen X: $55,000

Baby boomer: $60,000

North Carolina

Millennial: $32,000

Gen X: $46,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

North Dakota

Millennial: $40,000

Gen X: $53,300

Baby boomer: $52,000

Ohio

Millennial: $35,500

Gen X: $50,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Oklahoma

Millennial: $33,000

Gen X: $45,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Oregon

Millennial: $35,000

Gen X: $53,000

Baby boomer: $55,000

Pennsylvania

Millennial: $38,000

Gen X: $53,000

Baby boomer: $54,000

Rhode Island

Millennial: $40,000

Gen X: $55,000

Baby boomer: $60,000

South Carolina

Millennial: $31,900

Gen X: $44,900

Baby boomer: $48,600

South Dakota

Millennial: $35,000

Gen X: $45,000

Baby boomer: $48,000

Tennessee

Millennial: $32,000

Gen X: $45,000

Baby boomer: $49,000

Texas

Millennial: $35,000

Gen X: $50,000

Baby boomer: $52,500

Utah

Millennial: $34,400

Gen X: $52,000

Baby boomer: $58,000

Vermont

Millennial: $36,000

Gen X: $48,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Virginia

Millennial: $40,000

Gen X: $58,000

Baby boomer: $62,000

Washington

Millennial: $40,000

Gen X: $60,000

Baby boomer: $61,600

West Virginia

Millennial: $32,000

Gen X: $45,000

Baby boomer: $45,000

Wisconsin

Millennial: $36,000

Gen X: $50,000

Baby boomer: $50,000

Wyoming

Millennial: $38,000

Gen X: $52,200

Baby boomer: $52,360

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