States where pay is rising the fastest, ranked

49. Alaska: -1.1%

48. Iowa: -0.1%

47. Kansas: 0.3%

45 (TIE). Nebraska: 0.7%

45 (TIE). Wyoming: 0.7%

43 (TIE). South Dakota: 0.8%

43 (TIE). Connecticut: 0.8%

42. Louisiana: 1.0%

41. Oklahoma: 1.6%

40. Missouri: 1.8%

39. Kentucky: 1.9%

38. Illinois: 2.1%

37. New Jersey: 2.3%

36. Montana: 2.4%

34 (TIE). Vermont: 2.5%

34 (TIE). Mississippi: 2.5%

33. New Mexico: 2.6%

30 (TIE). Wisconsin: 2.7%

30 (TIE). New York: 2.7%

30 (TIE). Hawaii: 2.7%

27 (TIE). Pennsylvania: 2.8%

27 (TIE). Rhode Island: 2.8%

27 (TIE). Maine: 2.8%

26. Maryland: 2.9%

23 (TIE). Michigan: 3.0%

23 (TIE). Ohio: 3.0%

23 (TIE). Virginia: 3.0%

19 (TIE). West Virginia: 3.1%

19 (TIE). Indiana: 3.1%

19 (TIE). Alabama: 3.1%

19 (TIE). Texas: 3.1%

18. Minnesota: 3.2%

17. New Hampshire: 3.3%

16. Arkansas: 3.4%

15. Florida: 3.5%

13 (TIE). Massachusetts: 3.6%

13 (TIE). Delaware: 3.6%

11 (TIE). Tennessee: 3.7%

11 (TIE). South Carolina: 3.7%

9 (TIE). North Carolina: 3.8%

9 (TIE). Georgia: 3.8%

8. Oregon: 3.9%

7. California: 4.2%

6. Nevada: 4.3%

5. Colorado: 4.6%

4. Utah: 4.7%

3. Arizona: 4.8%

2. Washington: 5.2%

1. Idaho: 5.3%