How Much Do You Need to Earn to Be Happy in Your State?
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Happiness is always relative, but the last we heard, $75,000 was the optimal salary people need to make to be satisfied with their lot in life — no more, no less.
Of course, you may argue that this "rule" can't apply to everyone. After all, there's a different cost of living depending on where you live. Here's how much you need to be happy in the state you live in, according to data from Council for Community & Economic Research.
- Mississippi: $65,850
- Tennessee: $67,275
- Kentucky: $67,500
- Oklahoma: $67,800
- Indiana: $68,025
- Kansas: $68,475
- Nebraska: $68,775
- Alabama: $69,300
- Iowa: $69,375
- Arkansas: $69,375
- Georgia: $69,575
- Texas: $69,600
- Utah: $69,750
- Wyoming: $69,900
- New Mexico: $70,050
- Missouri: $70,275
- Michigan: $70,425
- Ohio: $70,575
- Idaho: $70,650
- Louisiana: $71,475
- Illinois: $71, 625
- South Carolina: $72, 075
- Virgina: $72,750
- North Carolina: $73,350
- South Dakota: $73,725
- West Virginia: $73,950
- Montana: $73, 950
- Wisconsin: $74,100
- Florida: $74,775
- Benchmark: $75,000
- Nevada: $75,150
- North Dakota: $75,300
- Colorado: $75,300
- Pennslyvania: $76,200
- Minnesota: $76,350
- Arizona: $76,350
- Washington: $76,950
- Delaware: $79, 275
- Maine: $82,275
- New Hampshire: $87,075
- Vermont: $87,900
- Maryland: $88,275
- Rhode Island: $90,675
- Massachusetts: $90,975
- Oregon: $91,275
- Connecticut: $93,900
- California: $95,325
- New Jersey: $95,700
- Alaska: $98,850
- New York: $99,150
- District of Columbia: $104,700
- Hawaii: $122,175