A new analysis by workforce monitor ADP finds that paychecks for DC workers are the highest in the land.
The top three states based on the median-sized worker paycheck are:
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- Washington, DC: $100,800
- Massachusetts: $75,700
- Alaska: $70,000
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DC residents also earn twice as much as the median earner in 13 states. New Mexico’s workers can’t be too happy. DC workers now make nearly two and a half times as much as the average New Mexico resident.
And for what? Washington, D.C. produces almost nothing. There are no farms, no factories, no distribution centers, no manufacturing. The swamp does produce lawyers, lobbyists, regulations, rules, politicians, politicians’ minions, special interest groups, journalists, and bureaucrats.
You’ve heard us say it many times: Washington is a city where people come to do good and end up doing well.
