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    Here's how much millennials are earning annually across the US

    Business Insider/Andy Kiersz, data from Minnesota Population Center
    Millennials came of age during a tough economic time: Student debt has reached an all-time high, and the job market is more competitive than ever. As a result, young people today aren't earning as much money as their parents did when they were young. So how much are they making?

    Using data from the Minnesota Population Center's 2014 American Community Survey in the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, we found the median annual total personal income for employed millennials. We used the Pew Research Center's definition of millennials: Americans born between 1981 and 1997.

    The medians ranged from a low of $18,000 per year in Montana to a high of $43,000 in the District of Columbia. How do you stack up?

    Note that the youngest millennials are college-aged and may only be working part time, which may skew the median downward.

    Below, we included the median annual personal income by state for all employees over age 17, also from the American Community Survey.

    Read on to see how millennials compare with earners of all ages:

    Kathleen Elkins contributed to an earlier version of this post.

    Alabama

    Alabama
    Mobile Bay, Alabama.Flickr / mmblawyer
    Median personal income for all employees: $31,100
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Alaska

    Alaska
    Anchorage, Alaska.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $44,000
    Median income for millennials: $27,500

    Arizona

    Arizona
    Sedona, Arizona.Shutterstock/Josemaria Toscano
    Median personal income for all employees: $33,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,800

    Arkansas

    Arkansas
    Little Rock, Arkansas.iStock / benkrut
    Median personal income for all employees: $30,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    California

    California
    San Francisco, California.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $35,000
    Median income for millennials: $21,900

    Colorado

    Colorado
    Denver, Colorado.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $38,000
    Median income for millennials: $24,000

    Connecticut

    Connecticut
    Hartford, Connecticut.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $44,000
    Median income for millennials: $23,300

    Delaware

    Delaware
    Wilmington, Delaware.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $38,000
    Median income for millennials: $25,000

    District of Columbia

    District of Columbia
    Washington, DC.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $55,000
    Median income for millennials: $43,000

    Florida

    Florida
    Miami, Florida.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $30,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Georgia

    Georgia
    Atlanta, Georgia.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $33,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Hawaii

    Hawaii
    Honolulu, Hawaii.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $37,000
    Median income for millennials: $25,900

    Idaho

    Idaho
    Sun Valley, Idaho.Flickr/Thomas Hawk
    Median personal income for all employees: $30,000
    Median income for millennials: $19,000

    Illinois

    Illinois
    Chicago, Illinois.Flickr/giuseppemilo
    Median personal income for all employees: $37,500
    Median income for millennials: $23,000

    Indiana

    Indiana
    Indianapolis, Indiana.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $33,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Iowa

    Iowa
    Des Moines, Iowa.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $35,000
    Median income for millennials: $23,000

    Kansas

    Kansas
    Topeka, Kansas.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $35,000
    Median income for millennials: $21,000

    Kentucky

    Kentucky
    Louisville, Kentucky.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $31,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Louisiana

    Louisiana
    New Orleans, Louisiana.Flickr/expressmonorail
    Median personal income for all employees: $33,000
    Median income for millennials: $22,000

    Maine

    Maine
    Acadia National Park, Maine.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $33,400
    Median income for millennials: $19,200

    Maryland

    Maryland
    Baltimore, Maryland.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $45,000
    Median income for millennials: $26,000

    Massachusetts

    Massachusetts
    Boston, Massachusetts.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $44,000
    Median income for millennials: $25,000

    Michigan

    Michigan
    Detroit, Michigan.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $33,700
    Median income for millennials: $19,300

    Minnesota

    Minnesota
    Minneapolis, Minnesota.WIkimedia Commons
    Median personal income for all employees: $39,000
    Median income for millennials: $24,000

    Mississippi

    Mississippi
    Mississippi State Capitol.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $30,000
    Median income for millennials: $19,400

    Missouri

     Missouri
    St. Louis, Missouri.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $32,900
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Montana

    Montana
    Montana's Glacier National Park.Flickr/Mark Smith
    Median personal income for all employees: $30,000
    Median income for millennials: $18,000

    Nebraska

    Nebraska
    Omaha, Nebraska.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $34,400
    Median income for millennials: $23,000

    Nevada

    Nevada
    Las Vegas, Nevada.littleny/Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $33,000
    Median income for millennials: $24,000

    New Hampshire

    New Hampshire
    Mount Washington in New Hampshire.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $40,000
    Median income for millennials: $21,000

    New Jersey

    New Jersey
    Hoboken, New Jersey.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $44,000
    Median income for millennials: $25,000

    New Mexico

    New Mexico
    Santa Fe, New Mexico.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $30,000
    Median income for millennials: $19,200

    New York

    New York
    New York, New York.Shutterstock/turtix
    Median personal income for all employees: $40,000
    Median income for millennials: $25,000

    North Carolina

    North Carolina
    Charlotte, North Carolina.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $31,900
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    North Dakota

    North Dakota
    North Dakota.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $36,000
    Median income for millennials: $25,000

    Ohio

    Ohio
    Cincinnati, Ohio.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $35,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Oklahoma

    Oklahoma
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.iStock
    Median personal income for all employees: $32,000
    Median income for millennials: $22,000

    Oregon

    Oregon
    Portland, Oregon.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $32,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Pennsylvania

    Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Shutterstock/Jon Bilous
    Median personal income for all employees: $36,000
    Median income for millennials: $23,400

    Rhode Island

    Rhode Island
    Providence, Rhode Island.Flickr / tenchiro
    Median personal income for all employees: $37,200
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    South Carolina

    South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina.Shutterstock / Sean Pavone
    Median personal income for all employees: $30,000
    Median income for millennials: $19,700

    South Dakota

    South Dakota
    Badlands National Park in South Dakota.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $32,200
    Median income for millennials: $21,000

    Tennessee

    Tennessee
    Nashville, Tennessee.iStock
    Median personal income for all employees: $31,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Texas

    Texas
    Austin, Texas.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $34,000
    Median income for millennials: $22,000

    Utah

    Utah
    Salt Lake City, Utah.Garrett/Creative Commons
    Median personal income for all employees: $31,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Vermont

    Vermont
    Stowe, Vermont.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $35,500
    Median income for millennials: $24,000

    Virginia

    Virginia
    Richmond, Virginia.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $40,000
    Median income for millennials: $25,000

    Washington

    Washington
    Seattle, Washington.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $40,000
    Median income for millennials: $24,000

    West Virginia

    West Virginia
    New River Gorge Bridge in West Virginia.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $31,000
    Median income for millennials: $19,000

    Wisconsin

    Wisconsin
    Madison, Wisconsin.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $35,000
    Median income for millennials: $20,000

    Wyoming

    Wyoming
    Leigh Lake in Wyoming.Shutterstock
    Median personal income for all employees: $37,000
    Median income for millennials: $24,400
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