United States Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Private Service Providing Industry in August, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on February 23, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in August 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average hourly earnings for employees in the private service providing industry ($52.02) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Massachusetts ($37.19), and California ($36.16).

The chart and table below shows the average hourly earnings for employees in the private service providing industry for different states in August 2021.

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State Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 52.02
Massachusetts 37.19
California 36.16
Washington 35.53
New York 35.24
Maryland 33.55
Connecticut 33.37
Minnesota 32.81
Virginia 32.17
New Jersey 31.86
Colorado 31.74
Illinois 31.42
New Hampshire 31.38
Hawaii 31.17
Alaska 30.23
Utah 29.97
Oregon 29.82
Rhode Island 29.48
Texas 29.09
North Carolina 29.04
Georgia 29.03
Vermont 28.96
Nebraska 28.91
Florida 28.35
Michigan 28.27
Delaware 28.26
Pennsylvania 28.06
Arizona 27.98
Wisconsin 27.76
Alabama 27.45
Kansas 27.39
Montana 27.26
Missouri 27.23
Ohio 27.2
North Dakota 27.18
Indiana 27.01
Maine 26.91
Idaho 26.56
Iowa 26.54
Tennessee 26.37
South Dakota 26.25
South Carolina 26.18
Louisiana 25.87
Wyoming 25.7
Nevada 25.32
West Virginia 25.11
Kentucky 24.66
Oklahoma 24.62
Arkansas 24.43
New Mexico 24.08
Mississippi 22.48