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

Updated on February 23, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in January 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average hourly earnings for employees in the private service providing industry ($52.45) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Massachusetts ($36.74), and California ($35.37).

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

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State Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 52.45
Massachusetts 36.74
California 35.37
New York 34.93
Washington 34.27
Connecticut 33.29
Maryland 33
New Jersey 32.56
Minnesota 32.46
Hawaii 31.16
Virginia 30.94
Alaska 30.79
Colorado 30.63
New Hampshire 30.52
Illinois 30.4
Utah 29.64
Oregon 29.21
Rhode Island 29
Delaware 28.52
Arizona 28.15
Vermont 28.06
North Carolina 27.88
Georgia 27.79
Michigan 27.58
Nebraska 27.56
Wisconsin 27.56
Pennsylvania 27.47
Texas 27.16
Florida 27.05
North Dakota 26.9
Idaho 26.84
Maine 26.69
Kansas 26.67
Alabama 26.59
South Carolina 26.45
Ohio 26.34
Missouri 26.16
Iowa 26.13
Indiana 26.02
Louisiana 25.97
Montana 25.88
Tennessee 25.63
South Dakota 25.57
Wyoming 25.31
Nevada 24.63
West Virginia 24.29
Oklahoma 24.05
Kentucky 23.97
New Mexico 23.88
Arkansas 23.65
Mississippi 21.91