United States Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Professional and Business Services 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 professional and business services industry ($59.04) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Massachusetts ($46.83), and California ($44.74).

The chart and table below shows the average hourly earnings for employees in the professional and business services industry for different states in January 2021.

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State Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 59.04
Massachusetts 46.83
California 44.74
New York 43.61
Maryland 42.43
Virginia 39.91
Alaska 37.84
Washington 37.68
New Jersey 37.21
Colorado 36.9
Connecticut 36.54
Minnesota 36.45
Illinois 34.82
New Hampshire 34.72
Oregon 34.43
Utah 34.15
Pennsylvania 33.11
Texas 32.64
Delaware 32.58
North Carolina 32.49
Rhode Island 32.26
Maine 32.18
Michigan 32.15
Alabama 32.07
Wisconsin 31.95
Missouri 31.91
Vermont 31.74
Florida 31.7
Georgia 31.63
Kansas 31.61
Arizona 31.58
North Dakota 31.57
Nebraska 31.13
Hawaii 31.12
New Mexico 31.06
Montana 30.75
Idaho 30.51
Wyoming 30.32
South Dakota 29.85
South Carolina 29.75
Louisiana 28.92
Tennessee 28.9
Ohio 28.56
Nevada 27.82
West Virginia 27.28
Iowa 26.85
Oklahoma 26.83
Indiana 26.12
Kentucky 25.81
Arkansas 25.68
Mississippi 22.99