United States Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Professional and Business Services Industry in October, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in October 2025, District of Columbia had the highest average hourly earnings for employees in the professional and business services industry ($65.71) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Massachusetts ($53.19), and Colorado ($51.81).

The chart and table below shows the average hourly earnings for employees in the professional and business services industry for different states in October 2025.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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US Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Professional and Business Services Industry in October, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)

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State	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	65.71
Massachusetts	53.19
Colorado	51.81
California	51.59
Washington	51.38
New York	50.03
Maryland	48.84
Virginia	48.7
Minnesota	46.66
New Jersey	45.84
Connecticut	45.74
Utah	44.96
Oregon	44.32
Pennsylvania	43.74
Texas	42.84
Rhode Island	42.48
New Hampshire	42.18
Idaho	41.73
Alaska	41.58
North Dakota	41.37
Vermont	41.29
Michigan	40.33
Florida	40.04
Georgia	39.9
Illinois	39.62
Hawaii	39.2
South Carolina	38.91
South Dakota	38.86
Arizona	38.85
North Carolina	38.79
Kansas	38.51
Delaware	38.2
Alabama	37.98
Tennessee	37.9
Ohio	37.85
Wisconsin	37.7
Louisiana	37.28
Missouri	37.08
Maine	36.98
Montana	36.46
Nevada	36.11
New Mexico	36.04
Nebraska	35.91
Indiana	35.62
Iowa	34.52
Wyoming	34.35
Kentucky	33.71
Arkansas	33.7
West Virginia	32.76
Oklahoma	32.64
Mississippi	28.16