United States Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in January, 2007 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in January 2007, District of Columbia had the highest average hourly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($32.94) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Massachusetts ($25.91), and New Jersey ($25.9).

The chart and table below shows the average hourly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in January 2007.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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State	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	32.94
Massachusetts	25.91
New Jersey	25.9
Connecticut	25.86
New York	25.43
Alaska	25.28
California	25.03
Washington	24.66
Maryland	24
Minnesota	23.63
Colorado	22.66
Illinois	22.63
Virginia	22.43
Rhode Island	22.14
Delaware	22.05
New Hampshire	21.94
Utah	21.74
Michigan	21.56
Texas	21.3
Oregon	20.92
Hawaii	20.65
Wisconsin	20.27
Florida	20.21
Pennsylvania	20.15
Ohio	20.08
Georgia	20.07
Vermont	20.01
Arizona	19.98
Nebraska	19.91
Indiana	19.76
Missouri	19.71
Wyoming	19.61
Kansas	19.56
Nevada	19.36
North Carolina	19.25
Alabama	19.24
Tennessee	18.99
Maine	18.81
South Carolina	18.77
North Dakota	18.54
New Mexico	18.34
Iowa	18.15
Louisiana	18.02
Montana	18.02
Kentucky	17.73
Oklahoma	17.4
West Virginia	17.22
South Dakota	16.81
Mississippi	16.47
Idaho	15.93
Arkansas	15.89