Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry in December, 2022
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the leisure and hospitality industry in the United States in December, 2022 was $20.78, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The top 3 states that had the highest average hourly earnings for employees in the leisure and hospitality industry (not seasonally adjusted) in December, 2022 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $28.52
  2. Hawaii: $27.14
  3. New York: $26.02

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest average hourly earnings for employees in the leisure and hospitality industry (not seasonally adjusted) in December, 2022 were:

  1. West Virginia: $15.1
  2. Oklahoma: $15.56
  3. Mississippi: $16.09

You can interact with the chart below and also use the table below to see the average hourly earnings for each state. You can also find links for similar data for other months, as well as links to the trend of average hourly earnings for each US state at the bottom of this page.

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State Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
Alabama 16.24
Alaska 21.85
Arizona 22.01
Arkansas 16.85
California 25.74
Colorado 24.32
Connecticut 22.52
Delaware 18.4
Florida 21.13
Georgia 18.67
Hawaii 27.14
Idaho 17.79
Illinois 21.8
Indiana 17.72
Iowa 18
Kansas 16.79
Kentucky 17.56
Louisiana 16.87
Maine 22.14
Maryland 20.78
Massachusetts 24
Michigan 18.44
Minnesota 20.58
Mississippi 16.09
Missouri 19.37
Montana 18.43
Nebraska 18.95
Nevada 21.62
New Hampshire 21.14
New Jersey 21.17
New Mexico 18.17
New York 26.02
North Carolina 18.42
North Dakota 19.17
Ohio 18.7
Oklahoma 15.56
Oregon 21.71
Pennsylvania 19.81
Rhode Island 20.78
South Carolina 18.03
South Dakota 18.82
Tennessee 18.69
Texas 17.65
Utah 20.08
Vermont 22.75
Virginia 19.03
Washington 25.09
West Virginia 15.1
Wisconsin 18.69
Wyoming 17.87
District of Columbia 28.52

US Average Hourly Earnings in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry for Other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the US average hourly earnings of employees in the leisure and hospitality industry for other years and months. You can also see the monthly links for many other years, as well as for many more industries here.
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