Average Hourly Earnings for New Jersey Employees in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry
Updated on March 13, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in December 2022, the average hourly earnings (not seasonally adjusted) for all employees in the leisure and hospitality industry in New Jersey was $21.17; it increased by $0.35 compared to November 2022, and increased by $1.45 compared to December 2021.

You can also see this information for other industries in New Jersey here. Also, you can see this information for other U.S. states here.

The chart and table below shows the average hourly earnings for all employees in the leisure and hospitality industry in New Jersey from January 2007 to December 2022.

Average Hourly Earnings for New Jersey Employees in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry ($)
Average Hourly Earnings for New Jersey Employees in the Leisure and Hospitality Industry ($)
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Month Year Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
January 2007 20.44
February 2007 19.6
March 2007 19.13
April 2007 18.64
May 2007 18.18
June 2007 17.59
July 2007 16.97
August 2007 16.64
September 2007 16.95
October 2007 16.93
November 2007 16.83
December 2007 17.08
January 2008 16.69
February 2008 16.74
March 2008 17.06
April 2008 16.81
May 2008 16.49
June 2008 16.17
July 2008 15.54
August 2008 15.57
September 2008 15.82
October 2008 15.49
November 2008 15.3
December 2008 15.59
January 2009 15.33
February 2009 15.52
March 2009 15.29
April 2009 15.68
May 2009 16.84
June 2009 17.97
July 2009 17.35
August 2009 16.96
September 2009 16.65
October 2009 16.42
November 2009 16.63
December 2009 16.33
January 2010 15.99
February 2010 15.74
March 2010 15.58
April 2010 15.53
May 2010 15.41
June 2010 15.28
July 2010 14.77
August 2010 14.72
September 2010 14.77
October 2010 14.87
November 2010 14.77
December 2010 15.08
January 2011 14.71
February 2011 14.47
March 2011 14.52
April 2011 14.35
May 2011 15.18
June 2011 16.34
July 2011 14.28
August 2011 15.98
September 2011 15.27
October 2011 14.26
November 2011 14.33
December 2011 14.32
January 2012 14.04
February 2012 14.02
March 2012 14.05
April 2012 13.95
May 2012 14.2
June 2012 13.77
July 2012 13.46
August 2012 13.51
September 2012 13.81
October 2012 13.91
November 2012 14.06
December 2012 14.15
January 2013 14
February 2013 14.12
March 2013 13.91
April 2013 14.1
May 2013 14.18
June 2013 14.15
July 2013 13.96
August 2013 13.97
September 2013 13.99
October 2013 14.18
November 2013 14.19
December 2013 14.54
January 2014 14.54
February 2014 14.49
March 2014 14.53
April 2014 14.67
May 2014 14.67
June 2014 14.55
July 2014 14.39
August 2014 14.33
September 2014 14.69
October 2014 14.76
November 2014 14.83
December 2014 15.06
January 2015 15.01
February 2015 15.1
March 2015 14.93
April 2015 14.91
May 2015 15.05
June 2015 14.89
July 2015 14.71
August 2015 14.65
September 2015 14.86
October 2015 14.89
November 2015 14.9
December 2015 14.98
January 2016 14.96
February 2016 14.87
March 2016 14.87
April 2016 14.88
May 2016 14.95
June 2016 14.89
July 2016 14.77
August 2016 14.74
September 2016 15.17
October 2016 15.48
November 2016 15.37
December 2016 15.52
January 2017 15.71
February 2017 15.64
March 2017 15.62
April 2017 15.96
May 2017 15.89
June 2017 16.78
July 2017 16.44
August 2017 16.47
September 2017 16.78
October 2017 16.76
November 2017 16.71
December 2017 16.93
January 2018 16.58
February 2018 16.33
March 2018 16.71
April 2018 16.73
May 2018 16.88
June 2018 16.55
July 2018 16.28
August 2018 16.33
September 2018 16.84
October 2018 16.73
November 2018 17.07
December 2018 16.95
January 2019 17
February 2019 17.05
March 2019 17.09
April 2019 17.07
May 2019 16.7
June 2019 16.26
July 2019 16.27
August 2019 16.51
September 2019 16.87
October 2019 16.92
November 2019 16.86
December 2019 17.2
January 2020 17.39
February 2020 17.5
March 2020 17.62
April 2020 19
May 2020 18.75
June 2020 18.13
July 2020 17.17
August 2020 17.54
September 2020 17.74
October 2020 17.94
November 2020 17.77
December 2020 18.21
January 2021 18.57
February 2021 18.98
March 2021 18.75
April 2021 18.88
May 2021 18.77
June 2021 18.82
July 2021 18.64
August 2021 18.34
September 2021 18.95
October 2021 19.3
November 2021 19.25
December 2021 19.72
January 2022 19.99
February 2022 19.5
March 2022 19.7
April 2022 19.92
May 2022 20.17
June 2022 19.92
July 2022 19.96
August 2022 20.16
September 2022 20.67
October 2022 20.48
November 2022 20.82
December 2022 21.17