Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in December, 2008
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the private service-providing industry in the United States in December, 2008 was $21.55, 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 private service-providing industry (not seasonally adjusted) in December, 2008 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $31.3
  2. Connecticut: $27.67
  3. Massachusetts: $26.4

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest average hourly earnings for employees in the private service-providing industry (not seasonally adjusted) in December, 2008 were:

  1. West Virginia: $16.28
  2. Oklahoma: $16.66
  3. Idaho: $16.89

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 19.49
Alaska 23.48
Arizona 21.3
Arkansas 17.47
California 24.85
Colorado 23.75
Connecticut 27.67
Delaware 22.31
Florida 21.24
Georgia 21.8
Hawaii 20.01
Idaho 16.89
Illinois 22.28
Indiana 18.8
Iowa 19.18
Kansas 19.71
Kentucky 17.66
Louisiana 18.22
Maine 18.91
Maryland 25.56
Massachusetts 26.4
Michigan 20.89
Minnesota 23.61
Mississippi 16.97
Missouri 20.3
Montana 18.19
Nebraska 20.17
Nevada 18.87
New Hampshire 22.55
New Jersey 25.28
New Mexico 18.22
New York 25.67
North Carolina 20.97
North Dakota 18.63
Ohio 19.87
Oklahoma 16.66
Oregon 21.11
Pennsylvania 20.2
Rhode Island 22.8
South Carolina 18.93
South Dakota 17.28
Tennessee 19.47
Texas 20.93
Utah 20.93
Vermont 22.24
Virginia 22.66
Washington 25.08
West Virginia 16.28
Wisconsin 20.14
Wyoming 19.46
District of Columbia 31.3

US Average Hourly Earnings in the Private Service-Providing Industry for Other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the US average hourly earnings of employees in the private service-providing 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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