Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in November, 2012
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the private service-providing industry in the United States in November, 2012 was $23.35, 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 November, 2012 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $36.98
  2. Connecticut: $27.82
  3. Massachusetts: $27.77

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 November, 2012 were:

  1. Mississippi: $18.48
  2. West Virginia: $18.59
  3. Arkansas: $19.22

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 19.65
Alaska 24.27
Arizona 22.35
Arkansas 19.22
California 26.46
Colorado 24.54
Connecticut 27.82
Delaware 21.72
Florida 21.47
Georgia 21.89
Hawaii 22.08
Idaho 20.23
Illinois 24.06
Indiana 20.45
Iowa 21
Kansas 20.72
Kentucky 19.62
Louisiana 20.57
Maine 20.84
Maryland 26.2
Massachusetts 27.77
Michigan 21.75
Minnesota 25.06
Mississippi 18.48
Missouri 21.09
Montana 19.95
Nebraska 21.2
Nevada 19.48
New Hampshire 23.7
New Jersey 26.32
New Mexico 19.27
New York 27.08
North Carolina 22
North Dakota 22.33
Ohio 21.7
Oklahoma 20.65
Oregon 21.81
Pennsylvania 22.44
Rhode Island 24.82
South Carolina 19.9
South Dakota 19.73
Tennessee 20.07
Texas 22.02
Utah 22.04
Vermont 22.97
Virginia 25.2
Washington 26.43
West Virginia 18.59
Wisconsin 22.39
Wyoming 21.17
District of Columbia 36.98

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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