Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in October, 2017
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the private service-providing industry in the United States in October, 2017 was $26.2, 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 October, 2017 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $42.27
  2. Massachusetts: $31.72
  3. Connecticut: $31.38

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 October, 2017 were:

  1. Mississippi: $20.03
  2. Arkansas: $20.78
  3. West Virginia: $21.1

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 22.59
Alaska 27.37
Arizona 25.76
Arkansas 20.78
California 30.29
Colorado 27.47
Connecticut 31.38
Delaware 27.04
Florida 24.01
Georgia 26.26
Hawaii 25.78
Idaho 22.32
Illinois 26.66
Indiana 23.8
Iowa 22.99
Kansas 23.25
Kentucky 21.38
Louisiana 22.01
Maine 23.21
Maryland 29.19
Massachusetts 31.72
Michigan 24.43
Minnesota 28.77
Mississippi 20.03
Missouri 23.4
Montana 22.85
Nebraska 24.82
Nevada 21.71
New Hampshire 26.51
New Jersey 29.41
New Mexico 21.22
New York 30.29
North Carolina 24.73
North Dakota 25.67
Ohio 23.37
Oklahoma 22.31
Oregon 25.76
Pennsylvania 24.96
Rhode Island 27.73
South Carolina 22.83
South Dakota 22.07
Tennessee 22.4
Texas 25.12
Utah 25.09
Vermont 24.75
Virginia 28.23
Washington 30.95
West Virginia 21.1
Wisconsin 24.86
Wyoming 22.5
District of Columbia 42.27

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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