Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in February, 2018
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the private service-providing industry in the United States in February, 2018 was $26.46, 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 February, 2018 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $42.98
  2. Massachusetts: $32.31
  3. Washington: $31.36

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 February, 2018 were:

  1. Mississippi: $18.91
  2. Arkansas: $20.98
  3. New Mexico: $21.42

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 22.75
Alaska 27.54
Arizona 25.56
Arkansas 20.98
California 30.19
Colorado 27.93
Connecticut 31.34
Delaware 26.25
Florida 24.28
Georgia 26.67
Hawaii 26.25
Idaho 22.52
Illinois 26.93
Indiana 24.06
Iowa 23.2
Kansas 23.64
Kentucky 21.61
Louisiana 22.24
Maine 23.67
Maryland 30.15
Massachusetts 32.31
Michigan 24.8
Minnesota 28.65
Mississippi 18.91
Missouri 23.79
Montana 22.95
Nebraska 24.63
Nevada 21.84
New Hampshire 27.06
New Jersey 29.52
New Mexico 21.42
New York 30.68
North Carolina 25.12
North Dakota 25.99
Ohio 23.78
Oklahoma 22.48
Oregon 25.7
Pennsylvania 25.19
Rhode Island 28.35
South Carolina 23.51
South Dakota 22.17
Tennessee 22.76
Texas 24.86
Utah 24.78
Vermont 24.91
Virginia 28.38
Washington 31.36
West Virginia 22.04
Wisconsin 25.52
Wyoming 23.07
District of Columbia 42.98

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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