Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in August, 2019
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the private service-providing industry in the United States in August, 2019 was $27.9, 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 August, 2019 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $45.73
  2. Massachusetts: $33.33
  3. Washington: $32.61

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 August, 2019 were:

  1. Mississippi: $21.1
  2. Arkansas: $22.21
  3. Kentucky: $22.4

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 23.75
Alaska 27.41
Arizona 26.47
Arkansas 22.21
California 31.84
Colorado 29.67
Connecticut 31.73
Delaware 26.23
Florida 25.56
Georgia 26.73
Hawaii 27.68
Idaho 23.1
Illinois 28.18
Indiana 24.68
Iowa 24.09
Kansas 25.42
Kentucky 22.4
Louisiana 23.14
Maine 24.35
Maryland 29.99
Massachusetts 33.33
Michigan 25.94
Minnesota 30.28
Mississippi 21.1
Missouri 24.62
Montana 23.49
Nebraska 26.23
Nevada 22.82
New Hampshire 26.35
New Jersey 29.6
New Mexico 22.43
New York 31.91
North Carolina 25.77
North Dakota 26.26
Ohio 24.37
Oklahoma 23.38
Oregon 26.93
Pennsylvania 25.44
Rhode Island 27.48
South Carolina 24.13
South Dakota 22.77
Tennessee 23.97
Texas 25.18
Utah 26.99
Vermont 25.65
Virginia 29.51
Washington 32.61
West Virginia 22.66
Wisconsin 25.47
Wyoming 23.89
District of Columbia 45.73

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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