Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in February, 2020
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, 2020 was $28.3, 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, 2020 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $47.93
  2. Massachusetts: $34.45
  3. Washington: $33.45

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, 2020 were:

  1. Mississippi: $21.58
  2. Kentucky: $22.34
  3. New Mexico: $22.9

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 24.76
Alaska 28.55
Arizona 27.21
Arkansas 23.52
California 33.15
Colorado 30.41
Connecticut 33.22
Delaware 27.82
Florida 26.14
Georgia 27.13
Hawaii 28.76
Idaho 23.55
Illinois 29.41
Indiana 25.64
Iowa 25
Kansas 25.87
Kentucky 22.34
Louisiana 23.67
Maine 25.43
Maryland 31.21
Massachusetts 34.45
Michigan 26.87
Minnesota 31.62
Mississippi 21.58
Missouri 25.63
Montana 24.44
Nebraska 27.09
Nevada 23.9
New Hampshire 28.43
New Jersey 30.65
New Mexico 22.9
New York 33.23
North Carolina 26.6
North Dakota 26.39
Ohio 24.89
Oklahoma 24.1
Oregon 27.45
Pennsylvania 26.6
Rhode Island 28.1
South Carolina 24.97
South Dakota 24.02
Tennessee 24.62
Texas 26.18
Utah 27.89
Vermont 26.97
Virginia 29.89
Washington 33.45
West Virginia 23.37
Wisconsin 26.88
Wyoming 24.5
District of Columbia 47.93

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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