Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in August, 2022
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, 2022 was $32.4, 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, 2022 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $49.76
  2. Massachusetts: $39.03
  3. California: $37.19

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, 2022 were:

  1. Mississippi: $23.46
  2. Oklahoma: $25.84
  3. Arkansas: $25.86

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 28.24
Alaska 31.94
Arizona 30.05
Arkansas 25.86
California 37.19
Colorado 33.58
Connecticut 34.11
Delaware 29.71
Florida 29.59
Georgia 29.85
Hawaii 32.59
Idaho 27.55
Illinois 32.03
Indiana 28.25
Iowa 27.44
Kansas 28.39
Kentucky 26.18
Louisiana 26.41
Maine 28.99
Maryland 34.28
Massachusetts 39.03
Michigan 29.58
Minnesota 34.54
Mississippi 23.46
Missouri 27.37
Montana 27.62
Nebraska 29.59
Nevada 27.54
New Hampshire 32.1
New Jersey 33.27
New Mexico 26.52
New York 35.3
North Carolina 30.49
North Dakota 29.64
Ohio 28.65
Oklahoma 25.84
Oregon 32.17
Pennsylvania 29.37
Rhode Island 31.79
South Carolina 27.22
South Dakota 27
Tennessee 28.14
Texas 29.87
Utah 31.61
Vermont 30.06
Virginia 32.84
Washington 37.04
West Virginia 25.99
Wisconsin 29.11
Wyoming 26.33
District of Columbia 49.76

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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