Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in February, 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 February, 2022 was $31.57, 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, 2022 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $50.8
  2. Massachusetts: $39.07
  3. Washington: $36.66

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, 2022 were:

  1. Mississippi: $23.29
  2. West Virginia: $25.33
  3. Oklahoma: $25.73

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 28.02
Alaska 31.28
Arizona 29.46
Arkansas 25.79
California 36.55
Colorado 33.56
Connecticut 33.55
Delaware 28.79
Florida 28.75
Georgia 29.67
Hawaii 32.02
Idaho 27.32
Illinois 32.21
Indiana 28.44
Iowa 27.5
Kansas 28.25
Kentucky 26.13
Louisiana 26.04
Maine 29.1
Maryland 34.57
Massachusetts 39.07
Michigan 29.6
Minnesota 34.73
Mississippi 23.29
Missouri 28.03
Montana 26.96
Nebraska 29.8
Nevada 26.63
New Hampshire 32.75
New Jersey 33.01
New Mexico 26.26
New York 35.46
North Carolina 29.95
North Dakota 29.13
Ohio 28.61
Oklahoma 25.73
Oregon 30.86
Pennsylvania 28.61
Rhode Island 30.55
South Carolina 26.75
South Dakota 27.24
Tennessee 27.43
Texas 29.39
Utah 30.55
Vermont 29.71
Virginia 33.15
Washington 36.66
West Virginia 25.33
Wisconsin 29.64
Wyoming 25.77
District of Columbia 50.8

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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