Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Private Service-Providing Industry in November, 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 November, 2022 was $32.76, 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 November, 2022 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $49.41
  2. Massachusetts: $40.26
  3. Washington: $37.65

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 November, 2022 were:

  1. Mississippi: $24.02
  2. Wyoming: $26.16
  3. West Virginia: $26.49

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 28.63
Alaska 33.36
Arizona 30.48
Arkansas 26.7
California 37.37
Colorado 35.61
Connecticut 34.57
Delaware 29.33
Florida 30.1
Georgia 30.52
Hawaii 33.39
Idaho 29.41
Illinois 32.55
Indiana 28.74
Iowa 27.77
Kansas 28.48
Kentucky 26.64
Louisiana 27.23
Maine 29.7
Maryland 33.88
Massachusetts 40.26
Michigan 30.31
Minnesota 35.49
Mississippi 24.02
Missouri 29.15
Montana 28.45
Nebraska 29.73
Nevada 27.8
New Hampshire 33.08
New Jersey 33.46
New Mexico 27.17
New York 35.91
North Carolina 30.66
North Dakota 31.11
Ohio 29.45
Oklahoma 26.58
Oregon 33.24
Pennsylvania 29.85
Rhode Island 32.92
South Carolina 28.03
South Dakota 27.58
Tennessee 28.35
Texas 30.23
Utah 32.06
Vermont 31.04
Virginia 32.99
Washington 37.65
West Virginia 26.49
Wisconsin 30.17
Wyoming 26.16
District of Columbia 49.41

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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