Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls in January, 2017
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States in January, 2017 was $26, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The top 3 states that had the highest average hourly earnings for all private nonfarm employees (not seasonally adjusted) in January, 2017 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $41.01
  2. Massachusetts: $32.04
  3. Washington: $31.38

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest average hourly earnings for all private nonfarm employees (not seasonally adjusted) in January, 2017 were:

  1. Arkansas: $20.37
  2. Mississippi: $20.51
  3. New Mexico: $21.22

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 Average Hourly Earnings ($)
Alabama 22.61
Alaska 28.13
Arizona 24.77
Arkansas 20.37
California 29.91
Colorado 27.42
Connecticut 31.36
Delaware 25.79
Florida 23.9
Georgia 25.24
Hawaii 25.81
Idaho 22.63
Illinois 26.92
Indiana 24.39
Iowa 23.17
Kansas 23.34
Kentucky 21.92
Louisiana 23.09
Maine 23.05
Maryland 28.79
Massachusetts 32.04
Michigan 24.65
Minnesota 28.2
Mississippi 20.51
Missouri 23.89
Montana 22.69
Nebraska 23.86
Nevada 22.7
New Hampshire 26.7
New Jersey 29.55
New Mexico 21.22
New York 30.16
North Carolina 23.98
North Dakota 25.88
Ohio 24.13
Oklahoma 22.61
Oregon 26.01
Pennsylvania 25.2
Rhode Island 26.88
South Carolina 23.09
South Dakota 22.13
Tennessee 22.6
Texas 25.37
Utah 24.93
Vermont 24.42
Virginia 27.97
Washington 31.38
West Virginia 21.41
Wisconsin 24.68
Wyoming 23.6
District of Columbia 41.01

US Average Hourly Earnings in the Total Private Nonfarm Industry for Other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the US average hourly earnings of private nonfarm employees 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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