Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls in July, 2018
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States in July, 2018 was $27.09, 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 July, 2018 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $43.21
  2. Massachusetts: $32.62
  3. Washington: $32.61

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest average hourly earnings for all private nonfarm employees (not seasonally adjusted) in July, 2018 were:

  1. Mississippi: $20.43
  2. Arkansas: $21.04
  3. New Mexico: $22.07

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 23.43
Alaska 28.13
Arizona 25.72
Arkansas 21.04
California 31.02
Colorado 28.78
Connecticut 31.86
Delaware 25.96
Florida 24.87
Georgia 26.32
Hawaii 27.85
Idaho 22.79
Illinois 27.75
Indiana 24.63
Iowa 23.89
Kansas 24.11
Kentucky 22.13
Louisiana 23.49
Maine 23.32
Maryland 29.87
Massachusetts 32.62
Michigan 25.41
Minnesota 29.08
Mississippi 20.43
Missouri 24.64
Montana 23.58
Nebraska 24.7
Nevada 23.27
New Hampshire 26.19
New Jersey 29.74
New Mexico 22.07
New York 31.26
North Carolina 24.92
North Dakota 26.73
Ohio 24.78
Oklahoma 23.84
Oregon 26.27
Pennsylvania 25.71
Rhode Island 27.45
South Carolina 23.72
South Dakota 22.77
Tennessee 23.33
Texas 26.01
Utah 25.91
Vermont 25.21
Virginia 28.45
Washington 32.61
West Virginia 23.03
Wisconsin 25.76
Wyoming 25.06
District of Columbia 43.21

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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