Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls in December, 2019
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States in December, 2019 was $28.37, 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 December, 2019 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $46.71
  2. Massachusetts: $34.66
  3. Washington: $34.21

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest average hourly earnings for all private nonfarm employees (not seasonally adjusted) in December, 2019 were:

  1. Mississippi: $22.12
  2. Arkansas: $22.92
  3. New Mexico: $23.18

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 24.89
Alaska 30.22
Arizona 26.92
Arkansas 22.92
California 33.18
Colorado 31
Connecticut 33.81
Delaware 27.97
Florida 26.12
Georgia 26.98
Hawaii 29.68
Idaho 23.7
Illinois 29.46
Indiana 26.04
Iowa 25.28
Kansas 25.97
Kentucky 23.2
Louisiana 24.62
Maine 25.06
Maryland 31.13
Massachusetts 34.66
Michigan 27.18
Minnesota 31.19
Mississippi 22.12
Missouri 26.05
Montana 24.71
Nebraska 26.4
Nevada 25.16
New Hampshire 28.12
New Jersey 30.67
New Mexico 23.18
New York 33.01
North Carolina 26.01
North Dakota 27.85
Ohio 25.64
Oklahoma 24.62
Oregon 27.72
Pennsylvania 26.73
Rhode Island 28.3
South Carolina 25.36
South Dakota 24
Tennessee 24.63
Texas 26.82
Utah 28.19
Vermont 26.56
Virginia 29.45
Washington 34.21
West Virginia 24.05
Wisconsin 27.08
Wyoming 26.71
District of Columbia 46.71

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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