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

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States in June, 2019 was $27.94, 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 June, 2019 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $45.9
  2. Washington: $33.94
  3. Massachusetts: $33.79

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

  1. Mississippi: $21.71
  2. Arkansas: $21.96
  3. Kentucky: $22.76

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 24.14
Alaska 28.45
Arizona 26.26
Arkansas 21.96
California 32.4
Colorado 30.19
Connecticut 32.79
Delaware 26.77
Florida 25.58
Georgia 26.54
Hawaii 28.51
Idaho 22.94
Illinois 28.66
Indiana 25.41
Iowa 24.49
Kansas 25.36
Kentucky 22.76
Louisiana 23.99
Maine 24.84
Maryland 30.35
Massachusetts 33.79
Michigan 26.4
Minnesota 29.99
Mississippi 21.71
Missouri 25.22
Montana 24.36
Nebraska 25.56
Nevada 24.41
New Hampshire 26.67
New Jersey 30.15
New Mexico 22.89
New York 32.24
North Carolina 25.3
North Dakota 27.41
Ohio 25.07
Oklahoma 24.43
Oregon 26.98
Pennsylvania 25.93
Rhode Island 27.89
South Carolina 24.56
South Dakota 22.88
Tennessee 24.18
Texas 26.07
Utah 27.01
Vermont 25.73
Virginia 29.49
Washington 33.94
West Virginia 23.6
Wisconsin 26.12
Wyoming 25.76
District of Columbia 45.9

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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