Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls in July, 2022
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States in July, 2022 was $32.33, 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, 2022 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $50.29
  2. Massachusetts: $38.68
  3. California: $37.83

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, 2022 were:

  1. Mississippi: $24.05
  2. Arkansas: $25.48
  3. West Virginia: $26.59

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 28.41
Alaska 33.94
Arizona 30.23
Arkansas 25.48
California 37.83
Colorado 34.6
Connecticut 34.59
Delaware 29.33
Florida 29.42
Georgia 29.56
Hawaii 33.57
Idaho 27.55
Illinois 32.69
Indiana 28.95
Iowa 28.05
Kansas 28.69
Kentucky 26.99
Louisiana 27.43
Maine 28.71
Maryland 34.34
Massachusetts 38.68
Michigan 29.97
Minnesota 34.38
Mississippi 24.05
Missouri 28.33
Montana 27.67
Nebraska 29.37
Nevada 28.67
New Hampshire 32.09
New Jersey 33.74
New Mexico 26.81
New York 35.67
North Carolina 29.95
North Dakota 30.53
Ohio 28.97
Oklahoma 26.81
Oregon 32.63
Pennsylvania 29.81
Rhode Island 31.7
South Carolina 28.27
South Dakota 27.04
Tennessee 28.2
Texas 29.8
Utah 31.8
Vermont 29.81
Virginia 32.68
Washington 37.25
West Virginia 26.59
Wisconsin 29.81
Wyoming 28.63
District of Columbia 50.29

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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