United States Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in April 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,824.08) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by California ($1,244.88), and Massachusetts ($1,238.62).

The chart and table below shows the average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in April 2021.

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)
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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 1824.08
California 1244.88
Massachusetts 1238.62
Washington 1219.41
New York 1160.32
Connecticut 1148.83
New Jersey 1137.15
Maryland 1128.47
Minnesota 1122.08
Alaska 1092.7
Hawaii 1081.83
Illinois 1075.02
New Hampshire 1055.65
Virginia 1053.29
Colorado 1046.21
Texas 1011.43
Arizona 1002.85
Rhode Island 998.29
Oregon 998.26
Utah 985.66
Michigan 980.98
Alabama 969.34
Pennsylvania 969.05
Florida 967.71
North Carolina 956.2
Louisiana 950.69
Delaware 947.92
North Dakota 945.29
Vermont 944.95
Indiana 944.12
Georgia 944.05
Wisconsin 936.1
Ohio 929.87
Tennessee 929.27
Iowa 922.67
South Carolina 920.81
Wyoming 920.01
Nevada 918.48
Missouri 916.64
Nebraska 915.94
Maine 908.77
Kansas 907.8
West Virginia 904.64
Kentucky 888.57
Idaho 883.01
Oklahoma 874.73
South Dakota 867.98
Montana 866.22
Arkansas 849.42
New Mexico 840.64
Mississippi 779.36