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

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in August 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,901.09) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by California ($1,289.72), and Washington ($1,271.97).

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

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in August, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1901.09
California	1289.72
Washington	1271.97
Massachusetts	1269.5
New York	1201.22
Connecticut	1163.8
Minnesota	1151.74
Alaska	1147.33
Maryland	1140.65
New Jersey	1123.12
Illinois	1115.8
Colorado	1105.27
Hawaii	1102.62
Virginia	1095.03
Texas	1072.37
New Hampshire	1067.33
Oregon	1037.23
Rhode Island	1033.03
Utah	1030.94
Arizona	1014.24
North Dakota	1012.07
Georgia	1008.07
Florida	1001.75
Michigan	1001.1
North Carolina	996.05
Alabama	988.89
Pennsylvania	983.94
Wyoming	982.71
Indiana	980.92
Vermont	973.27
Nebraska	968.1
Ohio	961.19
Louisiana	957.09
Wisconsin	956.2
Tennessee	955.3
Delaware	954.24
Kansas	953.17
Iowa	941.85
Missouri	939.71
Nevada	937.17
Maine	924.67
South Carolina	924.6
West Virginia	920.12
Idaho	918.92
Montana	915.89
Oklahoma	910.35
South Dakota	907.58
Kentucky	895.31
Arkansas	872.59
New Mexico	844.59
Mississippi	809.33