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

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in December 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,837.61) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Massachusetts ($1,291.16), and Washington ($1,280.2).

The chart and table below shows the average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in December 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 December, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1837.61
Massachusetts	1291.16
Washington	1280.2
California	1276.16
New York	1194.48
Minnesota	1169.63
Connecticut	1168.91
Maryland	1168.26
New Jersey	1130.73
Alaska	1127.75
Virginia	1104.66
Colorado	1104.22
Illinois	1102.52
New Hampshire	1094.61
Hawaii	1076.16
Oregon	1064.36
Texas	1061.42
Rhode Island	1033.23
Arizona	1032.26
Michigan	1032.17
Utah	1028.83
North Dakota	1016.37
North Carolina	1012.2
Georgia	1011.64
Indiana	1010.63
Pennsylvania	1007.92
Wyoming	1002.88
Florida	993.26
Vermont	986.35
Ohio	984.09
Alabama	974.92
Wisconsin	973.61
Tennessee	973.54
Kansas	971.18
Maine	969.32
Nebraska	966.7
Delaware	966.03
Louisiana	959.61
Missouri	957.43
Iowa	950.8
Nevada	948.65
South Carolina	938.45
West Virginia	931.52
Kentucky	923.45
Oklahoma	921.18
Idaho	919.34
South Dakota	909.22
Montana	898.78
New Mexico	869.57
Arkansas	850.51
Mississippi	816.49