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

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in January 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,861.42) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by California ($1,242.44), and Massachusetts ($1,240.74).

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

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1861.42
California	1242.44
Massachusetts	1240.74
Washington	1211.38
New York	1161.5
Connecticut	1154.93
Maryland	1129.35
New Jersey	1127.92
Minnesota	1110.63
Alaska	1086.15
Illinois	1066.62
Hawaii	1063.41
Virginia	1042.76
Colorado	1042.52
New Hampshire	1027.18
Rhode Island	1005.33
Utah	997.22
Texas	985.22
Arizona	982.75
Oregon	980.35
Michigan	975.37
Georgia	959.8
Pennsylvania	956.63
Alabama	946.79
North Carolina	942.5
Florida	942.2
Indiana	939.48
Louisiana	938.93
Delaware	937.01
Vermont	933.31
Wisconsin	930.86
South Carolina	927.82
North Dakota	922.84
Ohio	921.23
Maine	917.79
Tennessee	916.26
Wyoming	913.25
Iowa	909.19
Missouri	908.18
Kansas	906.72
Nevada	904.8
Nebraska	904.76
Idaho	885.74
West Virginia	872.55
Oklahoma	871.5
Kentucky	858.9
South Dakota	854.45
Montana	840.74
Arkansas	829.92
New Mexico	823.2
Mississippi	767.45