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

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in July 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,805.89) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by California ($1,247.47), and Washington ($1,239).

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

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in July, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)
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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in July, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 1805.89
California 1247.47
Washington 1239
Massachusetts 1237.76
New York 1173.84
Connecticut 1147.81
Alaska 1144.18
Minnesota 1134.48
Maryland 1126.08
New Jersey 1120.3
Colorado 1082.09
Illinois 1081.92
Hawaii 1073.69
Virginia 1066.49
New Hampshire 1048.56
Texas 1030.29
Oregon 1017.74
Rhode Island 1014.25
Utah 1009.58
Arizona 1006.78
North Dakota 995.46
Michigan 989.91
Georgia 977.9
Alabama 977.47
Florida 973.7
North Carolina 967.73
Pennsylvania 967.6
Indiana 958.75
Vermont 958.35
Louisiana 951.94
Wyoming 946.91
Ohio 945.65
Kansas 945.27
Wisconsin 943.6
Delaware 943.57
Tennessee 940.2
Nevada 935.55
West Virginia 928.55
Nebraska 925.13
Iowa 925.1
Missouri 924.34
South Carolina 916.56
Maine 915.88
Idaho 895.92
Oklahoma 895.14
Montana 884.76
South Dakota 884.03
Kentucky 881.06
Arkansas 846.14
New Mexico 838.52
Mississippi 790.4