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

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,825.21) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by California ($1,232.45), and Massachusetts ($1,228.08).

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

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in March, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)
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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in March, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 1825.21
California 1232.45
Massachusetts 1228.08
Washington 1198.47
New York 1154.84
Connecticut 1145.7
New Jersey 1137.15
Maryland 1132.79
Minnesota 1099.77
Illinois 1064.99
Alaska 1063.3
Hawaii 1056.86
Virginia 1043.35
Colorado 1033.56
New Hampshire 1029.21
Texas 1005.51
Rhode Island 997.44
Oregon 974.95
Michigan 974.21
Utah 973.95
Arizona 971.96
Pennsylvania 958.38
Florida 948.65
Delaware 944.1
Georgia 937.94
North Carolina 936.82
Alabama 935.1
Vermont 935.09
North Dakota 933.86
Louisiana 933.85
Indiana 931.88
Wisconsin 928.07
South Carolina 922.95
Maine 920.66
Ohio 920.2
Tennessee 919.63
Missouri 916.27
Wyoming 909.35
Iowa 908.39
Nevada 906.28
Nebraska 903.76
Kansas 903.47
Idaho 883.28
West Virginia 881.46
Oklahoma 870.85
Kentucky 862.03
South Dakota 849.39
Montana 845.65
Arkansas 842.52
New Mexico 826.62
Mississippi 764.37