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

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in May 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,912.9) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by California ($1,282.26), and Massachusetts ($1,261.1).

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

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1912.9
California	1282.26
Massachusetts	1261.1
Washington	1252.71
New York	1193.82
Connecticut	1172.31
Maryland	1149.89
Minnesota	1147.17
New Jersey	1143.53
Hawaii	1131.86
Alaska	1109.51
Illinois	1102.49
Colorado	1076.66
Virginia	1070.73
New Hampshire	1055.99
Texas	1041.35
Oregon	1025.81
Utah	1025.71
Arizona	1014.21
Rhode Island	1008.38
Michigan	999.89
Florida	993.34
North Dakota	985.22
Alabama	978.06
Pennsylvania	977.73
North Carolina	973.35
Louisiana	969.48
Wyoming	962.37
Indiana	958.35
Delaware	955.93
Georgia	955.77
Vermont	955.53
Ohio	953.56
Wisconsin	947.75
Kansas	947.03
Tennessee	944.74
Nevada	936.05
Missouri	934.23
Iowa	933.66
Maine	925.7
Nebraska	922.75
West Virginia	920.19
South Carolina	917.87
Idaho	916.55
Oklahoma	901.06
South Dakota	898.88
Montana	896.46
Kentucky	877.18
New Mexico	848.08
Arkansas	846.92
Mississippi	785.61