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

Updated on February 20, 2025.

According to data from the US BLS, in November 2021, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,834.27) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Massachusetts ($1,286.51), and Washington ($1,277.31).

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

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in November, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)
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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in November, 2021 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 1834.27
Massachusetts 1286.51
Washington 1277.31
California 1265.58
New York 1180.36
Connecticut 1162.47
Maryland 1152.26
Minnesota 1146.99
Alaska 1135.05
New Jersey 1112.87
Illinois 1106.76
Virginia 1100
Colorado 1097.92
New Hampshire 1091.32
Hawaii 1076.82
Texas 1063.59
Oregon 1056.66
Rhode Island 1041.07
Utah 1031.91
Michigan 1020.68
Arizona 1015.93
Georgia 1014.63
Wyoming 1011.66
North Carolina 1005.95
North Dakota 999.81
Vermont 997.58
Indiana 993.24
Pennsylvania 987.5
Florida 981.54
Alabama 972.87
Ohio 972.29
Wisconsin 971.84
Maine 966.35
Tennessee 963.69
Nebraska 961.37
Kansas 959.45
Louisiana 958.17
Delaware 952.78
Nevada 949.34
Missouri 941.88
Iowa 938.75
South Carolina 935.7
Kentucky 922.17
West Virginia 917.41
Oklahoma 915.09
South Dakota 907.58
Idaho 905.52
Montana 892.91
Arkansas 862.75
New Mexico 850.82
Mississippi 813.28