United States Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2024 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in April 2024, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,810.26) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,392.64), and Massachusetts ($1,363.86).

The chart and table below shows the average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in April 2024.

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2024 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)
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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2024 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 1810.26
Washington 1392.64
Massachusetts 1363.86
California 1307.71
Connecticut 1266.38
Colorado 1262.52
Alaska 1237.08
Minnesota 1227.74
New York 1225.43
Hawaii 1206.48
Oregon 1198.55
New Jersey 1194.2
New Hampshire 1179.6
North Dakota 1177.44
Rhode Island 1176.71
Texas 1159.43
Arizona 1158.5
Maryland 1149.63
Virginia 1129.62
Utah 1113.48
Vermont 1107.81
Illinois 1103.9
Florida 1095.89
Michigan 1094.63
North Carolina 1091.4
Pennsylvania 1078.92
Wisconsin 1076.24
Georgia 1075.93
Idaho 1074.02
Ohio 1073.49
Wyoming 1051.58
Louisiana 1046.5
Nebraska 1041
Oklahoma 1039.27
Maine 1037.52
Alabama 1031.21
Missouri 1029.6
Tennessee 1027.87
Nevada 1022.32
Delaware 1019.18
South Carolina 1019.07
Montana 1018.1
South Dakota 1016.5
Kentucky 1006.87
Iowa 1001.03
Indiana 1001
West Virginia 995.44
Kansas 994.95
Arkansas 992.84
New Mexico 941.02
Mississippi 910.11