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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in August 2024, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,814.27) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,390.6), and Massachusetts ($1,367.4).

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

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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 August, 2024 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1814.27
Washington	1390.6
Massachusetts	1367.4
California	1336.88
Connecticut	1268.74
Alaska	1257.18
Colorado	1256.08
Minnesota	1254.63
New York	1236.23
Oregon	1225.49
New Jersey	1209.35
Hawaii	1208.59
North Dakota	1201.68
Rhode Island	1200.4
Texas	1190.71
New Hampshire	1174.18
Arizona	1169.85
Maryland	1162.47
Vermont	1144.46
Virginia	1138.26
Utah	1132.26
Illinois	1128.92
North Carolina	1102.77
Florida	1099.22
Georgia	1098.88
Michigan	1095.43
Wisconsin	1094.54
Ohio	1084.94
Pennsylvania	1084.72
Idaho	1082.91
Wyoming	1082.6
Louisiana	1059.03
Missouri	1051.61
Montana	1050.26
Maine	1048.09
Nebraska	1047.09
Oklahoma	1045.95
Alabama	1044.91
Nevada	1044.14
Tennessee	1043.78
Indiana	1033.94
South Carolina	1032.57
Kansas	1031.22
South Dakota	1027.86
West Virginia	1015.52
Delaware	1015.32
Kentucky	1014.54
Arkansas	1002.33
Iowa	991.58
New Mexico	940.73
Mississippi	929.25