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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in December 2024, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,949.58) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,463.36), and Massachusetts ($1,430.23).

The chart and table below shows the average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in December 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 December, 2024 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in December, 2024 (Not Seas Adj.)

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1949.58
Washington	1463.36
Massachusetts	1430.23
California	1386.52
Colorado	1336.88
Connecticut	1311.78
New Jersey	1285.54
New York	1274.46
Minnesota	1271.26
Oregon	1263.94
Texas	1246.48
Alaska	1240.92
Hawaii	1240.76
Rhode Island	1213.76
Virginia	1212.51
Arizona	1206.84
Maryland	1199.64
North Dakota	1191.62
Vermont	1183.45
Florida	1180.21
Georgia	1179.56
New Hampshire	1172.82
Illinois	1171.51
Utah	1154.41
Idaho	1149.41
Michigan	1132.2
Ohio	1132.1
North Carolina	1131.52
Wisconsin	1125.63
Wyoming	1119.36
Pennsylvania	1107.2
Oklahoma	1104.84
Alabama	1096.48
Missouri	1094.78
Maine	1088.3
Indiana	1083.8
Nebraska	1083.39
Nevada	1080.56
Louisiana	1075.31
Tennessee	1071.08
South Carolina	1069.43
Delaware	1057.8
Montana	1055.88
Kentucky	1046.85
Kansas	1045.71
Arkansas	1034.53
South Dakota	1026.48
Iowa	1023.1
West Virginia	1022.92
Mississippi	983.06
New Mexico	971.91