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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in January 2024, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,793.86) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,375.41), and Massachusetts ($1,360.2).

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

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

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1793.86
Washington	1375.41
Massachusetts	1360.2
California	1296.29
New York	1237.37
Connecticut	1230.06
Colorado	1223.63
Minnesota	1220.16
Hawaii	1197.63
Alaska	1189.28
New Jersey	1180.68
Rhode Island	1167.54
Oregon	1156.68
Texas	1147.51
North Dakota	1140.02
Arizona	1136.1
Maryland	1135.78
New Hampshire	1131.76
Virginia	1128.8
Illinois	1105.59
Utah	1100.63
Vermont	1099.52
Florida	1087.51
Michigan	1081.58
North Carolina	1062.51
Pennsylvania	1061.76
Ohio	1059.97
Georgia	1059.15
Wisconsin	1049.9
Wyoming	1038.24
Idaho	1036.15
Tennessee	1032.55
Oklahoma	1021.41
Maine	1017.95
Alabama	1015.01
South Carolina	1012.71
Delaware	1012.15
Missouri	1011.2
Nebraska	1006.48
Montana	1003.62
South Dakota	1003.6
Louisiana	1002.1
Nevada	999.88
Indiana	999.33
Kentucky	995.89
West Virginia	985.06
Iowa	971.86
Arkansas	955.86
Kansas	955.43
New Mexico	909.03
Mississippi	887.83