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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in May 2024, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,776.08) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,383.12), and Massachusetts ($1,365.85).

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

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1776.08
Washington	1383.12
Massachusetts	1365.85
California	1318.68
Colorado	1262.85
Connecticut	1258.51
Alaska	1246.16
Minnesota	1235.43
New York	1233.94
New Jersey	1198.39
Hawaii	1198.13
North Dakota	1196.55
Oregon	1195.34
New Hampshire	1180.21
Rhode Island	1174.06
Texas	1157.3
Arizona	1154.14
Maryland	1148.96
Virginia	1127.27
Utah	1118.88
Vermont	1115.89
Illinois	1104.89
Michigan	1096.57
Wisconsin	1093.3
Florida	1092.35
North Carolina	1089.71
Idaho	1080.86
Pennsylvania	1078.24
Georgia	1074.91
Ohio	1070.9
Maine	1052.77
Wyoming	1051.68
Louisiana	1045
Montana	1039.1
Alabama	1034.31
Nebraska	1031.91
Oklahoma	1030.59
Nevada	1028.05
Tennessee	1024.65
South Carolina	1024.48
Indiana	1018.73
South Dakota	1015.36
Missouri	1013.05
Delaware	1008.06
Kentucky	1004.85
Arkansas	1001.75
West Virginia	997.22
Iowa	994.02
Kansas	991.32
New Mexico	937.73
Mississippi	908.79