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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in October 2024, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,822.01) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,409.39), and Massachusetts ($1,397.46).

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

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1822.01
Washington	1409.39
Massachusetts	1397.46
California	1349.04
Connecticut	1296.44
Colorado	1291.71
Minnesota	1249.68
New Jersey	1246.2
New York	1246.2
Alaska	1244.48
Oregon	1233.96
North Dakota	1216.1
Hawaii	1205.6
Texas	1198.34
Rhode Island	1192.59
New Hampshire	1190.04
Arizona	1175.5
Maryland	1174.28
Vermont	1168.58
Virginia	1160.42
Illinois	1143.02
Georgia	1137.15
Utah	1130.13
Idaho	1126.77
North Carolina	1122.09
Michigan	1111.46
Florida	1108.52
Wyoming	1107.41
Ohio	1103.48
Wisconsin	1102.53
Pennsylvania	1094.4
Missouri	1074.19
Maine	1074.01
Oklahoma	1069.38
Indiana	1068.96
Montana	1065.39
Nevada	1065.02
Louisiana	1060.21
Alabama	1060.01
Nebraska	1058.27
South Carolina	1053.24
Tennessee	1043.63
Kansas	1041.94
South Dakota	1037.3
Delaware	1031.79
Kentucky	1029
West Virginia	1016.64
Iowa	1015.24
Arkansas	1010.88
New Mexico	963.37
Mississippi	946.05