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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in September 2024, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,889.32) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,440.67), and Massachusetts ($1,409.67).

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

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1889.32
Washington	1440.67
Massachusetts	1409.67
California	1376.89
Colorado	1305.36
Connecticut	1297.35
Alaska	1289.45
Oregon	1273.3
New York	1269.72
Minnesota	1265.25
New Jersey	1253.98
Hawaii	1241.81
North Dakota	1229.58
Rhode Island	1217.66
Texas	1209.08
Arizona	1202.18
New Hampshire	1200.53
Maryland	1187.7
Virginia	1181.94
Vermont	1168.27
Utah	1159.34
Illinois	1150.18
Georgia	1136.61
North Carolina	1136.02
Florida	1130.53
Wyoming	1123.93
Michigan	1118.87
Ohio	1118.49
Idaho	1116.04
Wisconsin	1113.53
Pennsylvania	1101.03
Missouri	1092.08
Oklahoma	1084.38
Maine	1073.18
Nevada	1071.88
Nebraska	1067.74
Alabama	1063.53
Montana	1062.4
Indiana	1060.54
Tennessee	1060.26
Louisiana	1057.04
South Carolina	1057
Kansas	1054.68
South Dakota	1048.14
Delaware	1035.83
West Virginia	1023.87
Iowa	1022.48
Arkansas	1019.39
Kentucky	1016.4
New Mexico	960.11
Mississippi	943.49