United States Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in April 2025, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,852.27) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,436.24), and Massachusetts ($1,407.92).

The chart and table below shows the average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in April 2025.

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)
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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in April, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 1852.27
Washington 1436.24
Massachusetts 1407.92
California 1355.31
Connecticut 1300.37
Colorado 1294.21
Alaska 1291.39
Minnesota 1285.07
New York 1261.62
New Jersey 1253.96
Texas 1238.4
Hawaii 1234.1
Oregon 1224.44
Virginia 1219.92
Rhode Island 1203.46
Arizona 1200.27
North Dakota 1196.02
Vermont 1181.5
Maryland 1179.6
New Hampshire 1178.1
Idaho 1175.45
Utah 1169
Georgia 1161.06
Florida 1161
Illinois 1159.65
Ohio 1140.82
North Carolina 1134.34
Michigan 1133.28
Wisconsin 1122.26
Pennsylvania 1116.81
Wyoming 1110.66
Alabama 1101.01
Nevada 1100.9
Montana 1090.95
Nebraska 1090.66
Oklahoma 1090.06
Missouri 1086.84
Indiana 1080.52
Maine 1073.36
South Carolina 1066.73
Kansas 1062.9
Tennessee 1059.84
Kentucky 1052.7
Louisiana 1050.79
Delaware 1048.78
Iowa 1045.85
West Virginia 1044.21
Arkansas 1029.35
South Dakota 1008.73
Mississippi 990.81
New Mexico 984.59