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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in August 2025, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,934.5) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,469.46), and Massachusetts ($1,403.65).

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

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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 August, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1934.5
Washington	1469.46
Massachusetts	1403.65
California	1367.84
Alaska	1343.19
Colorado	1311.53
Connecticut	1309.73
Minnesota	1304.49
New York	1282.44
New Jersey	1278.58
Texas	1249.98
North Dakota	1249.56
Oregon	1242.48
Virginia	1241.34
Hawaii	1222.78
Rhode Island	1220.74
Maryland	1207.08
Georgia	1200.95
Arizona	1198.44
Idaho	1198.4
Utah	1195.21
Illinois	1185.74
Florida	1181.27
Vermont	1179.16
New Hampshire	1177.6
North Carolina	1160.76
Wisconsin	1134.86
Ohio	1129.28
Michigan	1127.01
Nevada	1125.88
Wyoming	1121.13
Pennsylvania	1120.41
Alabama	1115.1
Oklahoma	1101.29
Indiana	1096.32
Nebraska	1094.78
Montana	1089.86
South Carolina	1089.52
Maine	1079.59
Tennessee	1077.44
Delaware	1072.87
Kansas	1072.7
Missouri	1069.2
Kentucky	1062.53
Louisiana	1057.97
West Virginia	1056.18
Arkansas	1036.34
South Dakota	1031.73
Iowa	1029.55
Mississippi	991.22
New Mexico	986.83