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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in January 2025, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,896.67) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,421.29), and Massachusetts ($1,404.03).

The chart and table below shows the average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry for different states in January 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 January, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1896.67
Washington	1421.29
Massachusetts	1404.03
California	1349.16
Colorado	1301.13
Connecticut	1293.14
Hawaii	1254.15
Minnesota	1250.93
Alaska	1248.98
New Jersey	1245
New York	1240.92
Oregon	1227.44
Texas	1206.66
Arizona	1190.86
Rhode Island	1187.03
Vermont	1184.47
Virginia	1181.77
Maryland	1170.98
North Dakota	1167.93
Florida	1153.22
New Hampshire	1153
Illinois	1145.91
Idaho	1132.26
Georgia	1127.28
Utah	1125.53
Ohio	1112.44
Michigan	1110.55
Wisconsin	1108.25
North Carolina	1098.53
Pennsylvania	1095.46
Wyoming	1081.4
Maine	1076.68
Indiana	1072
Nebraska	1065.57
Alabama	1065.37
Nevada	1061.75
Montana	1054.6
Oklahoma	1053.02
South Carolina	1051.31
Missouri	1049.75
Louisiana	1035.35
Kansas	1031.89
Delaware	1030.69
Tennessee	1026.05
Iowa	1018.75
South Dakota	1011.53
West Virginia	1010.9
Kentucky	1004.33
Arkansas	999.88
Mississippi	972.66
New Mexico	948.01