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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in May 2025, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,887.51) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,441.02), and Massachusetts ($1,404.26).

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

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in May, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.)

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1887.51
Washington	1441.02
Massachusetts	1404.26
California	1354.64
Alaska	1308.59
Connecticut	1298.93
Colorado	1292.22
Minnesota	1277.26
New York	1268.43
New Jersey	1253.3
Texas	1226.52
Virginia	1224
Oregon	1216.78
Rhode Island	1210.42
Hawaii	1209.64
Arizona	1191.96
North Dakota	1190.7
Vermont	1186.26
Maryland	1182.92
Idaho	1181.24
New Hampshire	1174.82
Illinois	1169.33
Utah	1168.38
Georgia	1164.85
Florida	1161.79
North Carolina	1130.97
Ohio	1127.57
Michigan	1118.94
Wisconsin	1117.17
Wyoming	1111.16
Pennsylvania	1110.82
Alabama	1097.54
Nevada	1095.08
Montana	1091.97
Nebraska	1082.83
Indiana	1075.31
Missouri	1074.76
Oklahoma	1074.15
Maine	1072.36
Kansas	1064.45
Delaware	1062.1
Louisiana	1061.2
South Carolina	1060.88
Tennessee	1056.05
West Virginia	1047.9
Kentucky	1046.65
Iowa	1034.97
Arkansas	1033.37
South Dakota	1019.59
Mississippi	981.4
New Mexico	973.06