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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in November 2025, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($2,060.71) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,552.49), and Massachusetts ($1,449.55).

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

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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in November, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.) ($)
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US Average Weekly Earnings for Employees in the Total Private Industry in November, 2025 (Not Seas Adj.)
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State Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia 2060.71
Washington 1552.49
Massachusetts 1449.55
California 1394.27
Colorado 1358.45
Connecticut 1350.48
Alaska 1335.6
New York 1323.01
New Jersey 1322.1
Virginia 1307.55
Minnesota 1297.57
Hawaii 1297.44
Oregon 1287.86
Texas 1285.76
Georgia 1274.13
North Dakota 1270.92
Rhode Island 1241.14
Maryland 1237.15
Idaho 1230.96
Florida 1229.34
Illinois 1226.6
Utah 1222.14
Arizona 1216.04
Vermont 1201.41
New Hampshire 1201.31
Wyoming 1191.88
North Carolina 1191.27
Ohio 1160.72
Wisconsin 1158.02
Michigan 1157.35
Pennsylvania 1155.51
South Carolina 1155.41
Alabama 1152.36
Nebraska 1135.53
Oklahoma 1127.13
Nevada 1127.06
Montana 1125.88
Indiana 1124.84
Delaware 1114.74
Kansas 1113.16
Maine 1106.51
Tennessee 1102.14
Louisiana 1098.08
Missouri 1097.13
West Virginia 1085.59
Kentucky 1082.13
Iowa 1079.05
South Dakota 1060.08
Arkansas 1051.78
New Mexico 1023.34
Mississippi 996.13