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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in October 2025, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,951.52) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,494.72), and Massachusetts ($1,423.58).

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

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1951.52
Washington	1494.72
Massachusetts	1423.58
California	1379.17
Alaska	1337.72
Connecticut	1327.44
Colorado	1317.04
Minnesota	1308.45
New York	1294.62
New Jersey	1287.55
Virginia	1268.82
Hawaii	1261.72
North Dakota	1256.35
Texas	1256.28
Oregon	1248.86
Georgia	1232.2
Rhode Island	1228.34
Maryland	1217.39
Idaho	1216.93
Arizona	1205.3
New Hampshire	1199.18
Illinois	1194.05
Vermont	1192.26
Florida	1191.11
Utah	1189.44
North Carolina	1163.45
Wyoming	1153.86
Pennsylvania	1138.85
Michigan	1137.98
Wisconsin	1136.52
Ohio	1136.36
Alabama	1123.95
South Carolina	1114.18
Indiana	1112.26
Nevada	1109.62
Nebraska	1104.69
Maine	1101.53
Oklahoma	1099.65
Montana	1099.58
Louisiana	1096.39
Delaware	1090.91
Tennessee	1089.23
Kansas	1087.16
Missouri	1073.1
Kentucky	1066.89
West Virginia	1063.39
Iowa	1052.25
South Dakota	1046.95
Arkansas	1036.5
New Mexico	1000.55
Mississippi	993.6