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

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in September 2025, District of Columbia had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the total private industry ($1,939.22) (not seasonally adjusted), followed by Washington ($1,488.98), and Massachusetts ($1,414.16).

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

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

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State	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
District of Columbia	1939.22
Washington	1488.98
Massachusetts	1414.16
California	1372.92
Alaska	1334.55
Connecticut	1326.31
Colorado	1308.08
Minnesota	1304.78
New York	1290.35
New Jersey	1290.24
Virginia	1262.58
Texas	1254.48
North Dakota	1254.22
Oregon	1247.75
Hawaii	1238.69
Rhode Island	1223.09
Georgia	1211.03
Maryland	1207.74
Idaho	1206.87
Arizona	1206.33
Vermont	1190.44
New Hampshire	1187.15
Illinois	1183.7
Florida	1183.54
Utah	1183.45
North Carolina	1157.69
Wyoming	1149.18
Michigan	1143.03
Wisconsin	1140.63
Pennsylvania	1136.61
Ohio	1133.96
Alabama	1115.77
Indiana	1115.44
South Carolina	1106.95
Nevada	1105.15
Nebraska	1105.02
Oklahoma	1098.11
Montana	1092.91
Maine	1085.31
Tennessee	1082.64
Louisiana	1074.72
Delaware	1073.87
Missouri	1070.85
Kansas	1070.65
Kentucky	1063.88
Iowa	1047.2
West Virginia	1044.93
Arkansas	1036.5
South Dakota	1035.54
New Mexico	997.18
Mississippi	992.99