Average Weekly Earnings for United States Employees in the Professional and Business Services Industry in January, 2017
Updated on March 13, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings for employees in the professional and business services industry in the United States in January, 2017 was $1,129.8, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The top 3 states that had the highest average weekly earnings for employees in the professional and business services industry (not seasonally adjusted) in January, 2017 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $1,832.97
  2. Massachusetts: $1,502.12
  3. Virginia: $1,449.57

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest average weekly earnings for employees in the professional and business services industry (not seasonally adjusted) in January, 2017 were:

  1. Arkansas: $735.74
  2. Mississippi: $740.61
  3. West Virginia: $798.02

You can interact with the chart below and also use the table below to see the average weekly earnings for each state. You can also find links for similar data for other months, as well as links to the trend of average weekly earnings for each US state at the bottom of this page. Also, see this information for other industries here.

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State Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
Alabama 997.15
Alaska 1247.85
Arizona 1017.33
Arkansas 735.74
California 1416.05
Colorado 1119.72
Connecticut 1287.14
Delaware 1093.55
Florida 1023.46
Georgia 1091.48
Hawaii 931.48
Idaho 1009.54
Illinois 1110.05
Indiana 962.47
Iowa 868.37
Kansas 918.39
Kentucky 846.93
Louisiana 998.98
Maine 902.77
Maryland 1289.29
Massachusetts 1502.12
Michigan 1088.42
Minnesota 1250.4
Mississippi 740.61
Missouri 1043.64
Montana 900.77
Nebraska 956.65
Nevada 875.8
New Hampshire 1193.8
New Jersey 1261.28
New Mexico 995.02
New York 1349.8
North Carolina 1035.6
North Dakota 1016.77
Ohio 976.04
Oklahoma 865.8
Oregon 1036.7
Pennsylvania 1168.2
Rhode Island 1123.55
South Carolina 900.46
South Dakota 952.29
Tennessee 995.35
Texas 1129.13
Utah 1056.72
Vermont 1061.12
Virginia 1449.57
Washington 1286.84
West Virginia 798.02
Wisconsin 988.07
Wyoming 959.7
District of Columbia 1832.97

US Average Weekly Earnings in the Professional and Business Services Industry for Other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the US average weekly earnings of employees in the professional and business services industry for other years and months. You can also see the monthly links for many other years, as well as for many more industries here.
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