Average Weekly Earnings for United States Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls

Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in March 2023, the seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States was $1,141.39; it decreased by $0.22 compared to February 2023, and increased by $36.89 compared to March 2022. You can also see this information for many more industries here.

The chart and table below shows the seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States from March 2006 to March 2023. See links below for the historical trend of each U.S. state.

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Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Average Weekly Earnings for U.S. Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls, Seas. Adj. ($)

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Month Year	Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
March 2006	685.37
April 2006	691.15
May 2006	690.46
June 2006	695.91
July 2006	695.95
August 2006	696.98
September 2006	702.1
October 2006	700.75
November 2006	702.81
December 2006	709.67
January 2007	706.24
February 2007	709.32
March 2007	713.11
April 2007	714.83
May 2007	716.9
June 2007	722.78
July 2007	720.68
August 2007	722.4
September 2007	723.78
October 2007	722.36
November 2007	726.53
December 2007	728.25
January 2008	729.28
February 2008	729.22
March 2008	734.78
April 2008	735.47
May 2008	738.57
June 2008	739.94
July 2008	740.88
August 2008	744.31
September 2008	742.82
October 2008	746.37
November 2008	745.77
December 2008	743.77
January 2009	746.64
February 2009	747.66
March 2009	745.63
April 2009	746.64
May 2009	747.32
June 2009	746.12
July 2009	749.68
August 2009	751.37
September 2009	754.61
October 2009	753.74
November 2009	757.67
December 2009	758
January 2010	761.94
February 2010	758.81
March 2010	763.64
April 2010	766.91
May 2010	768.27
June 2010	768.27
July 2010	772.58
August 2010	773.6
September 2010	777.58
October 2010	779.98
November 2010	779.64
December 2010	780.67
January 2011	781.81
February 2011	784.44
March 2011	784.44
April 2011	788.1
May 2011	790.51
June 2011	791.54
July 2011	794.64
August 2011	791.3
September 2011	795.33
October 2011	800.4
November 2011	797.74
December 2011	798.77
January 2012	802.13
February 2012	803.16
March 2012	805.92
April 2012	804.62
May 2012	804.96
June 2012	807.02
July 2012	808.4
August 2012	808.06
September 2012	810.81
October 2012	808.11
November 2012	812.87
December 2012	816.31
January 2013	817
February 2013	820.41
March 2013	821.1
April 2013	821.13
May 2013	824.21
June 2013	826.62
July 2013	824.91
August 2013	828.69
September 2013	827.66
October 2013	828.7
November 2013	831.1
December 2013	829.37
January 2014	833.51
February 2014	834.52
March 2014	839.04
April 2014	839.73
May 2014	841.8
June 2014	843.87
July 2014	844.56
August 2014	849.08
September 2014	846.98
October 2014	848.01
November 2014	853.24
December 2014	851.85
January 2015	853.88
February 2015	857.73
March 2015	857.67
April 2015	858.71
May 2015	861.47
June 2015	861.47
July 2015	862.5
August 2015	868.11
September 2015	866.3
October 2015	869.06
November 2015	871.13
December 2015	870.78
January 2016	878.15
February 2016	873.07
March 2016	875.48
April 2016	878.23
May 2016	879.95
June 2016	881.33
July 2016	883.74
August 2016	882.2
September 2016	886.49
October 2016	890.62
November 2016	888.37
December 2016	891.65
January 2017	894.4
February 2017	893.86
March 2017	895.57
April 2017	900.25
May 2017	901.62
June 2017	903.34
July 2017	906.78
August 2017	907.47
September 2017	908.61
October 2017	911.26
November 2017	914.94
December 2017	915.38
January 2018	919.51
February 2018	922.88
March 2018	926.67
April 2018	928.74
May 2018	930.81
June 2018	935.24
July 2018	934.61
August 2018	938.4
September 2018	939.81
October 2018	943.92
November 2018	943.94
December 2018	950.82
January 2019	951.86
February 2019	952.88
March 2019	958.76
April 2019	954.94
May 2019	958.38
June 2019	961.14
July 2019	963.89
August 2019	967.67
September 2019	969.05
October 2019	968.63
November 2019	972.41
December 2019	973.09
January 2020	975.15
February 2020	982.12
March 2020	982.08
April 2020	1026.34
May 2020	1031.28
June 2020	1016.2
July 2020	1016.89
August 2020	1022.96
September 2020	1027.3
October 2020	1027.99
November 2020	1031.47
December 2020	1041.22
January 2021	1047.2
February 2021	1039.73
March 2021	1048.75
April 2021	1053.98
May 2021	1060.26
June 2021	1062.44
July 2021	1066.97
August 2021	1068.07
September 2021	1077.41
October 2021	1080.56
November 2021	1087.15
December 2021	1093.42
January 2022	1094.4
February 2022	1097.56
March 2022	1104.5
April 2022	1105.12
May 2022	1109.28
June 2022	1113.43
July 2022	1118.62
August 2022	1118.84
September 2022	1125.54
October 2022	1130.04
November 2022	1131.6
December 2022	1132.45
January 2023	1142.49
February 2023	1141.61
March 2023	1141.39

Average Weekly Earnings For Private Nonfarm Employees For Each US state

Use the following links to find the historical trend of average weekly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls for each US state.