Average Weekly Earnings for United States Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls in December, 2021
Updated on April 12, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States in December, 2021 was $1,093.42, according to recent data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics. The top 3 states that had the highest average weekly earnings for all private nonfarm employees (not seasonally adjusted) in December, 2021 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $1,837.61
  2. Massachusetts: $1,291.16
  3. California: $1,275.81

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest average weekly earnings for all private nonfarm employees (not seasonally adjusted) in December, 2021 were:

  1. Mississippi: $816.49
  2. Arkansas: $848.07
  3. New Mexico: $869.57

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 Average Weekly Earnings ($)
Alabama 974.92
Alaska 1127.75
Arizona 1032.26
Arkansas 848.07
California 1275.81
Colorado 1104.22
Connecticut 1168.91
Delaware 966.03
Florida 993.26
Georgia 1011.64
Hawaii 1076.16
Idaho 919.67
Illinois 1102.52
Indiana 1010.63
Iowa 950.8
Kansas 971.18
Kentucky 923.45
Louisiana 959.97
Maine 969.32
Maryland 1168.26
Massachusetts 1291.16
Michigan 1032.17
Minnesota 1169.63
Mississippi 816.49
Missouri 957.43
Montana 898.78
Nebraska 966.7
Nevada 948.65
New Hampshire 1094.61
New Jersey 1130.38
New Mexico 869.57
New York 1194.48
North Carolina 1012.55
North Dakota 1016.37
Ohio 984.09
Oklahoma 921.18
District of Columbia 1837.61

US Average Weekly Earnings in the Total Private Industry for Other Months and Years

Use the links below to see the US average weekly earnings of private nonfarm employees 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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