Average Weekly Earnings for United States Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls in January, 2022
Updated on April 12, 2023.

The seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States in January, 2022 was $1,094.4, 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 January, 2022 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $1,889.24
  2. Massachusetts: $1,313.09
  3. California: $1,296.46

On the other hand, the top 3 states that had the lowest average weekly earnings for all private nonfarm employees (not seasonally adjusted) in January, 2022 were:

  1. Mississippi: $811.58
  2. Arkansas: $872.85
  3. New Mexico: $887.7

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 978.49
Alaska 1142.64
Arizona 1056.18
Arkansas 872.85
California 1296.46
Colorado 1145.03
Connecticut 1183.27
Delaware 965.63
Florida 1001.54
Georgia 1035.92
Hawaii 1103.9
Idaho 901.79
Illinois 1121.44
Indiana 1027.23
Iowa 959.31
Kansas 982.81
Kentucky 917.79
Louisiana 974.88
Maine 974.12
Maryland 1184.81
Massachusetts 1313.09
Michigan 1042.59
Minnesota 1176.11
Mississippi 811.58
Missouri 990.19
Montana 887.7
Nebraska 991.98
Nevada 966.4
New Hampshire 1108.73
New Jersey 1150.22
New Mexico 887.7
New York 1218
North Carolina 1020.19
North Dakota 1023.68
Ohio 996.22
Oklahoma 934.62
District of Columbia 1889.24

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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2023