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

The seasonally adjusted average weekly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States in May, 2022 was $1,109.28, 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 May, 2022 were:

  1. District of Columbia: $1,865.09
  2. Massachusetts: $1,339.45
  3. California: $1,312.15

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

  1. Mississippi: $821.75
  2. Arkansas: $897.4
  3. New Mexico: $910.23

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 1008.91
Alaska 1181.09
Arizona 1062.87
Arkansas 897.4
California 1312.15
Colorado 1168.72
Connecticut 1185.37
Delaware 977.44
Florida 1009.97
Georgia 1038.61
Hawaii 1132.66
Idaho 948.37
Illinois 1140.94
Indiana 1013.76
Iowa 973.64
Kansas 993.54
Kentucky 941.34
Louisiana 1002.46
Maine 988.04
Maryland 1183.27
Massachusetts 1339.45
Michigan 1058.05
Minnesota 1173.4
Mississippi 821.75
Missouri 967.73
Montana 924.94
Nebraska 994.28
Nevada 1001.44
New Hampshire 1110.78
New Jersey 1136.67
New Mexico 910.23
New York 1197.72
North Carolina 1025.54
North Dakota 1082.24
Ohio 1003.52
Oklahoma 936.16
District of Columbia 1865.09

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