Average Weekly Earnings for California Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls
Updated on April 12, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in February 2023, the average weekly earnings (not seasonally adjusted) for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in California was $1,293.75; it decreased by $20.63 compared to January 2023, and increased by $23.8 compared to February 2022.

You can also see this information for other industries in California here. Also, you can see this information for other U.S. states here.

The chart and table below shows the average weekly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in California from January 2007 to February 2023.

Average Weekly Earnings for California Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls ($)
Average Weekly Earnings for California Employees on Private Nonfarm Payrolls ($)
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Month Year Avg. Weekly Earnings ($)
January 2007 848.52
February 2007 841.5
March 2007 849.53
April 2007 865.07
May 2007 846.52
June 2007 850.77
July 2007 872.96
August 2007 849.11
September 2007 870.14
October 2007 838.64
November 2007 836.47
December 2007 849.11
January 2008 809.28
February 2008 813.12
March 2008 845.6
April 2008 834.96
May 2008 835.38
June 2008 858.52
July 2008 841.93
August 2008 848.3
September 2008 851.67
October 2008 854.07
November 2008 878.7
December 2008 871.94
January 2009 859.53
February 2009 869.36
March 2009 875.52
April 2009 857.33
May 2009 849.24
June 2009 847.55
July 2009 847.06
August 2009 868.87
September 2009 850.15
October 2009 865.75
November 2009 883.57
December 2009 865.75
January 2010 884.74
February 2010 882.34
March 2010 880.99
April 2010 889.34
May 2010 913.09
June 2010 887.84
July 2010 891.23
August 2010 916.63
September 2010 888.94
October 2010 898.88
November 2010 899.71
December 2010 912.8
January 2011 929.7
February 2011 923.09
March 2011 925.82
April 2011 920.7
May 2011 945.17
June 2011 909.11
July 2011 922.33
August 2011 916.07
September 2011 918.9
October 2011 945.35
November 2011 916.61
December 2011 920.27
January 2012 945.58
February 2012 917.66
March 2012 915.28
April 2012 935.3
May 2012 915.24
June 2012 918.9
July 2012 938.7
August 2012 911.94
September 2012 942.2
October 2012 912.18
November 2012 912.22
December 2012 945.17
January 2013 912.6
February 2013 919.68
March 2013 917.59
April 2013 922.67
May 2013 921.3
June 2013 951.56
July 2013 923.36
August 2013 926.67
September 2013 954.45
October 2013 927.13
November 2013 926.14
December 2013 960.34
January 2014 924.09
February 2014 957.35
March 2014 955.61
April 2014 931.95
May 2014 928.87
June 2014 957.95
July 2014 938.11
August 2014 941.16
September 2014 942.91
October 2014 948.05
November 2014 982.1
December 2014 951.05
January 2015 959.23
February 2015 985.23
March 2015 983.85
April 2015 960.4
May 2015 962.12
June 2015 963.93
July 2015 965.31
August 2015 996.51
September 2015 961.82
October 2015 972.9
November 2015 1000
December 2015 978.42
January 2016 978.12
February 2016 982.7
March 2016 976.75
April 2016 987.97
May 2016 1017.1
June 2016 986.94
July 2016 994.29
August 2016 998.43
September 2016 1001.56
October 2016 1035.3
November 2016 1002.4
December 2016 1008.9
January 2017 1032.24
February 2017 1012.52
March 2017 1012.66
April 2017 1049.09
May 2017 1022.14
June 2017 1021.68
July 2017 1059.67
August 2017 1034.89
September 2017 1040.6
October 2017 1076.87
November 2017 1043.01
December 2017 1050.87
January 2018 1043.8
February 2018 1054.02
March 2018 1047.55
April 2018 1087.33
May 2018 1058.81
June 2018 1059.45
July 2018 1092.26
August 2018 1064.99
September 2018 1101.76
October 2018 1075.34
November 2018 1071.83
December 2018 1122.15
January 2019 1090.04
February 2019 1092.42
March 2019 1097.48
April 2019 1102.61
May 2019 1098.16
June 2019 1137.59
July 2019 1109.95
August 2019 1117.11
September 2019 1150.45
October 2019 1121.61
November 2019 1123.13
December 2019 1158.68
January 2020 1128.12
February 2020 1174.6
March 2020 1159.45
April 2020 1181.84
May 2020 1199.93
June 2020 1185.7
July 2020 1197.12
August 2020 1249.68
September 2020 1205.8
October 2020 1218.32
November 2020 1250.98
December 2020 1237.55
January 2021 1242.44
February 2021 1242.01
March 2021 1232.11
April 2021 1244.53
May 2021 1282.26
June 2021 1240.62
July 2021 1247.47
August 2021 1289.36
September 2021 1249.75
October 2021 1258.75
November 2021 1265.23
December 2021 1275.81
January 2022 1296.46
February 2022 1269.95
March 2022 1268.57
April 2022 1274.86
May 2022 1312.15
June 2022 1282.43
July 2022 1297.57
August 2022 1290.69
September 2022 1295.5
October 2022 1332.45
November 2022 1280.1
December 2022 1288.31
January 2023 1314.38
February 2023 1293.75