This statistic shows annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2017, by state. In 2017, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 45,067 U.S. dollars. Employees in the District of Columbia topped the ranking with 85,576 U.S. dollars.
Annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2017, by state (in U.S. dollars)
This statistic shows annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2017, by state. In 2017, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 45,067 U.S. dollars. Employees in the District of Columbia topped the ranking with 85,576 U.S. dollars.
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| State | Mean wage and salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 85,576 |
| New York | 71,852 |
| Massachusetts | 70,672 |
| Connecticut | 67,278 |
| California | 65,492 |
| New Jersey | 63,677 |
| Washington | 62,274 |
| Illinois | 58,420 |
| Colorado | 57,294 |
| Maryland | 57,205 |
| Minnesota | 56,658 |
| Texas | 56,591 |
| Virginia | 55,985 |
| New Hampshire | 55,842 |
| Delaware | 55,775 |
| United States | 55,331 |
| Pennsylvania | 53,674 |
| Georgia | 52,851 |
| Alaska | 52,349 |
| Michigan | 52,308 |
| Rhode Island | 50,911 |
| North Dakota | 50,816 |
| Oregon | 50,502 |
| Arizona | 49,752 |
| Tennessee | 49,003 |
| North Carolina | 48,987 |
| Ohio | 48,572 |
| Missouri | 47,810 |
| Florida | 47,767 |
| Wisconsin | 47,212 |
| Hawaii | 47,045 |
| Nevada | 46,984 |
| Louisiana | 46,810 |
| Utah | 46,635 |
| Indiana | 46,422 |
| Kansas | 45,849 |
| Iowa | 45,526 |
| Wyoming | 45,276 |
| Oklahoma | 45,169 |
| Vermont | 45,146 |
| Alabama | 45,067 |
| Kentucky | 44,997 |
| Nebraska | 44,395 |
| South Carolina | 43,638 |
| Maine | 43,456 |
| West Virginia | 42,807 |
| Arkansas | 42,703 |
| South Dakota | 42,343 |
| New Mexico | 42,061 |
| Idaho | 41,304 |
| Montana | 40,888 |
| Mississippi | 37,932 |
| State | Mean wage and salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 85,576 |
| New York | 71,852 |
| Massachusetts | 70,672 |
| Connecticut | 67,278 |
| California | 65,492 |
| New Jersey | 63,677 |
| Washington | 62,274 |
| Illinois | 58,420 |
| Colorado | 57,294 |
| Maryland | 57,205 |
| Minnesota | 56,658 |
| Texas | 56,591 |
| Virginia | 55,985 |
| New Hampshire | 55,842 |
| Delaware | 55,775 |
| United States | 55,331 |
| Pennsylvania | 53,674 |
| Georgia | 52,851 |
| Alaska | 52,349 |
| Michigan | 52,308 |
| Rhode Island | 50,911 |
| North Dakota | 50,816 |
| Oregon | 50,502 |
| Arizona | 49,752 |
| Tennessee | 49,003 |
| North Carolina | 48,987 |
| Ohio | 48,572 |
| Missouri | 47,810 |
| Florida | 47,767 |
| Wisconsin | 47,212 |
| Hawaii | 47,045 |
| Nevada | 46,984 |
| Louisiana | 46,810 |
| Utah | 46,635 |
| Indiana | 46,422 |
| Kansas | 45,849 |
| Iowa | 45,526 |
| Wyoming | 45,276 |
| Oklahoma | 45,169 |
| Vermont | 45,146 |
| Alabama | 45,067 |
| Kentucky | 44,997 |
| Nebraska | 44,395 |
| South Carolina | 43,638 |
| Maine | 43,456 |
| West Virginia | 42,807 |
| Arkansas | 42,703 |
| South Dakota | 42,343 |
| New Mexico | 42,061 |
| Idaho | 41,304 |
| Montana | 40,888 |
| Mississippi | 37,932 |
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This statistic shows annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2017, by state. In 2017, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 45,067 U.S. dollars. Employees in the District of Columbia topped the ranking with 85,576 U.S. dollars.
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