Private industry wages per employee, by state U.S. 2018
Annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2018, by state (in U.S. dollars)
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Jun 20, 2019
This statistic shows annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2018, by state. In 2018, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 46,510 U.S. dollars. Employees in the District of Columbia topped the ranking with 88,219 U.S. dollars.
Annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2018, by state (in U.S. dollars)
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| State | Mean wage and salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 88,219 |
| New York | 73,475 |
| Massachusetts | 73,446 |
| Connecticut | 68,307 |
| California | 68,209 |
| Washington | 66,632 |
| New Jersey | 65,330 |
| Illinois | 60,424 |
| Colorado | 59,305 |
| Maryland | 58,757 |
| Texas | 58,627 |
| Minnesota | 58,436 |
| Virginia | 57,852 |
| New Hampshire | 57,534 |
| United States | 57,198 |
| Delaware | 56,721 |
| Pennsylvania | 55,292 |
| Alaska | 54,424 |
| Georgia | 54,250 |
| Michigan | 53,636 |
| North Dakota | 53,157 |
| Oregon | 52,082 |
| Rhode Island | 51,704 |
| Arizona | 51,476 |
| North Carolina | 50,863 |
| Tennessee | 50,666 |
| Ohio | 49,988 |
| Missouri | 49,586 |
| Florida | 49,438 |
| Wisconsin | 48,951 |
| Nevada | 48,923 |
| Utah | 48,564 |
| Louisiana | 48,408 |
| Hawaii | 48,377 |
| Indiana | 47,864 |
| Wyoming | 47,422 |
| Kansas | 47,376 |
| Iowa | 47,066 |
| Oklahoma | 46,773 |
| Vermont | 46,633 |
| Alabama | 46,510 |
| Kentucky | 46,192 |
| Nebraska | 45,856 |
| West Virginia | 45,780 |
| Maine | 44,925 |
| South Carolina | 44,000 |
| New Mexico | 43,783 |
| Arkansas | 43,718 |
| South Dakota | 43,702 |
| Idaho | 42,876 |
| Montana | 42,315 |
| Mississippi | 38,977 |
| State | Mean wage and salary |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 88,219 |
| New York | 73,475 |
| Massachusetts | 73,446 |
| Connecticut | 68,307 |
| California | 68,209 |
| Washington | 66,632 |
| New Jersey | 65,330 |
| Illinois | 60,424 |
| Colorado | 59,305 |
| Maryland | 58,757 |
| Texas | 58,627 |
| Minnesota | 58,436 |
| Virginia | 57,852 |
| New Hampshire | 57,534 |
| United States | 57,198 |
| Delaware | 56,721 |
| Pennsylvania | 55,292 |
| Alaska | 54,424 |
| Georgia | 54,250 |
| Michigan | 53,636 |
| North Dakota | 53,157 |
| Oregon | 52,082 |
| Rhode Island | 51,704 |
| Arizona | 51,476 |
| North Carolina | 50,863 |
| Tennessee | 50,666 |
| Ohio | 49,988 |
| Missouri | 49,586 |
| Florida | 49,438 |
| Wisconsin | 48,951 |
| Nevada | 48,923 |
| Utah | 48,564 |
| Louisiana | 48,408 |
| Hawaii | 48,377 |
| Indiana | 47,864 |
| Wyoming | 47,422 |
| Kansas | 47,376 |
| Iowa | 47,066 |
| Oklahoma | 46,773 |
| Vermont | 46,633 |
| Alabama | 46,510 |
| Kentucky | 46,192 |
| Nebraska | 45,856 |
| West Virginia | 45,780 |
| Maine | 44,925 |
| South Carolina | 44,000 |
| New Mexico | 43,783 |
| Arkansas | 43,718 |
| South Dakota | 43,702 |
| Idaho | 42,876 |
| Montana | 42,315 |
| Mississippi | 38,977 |
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by Erin Duffin,
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Jun 20, 2019
This statistic shows annual private industry wages per employee in the United States in 2018, by state. In 2018, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 46,510 U.S. dollars. Employees in the District of Columbia topped the ranking with 88,219 U.S. dollars.
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