U.S. private industry average wages 2021, by state
In 2021, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 53,689 U.S. dollars. Employees in the District of Columbia topped the ranking with 108,214 U.S. dollars.
Annual private industry mean wages per employee in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 7, 2022). Annual private industry mean wages per employee in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243850/private-industry-wages-per-employee-in-the-us-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Annual private industry mean wages per employee in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243850/private-industry-wages-per-employee-in-the-us-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2022). Annual private industry mean wages per employee in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243850/private-industry-wages-per-employee-in-the-us-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Annual Private Industry Mean Wages per Employee in The United States in 2021, by State (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243850/private-industry-wages-per-employee-in-the-us-by-state/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Annual private industry mean wages per employee in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243850/private-industry-wages-per-employee-in-the-us-by-state/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Annual private industry mean wages per employee in the United States in 2021, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/243850/private-industry-wages-per-employee-in-the-us-by-state/