The data displays annual private industry wages per employee in the U.S. in 2017, by state. In 2017, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 45,067 USD. Employees in the District of Columbia topped the ranking with 85,576 USD.
District of Columbia | 85576 |
New York | 71852 |
Massachusetts | 70672 |
Connecticut | 67278 |
California | 65492 |
New Jersey | 63677 |
Washington | 62274 |
Illinois | 58420 |
Colorado | 57294 |
Maryland | 57205 |
Minnesota | 56658 |
Texas | 56591 |
Virginia | 55985 |
New Hampshire | 55842 |
Delaware | 55775 |
United States | 55331 |
Pennsylvania | 53674 |
Georgia | 52851 |
Alaska | 52349 |
Michigan | 52308 |
Rhode Island | 50911 |
North Dakota | 50816 |
Oregon | 50502 |
Arizona | 49752 |
Tennessee | 49003 |
North Carolina | 48987 |
Ohio | 48572 |
Missouri | 47810 |
Florida | 47767 |
Wisconsin | 47212 |
Hawaii | 47045 |
Nevada | 46984 |
Louisiana | 46810 |
Utah | 46635 |
Indiana | 46422 |
Kansas | 45849 |
Iowa | 45526 |
Wyoming | 45276 |
Oklahoma | 45169 |
Vermont | 45146 |
Alabama | 45067 |
Kentucky | 44997 |
Nebraska | 44395 |
South Carolina | 43638 |
Maine | 43456 |
West Virginia | 42807 |
Arkansas | 42703 |
South Dakota | 42343 |
New Mexico | 42061 |
Idaho | 41304 |
Montana | 40888 |
Mississippi | 37932 |