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United States Average weekly earnings, all private-sector employees

$1,289

dollars per week September 2026 · Preliminary

Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics

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Change, September 2025 to September 2026

+$36.60 (+2.92%)

Changes over time

Average weekly earnings, all private-sector employees in the United States rose 2.92% from September 2025

dollars per week · March 2006 to September 2026 · Preliminary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/
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Average weekly earnings, all private-sector employees by state

September 2026 · dollars per week

$1,019–$1,108$1,108–$1,161$1,163–$1,222$1,228–$1,302$1,305–$2,042

Average weekly earnings, all private-sector employees · September 2026

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/
States, ranked, September 2026
Placedollars
District of Columbia2,042
Washington1,498
Massachusetts1,457
California1,409
Alaska1,364
Connecticut1,346
Colorado1,342
New Jersey1,333
Hawaii1,323
New York1,308
Texas1,305
Virginia1,302
Minnesota1,285
Maryland1,283
Oregon1,283
Rhode Island1,267
North Dakota1,258
Arizona1,241
Illinois1,230
Florida1,228
Georgia1,228
Idaho1,222
New Hampshire1,218
Vermont1,202
Utah1,196
Wyoming1,190
Pennsylvania1,180
North Carolina1,179
Ohio1,173
Nevada1,164
Michigan1,163
Alabama1,161
South Carolina1,136
Indiana1,136
Missouri1,131
Wisconsin1,123
Tennessee1,123
Oklahoma1,121
Louisiana1,117
Maine1,111
Nebraska1,108
Kansas1,108
Montana1,105
Delaware1,098
Kentucky1,075
New Mexico1,072
South Dakota1,071
Iowa1,065
West Virginia1,048
Arkansas1,048
Mississippi1,019

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics

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Available history

Average weekly earnings, all private-sector employees
Data periodUnited States (dollars)
Sep 20261,289.00
Aug 20261,315.09
Jul 20261,284.54
Jun 20261,279.73
May 20261,280.11
Apr 20261,282.16
Mar 20261,294.79
Feb 20261,295.48
Jan 20261,265.15
Dec 20251,263.35
Nov 20251,284.01
Oct 20251,257.88
Sep 20251,252.40
Aug 20251,248.86
Jul 20251,241.80
Jun 20251,257.02
May 20251,234.42
Apr 20251,239.07
Mar 20251,251.66
Feb 20251,241.66
Jan 20251,213.20
Dec 20241,242.95
Nov 20241,213.42
Oct 20241,211.02
Sep 20241,226.92
Aug 20241,201.19
Jul 20241,191.11
Jun 20241,214.15
May 20241,190.50
Apr 20241,188.73
Mar 20241,185.03
Feb 20241,178.84
Jan 20241,170.83
Dec 20231,177.51
Nov 20231,167.92
Oct 20231,188.13
Sep 20231,164.14
Aug 20231,159.62
Jul 20231,177.02
Jun 20231,146.31
May 20231,143.99
Apr 20231,168.10
Mar 20231,137.49
Feb 20231,138.76
Jan 20231,155.64
Dec 20221,130.38
Nov 20221,125.22
Oct 20221,147.16
Sep 20221,121.25
Aug 20221,112.63
Jul 20221,110.90
Jun 20221,104.78
May 20221,121.26
Apr 20221,102.52
Mar 20221,097.10
Feb 20221,094.00
Jan 20221,102.62
Dec 20211,089.94
Nov 20211,080.21
Oct 20211,078.48
Sep 20211,066.05
Aug 20211,081.43
Jul 20211,058.00
Jun 20211,053.74
May 20211,074.30
Apr 20211,054.79
Mar 20211,042.04
Feb 20211,033.46
Jan 20211,040.08
Dec 20201,038.43
Nov 20201,044.58
Oct 20201,025.56
Sep 20201,016.37
Aug 20201,035.80
Jul 20201,008.09
Jun 20201,007.21
May 20201,025.54
Apr 20201,027.09
Mar 2020991.61
Feb 2020991.06
Jan 2020968.18
Dec 2019989.30
Nov 2019966.49
Oct 2019966.92
Sep 2019984.84
Aug 2019963.93
Jul 2019955.60
Jun 2019973.71
May 2019952.85
Apr 2019955.60
Mar 2019953.20
Feb 2019947.64
Jan 2019945.25
Dec 2018966.38
Nov 2018940.84
Oct 2018939.46
Sep 2018955.26
Aug 2018934.20
Jul 2018945.79
Jun 2018926.93
May 2018925.36
Apr 2018945.17
Mar 2018921.64
Feb 2018920.61
Jan 2018913.24
Dec 2017917.01
Nov 2017910.57
Oct 2017926.38
Sep 2017907.58
Aug 2017900.25
Jul 2017916.98
Jun 2017895.43
May 2017896.26
Apr 2017914.13
Mar 2017891.37
Feb 2017892.40
Jan 2017905.06
Dec 2016887.34
Nov 2016886.31
Oct 2016905.50
Sep 2016885.11
Aug 2016877.20
Jul 2016877.89
Jun 2016874.10
May 2016888.18
Apr 2016877.74
Mar 2016871.76
Feb 2016868.87
Jan 2016872.10
Dec 2015869.40
Nov 2015882.88
Oct 2015867.33
Sep 2015859.22
Aug 2015878.90
Jul 2015856.64
Jun 2015854.22
May 2015855.87
Apr 2015857.94
Mar 2015868.89
Feb 2015866.73
Jan 2015850.55
Dec 2014850.47
Nov 2014864.82
Oct 2014845.94
Sep 2014845.25
Aug 2014841.47
Jul 2014838.35
Jun 2014852.26
May 2014835.92
Apr 2014839.36
Mar 2014849.80
Feb 2014845.55
Jan 2014827.90
Dec 2013843.21
Nov 2013829.38
Oct 2013826.98
Sep 2013843.18
Aug 2013820.76
Jul 2013818.72
Jun 2013834.81
May 2013816.00
Apr 2013820.46
Mar 2013817.37
Feb 2013817.38
Jan 2013811.58
Dec 2012829.63
Nov 2012808.79
Oct 2012806.74
Sep 2012823.37
Aug 2012802.47
Jul 2012814.76
Jun 2012800.14
May 2012797.54
Apr 2012816.91
Mar 2012799.94
Feb 2012800.28
Jan 2012812.48
Dec 2011798.42
Nov 2011794.05
Oct 2011810.84
Sep 2011790.62
Aug 2011786.04
Jul 2011789.14
Jun 2011782.38
May 2011797.53
Apr 2011785.23
Mar 2011780.89
Feb 2011781.66
Jan 2011792.07
Dec 2010778.39
Nov 2010776.00
Oct 2010778.27
Sep 2010770.66
Aug 2010782.14
Jul 2010766.42
Jun 2010761.79
May 2010777.44
Apr 2010766.02
Mar 2010759.82
Feb 2010758.35
Jan 2010758.59
Dec 2009756.44
Nov 2009767.45
Oct 2009752.39
Sep 2009748.14
Aug 2009760.09
Jul 2009743.60
Jun 2009739.72
May 2009740.54
Apr 2009741.36
Mar 2009753.26
Feb 2009755.48
Jan 2009740.88
Dec 2008744.44
Nov 2008755.77
Oct 2008742.48
Sep 2008741.46
Aug 2008741.41
Jul 2008735.39
Jun 2008747.50
May 2008731.88
Apr 2008732.91
Mar 2008744.59
Feb 2008726.24
Jan 2008723.86
Dec 2007741.24
Nov 2007722.70
Oct 2007720.64
Sep 2007734.98
Aug 2007717.26
Jul 2007728.71
Jun 2007716.57
May 2007712.41
Apr 2007724.16
Mar 2007709.65
Feb 2007706.18
Jan 2007701.39
Dec 2006708.64
Nov 2006701.09
Oct 2006711.70
Sep 2006698.01
Aug 2006694.14
Jul 2006703.72
Jun 2006689.38
May 2006684.05
Apr 2006700.38
Mar 2006682.38

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment StatisticsDownload data (CSV)

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