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State average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 and percent change
States ranked by average annual pay for 1994, 1993 and 1994
States ranked by 1993 to 1994 growth in annual pay, 1993 and
State and industry average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 and

Technical information:

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USDL 95-376

For release: 10:00 A.M. EDT
Tuesday, September 19, 1995

AVERAGE ANNUAL PAY BY STATE AND INDUSTRY, 1994
The average annual pay of all workers covered by State and Federal
Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs was $26,939 in 1994, a 2.2 percent
increase over the 1993 national average, according to preliminary data
released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of
Labor. The annual pay of private industry workers, who comprise 83.6
percent of the nation's employment, rose 2.2 percent in 1994, while pay for
government workers rose 2.5 percent. In 1993, the increase in pay for
government workers (3.1 percent) had outpaced that of private sector
employees (1.5 percent.)
Annual pay data are compiled from reports submitted by employers
subject to state UI laws, covering 112.6 million full- and part-time
workers. Average annual pay is computed by dividing total annual payrolls
of employees covered by UI programs by the average monthly number of these
employees. (See Technical Note beginning on page 3.) The attached tables
contain data for the nation, each of the 50 states, and the District of
Columbia.
States
The District of Columbia led the nation with an average annual pay
level of $40,919 in 1994. (See table 2.) The District of Columbia has
reported the highest average pay level since 1987. Connecticut had the
highest pay level among the states in 1994 ($33,811), followed by New
Jersey ($33,439), New York ($33,438), and Alaska ($32,657). The 1994 pay
levels of these five highest ranking jurisdictions ranged from 21 to 52
percent more than the U.S. average of $26,939. Since 1987, the same 10
states and the District of Columbia have held the top 11 pay level
positions, although there have been shifts in individual rankings. The
other six states in this listing were California, Delaware, Illinois,
Maryland, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Also, from 1988 until 1993, these

10 states and the District of Columbia were the only ones with average
annual pay exceeding the national average. In 1994, they were joined by
Pennsylvania, which exceeded the national average pay for the first time
since 1980.
South Dakota's average annual pay was the lowest among the states
during 1994--$19,255, followed by North Dakota ($19,893), Montana
($20,219), Mississippi ($20,382), and Arkansas ($20,898). These states
have posted the five lowest annual average pay figures every year since
1988. The 1994 average annual pay levels of the bottom five ranked states
were 22 to 29 percent less than the U.S. average of $26,939. Oklahoma
moved into the 10 lowest wage states for the first time since the Bureau of
Labor Statistics began publishing state annual wage data in 1979. Wyoming
entered the lowest bracket in 1992 and, in 1994, was the state with the
- 2 eighth lowest pay. Ten years earlier, Wyoming and Oklahoma ranked 15th and
21st, respectively, among the highest paying jurisdictions.
Michigan experienced the largest percentage increase in pay from 1993
to 1994 (4.5 percent), followed by the District of Columbia (4.4 percent)
and Alabama (3.6 percent). (See table 3). Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, and
South Dakota tied for the next highest increase (3.5 percent). A total of
15 states and the District of Columbia had increases of 3.0 percent or
higher. This was in contrast to 1993, when just three states and the
District of Columbia had such increases, and the highest was 3.3 percent.
For the seventh straight year, no state reported a decline in average
annual pay. Nevada's 0.9 percent increase in average annual pay was the
smallest for 1994. Alaska had the next smallest increase (1.0 percent),
followed by Vermont (1.1 percent) and Oklahoma (1.3 percent). California,
Montana, and Wyoming each had the next smallest increase, 1.4 percent.
Twenty-three states had percentage growth rates of less than 2.5 percent.
In comparison, 37 states fell below the 2.5 percent mark in 1993. However,
in 1990, only one state had an average pay increase of less than 2.5
percent, and in 1991 and 1992, all states had average wage growth exceeding
2.5 percent.
For the nation as a whole, the 2.2 percent increase in average annual
pay for 1994 was larger than the 1993 increase in average annual pay (1.8
percent), but otherwise was the lowest recorded for all other years since
the Bureau of Labor Statistics began publishing annual average pay data in
1979. The largest recorded increase in national average annual pay was
9.2 percent, in both 1980 and 1981. (The annual pay data cited in this
release are not adjusted for inflation.)

Industry
Average annual pay levels for the nation varied widely by industry.
(See table 4.) The mining industry, which accounts for less than 1 percent
of private sector employment, had the highest average annual pay--$43,653.
The next highest pay level--$36,061--was in finance, insurance, and real
estate and was 17 percent lower than average pay in the mining industry.
The lowest average annual pay, $14,385, was in the retail trade industry,
which employs a large proportion of part-time workers. The average annual
pay level for the government sector, which includes local, state, and
federal government establishments, was $29,205.
Within the private sector, manufacturing had the largest percentage
increase in annual pay in 1994--3.5 percent. The next largest gain was in
mining (2.9 percent), followed by retail trade and wholesale trade, which
each posted 2.8 percent increases. The construction industry ranked fifth
of the eight major private industry divisions, with a 2.7 percent gain,
after ranking last among all divisions for 3 consecutive years. Pay growth
in government was 2.5 percent.
Annual pay for finance, insurance and real estate stagnated in 1994
with an increase of only 0.1 percent. This division had served as the
leader in percentage increases in both 1992 (12.3 percent) and 1993 (3.4
percent). Fourteen states recorded declines in annual average pay in
finance, insurance, and real estate in 1994, with New York State having the
largest decline, falling 2.8 percent. At the national level, services (1.8
percent) was the only other division to experience a pay increase of under
2.0 percent, and no industry divisions had a decrease in annual average pay.
- 3 Technical Note
These data are the product of a federal-state cooperative program in
which State Employment Security Agencies (SESAs) prepare summaries of
employment and total pay of workers covered by Unemployment Insurance
legislation. The summaries are a by-product of the administration of state
unemployment insurance (UI) programs that require most employers to pay
quarterly taxes based on the employment and wages of workers covered by UI.
Data for 1994 are preliminary and subject to revision.
Coverage
Employment and wage data for workers covered by state UI laws and for
federal civilian workers covered by the Unemployment Compensation for
Federal Employees (UCFE) program are compiled from quarterly contribution

reports submitted to the SESAs by employers. In addition to the quarterly
contribution reports, employers who operate multiple establishments within
a state complete a questionnaire, called the "Multiple Worksite Report,"
which provides detailed information on the location and industry of each of
their establishments. Average annual pay data are derived from summaries
of employment and wages submitted by states to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
UI and UCFE coverages are broad and basically comparable from state to
state. In 1994, UI and UCFE programs covered workers in 112.6 million jobs
representing 96.2 percent of wage and salary civilian employment. Covered
workers received $3.034 trillion in pay, representing 92.5 percent of the
wage and salary component of personal income and 45.0 percent of the gross
domestic product.
Major exclusions from UI coverage during 1994 included most
agricultural workers on small farms, all members of the Armed Forces,
elected officials in most states, most employees of railroads, some
domestic workers, most student workers at schools, and employees of certain
small nonprofit organizations.
Concepts and methodology
Average annual pay is computed by dividing total annual pay of
employees covered by UI programs by the average monthly number of these
employees. Included in the annual payroll data are bonuses, the cash value
of meals and lodging when supplied, tips and other gratuities, and, in some
states, employer contributions to certain deferred compensation plans such
as 401(k) plans. Monthly employment is based on the number of workers who
- 4 worked during or received pay for the pay period including the 12th of the
month. With few exceptions, all employees of covered firms are reported,
including production and sales workers, corporation officials, executives,
supervisory personnel, and clerical workers. Workers on paid vacations and
part-time workers also are included. Percentage changes in average annual
pay for 1994 were computed using final 1993 data as a base.
Average annual pay is affected by the ratio of full-time to part-time
workers as well as the number of individuals in high-paying and low-paying
occupations. When comparing average annual pay levels between industries
and/or states, these factors should be taken into consideration. Annual
pay data only approximate annual earnings, because an individual may not be
employed by the same employer all year or may work for more than one
employer. Year-to-year changes in average annual pay can result from a

change in the proportion of employment in high- and low- wage jobs, as well
as from changes in the level of average annual pay.
Data in table 4 are presented separately for the private sector and
for government. Average annual pay for employment in the private sector is
presented by industry division as defined in the 1987 Standard Industrial
Classification Manual. Government data include federal, state, local, and
international establishments.
A few covered employers provided insufficient information on the
nature of their businesses to assign a specific SIC classification and
therefore could not be classified by industry division. The wages for
these nonclassifiable establishments, along with data for the agricultural
division, are not shown separately, but are included in the averages for
state and national totals.
Additional statistics and other information
BLS issues two other regular reports which provide data from state UI
and UCFE programs. A news release on average annual pay for the nation's
metropolitan areas is scheduled to be issued in October. Also published
from this program is the comprehensive bulletin, Employment and Wages,
which features information by detailed industry on establishments,
employment, and wages for the nation and all states. The report, which is
due to be issued in late 1995, will be for sale from the Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-606-STAT; TDD phone:
202-606-5897; TDD message referral phone number: 1-800-326-2577.

Table 1. State average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 and percent change
in pay for all covered workers 1/
Percent
Average annual pay
change,
1993
1994 2/
1993-94 3/
UNITED STATES.............................$ 26,361 $ 26,939
2.2
Alabama...................................
22,786
23,616
3.6
Alaska....................................
32,336
32,657
1.0
Arizona...................................
23,501
24,276
3.3
Arkansas..................................
20,337
20,898
2.8
California................................
29,470
29,878
1.4

Colorado..................................
Connecticut...............................
Delaware..................................
District of Columbia......................
Florida...................................
Georgia...................................
Hawaii....................................
Idaho.....................................
Illinois..................................
Indiana...................................
Iowa......................................
Kansas....................................
Kentucky..................................
Louisiana.................................
Maine.....................................
Maryland..................................
Massachusetts.............................
Michigan..................................
Minnesota.................................
Mississippi...............................
Missouri..................................
Montana...................................
Nebraska..................................
Nevada....................................
New Hampshire.............................
New Jersey................................
New Mexico................................
New York..................................
North Carolina............................
North Dakota..............................
Ohio......................................
Oklahoma..................................
Oregon....................................
Pennsylvania..............................
Rhode Island..............................
South Carolina............................
South Dakota..............................
Tennessee.................................
Texas.....................................
Utah......................................
Vermont...................................
Virginia..................................
Washington................................
West Virginia.............................
Wisconsin.................................
Wyoming...................................

25,682
33,169
27,144
39,199
23,571
24,865
26,325
21,188
28,425
24,109
21,441
22,430
22,170
22,633
22,026
27,686
30,229
28,260
25,710
19,693
23,898
19,932
20,815
25,461
24,962
32,722
21,731
32,919
22,773
19,382
25,338
22,001
24,093
26,274
24,889
21,933
18,613
23,368
25,523
22,250
22,704
25,504
25,760
22,373
23,610
21,745

26,164
33,811
27,950
40,919
23,925
25,306
26,746
21,938
29,105
24,908
22,187
22,900
22,747
23,176
22,389
28,421
31,024
29,541
26,425
20,382
24,625
20,219
21,500
25,700
25,555
33,439
22,351
33,438
23,449
19,893
26,133
22,292
24,780
26,950
25,454
22,477
19,255
24,106
25,959
22,811
22,964
26,031
26,362
22,959
24,324
22,054

1.9
1.9
3.0
4.4
1.5
1.8
1.6
3.5
2.4
3.3
3.5
2.1
2.6
2.4
1.6
2.7
2.6
4.5
2.8
3.5
3.0
1.4
3.3
0.9
2.4
2.2
2.9
1.6
3.0
2.6
3.1
1.3
2.9
2.6
2.3
2.5
3.5
3.2
1.7
2.5
1.1
2.1
2.3
2.6
3.0
1.4

1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
2/ Data are preliminary.
3/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data
and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
4/ Includes data for industries in addition to those shown separately.
5/ Data are not disclosable.

Table 2. States ranked by average annual pay for 1994, 1993 and 1994
pay levels, and percent change in pay for all covered workers 1/
Percent
Average annual pay
change,
1993
1994 2/
1993-94 3/
District of Columbia......................$ 39,199 $ 40,919
4.4
Connecticut...............................
33,169
33,811
1.9
New Jersey................................
32,722
33,439
2.2
New York..................................
32,919
33,438
1.6
Alaska....................................
32,336
32,657
1.0
Massachusetts.............................
30,229
31,024
2.6
California................................
29,470
29,878
1.4
Michigan..................................
28,260
29,541
4.5
Illinois..................................
28,425
29,105
2.4
Maryland..................................
27,686
28,421
2.7
Delaware..................................
27,144
27,950
3.0
Pennsylvania..............................
26,274
26,950
2.6
UNITED STATES.............................
26,361
26,939
2.2
Hawaii....................................
26,325
26,746
1.6
Minnesota.................................
25,710
26,425
2.8
Washington................................
25,760
26,362
2.3
Colorado..................................
25,682
26,164
1.9
Ohio......................................
25,338
26,133
3.1
Virginia..................................
25,504
26,031
2.1
Texas.....................................
25,523
25,959
1.7
Nevada....................................
25,461
25,700
0.9
New Hampshire.............................
24,962
25,555
2.4
Rhode Island..............................
24,889
25,454
2.3
Georgia...................................
24,865
25,306
1.8
Indiana...................................
24,109
24,908
3.3
Oregon....................................
24,093
24,780
2.9
Missouri..................................
23,898
24,625
3.0
Wisconsin.................................
23,610
24,324
3.0
Arizona...................................
23,501
24,276
3.3
Tennessee.................................
23,368
24,106
3.2
Florida...................................
23,571
23,925
1.5
Alabama...................................
22,786
23,616
3.6

North Carolina............................
22,773
23,449
3.0
Louisiana.................................
22,633
23,176
2.4
Vermont...................................
22,704
22,964
1.1
West Virginia.............................
22,373
22,959
2.6
Kansas....................................
22,430
22,900
2.1
Utah......................................
22,250
22,811
2.5
Kentucky..................................
22,170
22,747
2.6
South Carolina............................
21,933
22,477
2.5
Maine.....................................
22,026
22,389
1.6
New Mexico................................
21,731
22,351
2.9
Oklahoma..................................
22,001
22,292
1.3
Iowa......................................
21,441
22,187
3.5
Wyoming...................................
21,745
22,054
1.4
Idaho.....................................
21,188
21,938
3.5
Nebraska..................................
20,815
21,500
3.3
Arkansas..................................
20,337
20,898
2.8
Mississippi...............................
19,693
20,382
3.5
Montana...................................
19,932
20,219
1.4
North Dakota..............................
19,382
19,893
2.6
South Dakota..............................
18,613
19,255
3.5
1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
2/ Data are preliminary.
3/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data
and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
4/ Includes data for industries in addition to those shown separately.
5/ Data are not disclosable.
Table 3. States ranked by 1993 to 1994 growth in annual pay, 1993 and
1994 pay levels, and percent change in pay for all covered workers 1/
Percent
Average annual pay
change,
1993
1994 2/
1993-94 3/
Michigan..................................$ 28,260 $ 29,541
4.5
District of Columbia......................
39,199
40,919
4.4
Alabama...................................
22,786
23,616
3.6
Idaho.....................................
21,188
21,938
3.5
Iowa......................................
21,441
22,187
3.5
Mississippi...............................
19,693
20,382
3.5
South Dakota..............................
18,613
19,255
3.5
Arizona...................................
23,501
24,276
3.3
Indiana...................................
24,109
24,908
3.3
Nebraska..................................
20,815
21,500
3.3
Tennessee.................................
23,368
24,106
3.2
Ohio......................................
25,338
26,133
3.1
Delaware..................................
27,144
27,950
3.0

Missouri..................................
23,898
24,625
3.0
North Carolina............................
22,773
23,449
3.0
Wisconsin.................................
23,610
24,324
3.0
New Mexico................................
21,731
22,351
2.9
Oregon....................................
24,093
24,780
2.9
Arkansas..................................
20,337
20,898
2.8
Minnesota.................................
25,710
26,425
2.8
Maryland..................................
27,686
28,421
2.7
Kentucky..................................
22,170
22,747
2.6
Massachusetts.............................
30,229
31,024
2.6
North Dakota..............................
19,382
19,893
2.6
Pennsylvania..............................
26,274
26,950
2.6
West Virginia.............................
22,373
22,959
2.6
South Carolina............................
21,933
22,477
2.5
Utah......................................
22,250
22,811
2.5
Illinois..................................
28,425
29,105
2.4
Louisiana.................................
22,633
23,176
2.4
New Hampshire.............................
24,962
25,555
2.4
Rhode Island..............................
24,889
25,454
2.3
Washington................................
25,760
26,362
2.3
New Jersey................................
32,722
33,439
2.2
UNITED STATES.............................
26,361
26,939
2.2
Kansas....................................
22,430
22,900
2.1
Virginia..................................
25,504
26,031
2.1
Colorado..................................
25,682
26,164
1.9
Connecticut...............................
33,169
33,811
1.9
Georgia...................................
24,865
25,306
1.8
Texas.....................................
25,523
25,959
1.7
Hawaii....................................
26,325
26,746
1.6
Maine.....................................
22,026
22,389
1.6
New York..................................
32,919
33,438
1.6
Florida...................................
23,571
23,925
1.5
California................................
29,470
29,878
1.4
Montana...................................
19,932
20,219
1.4
Wyoming...................................
21,745
22,054
1.4
Oklahoma..................................
22,001
22,292
1.3
Vermont...................................
22,704
22,964
1.1
Alaska....................................
32,336
32,657
1.0
Nevada....................................
25,461
25,700
0.9
1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
2/ Data are preliminary.
3/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data
and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
4/ Includes data for industries in addition to those shown separately.
5/ Data are not disclosable.

Table 4. State and industry average annual pay for 1993 and 1994 and
percent change in pay for all covered workers 1/

Average annual pay
1993
United States
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Alabama
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Alaska
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................

$

1994 2/

Percent
Change,
1993-94 3/

25,934
42,434
27,561
32,405
33,412
33,717
13,998
36,011
24,677
28,495

$ 26,494
43,653
28,307
33,526
34,199
34,646
14,385
36,061
25,112
29,205

2.2
2.9
2.7
3.5
2.4
2.8
2.8
0.1
1.8
2.5

22,251
39,553
22,020
25,344
31,475
27,935
12,494
27,309
22,260
25,028

22,971
41,807
22,758
26,577
32,295
28,918
12,969
27,870
22,770
26,376

3.2
5.7
3.4
4.9
2.6
3.5
3.8
2.1
2.3
5.4

30,129
74,463
43,966
29,763
38,133
34,001
17,382
30,253
24,947
37,943

30,336
75,684
46,000
29,346
39,369
34,110
17,556
30,065
24,750
38,889

0.7
1.6
4.6
-1.4
3.2
0.3
1.0
-0.6
-0.8
2.5

Arizona
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Arkansas
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
California
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Colorado
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..

utilities

$

utilities

utilities

utilities

23,174
40,197
23,462
33,005
30,195
30,529
14,061
29,232
22,052
24,995

23,935
41,360
24,660
34,372
31,445
31,387
14,671
29,975
22,540
25,906

3.3
2.9
5.1
4.1
4.1
2.8
4.3
2.5
2.2
3.6

19,859
27,872
20,523
22,380
28,050
25,650
12,737
25,767
18,383
22,793

$ 20,434
29,130
20,970
23,191
28,999
26,594
13,163
25,346
18,912
23,336

2.9
4.5
2.2
3.6
3.4
3.7
3.3
-1.6
2.9
2.4

28,772
51,620
31,189
36,479
36,396
35,939
16,235
37,192
29,106
33,080

29,120
50,859
31,776
37,107
36,785
36,722
16,545
37,892
29,348
33,795

1.2
-1.5
1.9
1.7
1.1
2.2
1.9
1.9
0.8
2.2

25,326
48,833
27,651
33,336
34,944
32,991
14,024
32,013

25,767
48,509
27,954
33,762
36,107
34,331
14,498
31,711

1.7
-0.7
1.1
1.3
3.3
4.1
3.4
-0.9

Services.............................
Government.............................
Connecticut
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Delaware
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
District of Columbia
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Florida
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................

utilities

$

utilities

utilities

utilities

23,979
27,380

24,581
28,148

2.5
2.8

32,847
52,653
35,681
40,817
36,602
44,321
16,836
47,289
29,550
35,320

33,460
47,917
35,779
42,541
38,266
45,121
17,216
48,114
29,921
36,143

1.9
-9.0
0.3
4.2
4.5
1.8
2.3
1.7
1.3
2.3

26,914
30,414
26,598
41,982
32,334
32,792
13,314
29,887
22,858
28,593

$ 27,736
30,798
26,579
44,279
33,543
33,639
13,901
30,535
23,529
29,298

3.1
1.3
-0.1
5.5
3.7
2.6
4.4
2.2
2.9
2.5

35,651
111,569
32,471
45,996
49,074
45,881
15,670
45,833
36,533
43,855

36,642
(5/)
31,579
47,389
51,221
45,770
15,765
45,895
37,898
46,872

2.8
(5/)
-2.7
3.0
4.4
-0.2
0.6
0.1
3.7
6.9

22,918
35,462
23,485
29,149
30,997
31,901

23,309
36,087
24,236
30,095
31,474
32,682

1.7
1.8
3.2
3.2
1.5
2.4

Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Georgia
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Hawaii
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Idaho
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Illinois
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................

$

14,365
31,190
23,016
27,116

14,694
31,097
23,304
27,315

2.3
-0.3
1.3
0.7

24,957
34,608
23,988
26,575
36,889
36,161
13,508
33,673
24,478
24,431

25,393
36,284
24,914
27,611
37,451
36,949
13,861
33,686
24,690
24,890

1.7
4.8
3.9
3.9
1.5
2.2
2.6
0.0
0.9
1.9

25,312
46,986
40,329
27,747
32,459
30,190
15,994
31,218
24,682
30,420

$ 25,647
48,457
40,645
28,670
32,870
30,712
16,429
30,897
25,406
31,136

1.3
3.1
0.8
3.3
1.3
1.7
2.7
-1.0
2.9
2.4

20,925
34,790
25,046
28,151
26,606
23,424
12,602
24,540
20,411
22,276

21,631
34,507
24,975
30,361
27,277
24,266
12,928
25,048
20,627
23,261

3.4
-0.8
-0.3
7.8
2.5
3.6
2.6
2.1
1.1
4.4

28,212
38,420
34,213
34,659

28,878
42,357
35,386
35,984

2.4
10.2
3.4
3.8

Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Indiana
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Iowa
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Kansas
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Kentucky
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................

utilities

utilities

$

utilities

utilities

35,459
36,788
14,424
38,924
25,695
29,712

36,069
37,728
14,726
39,725
26,075
30,507

1.7
2.6
2.1
2.1
1.5
2.7

23,914
39,343
26,489
32,698
29,162
29,579
12,111
27,396
20,328
25,309

24,754
40,093
27,995
33,937
30,199
30,697
12,532
28,976
20,812
25,876

3.5
1.9
5.7
3.8
3.6
3.8
3.5
5.8
2.4
2.2

20,893
27,925
24,390
28,853
26,753
25,607
11,356
27,029
17,986
24,183

$ 21,689
28,172
25,681
29,991
27,768
26,707
11,806
27,808
18,579
24,735

3.8
0.9
5.3
3.9
3.8
4.3
4.0
2.9
3.3
2.3

22,311
27,754
23,430
29,329
31,043
28,956
12,376
27,069
20,206
22,923

22,818
28,441
24,942
30,100
31,083
30,198
12,699
27,333
20,562
23,243

2.3
2.5
6.5
2.6
0.1
4.3
2.6
1.0
1.8
1.4

21,813
35,933

22,407
37,690

2.7
4.9

Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Louisiana
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Maine
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Maryland
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Massachusetts
Private4/

utilities

utilities

$

utilities

utilities

22,904
28,141
29,533
26,974
11,979
27,554
19,630
23,908

23,765
29,114
29,813
28,276
12,350
27,101
20,052
24,444

3.8
3.5
0.9
4.8
3.1
-1.6
2.2
2.2

22,697
40,331
23,996
31,159
30,073
27,627
12,084
25,877
21,091
22,383

23,276
40,674
24,702
32,716
30,715
28,537
12,530
26,895
21,327
22,775

2.6
0.8
2.9
5.0
2.1
3.3
3.7
3.9
1.1
1.8

21,497
32,637
23,268
27,793
27,191
27,660
13,048
29,940
20,310
24,466

$ 21,831
31,367
23,474
28,425
27,996
28,352
13,489
29,845
20,483
25,076

1.6
-3.9
0.9
2.3
3.0
2.5
3.4
-0.3
0.9
2.5

26,432
33,834
28,328
33,901
34,233
35,702
15,324
34,829
26,855
32,930

27,094
34,727
28,876
35,434
35,453
36,523
15,690
34,810
27,532
34,052

2.5
2.6
1.9
4.5
3.6
2.3
2.4
-0.1
2.5
3.4

Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Michigan
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Minnesota
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Mississippi
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................

$

30,017
35,063
33,658
37,394
34,989
39,756
15,357
41,615
29,326
31,609

30,720
35,917
34,666
38,674
35,367
41,033
15,625
42,640
29,967
33,039

2.3
2.4
3.0
3.4
1.1
3.2
1.7
2.5
2.2
4.5

27,946
36,505
29,831
40,785
34,916
36,749
13,139
30,187
24,088
30,074

29,341
37,102
30,929
43,725
36,127
38,427
13,648
30,806
24,733
30,740

5.0
1.6
3.7
7.2
3.5
4.6
3.9
2.1
2.7
2.2

25,313
38,158
30,984
33,312
32,584
34,089
13,107
34,935
22,083
28,052

$ 26,026
40,852
31,872
34,390
32,547
35,800
13,537
35,239
22,799
28,807

2.8
7.1
2.9
3.2
-0.1
5.0
3.3
0.9
3.2
2.7

19,424
27,832
20,856
21,776
28,218
25,226
11,691
24,237
18,599

20,081
29,181
21,897
22,602
29,245
26,276
12,054
24,883
19,178

3.4
4.8
5.0
3.8
3.6
4.2
3.1
2.7
3.1

Government.............................
Missouri
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Montana
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Nebraska
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Nevada
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................

utilities

utilities

$

utilities

utilities

20,777

21,643

4.2

23,734
39,040
26,070
30,373
31,774
31,036
13,053
29,935
21,584
24,807

24,474
34,883
28,178
31,577
31,959
32,226
13,441
30,256
22,324
25,475

3.1
-10.6
8.1
4.0
0.6
3.8
3.0
1.1
3.4
2.7

18,915
37,739
23,959
25,500
27,688
24,302
11,895
23,712
17,459
23,744

19,186
38,961
24,396
25,651
28,294
25,071
12,019
23,784
17,889
24,180

1.4
3.2
1.8
0.6
2.2
3.2
1.0
0.3
2.5
1.8

20,252
23,961
23,031
25,422
28,111
25,287
11,209
26,766
19,188
23,214

$ 20,994
25,076
24,959
26,862
28,905
25,511
11,665
27,560
19,786
23,698

3.7
4.7
8.4
5.7
2.8
0.9
4.1
3.0
3.1
2.1

24,634
43,167
31,497
28,703
29,908
32,012
16,022

24,860
44,903
30,999
29,314
30,263
32,439
16,459

0.9
4.0
-1.6
2.1
1.2
1.3
2.7

Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
New Hampshire
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
New Jersey
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
New Mexico
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
New York
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public

utilities

utilities

$

utilities

utilities

28,562
23,948
30,929

28,751
24,069
31,617

0.7
0.5
2.2

24,747
29,047
26,495
32,606
31,563
35,817
14,186
30,527
23,216
26,304

25,312
30,726
26,977
33,491
32,089
37,366
14,747
31,357
23,554
27,116

2.3
5.8
1.8
2.7
1.7
4.3
4.0
2.7
1.5
3.1

32,201
40,660
36,501
39,572
39,231
41,382
17,221
42,445
30,173
35,532

32,782
42,794
36,954
40,667
40,915
42,149
17,696
42,148
30,594
37,039

1.8
5.2
1.2
2.8
4.3
1.9
2.8
-0.7
1.4
4.2

20,738
34,504
20,886
25,609
29,916
25,267
12,630
24,378
22,210
25,083

$ 21,298
35,859
22,195
27,257
30,174
25,898
12,980
24,573
22,567
26,013

2.7
3.9
6.3
6.4
0.9
2.5
2.8
0.8
1.6
3.7

32,777
41,465
34,090
37,159
37,918

33,152
44,435
34,926
38,148
39,096

1.1
7.2
2.5
2.7
3.1

Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
North Carolina
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
North Dakota
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Ohio
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Oklahoma
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................

$

40,412
15,749
59,872
28,743
33,575

41,295
16,196
58,201
29,355
34,776

2.2
2.8
-2.8
2.1
3.6

22,432
31,423
22,036
25,702
31,226
30,632
12,900
29,899
21,130
24,581

23,141
34,684
22,894
26,641
32,432
31,589
13,440
30,664
21,612
25,105

3.2
10.4
3.9
3.7
3.9
3.1
4.2
2.6
2.3
2.1

18,798
36,104
22,874
23,541
27,564
24,847
10,791
23,521
17,735
21,716

19,329
35,914
23,274
24,447
28,427
25,817
11,219
24,066
17,980
22,248

2.8
-0.5
1.8
3.8
3.1
3.9
4.0
2.3
1.4
2.4

25,033
33,523
27,793
34,822
31,188
32,780
12,791
29,517
21,950
27,157

$ 25,836
35,471
28,534
36,448
32,172
33,764
13,288
29,742
22,523
27,951

3.2
5.8
2.7
4.7
3.2
3.0
3.9
0.8
2.6
2.9

21,685
38,885
21,352

21,943
39,796
21,851

1.2
2.3
2.3

Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Oregon
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Pennsylvania
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Rhode Island
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
South Carolina
Private4/
Total................................

utilities

utilities

utilities

$

utilities

27,864
32,063
26,759
12,193
24,939
19,454
23,145

28,419
32,152
27,293
12,393
25,312
19,734
23,594

2.0
0.3
2.0
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.9

23,355
36,615
28,061
30,413
30,884
31,557
14,325
28,234
21,214
27,778

24,047
33,061
28,693
31,544
31,616
32,557
14,793
29,101
21,620
28,609

3.0
-9.7
2.3
3.7
2.4
3.2
3.3
3.1
1.9
3.0

25,706
35,503
28,874
32,150
33,357
32,879
13,352
32,855
24,639
29,870

26,371
37,499
29,796
33,371
34,351
33,775
13,782
32,885
25,130
30,653

2.6
5.6
3.2
3.8
3.0
2.7
3.2
0.1
2.0
2.6

23,888
29,228
29,658
28,238
31,066
32,089
14,001
31,772
22,884
31,024

$ 24,442
30,691
30,186
28,673
31,464
32,881
14,221
32,479
23,726
31,778

2.3
5.0
1.8
1.5
1.3
2.5
1.6
2.2
3.7
2.4

21,447

22,078

2.9

Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
South Dakota
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Tennessee
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Texas
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Utah

utilities

utilities

utilities

$

utilities

30,265
22,783
26,935
29,438
28,019
12,473
25,450
19,476
24,142

31,161
23,296
27,880
30,350
28,971
12,894
26,140
20,091
24,336

3.0
2.2
3.5
3.1
3.4
3.4
2.7
3.2
0.8

17,915
33,451
20,759
21,648
23,992
22,649
11,032
22,553
17,394
21,562

18,555
35,306
21,845
22,536
24,650
23,552
11,286
23,211
17,928
22,336

3.6
5.5
5.2
4.1
2.7
4.0
2.3
2.9
3.1
3.6

23,109
31,481
24,278
27,136
29,718
29,712
13,456
29,869
22,065
24,812

23,776
33,162
25,195
28,071
30,567
30,829
13,887
30,415
22,576
25,975

2.9
5.3
3.8
3.4
2.9
3.8
3.2
1.8
2.3
4.7

25,649
49,483
25,767
32,249
33,501
33,653
14,014
32,319
23,964
24,957

$ 26,105
51,061
26,493
33,045
34,191
34,634
14,351
32,439
24,298
25,297

1.8
3.2
2.8
2.5
2.1
2.9
2.4
0.4
1.4
1.4

Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Vermont
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Virginia
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................
Government.............................
Washington
Private4/
Total................................
Mining...............................
Construction.........................
Manufacturing........................
Transportation, communications, and public
Wholesale trade......................
Retail trade.........................
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
Services.............................

utilities

utilities

utilities

$

utilities

21,784
39,396
22,498
27,033
31,421
27,763
12,233
26,128
21,121
24,221

22,310
39,820
23,207
27,671
32,116
28,881
12,969
26,026
21,495
25,060

2.4
1.1
3.1
2.4
2.2
4.0
6.0
-0.4
1.8
3.5

22,246
27,656
23,098
30,895
28,818
27,993
13,103
28,825
20,081
24,989

22,512
28,032
23,285
30,747
29,352
28,577
13,440
28,707
20,675
25,253

1.2
1.4
0.8
-0.5
1.9
2.1
2.6
-0.4
3.0
1.1

24,621
35,572
24,142
28,267
33,710
34,138
13,736
31,803
25,580
29,028

25,177
37,499
24,762
29,394
34,971
35,062
14,069
31,670
26,061
29,528

2.3
5.4
2.6
4.0
3.7
2.7
2.4
-0.4
1.9
1.7

24,882
37,459
27,712
34,929
32,735
30,882
14,597
31,130
23,171

$ 25,535
39,614
28,297
35,971
33,489
31,697
15,170
30,541
24,118

2.6
5.8
2.1
3.0
2.3
2.6
3.9
-1.9
4.1

Government.............................
29,721
30,132
West Virginia
Private4/
Total................................
22,067
22,716
Mining...............................
41,217
43,438
Construction.........................
24,047
25,021
Manufacturing........................
30,161
31,339
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
30,484
31,689
Wholesale trade......................
26,328
27,191
Retail trade.........................
11,589
11,886
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
22,533
22,733
Services.............................
19,479
19,807
Government.............................
23,614
23,939
Wisconsin
Private4/
Total................................
23,026
23,767
Mining...............................
33,151
34,413
Construction.........................
28,727
29,484
Manufacturing........................
30,221
31,325
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
27,702
28,928
Wholesale trade......................
29,317
30,200
Retail trade.........................
11,809
12,227
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
28,192
28,397
Services.............................
20,181
20,730
Government.............................
27,228
27,826
Wyoming
Private4/
Total................................
21,211
21,554
Mining...............................
41,551
42,125
Construction.........................
23,099
23,887
Manufacturing........................
25,860
26,157
Transportation, communications, and public utilities
31,212
31,542
Wholesale trade......................
25,603
25,877
Retail trade.........................
11,504
11,781
Finance, insurance, and real estate..
25,590
27,539
Services.............................
16,488
16,820
Government.............................
23,275
23,522
1/ Includes workers covered by Unemployment Insurance (UI) and Unemployment
Compensation for Federal Employees (UCFE) programs.
2/ Data are preliminary.
3/ Percent changes were computed from unrounded average annual pay data
and may differ from those computed using data rounded to the nearest dollar.
4/ Includes data for industries in addition to those shown separately.
5/ Data are not disclosable.

1.4

2.9
5.4
4.0
3.9
4.0
3.3
2.6
0.9
1.7
1.4

3.2
3.8
2.6
3.7
4.4
3.0
3.5
0.7
2.7
2.2

1.6
1.4
3.4
1.1
1.1
1.1
2.4
7.6
2.0
1.1