Percent change in average weekly wages by state, total covered employment

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Percent change in average weekly wages by state, total covered, September 2024 to September 2025
State	Percent change	September 2024 average weekly wages	September 2025 average weekly wages	Net change
Alabama	3.6%	$1,170	$1,212	$42
Alaska	5.3%	$1,382	$1,455	$73
Arizona	4.0%	$1,308	$1,360	$52
Arkansas	3.8%	$1,093	$1,135	$42
California	7.2%	$1,693	$1,815	$122
Colorado	5.7%	$1,486	$1,570	$84
Connecticut	3.8%	$1,545	$1,604	$59
Delaware	4.8%	$1,330	$1,394	$64
District of Columbia	5.7%	$2,264	$2,393	$129
Florida	5.1%	$1,277	$1,342	$65
Georgia	3.5%	$1,304	$1,349	$45
Hawaii	3.1%	$1,302	$1,342	$40
Idaho	4.9%	$1,125	$1,180	$55
Illinois	4.3%	$1,397	$1,457	$60
Indiana	4.3%	$1,164	$1,214	$50
Iowa	3.6%	$1,153	$1,194	$41
Kansas	3.8%	$1,136	$1,179	$43
Kentucky	4.3%	$1,128	$1,176	$48
Louisiana	3.3%	$1,149	$1,187	$38
Maine	5.0%	$1,172	$1,231	$59
Maryland	3.8%	$1,470	$1,526	$56
Massachusetts	4.8%	$1,735	$1,818	$83
Michigan	4.5%	$1,266	$1,323	$57
Minnesota	3.6%	$1,388	$1,438	$50
Mississippi	4.7%	$960	$1,005	$45
Missouri	4.4%	$1,196	$1,249	$53
Montana	5.1%	$1,125	$1,182	$57
Nebraska	3.1%	$1,154	$1,190	$36
Nevada	4.3%	$1,260	$1,314	$54
New Hampshire	5.5%	$1,404	$1,481	$77
New Jersey	3.6%	$1,504	$1,558	$54
New Mexico	3.2%	$1,153	$1,190	$37
New York	4.7%	$1,678	$1,757	$79
North Carolina	4.2%	$1,274	$1,328	$54
North Dakota	2.8%	$1,256	$1,291	$35
Ohio	3.4%	$1,237	$1,279	$42
Oklahoma	4.5%	$1,094	$1,143	$49
Oregon	4.2%	$1,352	$1,409	$57
Pennsylvania	4.1%	$1,329	$1,383	$54
Puerto Rico	2.7%	$669	$687	$18
Rhode Island	4.7%	$1,263	$1,322	$59
South Carolina	4.9%	$1,142	$1,198	$56
South Dakota	4.0%	$1,102	$1,146	$44
Tennessee	5.7%	$1,255	$1,327	$72
Texas	3.6%	$1,394	$1,444	$50
Utah	3.8%	$1,249	$1,297	$48
Vermont	4.4%	$1,191	$1,243	$52
Virgin Islands	4.7%	$979	$1,025	$46
Virginia	4.2%	$1,443	$1,504	$61
Washington	7.7%	$1,786	$1,923	$137
West Virginia	3.4%	$1,084	$1,121	$37
Wisconsin	4.5%	$1,175	$1,228	$53
Wyoming	2.0%	$1,178	$1,201	$23