In 2023, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 58,993 U.S. dollars. This was nearly half of the annual average wages per employee in the District of Columbia, at 112,048 U.S. dollars. That year, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and New York were the top ranked states in terms of average wages per employee.
Annual private industry mean wages per employee in the United States in 2023, by state
(in U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (October 22, 2024). Annual private industry mean wages per employee in the United States in 2023, by state (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243850/private-industry-wages-per-employee-in-the-us-by-state/
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