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US Average Weekly Earnings is at a current level of 865.61, down from 868.46 last month and up from 846.98 one year ago. This is a change of -0.33% from last month and 2.20% from one year ago.1  Category: Hours and Wages. 2  Region: United States.3  Report: Employment Situation.4  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.S Average Weekly Earnings is at a current level of 865.61, down from 868.46 last month and up from 846.98 one year ago. This is a change of -0.33% from last month and 2.20% from one year ago.
Mean wage data is one way to evaluate employee pay and salaries. The following states recorded the highest average weekly wages (for all industries and establishments) in 2012: 1  New York: $1205. 2  Connecticut: $1195.3  Massachusetts: $1171. 4  New Jersey: $1127. 5  California: $1092. 6  Maryland: $1039.ean wage data is one way to evaluate employee pay and salaries. The following states recorded the highest average weekly wages (for all industries and establishments) in 2012: 1  New York: $1205. 2  Connecticut: $1195.