US PRIVATE INDUSTRY · NAICS 8139

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Compare published payroll wages for covered private jobs in this industry. See its national average and available state figures with employment and establishment context.

2025 annual data2022 NAICSPrivate ownership
Average annual pay
$87,491
Payroll wages per covered job
Average weekly wage
$1,683
Native published weekly average
Average employment
431,384
Covered jobs, including part-time work
Average establishments
65,581
Reporting locations; not distinct companies

Read the pay definition first.

These are average payroll wages for covered private-sector jobs in the industry, including full-time and part-time work. They are not a median, an occupation-specific salary, an individual offer or a total compensation package. Employer benefits are excluded; the wage definition can include bonuses and certain stock-option payments. The coverage is private establishments in the QCEW program; public-sector employers and many self-employed workers are outside this selection. Different job mixes and hours worked affect comparisons. Broad industry groups and their detailed subindustries overlap; their employment counts must not be added together.

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How pay varies by state.

51 available state / DC records · 2025 · Covered private jobs

Native published averages · Withheld pay remains undisclosed
State / DCAverage annual payAverage weekly wageAverage employmentEstablishments
Alabama$71,906$1,3833,171795
Alaska$68,409$1,3161,094228
Arizona$62,575$1,2038,500979
Arkansas$65,423$1,2582,236556
California$88,110$1,69440,1014,767
Colorado$86,452$1,6638,5391,492
Connecticut$80,253$1,5433,983984
Delaware$53,673$1,032839194
District of Columbia, not unknown$171,307$3,29424,5481,577
Florida$70,551$1,35734,1344,921
Georgia$84,430$1,6248,4741,495
Hawaii$57,525$1,1065,9811,206
Idaho$59,237$1,1391,642486
Illinois$96,102$1,84831,4393,067
Indiana$63,641$1,2247,8051,111
Iowa$69,542$1,3373,694796
Kansas$73,774$1,4194,001646
Kentucky$63,991$1,2314,273877
Louisiana$63,011$1,2122,543694
Maine$59,645$1,1471,281304
Maryland$99,912$1,92111,0021,679
Massachusetts$86,174$1,6577,6581,654
Michigan$69,393$1,33412,1502,138
Minnesota$80,635$1,5518,2441,676
Mississippi$61,781$1,1881,289433

The coverage behind the number.

US Bureau of Labor Statistics · QCEW

2025 annual data · NAICS 8139 · 2022 classification · Private ownership · All establishment sizes.

Original official data archive
QCEW coverage and wage definitions

What remains unknown?

These averages do not reveal an individual worker’s base salary, experience level, bonus, hours, equity or benefits. Suppressed figures stay undisclosed. Employment counts are covered jobs, not unique people or anonymous Wages.fyi salary submissions.

Source period: 2025 annual average. Evidence acquired 2026-10-18.