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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.
Similarly, the state's average weekly wage of $807 was quite a bit lower than the US average wage of $1,035 per week. However, the state's wage situation is improving: Wages rose by 4.5% from Q4 2013 to Q4 2014, the fifth highest wage-growth rate among the states.