Texans work the most hours per week. See average hourly pay in Texas, how yours compares
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its total private average hourly earnings by state, along with the average weekly earnings and the average number of hours Americans work per week.
Here are the average hourly and weekly salaries for Texas, average weekly hours, and how these figures compare to those in other states, as of April 2025.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, total private average hourly earnings in Texas are $34.25 as of April. That hourly rate is not seasonally adjusted. The data shows that the average gross weekly earnings are $1,239.85.
Extrapolated over 52 weeks, that weekly earnings figure equates to $64,472.20 per year,
Texas' average hourly earnings rank in the middle among states, with its average weekly earnings falling in the upper-middle category.
Employees in the nation's capital of Washington, D.C., earn the most money with an average hourly pay of $52.25 per hour. This is a full $18 above Texas' average.
Mississippi lands in last place as the state that earns the least on average. Its average hourly earnings are just $27.88, which is $6.37 less than Texas'.
Washington, D.C.: $52.25
Massachusetts: $42.21
Washington: $41.61
California: $40.69
Colorado: $39.10
Minnesota: $39.04
New York: $38.50
Connecticut: $38.43
Hawaii: $37.84
New Jersey: $37.68
Mississippi: $27.88
New Mexico: $29.13
Louisiana: $29.38
Arkansas: $29.69
West Virginia: $29.90
Kentucky: $30.07
Tennessee: $30.68
Iowa: $30.75
Oklahoma: $30.76
Alabama: $31.08
At 36.2 hours per week, the average Texas employee spends the most time at work compared to those in other states. This is nearly four hours more than the average employee in South Dakota, with the fewest weekly hours.
Texas: 36.2 hours
Louisiana: 36.0 hours
Mississippi: 35.6 hours
Alabama: 35.3 hours
Oklahoma: 35.2 hours
West Virginia: 35.0 hours
North Dakota: 34.9 hours
Kentucky: 34.8 hours
Arkansas: 34.7 hours
Arizona: 34.6 hours
South Dakota: 32.4 hours
Delaware and New York: 32.5 hours
Hawaii: 32.6 hours
Wisconsin: 32.7 hours
Minnesota: 32.9 hours
Colorado, Maine and New Hampshire: 33.1 hours
Montana: 33.2 hours
— The Columbus Dispatch's Alex Perry contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: What's the average hourly pay in Texas? See how your paycheck compares
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