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Average hourly earnings, private employees in Rhode Island

Average hourly earnings, private employees in Rhode Island was $37.97 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.2% from August 2025. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

August 2026, USD37.97 Provisional
Change on August 2025+4.2%
Rank15th of 51US states ranked
Series high38.11March 2026
Series low21.92August 2007

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Average hourly earnings, private employees in Rhode Island, January 2007 to August 2026

20253035402007-012009-112012-092015-072018-052021-032024-012026-082007-01: 22.14 USD2007-02: 22.37 USD2007-03: 22.2 USD2007-04: 22.19 USD2007-05: 21.97 USD2007-06: 22 USD2007-07: 22.29 USD2007-08: 21.92 USD2007-09: 22.43 USD2007-10: 22.05 USD2007-11: 22.08 USD2007-12: 22.39 USD2008-01: 22.75 USD2008-02: 22.61 USD2008-03: 22.47 USD2008-04: 22.58 USD2008-05: 22.15 USD2008-06: 22.29 USD2008-07: 22.47 USD2008-08: 22.15 USD2008-09: 22.37 USD2008-10: 22.59 USD2008-11: 22.73 USD2008-12: 22.86 USD2009-01: 22.81 USD2009-02: 22.63 USD2009-03: 22.98 USD2009-04: 22.64 USD2009-05: 22.49 USD2009-06: 22.35 USD2009-07: 22.19 USD2009-08: 22.31 USD2009-09: 22.36 USD2009-10: 22.44 USD2009-11: 22.58 USD2009-12: 22.52 USD2010-01: 22.42 USD2010-02: 22.66 USD2010-03: 22.5 USD2010-04: 22.41 USD2010-05: 22.52 USD2010-06: 22.64 USD2010-07: 22.6 USD2010-08: 22.7 USD2010-09: 22.78 USD2010-10: 22.9 USD2010-11: 22.9 USD2010-12: 22.95 USD2011-01: 23.04 USD2011-02: 22.96 USD2011-03: 23.13 USD2011-04: 23.06 USD2011-05: 23.4 USD2011-06: 23.41 USD2011-07: 23.88 USD2011-08: 24.02 USD2011-09: 24.12 USD2011-10: 24.49 USD2011-11: 24.66 USD2011-12: 24.46 USD2012-01: 25.34 USD2012-02: 24.99 USD2012-03: 25.14 USD2012-04: 25.21 USD2012-05: 25.01 USD2012-06: 24.63 USD2012-07: 24.95 USD2012-08: 24.62 USD2012-09: 24.91 USD2012-10: 24.82 USD2012-11: 24.89 USD2012-12: 25.53 USD2013-01: 25.66 USD2013-02: 25.76 USD2013-03: 25.62 USD2013-04: 25.56 USD2013-05: 25.29 USD2013-06: 25.06 USD2013-07: 25.13 USD2013-08: 25.07 USD2013-09: 25.4 USD2013-10: 25.37 USD2013-11: 25.45 USD2013-12: 25.7 USD2014-01: 25.79 USD2014-02: 25.68 USD2014-03: 25.53 USD2014-04: 25.28 USD2014-05: 24.99 USD2014-06: 25 USD2014-07: 24.58 USD2014-08: 24.62 USD2014-09: 24.74 USD2014-10: 24.92 USD2014-11: 25.13 USD2014-12: 24.98 USD2015-01: 25.24 USD2015-02: 25.59 USD2015-03: 25.49 USD2015-04: 25.15 USD2015-05: 25.02 USD2015-06: 24.13 USD2015-07: 24.26 USD2015-08: 24.31 USD2015-09: 24.68 USD2015-10: 25.14 USD2015-11: 25.36 USD2015-12: 25.09 USD2016-01: 25.91 USD2016-02: 26.05 USD2016-03: 25.66 USD2016-04: 26.14 USD2016-05: 25.99 USD2016-06: 25.7 USD2016-07: 25.54 USD2016-08: 25.88 USD2016-09: 25.9 USD2016-10: 26.34 USD2016-11: 26.51 USD2016-12: 26.24 USD2017-01: 26.88 USD2017-02: 27.01 USD2017-03: 26.81 USD2017-04: 26.91 USD2017-05: 26.72 USD2017-06: 26.48 USD2017-07: 26.63 USD2017-08: 26.67 USD2017-09: 27.08 USD2017-10: 27.32 USD2017-11: 27.43 USD2017-12: 27.65 USD2018-01: 27.86 USD2018-02: 27.93 USD2018-03: 28.04 USD2018-04: 27.89 USD2018-05: 27.65 USD2018-06: 27.31 USD2018-07: 27.45 USD2018-08: 27.35 USD2018-09: 27.47 USD2018-10: 27.4 USD2018-11: 27.83 USD2018-12: 27.99 USD2019-01: 28.04 USD2019-02: 28.45 USD2019-03: 28.15 USD2019-04: 28.07 USD2019-05: 27.9 USD2019-06: 27.89 USD2019-07: 27.39 USD2019-08: 27.66 USD2019-09: 27.8 USD2019-10: 28.05 USD2019-11: 28.04 USD2019-12: 28.3 USD2020-01: 28.28 USD2020-02: 28.42 USD2020-03: 28.36 USD2020-04: 30.1 USD2020-05: 29.85 USD2020-06: 28.91 USD2020-07: 28.38 USD2020-08: 28.66 USD2020-09: 28.64 USD2020-10: 28.88 USD2020-11: 29.15 USD2020-12: 29.33 USD2021-01: 29.31 USD2021-02: 29.28 USD2021-03: 29.08 USD2021-04: 29.02 USD2021-05: 29.06 USD2021-06: 28.91 USD2021-07: 29.57 USD2021-08: 30.03 USD2021-09: 29.75 USD2021-10: 30.24 USD2021-11: 30.53 USD2021-12: 30.3 USD2022-01: 31.35 USD2022-02: 30.97 USD2022-03: 30.93 USD2022-04: 31.68 USD2022-05: 31.48 USD2022-06: 31.54 USD2022-07: 31.69 USD2022-08: 32.17 USD2022-09: 32.68 USD2022-10: 33.32 USD2022-11: 33.19 USD2022-12: 33.58 USD2023-01: 34.67 USD2023-02: 34.53 USD2023-03: 34.08 USD2023-04: 34.68 USD2023-05: 34.01 USD2023-06: 34.04 USD2023-07: 34.75 USD2023-08: 34.36 USD2023-09: 34.6 USD2023-10: 35.11 USD2023-11: 35.3 USD2023-12: 34.97 USD2024-01: 35.38 USD2024-02: 36 USD2024-03: 35.48 USD2024-04: 35.55 USD2024-05: 35.47 USD2024-06: 35.4 USD2024-07: 35.59 USD2024-08: 35.94 USD2024-09: 36.24 USD2024-10: 36.03 USD2024-11: 36.02 USD2024-12: 36.34 USD2025-01: 36.08 USD2025-02: 36.44 USD2025-03: 36 USD2025-04: 36.14 USD2025-05: 36.23 USD2025-06: 36.38 USD2025-07: 36.51 USD2025-08: 36.43 USD2025-09: 36.5 USD2025-10: 37.22 USD2025-11: 37.08 USD2025-12: 37.81 USD2026-01: 37.8 USD2026-02: 38.02 USD2026-03: 38.11 USD2026-04: 37.84 USD2026-05: 37.4 USD2026-06: 37.36 USD2026-07: 37.68 USD2026-08: 37.97 USD
USD. Source: BLS, Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-18.
All 236 values
PeriodUSD
2026-0837.97 Provisional
2026-0737.68
2026-0637.36
2026-0537.4
2026-0437.84
2026-0338.11
2026-0238.02
2026-0137.8
2025-1237.81
2025-1137.08
2025-1037.22
2025-0936.5
2025-0836.43
2025-0736.51
2025-0636.38
2025-0536.23
2025-0436.14
2025-0336
2025-0236.44
2025-0136.08
2024-1236.34
2024-1136.02
2024-1036.03
2024-0936.24
2024-0835.94
2024-0735.59
2024-0635.4
2024-0535.47
2024-0435.55
2024-0335.48
2024-0236
2024-0135.38
2023-1234.97
2023-1135.3
2023-1035.11
2023-0934.6
2023-0834.36
2023-0734.75
2023-0634.04
2023-0534.01
2023-0434.68
2023-0334.08
2023-0234.53
2023-0134.67
2022-1233.58
2022-1133.19
2022-1033.32
2022-0932.68
2022-0832.17
2022-0731.69
2022-0631.54
2022-0531.48
2022-0431.68
2022-0330.93
2022-0230.97
2022-0131.35
2021-1230.3
2021-1130.53
2021-1030.24
2021-0929.75
2021-0830.03
2021-0729.57
2021-0628.91
2021-0529.06
2021-0429.02
2021-0329.08
2021-0229.28
2021-0129.31
2020-1229.33
2020-1129.15
2020-1028.88
2020-0928.64
2020-0828.66
2020-0728.38
2020-0628.91
2020-0529.85
2020-0430.1
2020-0328.36
2020-0228.42
2020-0128.28
2019-1228.3
2019-1128.04
2019-1028.05
2019-0927.8
2019-0827.66
2019-0727.39
2019-0627.89
2019-0527.9
2019-0428.07
2019-0328.15
2019-0228.45
2019-0128.04
2018-1227.99
2018-1127.83
2018-1027.4
2018-0927.47
2018-0827.35
2018-0727.45
2018-0627.31
2018-0527.65
2018-0427.89
2018-0328.04
2018-0227.93
2018-0127.86
2017-1227.65
2017-1127.43
2017-1027.32
2017-0927.08
2017-0826.67
2017-0726.63
2017-0626.48
2017-0526.72
2017-0426.91
2017-0326.81
2017-0227.01
2017-0126.88
2016-1226.24
2016-1126.51
2016-1026.34
2016-0925.9
2016-0825.88
2016-0725.54
2016-0625.7
2016-0525.99
2016-0426.14
2016-0325.66
2016-0226.05
2016-0125.91
2015-1225.09
2015-1125.36
2015-1025.14
2015-0924.68
2015-0824.31
2015-0724.26
2015-0624.13
2015-0525.02
2015-0425.15
2015-0325.49
2015-0225.59
2015-0125.24
2014-1224.98
2014-1125.13
2014-1024.92
2014-0924.74
2014-0824.62
2014-0724.58
2014-0625
2014-0524.99
2014-0425.28
2014-0325.53
2014-0225.68
2014-0125.79
2013-1225.7
2013-1125.45
2013-1025.37
2013-0925.4
2013-0825.07
2013-0725.13
2013-0625.06
2013-0525.29
2013-0425.56
2013-0325.62
2013-0225.76
2013-0125.66
2012-1225.53
2012-1124.89
2012-1024.82
2012-0924.91
2012-0824.62
2012-0724.95
2012-0624.63
2012-0525.01
2012-0425.21
2012-0325.14
2012-0224.99
2012-0125.34
2011-1224.46
2011-1124.66
2011-1024.49
2011-0924.12
2011-0824.02
2011-0723.88
2011-0623.41
2011-0523.4
2011-0423.06
2011-0323.13
2011-0222.96
2011-0123.04
2010-1222.95
2010-1122.9
2010-1022.9
2010-0922.78
2010-0822.7
2010-0722.6
2010-0622.64
2010-0522.52
2010-0422.41
2010-0322.5
2010-0222.66
2010-0122.42
2009-1222.52
2009-1122.58
2009-1022.44
2009-0922.36
2009-0822.31
2009-0722.19
2009-0622.35
2009-0522.49
2009-0422.64
2009-0322.98
2009-0222.63
2009-0122.81
2008-1222.86
2008-1122.73
2008-1022.59
2008-0922.37
2008-0822.15
2008-0722.47
2008-0622.29
2008-0522.15
2008-0422.58
2008-0322.47
2008-0222.61
2008-0122.75
2007-1222.39
2007-1122.08
2007-1022.05
2007-0922.43
2007-0821.92
2007-0722.29
2007-0622
2007-0521.97
2007-0422.19
2007-0322.2
2007-0222.37
2007-0122.14

Compared with United States

PlaceAugust 2026
Rhode Island37.97
United States37.79

Rankings

Definition

Average hourly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls, in US dollars, not seasonally adjusted, from the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Gross pay before deductions divided by hours paid, including overtime and shift premiums but not irregular bonuses or benefits. Government employees are excluded. BLS publishes state earnings only without seasonal adjustment, so the national value here is the unadjusted series too (CEU0500000003), which differs slightly from the adjusted headline figure. A shift in the mix of jobs moves the average even when no one's pay changes.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003) (Average hourly earnings, private employees, Rhode Island, 2007-01 to 2026-08) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current

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Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003), Average hourly earnings, private employees, Rhode Island, 2007-01 to 2026-08. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18 Sept. 2026, https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-hourly-earnings/rhode-island. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003). Average hourly earnings, private employees, Rhode Island, 2007-01 to 2026-08. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/average-hourly-earnings/rhode-island.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003), Average hourly earnings, private employees, Rhode Island, 2007-01 to 2026-08 [Dataset]. Available at: https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/sm/sm.data.56.TotalPrivate.Current, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/average-hourly-earnings/rhode-island (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the average hourly earnings, private employees in Rhode Island?

Average hourly earnings, private employees in Rhode Island was $37.97 in August 2026, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 4.2% from August 2025. That is the 15th highest of 51 states in August 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Employment Statistics, State and Area: average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, statewide, not seasonally adjusted (SMU, state, 000000500000003). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest average hourly earnings, private employees in Rhode Island?

$38.11 in March 2026, the highest value since January 2007 in this series.

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