Updated calculations by the JEC Democrats find that the strong growth in wages under the Biden-Harris administration has been spread out across the country, with average wages and salaries growing faster than average prices in nearly every state.
This coincided with state-by-state employment growth throughout this period, and shows how the strong economic growth spurred by Democrats’ investments in workers and families has been felt throughout the country.
Growth in Average Wages and Salaries Between January 2021 and September 2024
See the methods document below for more information on how these values were calculated. Source data come from the Bureau of Economic Analysis's NIPA Tables on both state-level wages and salaries and population, Bureau of Labor Statistics data on the number of consumer units, and data from the JEC Republican staff on state-level price growth. Due to data limitations, these estimates are not available for the U.S. territories.
