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Labor Market Information Center

Wages by Industry

Worker pay by industry data (from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program) is available for the following areas:

Statewide | Metropolitan Statistical Areas | Counties OR you may select an area from a map.

Retrievable Data

Get worker pay by industry data from the virtual LMI data system. (Chrome or Edge browser recommended; functionality in the virtual system is not compatible with Internet Explorer.) If you need additional assistance or would like us to provide the data you need, please contact us.

See step by step instructions for finding QCEW data in the virtual system.

Data for the United States and Other States

Annual pay data for the United States and all other states is available from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics website.

Resources and References

Learn about the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program.

Technical Notes

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