Tennessee ranks 44 out of 51 on average hourly earnings

Tennessee ranks among the lowest-earning states in the nation, according to new  data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tennessee ranks 44 out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., with an average hourly wage of $31.79 and an average working week of 34.7 hours, meaning the average. Tennessee takes home $1,103.11 per week. The national average wage is $35.66 per hour with the average American working 33.96 hours a week. Washington, D.C., has the highest average hourly wage at $57.39, followed by Washington state at $44.15 per hour,  and Massachusetts at $43.45 per hour. Mississippi reports the lowest hourly wage at $28.98 per hour on average, with Arkansas the second-lowest at $29.53, and Iowa  following at $30.59.