These jobs saw the biggest jump in pay in recent years
Summary
A LendingTree analysis of federal wage data found that private-sector workers in the U.S. information sector had the largest average pay increase in 2024 and 2025. Healthcare and social assistance led private-sector job growth over the same period.Key Facts
- Average weekly wages in the information sector rose 9.4% from 2024 to 2025, compared with 4.2% across all private-sector industries.
- Broadcasting and content providers had the largest wage increase among information subsectors, rising 16.8% from 2024 to 2025.
- Average weekly pay for broadcasting and content providers increased by $788, from $4,688 to $5,476.
- Motion picture and sound recording was the only sector in the analysis where weekly wages fell, declining 2% from 2024 to 2025.
- Five of the 10 employment subsectors with the biggest pay gains were in the information sector.
- Healthcare, including social assistance, recorded the largest private-sector employment increase, with hiring up 3.4% over 2024 and 2025.
- Private-sector employment overall grew 0.4% during the period.
- Employers in social assistance added more than 300,000 workers over the two-year period.
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