Private-sector workers in the US information sector achieved the largest average pay increases over the past two years, according to analysis from LendingTree. Average weekly wages for information sector jobs, which include broadcasting, online search and publishing, rose 9.4% between 2024 and 2025. This growth more than doubled the 4.2% increase for all private employees across all industries during the same period, the personal finance site found.
Within the information industry, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics defines as jobs involving producing content or providing the means to transmit cultural products, broadcasting and content providers saw the greatest average weekly wage growth. Their weekly pay jumped 16.8% between 2024 and 2025, translating to an increase of $788 per week, from $4,688 to $5,476. Half of the 10 employment subsectors with the biggest pay gains overall were also in the information sector, LendingTree's analysis of federal employment and wage data showed.
The motion picture and sound recording industry was the only sector to see a decline in pay between 2024 and 2025, with weekly wages falling 2% over that period. In contrast, the healthcare industry, which includes social assistance, saw the biggest jump in private-sector employment, with hiring rising 3.4% over the two-year period compared with 0.4% job growth for all private-sector workers. Within healthcare, social assistance workers who provide residential care and community support services experienced the strongest hiring, with employers in that field adding more than 300,000 workers over the period.
For US savers and borrowers, faster wage growth in information sector jobs means higher earning potential in those fields, though most workers across private industries saw much slower pay increases.