Wages in the United States increased to 31.24 USD/Hour in June from 31.15 USD/Hour in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Average Hourly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2023, the median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States was 19.24 U.S. dollars. This is an increase from 1979, when median hourly earnings were at 4.44 U.S. dollars. Hourly Workers The United States national minimum wage is 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour, which has been the minimum wage since 2009. However, each state has the agency to set their state minimum wage. Furthermore, some cities are able to create their minimum wage. Many argue that the minimum wage is too low and should be raised, because it is not considered a living wage. There has been a movement to raise the minimum wage to 15 U.S. dollars per hour, called “Fight for 15” which began in the early 2010s. While there has been no movement at the federal level, some states have moved to increase their minimum wages, with at least three states and the District of Columbia setting minimum wage rates at or above 15 dollars per hour. More recently, some proponents of increasing the minimum wage say that 15 dollars is too low, and lawmakers should strive toward a higher goal, especially given that a 2021 analysis found that the minimum wage in the U.S. should be 22.88 U.S. dollars if it grew at the same rate as economic productivity. Salary Workers On the other hand, salary workers in the United States do not get paid on an hourly basis. The median weekly earnings of salary workers have significantly increased since 1979. Asian salary workers had the highest hourly earnings in the U.S. in 2021. Among female salary workers, those ages 45 to 54 years old had the highest median hourly earnings in 2021, likewise for male salary workers.

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In May 2025, the average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States stood at 36.24 U.S. dollars. The data have been seasonally adjusted. Employed persons are employees on nonfarm payrolls and consist of: persons who did any work for pay or profit during the survey reference week; persons who did at least 15 hours of unpaid work in a family-operated enterprise; and persons who were temporarily absent from their regular jobs because of illness, vacation, bad weather, industrial dispute, or various personal reasons.

In 2023, the hourly earning of a man in the United States between 20 and 24 years old amounted to ***** U.S. dollars. Men between the ages of 45 and 54 years old earned the most in that year, with a median hourly wage of ***** current U.S. dollars.

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The federally mandated minimum wage in the United States is 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour, although the minimum wage varies from state to state. As of January 1, 2025, the District of Columbia had the highest minimum wage in the U.S., at 17.5 U.S. dollars per hour. This was followed by Washington, which had 16.66 U.S. dollars per hour as the state minimum wage. Minimum wage workers Minimum wage jobs are traditionally seen as “starter jobs” in the U.S., or first jobs for teenagers and young adults, and the number of people working minimum wage jobs has decreased from almost four million in 1979 to about 247,000 in 2020. However, the number of workers earning less than minimum wage in 2020 was significantly higher, at about 865,000. Minimum wage jobs Minimum wage jobs are primarily found in food preparation and serving occupations, as well as sales jobs (primarily in retail). Because the minimum wage has not kept up with inflation, nor has it been increased since 2009, it is becoming harder and harder live off of a minimum wage wage job, and for those workers to afford essential things like rent.

United States - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Transportation and Warehousing was 31.39000 $ per Hour in May of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Transportation and Warehousing reached a record high of 31.39000 in May of 2025 and a record low of 19.04000 in March of 2006. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Transportation and Warehousing - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

United States - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Private Service-Providing was 35.98000 $ per Hour in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Private Service-Providing reached a record high of 36.12000 in February of 2025 and a record low of 19.69000 in June of 2006. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Private Service-Providing - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Federal Minimum Hourly Wage for Nonfarm Workers for the United States (FEDMINNFRWG) from Oct 1938 to Jun 2025 about per hour, minimum wage, nonfarm, workers, hours, federal, wages, and USA.

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United States - Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private was 31.15000 $ per Hour in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private reached a record high of 31.15000 in April of 2025 and a record low of 2.50000 in February of 1964. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

This statistic shows the average hourly wage of a chemical production worker in the United States from 2001 to 2021. In 2001, a U.S. chemical production worker had an average hourly wage of some 17.60 U.S. dollars. By 2021, this increased to an average of 27.39 U.S. dollars per hour.

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Cooks working in fast food restaurants in the United States had a median hourly wage of ***** U.S. dollars as of May 2023. Meanwhile, ** percent of fast food cooks earned less than ***** U.S. dollars per hour.

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United States - Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Information was 43.06000 $ per Hour in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Information reached a record high of 43.06000 in April of 2025 and a record low of 4.31000 in February of 1964. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Information - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Manufacturing Sector: Hourly Compensation for All Workers (COMPMS) from Q1 1987 to Q1 2025 about per hour, compensation, sector, manufacturing, and USA.

Hourly wages in the United States are broken into different percentiles to show the hourly earnings of White, Black, and Latino renters in the different percentiles. White workers in all earning percentiles had a higher wage than Black or Latino people. Considering that the housing wages for one- and two-bedroom housing were 26.74 and 32.11 U.S. dollars, respectively, not all earners in the 70th percentile and lower could afford housing. In fact, only white renters in the 50th and 60th could afford a one-bedroom apartment that year. Moreover, while only Black renters in the 70th percentile could afford one-bedroom housing, white renters were able to afford both. However, for a Latino worker making a wage at the 70th percentile, even a one-bedroom unit was not affordable.