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.

This statistic shows the median household income in the United States from 1990 to 2023 in 2023 U.S. dollars. The median household income was 80,610 U.S. dollars in 2023, an increase from the previous year. Household incomeThe median household income depicts the income of households, including the income of the householder and all other individuals aged 15 years or over living in the household. Income includes wages and salaries, unemployment insurance, disability payments, child support payments received, regular rental receipts, as well as any personal business, investment, or other kinds of income received routinely. The median household income in the United States varies from state to state. In 2020, the median household income was 86,725 U.S. dollars in Massachusetts, while the median household income in Mississippi was approximately 44,966 U.S. dollars at that time. Household income is also used to determine the poverty line in the United States. In 2021, about 11.6 percent of the U.S. population was living in poverty. The child poverty rate, which represents people under the age of 18 living in poverty, has been growing steadily over the first decade since the turn of the century, from 16.2 percent of the children living below the poverty line in year 2000 to 22 percent in 2010. In 2021, it had lowered to 15.3 percent. The state with the widest gap between the rich and the poor was New York, with a Gini coefficient score of 0.51 in 2019. The Gini coefficient is calculated by looking at average income rates. A score of zero would reflect perfect income equality and a score of one indicates a society where one person would have all the money and all other people have nothing.

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In 2023, the average wage and salary per full-time equivalent employee in the mining industry in the United States was at 126,707 U.S. dollars. The highest wage and salary per FTE was found in the information industry, at 164,400 U.S. dollars.

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 2023, the average wage in private industry in Alabama was at 58,993 U.S. dollars. This was nearly half of the annual average wages per employee in the District of Columbia, at 112,048 U.S. dollars. That year, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and New York were the top ranked states in terms of average wages per employee.

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Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Median usual weekly nominal earnings (second quartile): Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over (LEU0252881500Q) from Q1 1979 to Q2 2025 about second quartile, full-time, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, employment, and USA.

United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: PW: Other Service data was reported at 20.550 USD in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.540 USD for May 2018. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: PW: Other Service data is updated monthly, averaging 9.320 USD from Jan 1964 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 654 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.550 USD in Jun 2018 and a record low of 1.110 USD in Mar 1964. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: PW: Other Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G034: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Average Weekly and Hourly Earnings: Production Workers.

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 Weekly Salary: Mining and Logging (ML): Mining data was reported at 1,541.870 USD in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,579.590 USD for Sep 2018. United States Average Weekly Salary: Mining and Logging (ML): Mining data is updated monthly, averaging 1,290.835 USD from Mar 2006 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 152 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,579.590 USD in Sep 2018 and a record low of 1,001.730 USD in Mar 2006. United States Average Weekly Salary: Mining and Logging (ML): Mining data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G032: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Average Weekly and Hourly Earnings.

United States Median Wage Growth: 12-Mo Mov Avg: Lower Half of Wage Dist data was reported at 4.300 % in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4.500 % for Mar 2025. United States Median Wage Growth: 12-Mo Mov Avg: Lower Half of Wage Dist data is updated monthly, averaging 3.800 % from Dec 1997 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 329 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.300 % in Nov 2022 and a record low of 1.600 % in Jan 2011. United States Median Wage Growth: 12-Mo Mov Avg: Lower Half of Wage Dist data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G114: Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker: 12-Month Moving Average.

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Since 2011, the salary of registered nurses has been gradually increasing in the United States. By 2024, registered nurses in the U.S. had an average income of ****** US dollars compared to ****** in 2011. The average income of nurses decreased in 2012 and 2014, while in 2024, there was an increase of over ************* U.S. dollars from the previous year.

Minimum Wages in the United States remained unchanged at 7.25 USD/Hour in 2025 from 7.25 USD/Hour in 2024. This dataset provides - United States Minimum Wages- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

United States Avg Hourly Earnings: RT: Food & Beverage data was reported at 15.170 USD in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 15.180 USD for Apr 2018. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: RT: Food & Beverage data is updated monthly, averaging 13.210 USD from Mar 2006 (Median) to May 2018, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.200 USD in Feb 2018 and a record low of 12.260 USD in Jul 2007. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: RT: Food & Beverage data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.G032: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Average Weekly and Hourly Earnings.

United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid Hourly Rates: 16 Years and Over: Master's Degree was 4.50000 % of Total Paid Hourly Rate in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid Hourly Rates: 16 Years and Over: Master's Degree reached a record high of 4.50000 in January of 2023 and a record low of 2.00000 in January of 2002. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Wage and Salary Workers Paid Hourly Rates: 16 Years and Over: Master's Degree - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on August of 2025.

In 2023 the mean earnings of Bachelor's degree holders in the United States amounted to 86,970 U.S. dollars. People with higher education degrees tended to earn more than those without. For example, high school graduates, including those with a GED, had mean earnings of 46,720 U.S. dollars.

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