Graph and download economic data for Average Weekly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private (CES0500000011) from Mar 2006 to May 2025 about earnings, establishment survey, private, employment, and USA.

Key information about United States Monthly Earnings

• United States Monthly Earnings stood at 4,901 USD in Feb 2025, compared with the previous figure of 4,887 USD in Jan 2025
• US Monthly Earnings data is updated monthly, available from Mar 2006 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 3,469 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 4,901 USD in Feb 2025 and a record low of 2,743 USD in Mar 2006

CEIC calculates Monthly Earnings from Average Weekly Earnings multiplied by 4. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides Average Weekly Earnings in USD. Monthly Earnings include Private Non Agricultural sector only.


Further information about United States Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, US Population reached 341 million people in Dec 2024
• Unemployment Rate of US increased to 4 % in Feb 2025
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate remained the same rate at 62 % in Feb 2025

In 1979, the median usual weekly earnings of a full-time employee amounted to 241 current U.S. dollars. In 2023, this number had risen to 1,117 current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. Wages adjusted for inflation can be found here.

Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over (LES1252881600Q) from Q1 1979 to Q1 2025 about full-time, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, real, employment, and USA.

In the United States, women holding a bachelor's degree earned, on average, 1,352 U.S. dollars per week in the second quarter of 2024. This can be compared with male bachelor's degree holders who on average earn 1,757 U.S dollars.

The graph presents the median monthly salary in the United States from 2000 to 2024. The x-axis represents the years, labeled from '00 to '24*, while the y-axis shows the salary amounts in U.S. dollars per month. Throughout this twenty-four-year period, the median monthly salary consistently increased from $2,500 in 2000 to $5,036 in 2024. The data highlights a steady upward trend, with annual salaries rising each year without any declines. Notably, the salary grew by approximately $200 each year from 2000 to 2019, surged to $4,269 in 2020, and continued to climb each subsequent year, reaching $5,000 by 2024. This consistent growth reflects economic advancements and potential increases in workforce compensation over the decade. The information is depicted in a line graph format, effectively illustrating the continuous rise in median monthly salaries across the specified years.

United States Avg Weekly Earnings: Private data was reported at 1,235.990 USD in Apr 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,249.590 USD for Mar 2025. United States Avg Weekly Earnings: Private data is updated monthly, averaging 868.880 USD from Mar 2006 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 230 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,249.590 USD in Mar 2025 and a record low of 682.380 USD in Mar 2006. United States Avg Weekly Earnings: Private data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United States – Table US.G: Current Employment Statistics: Average Weekly Earnings. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Median usual weekly nominal earnings (second quartile): Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over (LES1252881500Q) from Q1 1979 to Q1 2025 about second quartile, full-time, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, employment, and USA.

Between 1914 and 1969, weekly wages in manufacturing industries in the United States grew by a factor of 12. In the first half of the century, the most significant periods of increase came during the World Wars, as manufacturing industries were at the core of the war effort. However, wages then fell sharply after both World Wars, due to post-war recessions and oversaturation of the job market as soldiers returned home. Interwar period Wage growth during the interwar period was often stagnant, despite the significant economic growth during the Roarin' 20s, and manufacturing wages remained steady at around 24 dollars from 1923 to 1929. This was, again, due to oversaturation of the job market, as employment in the agricultural sector declined due to mechanization and many rural workers flocked to industrial cities in search of employment. The Great Depression then saw the largest and most prolonged period of decline in manufacturing wages. From September 1929 to March 1933, weekly wages fell from 24 dollars to below 15 dollars, and it would take another four years for them to return to pre-Depression levels. Postwar prosperity After the 1945 Recession, the decades that followed the Second World War then saw consistent growth in manufacturing wages in almost every year, as the U.S. cemented itself as the foremost economic power in the world. This period is sometimes referred to as the Golden Age of Capitalism, and the U.S. strengthened its economic presence in Western Europe and other OECD countries, while expanding its political and military presence across Asia. Manufacturing and exports played a major role in the U.S.' economic growth in this period, and wages grew from roughly 40 dollars per week in 1945 to more than 120 dollars by the late 1960s.

Wages in the United States increased to 31.18 USD/Hour in May from 31.06 USD/Hour in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Average Hourly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, members of labor unions had higher median weekly earnings across all age groups. Union members aged between 16 and 24 for example, had a median weekly wage of around 922 U.S. dollars, while non-union members of the same age range had a median weekly wage of 735 U.S. dollars. Non-union affiliated jobs had the lowest median earnings.

United States - Average Weekly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private was 1235.99000 $ per Week in April of 2025, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Average Weekly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private reached a record high of 1249.59000 in March of 2025 and a record low of 682.38000 in March of 2006. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Average Weekly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private (CES0500000003) from Mar 2006 to May 2025 about earnings, average, establishment survey, hours, wages, private, employment, and USA.

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 Average Weekly Salary: ML: Support Activity data was reported at 1,476.340 USD in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,462.860 USD for Aug 2018. United States Average Weekly Salary: ML: Support Activity data is updated monthly, averaging 1,227.550 USD from Mar 2006 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 151 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,499.500 USD in Jun 2018 and a record low of 972.560 USD in Mar 2006. United States Average Weekly Salary: ML: Support Activity 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.

Key information about China Monthly Earnings

• China Monthly Earnings stood at 1,392 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous figure of 1,336 USD in Dec 2022
• China Monthly Earnings data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2000 to Dec 2023, with an average number of 349 USD
• The data reached the an all-time high of 1,393 USD in Dec 2021 and a record low of 83 USD in Jun 2000

CEIC calculates Monthly Earnings from quarterly Earnings divided by 3 and converts it into USD. The National Bureau of Statistics provides year-to-date Average Wage in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Monthly Earnings cover urban population only.


Further information about China Monthly Earnings

• In the latest reports, China Population reached 1,410 million people in Dec 2023
• Unemployment Rate of China dropped to 5 % in Jun 2024
• The country's Labour Force Participation Rate dropped to 66 % in Dec 2023

United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: PW: Trade, Transportation & Utilities data was reported at 19.860 USD in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 19.840 USD for May 2018. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: PW: Trade, Transportation & Utilities data is updated monthly, averaging 10.030 USD from Jan 1964 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 654 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 19.860 USD in Jun 2018 and a record low of 2.820 USD in Feb 1964. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: PW: Trade, Transportation & Utilities 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.

Wages in Manufacturing in the United States increased to 28.92 USD/Hour in May from 28.80 USD/Hour in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Average Hourly Wages in Manufacturing - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 1979 the median usual weekly earnings of a male full-time employee in the United States of America amounted to 292 current U.S. dollars. In 2023, that figure had risen to 1,202 current U.S. dollars. The term current U.S. dollars describes the value of the currency in that particular year. Men's median weekly earnings adjusted for inflation can be accessed here.

This statistic shows the median weekly earnings of full-time wage and salary workers in the United States by gender and ethnicity in 2023. The usual weekly earnings of a male Asian American wage worker was 1,635 U.S. dollars in 2023.