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 Q2 2025 about full-time, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, employment, real, and USA.

In March 2025, inflation amounted to 2.4 percent, while wages grew by 4.3 percent. The inflation rate has not exceeded the rate of wage growth since January 2023. Inflation in 2022 The high rates of inflation in 2022 meant that the real terms value of American wages took a hit. Many Americans report feelings of concern over the economy and a worsening of their financial situation. The inflation situation in the United States is one that was experienced globally in 2022, mainly due to COVID-19 related supply chain constraints and disruption due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The monthly inflation rate for the U.S. reached a 40-year high in June 2022 at 9.1 percent, and annual inflation for 2022 reached eight percent. Without appropriate wage increases, Americans will continue to see a decline in their purchasing power. Wages in the U.S. Despite the level of wage growth reaching 6.7 percent in the summer of 2022, it has not been enough to curb the impact of even higher inflation rates. The federally mandated minimum wage in the United States has not increased since 2009, meaning that individuals working minimum wage jobs have taken a real terms pay cut for the last twelve years. There are discrepancies between states - the minimum wage in California can be as high as 15.50 U.S. dollars per hour, while a business in Oklahoma may be as low as two U.S. dollars per hour. However, even the higher wage rates in states like California and Washington may be lacking - one analysis found that if minimum wage had kept up with productivity, the minimum hourly wage in the U.S. should have been 22.88 dollars per hour in 2021. Additionally, the impact of decreased purchasing power due to inflation will impact different parts of society in different ways with stark contrast in average wages due to both gender and race.

The average real wages worldwide saw *********** every year since 2006. However, in 2022, the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising inflation rates in led to a decrease in real average wages worldwide. In 2023, real global wage growth was positive again.

Wages in the United States increased 5.35 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Wages and Salaries Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Wages in Germany increased 1.20 percent in March of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Germany Wage Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In July 2025, real wages in Japan increased by *** percent compared to the same month of 2024, according to preliminary figures. Since 2023, the sharpest decline in real wages of establishments with five or more employees was recorded in January 2023 at *** percent.

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Wages in Russia increased 5.10 percent in June of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides - Russia Wage Growth- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Romania was forecast to have the highest real salary increase in the last quarter of 2024 of the 34 countries included. The salary increase in the European country was forecast to reach ** percent. Croatia and Serbia followed behind. On the other hand, Iceland and Japan were forecast to have a real wage growth of only *** percent.

Average real wage growth has differed regionally between 2010 and 2022. Both Central and Western Asia and the Asia Pacific region (including China) have seen high rates of growth and have experienced minimal decreases. Growth peaked at 12.4% in 2021 for Central and Western Asia and 4.7% for the Asia Pacific region. However, much of the growth in the Asia Pacific region can be attributed to the growth of China. On the other hand, African countries have seen several years of wage decrease recently, the largest drop being in 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world.

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Wages in Iceland increased 3.50 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Iceland Real Wage Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Graph and download economic data for Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over: Black or African American (LEU0252884600Q) from Q1 2000 to Q2 2025 about African-American, full-time, salaries, workers, earnings, 16 years +, wages, median, employment, real, and USA.

Wages In the Euro Area increased 3.40 percent in March of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Wage Growth - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In 2024, real wages in Japan dropped by *** percent, declining for the third consecutive year. In the past decade, the sharpest decline in real wages of establishments with five or more employees was recorded in 2014 at *** percent.

The annual rate of development of real wages in Czechia fluctuated in the observed period, with the highest figure observed at six percent in 2018. In 2023, the real wages in the country fell by 3.3 percent. However, in the following year, they were expected to grow by more than nine precent.

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Graph and download economic data for Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private (AHETPI) from Jan 1964 to Jul 2025 about nonsupervisory, headline figure, earnings, average, establishment survey, hours, wages, production, private, employment, and USA.

Average weekly earnings for the whole economy, for total and regular pay, in real terms (adjusted for consumer price inflation), UK, monthly, seasonally adjusted.

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