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

Average Hourly Earnings in the United States increased 0.20 percent in June of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Average Hourly Earnings - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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 October 2024, the average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls in the United States stood at 35.46 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 February 2025, the average hourly earnings of all employees in the United States was at 11.24 U.S. dollars. The data have been seasonally adjusted. The deflators used for constant-dollar earnings shown here come from the Consumer Price Indexes Programs. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Employees (CPI-U) is used to deflate the data for all employees. A comparison of the rate of wage growth versus the monthly inflation since 2020 rate can be accessed here. Real wages are wages that have been adjusted for inflation.

Average Hourly Earnings YoY in the United States decreased to 3.70 percent in June from 3.80 percent in May of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States Average Hourly Earnings YoY.

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

Graph and download economic data for Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Manufacturing (CES3000000003) from Mar 2006 to Jun 2025 about earnings, establishment survey, hours, wages, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

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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.

In 2023, the usual median hourly rate of a Hispanic worker's wage in the United States was 18.1 constant 2023 U.S. dollars. Black or African American workers earned the least on average, with an hourly wage of 18.1 U.S. dollars.

Wages in Manufacturing in the United States remained unchanged at 28.87 USD/Hour in June. This dataset provides - United States Average Hourly Wages in Manufacturing - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Manufacturing (CES3000000008) from Jan 1939 to Jul 2025 about nonsupervisory, earnings, establishment survey, hours, wages, production, manufacturing, employment, and USA.

United States Avg Hourly Earnings (AHE): PW: Private data was reported at 31.150 USD in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 31.120 USD for Mar 2025. United States Avg Hourly Earnings (AHE): PW: Private data is updated monthly, averaging 11.365 USD from Jan 1964 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 736 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.150 USD in Apr 2025 and a record low of 2.500 USD in Mar 1964. United States Avg Hourly Earnings (AHE): PW: 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 Hourly Earnings: Production Workers.

United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: Goods Producing data was reported at 28.400 USD in Oct 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 28.390 USD for Sep 2018. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: Goods Producing data is updated monthly, averaging 24.695 USD from Mar 2006 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 152 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 28.400 USD in Oct 2018 and a record low of 21.140 USD in Mar 2006. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: sa: Goods Producing 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.G033: Current Employment Statistics Survey: Average Weekly and Hourly Earnings: Seasonally Adjusted.

United States Avg Hourly Earnings: FA: Insurance Carriers & Related Activities data was reported at 35.290 USD in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 36.050 USD for Apr 2018. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: FA: Insurance Carriers & Related Activities data is updated monthly, averaging 31.400 USD from Mar 2006 to May 2018, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.050 USD in Apr 2018 and a record low of 26.710 USD in Mar 2006. United States Avg Hourly Earnings: FA: Insurance Carriers & Related Activities 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.

This statistic represents the hourly earnings in the U.S. manufacturing sector between May 2006 and May 2021. On average, employees in the manufacturing sector in the United States had hourly earnings of ***** U.S. dollars in May 2021.

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 July of 2025.

In June 2022, average hourly earnings of individuals working in the United States information sector peaked at 46.22 U.S. dollars, up from 44.28 U.S. dollars in June 2021.

The Average Hourly Earnings m/m indicator reflects changes in the average hourly earnings in most non-agricultural industries in the specified month compared to the previous month. The indicator is