Average hourly earnings for all employees on US private nonfarm payrolls rose by 12 cents, or 0.3%, over a month to $37.53 in May 2026, following a 0.2% increase in April, matching market forecasts. In May, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 8 cents, or 0.2%, to $32.31. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.4% in May, down from a 3.6% advance in the prior month, also in line with analysts' estimates. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Average Hourly Earnings in the United States increased 0.30 percent in May of 2026 over the previous month. Average Hourly Earnings in the United States averaged 0.26 percent from 2006 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4.60 percent in April of 2020 and a record low of -1.10 percent in May of 2020. This page 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. United States Average Hourly Earnings MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
Average Hourly Earnings in the United States increased 0.30 percent in May of 2026 over the previous month. Average Hourly Earnings in the United States is expected to be 0.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Average Hourly Earnings MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.