United States Average Hourly Wages  1964-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Wages in the United States increased to 22.03 USD/Hour in June from 21.99 USD/Hour in May of 2017. Wages in the United States averaged 10.83 USD/Hour from 1964 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 22.03 USD/Hour in June of 2017 and a record low of 2.50 USD/Hour in February of 1964.

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United States Labour Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Unemployment Rate 4.40 4.30 10.80 2.50 percent [+]
Non Farm Payrolls 222.00 152.00 1115.00 -834.00 Thousand [+]
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 187.00 159.00 1089.00 -816.00 Thousand [+]
Government Payrolls 35.00 -7.00 427.00 -260.00 Thousand [+]
Manufacturing Payrolls 1.00 -2.00 572.00 -519.00 Thousand [+]
Initial Jobless Claims 247.00 250.00 695.00 162.00 Thousand [+]
Continuing Jobless Claims 1945.00 1965.00 6635.00 988.00 Thousand [+]
ADP Employment Change 158.00 230.00 384.00 -846.00 Thousand [+]
Employed Persons 153168.00 152923.00 153168.00 57635.00 Thousand [+]
Unemployed Persons 6977.00 6861.00 15352.00 1596.00 Thousand [+]
Average Hourly Earnings 0.20 0.10 0.60 -0.20 percent [+]
Average Weekly Hours 34.50 34.40 34.60 33.70 Hours [+]
Labor Force Participation Rate 62.80 62.70 67.30 58.10 percent [+]
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.04 1.04 2.80 1.01 percent [+]
Youth Unemployment Rate 8.80 9.40 19.50 7.80 percent [+]
Labour Costs 110.04 109.45 110.75 17.12 Index Points [+]
Productivity 107.50 107.50 107.50 27.60 Index Points [+]
Job Vacancies 6371.00 5684.00 6371.00 2132.00 Thousand [+]
Job Offers 5666.00 5967.00 5973.00 2196.00 Thousands [+]
Challenger Job Cuts 31105.00 33092.00 248475.00 15100.00 Persons [+]
Wages 22.03 21.99 22.03 2.50 USD/Hour [+]
Wage Growth 2.95 3.49 13.77 -5.77 percent [+]
Wages in Manufacturing 20.74 20.77 20.84 1.27 USD/Hour [+]
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 7.25 0.25 USD/Hour [+]
Employment Cost Index 0.80 0.50 1.60 0.20 percent [+]
Labor Market Conditions Index 1.50 3.30 32.00 -48.40 Index Points [+]
Population 324.30 322.06 324.30 76.09 Million [+]
Retirement Age Women 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Retirement Age Men 66.00 66.00 66.00 66.00 [+]
Living Wage Family 1496.20 1497.50 2680.00 1433.00 USD/Month [+]
Living Wage Individual 1407.76 1399.20 1407.76 1302.75 USD/Month [+]
Part Time Employment 27142.00 27366.00 28134.00 10086.00 Thousand [+]
Full Time Employment 125975.00 125620.00 125987.00 64640.00 Thousand [+]
Employment Rate 60.10 60.00 64.70 55.00 percent [+]
Wages Low Skilled 1780.00 1810.00 1860.00 1450.00 USD/Month [+]
Wages High Skilled 4130.00 4150.00 4150.00 4000.00 USD/Month [+]


United States Average Hourly Wages Notes

In the United States, wages are benchmarked using average hourly earnings. Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. This page provides - United States Average Hourly Wages - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Average Hourly Wages - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
22.03 21.99 22.03 2.50 1964 - 2017 USD/Hour Monthly
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Last
Australia 1163.50 Dec/16
Brazil 2109.00 May/17
Canada 24.73 Apr/17
China 67569.00 Dec/16
Euro Area 1681.00 Mar/14
France 2957.00 Dec/14
Germany 3745.00 Dec/16
India 272.19 Dec/14
Italy 2167.84 Dec/11
Japan 303.31 May/17
Mexico 335.59 May/17
Netherlands 2245.00 Dec/10
Russia 40640.00 May/17
South Korea 3623535.00 Mar/17
Spain 1829.13 Mar/17
Switzerland 6213.76 Dec/15
Turkey 1512.00 Dec/10
United Kingdom 502.00 Apr/17
United States 22.03 Jun/17