Name: United States Average Hourly Wages
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Wages in the United States increased to 32.31 USD/Hour in May from 32.23 USD/Hour in April of 2026. Wages in the United States averaged 13.11 USD/Hour from 1964 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 32.31 USD/Hour in May of 2026 and a record low of 2.50 USD/Hour in February of 1964. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Wages in the United States is expected to be 32.56 USD/Hour 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 Wages is projected to trend around 34.23 USD/Hour in 2027 and 35.39 USD/Hour in 2028, according to our econometric models.

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Average Hourly Earnings MoM	0.30	0.20	percent	May 2026
Average Weekly Hours	34.30	34.30	Hours	May 2026
Employed Persons	162771.00	162622.00	Thousand	May 2026
Employment Cost Index	0.90	0.70	percent	Mar 2026
Employment Rate	59.20	59.10	percent	May 2026
Full Time Employment	134173.00	134252.00	Thousand	May 2026
Government Payrolls	52.00	2.00	Thousand	May 2026
JOLTs Job Openings	7618.00	6887.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Job Openings	8176.00	6677.00	Thousand	Apr 2026
Participation Rate	61.80	61.80	percent	May 2026
Labour Costs	123.78	123.22	points	Mar 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate	1.17	1.08	percent	May 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls	7.00	0.00	Thousand	May 2026
Non Farm Payrolls	172.00	179.00	Thousand	May 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private	120.00	177.00	Thousand	May 2026
Part Time Employment	28679.00	28413.00	Thousand	May 2026
Productivity	119.40	119.35	points	Mar 2026
Unemployed Persons	7307.00	7373.00	Thousand	May 2026
Unemployment Rate	4.30	4.30	percent	May 2026
Wages	32.31	32.23	USD/Hour	May 2026
Wages in Manufacturing	30.19	30.10	USD/Hour	May 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate	9.40	9.50	percent	May 2026

United States Average Hourly Wages

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.