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.
Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from February 2012 to February 2025
Characteristic
Real earnings in U.S. dollars
Feb '25*
11.24
Jan '25*
11.23
Dec '24
11.23
Nov '24
11.25
Oct '24
11.25
Sep '24
11.23
Aug '24
11.21
Jul '24
11.19
Jun '24
11.18
May '24
11.14
Apr '24
11.1
Mar '24
11.11
Feb '24
11.11
Jan '24
11.15
Dec '23
11.12
Nov '23
11.11
Oct '23
11.09
Sep '23
11.07
Aug '23
11.07
Jul '23
11.09
Jun '23
11.06
May '23
11.06
Apr '23
11.01
Mar '23
11.04
Feb '23
10.99
Jan '23
11.01
Dec '22
11.01
Nov '22
10.98
Oct '22
10.94
Sep '22
10.95
Aug '22
10.95
Jul '22
10.97
Jun '22
10.92
May '22
11.01
Apr '22
11.04
Mar '22
11.07
Feb '22
11.12
Jan '22
11.19
Dec '21
11.2
Nov '21
11.21
Oct '21
11.21
Sep '21
11.28
Aug '21
11.23
Jul '21
11.27
Jun '21
11.26
May '21
11.3
Apr '21
11.32
Mar '21
11.34
Feb '21
11.41
Jan '21
11.41
Dec '20
11.44
Nov '20
11.35
Oct '20
11.33
Sep '20
11.34
Aug '20
11.34
Jul '20
11.36
Jun '20
11.4
May '20
11.62
Apr '20
11.74
Mar '20
11.14
Feb '20
11.02
Jan '20
10.99
Dec '19
10.98
Nov '19
10.99
Oct '19
10.98
Sep '19
10.97
Aug '19
10.99
Jul '19
10.95
Jun '19
10.95
May '19
10.92
Apr '19
10.91
Mar '19
10.93
Feb '19
10.94
Jan '19
10.92
Dec '18
10.89
Nov '18
10.85
Oct '18
10.82
Sep '18
10.83
Aug '18
10.81
Jul '18
10.78
Jun '18
10.77
May '18
10.77
Apr '18
10.76
Mar '18
10.76
Feb '18
10.73
Jan '18
10.73
Dec '17
10.75
Nov '17
10.73
Oct '17
10.75
Sep '17
10.77
Aug '17
10.78
Jul '17
10.81
Jun '17
10.77
May' 17
10.75
Apr '17
10.72
Mar '17
10.72
Feb '17
10.68
Jan '17
10.65
Dec '16
10.7
Nov '16
10.7
Oct '16
10.72
Sep '16
10.71
Aug '16
10.71
Jul '16
10.72
Jun '16
10.67
May '16
10.69
Apr '16
10.69
Mar '16
10.69
Feb '16
10.67
Jan '16
10.65
Dec '15
10.61
Nov '15
10.6
Oct '15
10.59
Sep '15
10.59
Aug '15
10.55
July '15
10.5
June '15
10.51
May '15
10.53
Apr '15
10.55
Mar '15
10.54
Feb '15
10.54
Jan '15
10.54
Dec '14
10.42
Nov '14
10.41
Oct '14
10.34
Sep '14
10.33
Aug '14
10.34
July '14
10.3
June '14
10.29
May '14
10.3
Apr '14
10.3
Mar '14
10.32
Feb '14
10.32
Jan '14
10.3
Dec '13
10.3
Nov '13
10.32
Oct '13
10.3
Sep '13
10.29
Aug '13
10.3
Jul '13
10.28
Jun '13
10.3
May '13
10.29
Apr '13
10.32
Mar '13
10.26
Feb '13
10.23
Jan '13
10.29
Dec '12
10.28
Nov '12
10.24
Oct '12
10.18
Sep '12
10.2
Aug '12
10.22
Jul '12
10.28
Jun '12
10.28
May '12
10.25
Apr '12
10.23
Mar '12
10.2
Feb '12
10.22
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Employed persons 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. Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method for removing the seasonal component of a time series used when analyzing non-seasonal trends.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (March 12, 2025). Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from February 2012 to February 2025 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from February 2012 to February 2025." Chart. March 12, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from February 2012 to February 2025. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Real Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees in The United States from February 2012 to February 2025." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
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