U.S. workers median hourly earnings 2023, by age

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Abigail Tierney,
Jan 14, 2025

In 2023 in the United States, the median hourly rate of a worker's wage between 20 and 24 years old was 16.4 current U.S. dollars. Workers between the ages of 35 and 44 years old had the highest hourly wage in that year, at 21.2 current U.S. dollars.

Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States in 2023, by age (in current U.S. dollars)

CharacteristicWage in current U.S. dollars
16 to 19 years 14.22
20 to 24 years 16.4
25 to 34 years 19.96
35 to 44 years 21.2
45 to 54 years 20.91
55 to 64 years 21.1
65 years and older 18.33
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August 2024

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2023

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