In 2022, the usual median hourly rate of a male worker's wage in the U.S. was 19.7 U.S. dollars. Dollar value is based on 2022 U.S. dollars. This is a decrease from the previous year, when men's median hourly wage was 19.51 2022 U.S. dollars. The median hourly earnings of men in the U.S. not adjusted for inflation can be found here.
Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of male wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022
(in constant U.S. dollars)
The term constant dollars refers to a metric for valuing the price of something over time, without that metric changing due to inflation or deflation. The term specifically refers to dollars whose present value is linked to a given year.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (January 1, 2024). Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of male wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185380/median-hourly-earnings-of-male-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of male wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185380/median-hourly-earnings-of-male-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of male wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185380/median-hourly-earnings-of-male-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Inflation Adjusted Hourly Earnings of Male Wage and Salary Workers in The United States from 1979 to 2022 (in Constant U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185380/median-hourly-earnings-of-male-wage-and-salary-workers/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of male wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185380/median-hourly-earnings-of-male-wage-and-salary-workers/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Median inflation adjusted hourly earnings of male wage and salary workers in the United States from 1979 to 2022 (in constant U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185380/median-hourly-earnings-of-male-wage-and-salary-workers/
