In May 2024, the average hourly earnings of all employees in the United States was at 11.15 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 May 2011 to May 2024
Characteristic
Real earnings in U.S. dollars
May '24*
11.15
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
11.05
Sep '23
11.03
Aug '23
11.04
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
Jan '12
10.23
Dec '11
10.24
Nov '11
10.23
Oct '11
10.24
Sep '11
10.21
Aug '11
10.22
Jul '11
10.26
Jun '11
10.25
May '11
10.25
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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. (June 12, 2024). Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from May 2011 to May 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Real average hourly earnings for all employees in the United States from May 2011 to May 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/216259/monthly-real-average-hourly-earnings-for-all-employees-in-the-us/
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