In 2023, the average wage and salary per full-time equivalent employee in the United States was at 81,359 U.S. dollars. Wage and salary accruals include executives' compensation, bonuses, tips, and payments-in-kind. Wage and salary accruals by industry data may be accessed here.
Annual wage and salary accruals per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2023
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
Mean wage and salary
2023
81,359
2022
78,625
2021
75,760
2020
71,513
2019
66,721
2018
64,700
2017
62,726
2016
60,826
2015
59,993
2014
58,350
2013
56,667
2012
56,089
2011
54,699
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BEA. (September 27, 2024). Annual wage and salary accruals per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/243842/annual-mean-wages-and-salary-per-employee-in-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR0UX9qj8NJNDIbOek-_bMqa-q0AJIFjqBIIEv1EB-NxL84jpaRJ77rFJ4Q
BEA. "Annual wage and salary accruals per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243842/annual-mean-wages-and-salary-per-employee-in-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR0UX9qj8NJNDIbOek-_bMqa-q0AJIFjqBIIEv1EB-NxL84jpaRJ77rFJ4Q
BEA. (2024). Annual wage and salary accruals per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/243842/annual-mean-wages-and-salary-per-employee-in-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR0UX9qj8NJNDIbOek-_bMqa-q0AJIFjqBIIEv1EB-NxL84jpaRJ77rFJ4Q
BEA. "Annual Wage and Salary Accruals per Full-time Equivalent Employee in The United States from 2000 to 2023 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243842/annual-mean-wages-and-salary-per-employee-in-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR0UX9qj8NJNDIbOek-_bMqa-q0AJIFjqBIIEv1EB-NxL84jpaRJ77rFJ4Q
BEA, Annual wage and salary accruals per full-time equivalent employee in the United States from 2000 to 2023 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/243842/annual-mean-wages-and-salary-per-employee-in-the-us/?fbclid=IwAR0UX9qj8NJNDIbOek-_bMqa-q0AJIFjqBIIEv1EB-NxL84jpaRJ77rFJ4Q (last visited April 27, 2025)
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