| Characteristic | Annual average hourly earnings in current U.S. dollars |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.2 |
| 2023 | 18.11 |
| 2022 | 17.18 |
| 2021 | 16.02 |
| 2020 | 15.22 |
| 2019 | 14.85 |
| 2018 | 14.06 |
| 2017 | 13.56 |
| 2016 | 13.01 |
| 2015 | 12.56 |
| 2014 | 12.18 |
| 2013 | 12.12 |
| 2012 | 11.99 |
| 2011 | 11.98 |
| 2010 | 11.83 |
| 2009 | 11.76 |
| 2008 | 11.49 |
| 2007 | 10.98 |
| 2006 | 10.65 |
| 2005 | 10.31 |
| 2004 | 10.17 |
| 2003 | 10.08 |
| 2002 | 9.89 |
| 2001 | 9.64 |
| 2000 | 9.06 |
| 1999 | 8.64 |
| 1998 | 8.23 |
| 1997 | 7.94 |
| 1996 | 7.73 |
| 1995 | 7.46 |
| 1994 | 7.25 |
| 1993 | 7.12 |
| 1992 | 6.96 |
| 1991 | 6.75 |
| 1990 | 6.44 |
| 1989 | 6.11 |
| 1988 | 5.84 |
| 1987 | 5.6 |
| 1986 | 5.33 |
| 1985 | 5.13 |
| 1984 | 4.97 |
| 1983 | 4.8 |
| 1982 | 4.61 |
| 1981 | 4.28 |
| 1980 | 3.95 |
| 1979 | 3.62 |
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Release date
January 2026
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Region
United States
Survey time period
1979 to 2024
Supplementary notes
The term "current U.S. dollars" refers to the value of the currency at the recorded time, and is not adjusted for inflation. In the case of 1979, 241 current U.S. dollars refers to the value of 241 U.S. dollars in 1979.
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