United States Average Hourly Earnings

Last Release

Mar 31, 2025

Actual

0.3

Units In

0.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

May 02, 2025

Time to Release

24 Days 18 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
4.6 Apr 2020	-1.3 Jun 2020	0.25 %	2006-2025	U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

In the United States, Average Hourly Earnings is the average amount employees make per hour in a given month. The Federal Reserve uses average hourly earnings in deciding whether to raise or lower interest rates.

Latest Updates

Average hourly earnings for all employees on US private nonfarm payrolls rose by 9 cents, or 0.3% over a month, to $36.00 in March 2025, in line with market estimates, following a downwardly revised 0.2% increase in the prior month. In March, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees edged up by 5 cents, or 0.2%, to $30.96. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.8%, slightly below market forecasts of 3.9% and February's 4% advance.