United States Average Hourly Earnings

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

0.1

Units In

0.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 09, 2026

Time to Release

22 Days 12 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 edged up by 5 cents, or 0.1%, over a month to $36.86 in November 2025, following a 0.4% rise in October and below market forecasts of 0.3%. This was the smallest increase in wages since August 2023. In November, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 11 cents, or 0.3%, to $31.76. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.5% in November, marking the slowest increase since May 2021, down from 3.7% in October.