United States Average Hourly Earnings

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

0.3

Units In

0.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 05, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 2 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 rose by 12 cents, or 0.3%, over a month to $36.44 in July 2025, in line with market forecasts, following a 0.2% increase in the prior month. In July, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 8 cents, or 0.3%, to $31.34. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.9% in July, the most in four months, following an upwardly revised 3.8% advance in June and just above market estimates of a 3.8% rise.