Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private

Series ID: CES0500000003. Units: Dollars per Hour. Frequency: Monthly. As of: 2026-05-01.

Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Source: FRED series CES0500000003, source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Retail Cross-References

Retail - Retail operating context: wage levels and labor income

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Observations

Date	Value
2006-03-01	20.04
2006-04-01	20.17
2006-05-01	20.13
2006-06-01	20.22
2006-07-01	20.29
2006-08-01	20.32
2006-09-01	20.4
2006-10-01	20.42
2006-11-01	20.49
2006-12-01	20.58
2007-01-01	20.59
2007-02-01	20.68
2007-03-01	20.72
2007-04-01	20.79
2007-05-01	20.84
2007-06-01	20.95
2007-07-01	20.94
2007-08-01	21
2007-09-01	21.04
2007-10-01	21.06
2007-11-01	21.12
2007-12-01	21.16
2008-01-01	21.19
2008-02-01	21.27
2008-03-01	21.36
2008-04-01	21.38
2008-05-01	21.47
2008-06-01	21.52
2008-07-01	21.6
2008-08-01	21.7
2008-09-01	21.73
2008-10-01	21.76
2008-11-01	21.86
2008-12-01	21.95
2009-01-01	21.96
2009-02-01	21.98
2009-03-01	22.05
2009-04-01	22.1
2009-05-01	22.12
2009-06-01	22.14
2009-07-01	22.18
2009-08-01	22.23
2009-09-01	22.27
2009-10-01	22.31
2009-11-01	22.34
2009-12-01	22.37
2010-01-01	22.4
2010-02-01	22.46
2010-03-01	22.46
2010-04-01	22.49
2010-05-01	22.51
2010-06-01	22.53
2010-07-01	22.59
2010-08-01	22.62
2010-09-01	22.67
2010-10-01	22.73
2010-11-01	22.73
2010-12-01	22.76
2011-01-01	22.87
2011-02-01	22.87
2011-03-01	22.87
2011-04-01	22.91
2011-05-01	22.97
2011-06-01	23
2011-07-01	23.11
2011-08-01	23.06
2011-09-01	23.11
2011-10-01	23.18
2011-11-01	23.19
2011-12-01	23.22
2012-01-01	23.26
2012-02-01	23.28
2012-03-01	23.36
2012-04-01	23.39
2012-05-01	23.41
2012-06-01	23.46
2012-07-01	23.49
2012-08-01	23.48
2012-09-01	23.57
2012-10-01	23.56
2012-11-01	23.63
2012-12-01	23.72
2013-01-01	23.74
2013-02-01	23.78
2013-03-01	23.8
2013-04-01	23.87
2013-05-01	23.89
2013-06-01	23.96
2013-07-01	23.98
2013-08-01	24.02
2013-09-01	24.06
2013-10-01	24.09
2013-11-01	24.16
2013-12-01	24.18
2014-01-01	24.22
2014-02-01	24.33
2014-03-01	24.31
2014-04-01	24.34
2014-05-01	24.4
2014-06-01	24.46
2014-07-01	24.48
2014-08-01	24.54
2014-09-01	24.56
2014-10-01	24.59
2014-11-01	24.66
2014-12-01	24.63
2015-01-01	24.74
2015-02-01	24.79
2015-03-01	24.85
2015-04-01	24.89
2015-05-01	24.97
2015-06-01	24.97
2015-07-01	25.01
2015-08-01	25.1
2015-09-01	25.11
2015-10-01	25.2
2015-11-01	25.25
2015-12-01	25.25
2016-01-01	25.37
2016-02-01	25.38
2016-03-01	25.45
2016-04-01	25.53
2016-05-01	25.58
2016-06-01	25.62
2016-07-01	25.69
2016-08-01	25.71
2016-09-01	25.77
2016-10-01	25.9
2016-11-01	25.9
2016-12-01	25.93
2017-01-01	26
2017-02-01	26.07
2017-03-01	26.11
2017-04-01	26.18
2017-05-01	26.21
2017-06-01	26.26
2017-07-01	26.35
2017-08-01	26.37
2017-09-01	26.49
2017-10-01	26.5
2017-11-01	26.54
2017-12-01	26.63
2018-01-01	26.72
2018-02-01	26.74
2018-03-01	26.85
2018-04-01	26.91
2018-05-01	26.98
2018-06-01	27.03
2018-07-01	27.1
2018-08-01	27.21
2018-09-01	27.32
2018-10-01	27.37
2018-11-01	27.44
2018-12-01	27.56
2019-01-01	27.59
2019-02-01	27.69
2019-03-01	27.77
2019-04-01	27.79
2019-05-01	27.88
2019-06-01	27.97
2019-07-01	28.03
2019-08-01	28.14
2019-09-01	28.16
2019-10-01	28.24
2019-11-01	28.34
2019-12-01	28.38
2020-01-01	28.43
2020-02-01	28.54
2020-03-01	28.73
2020-04-01	30.04
2020-05-01	29.72
2020-06-01	29.38
2020-07-01	29.39
2020-08-01	29.49
2020-09-01	29.51
2020-10-01	29.54
2020-11-01	29.64
2020-12-01	29.91
2021-01-01	29.93
2021-02-01	30.05
2021-03-01	30.03
2021-04-01	30.22
2021-05-01	30.41
2021-06-01	30.54
2021-07-01	30.66
2021-08-01	30.78
2021-09-01	30.98
2021-10-01	31.14
2021-11-01	31.23
2021-12-01	31.39
2022-01-01	31.6
2022-02-01	31.64
2022-03-01	31.8
2022-04-01	31.96
2022-05-01	32.1
2022-06-01	32.19
2022-07-01	32.34
2022-08-01	32.44
2022-09-01	32.57
2022-10-01	32.7
2022-11-01	32.82
2022-12-01	32.94
2023-01-01	33.02
2023-02-01	33.15
2023-03-01	33.27
2023-04-01	33.43
2023-05-01	33.5
2023-06-01	33.69
2023-07-01	33.85
2023-08-01	33.89
2023-09-01	34.01
2023-10-01	34.08
2023-11-01	34.17
2023-12-01	34.29
2024-01-01	34.47
2024-02-01	34.52
2024-03-01	34.65
2024-04-01	34.76
2024-05-01	34.89
2024-06-01	35.01
2024-07-01	35.08
2024-08-01	35.22
2024-09-01	35.34
2024-10-01	35.46
2024-11-01	35.6
2024-12-01	35.69
2025-01-01	35.84
2025-02-01	35.94
2025-03-01	36.11
2025-04-01	36.12
2025-05-01	36.28
2025-06-01	36.36
2025-07-01	36.47
2025-08-01	36.62
2025-09-01	36.7
2025-10-01	36.85
2025-11-01	37
2025-12-01	37.02
2026-01-01	37.15
2026-02-01	37.27
2026-03-01	37.35
2026-04-01	37.41
2026-05-01	37.53