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Selected Average Hourly Earnings Data, U.S.

(not seasonally adjusted data)
Average Hourly Earnings Selected Average Hourly Earnings Data
Historical data Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg

Total private

2021

25.24 25.27 25.33 25.59 25.76 25.63 25.82 26.09 26.28 26.44 26.47 (p)26.67 (p)25.89

2022

  (p)27.16                        

Mining

2021

30.97 31.06 31.17 31.31 31.45 31.29 31.57 31.93 31.90 31.77 32.05 (p)32.66 (p)31.62

2022

                           

Coal mining

2021

                         

2022

                           

Oil and gas extraction

2021

37.44 37.53 37.71 37.22 37.33 36.88 36.78 36.93 36.77 37.06 37.19 (p)37.01 (p)37.14

2022

                           

Construction

2021

29.47 29.50 29.67 30.11 30.25 30.39 30.66 30.95 31.01 31.18 31.04 (p)31.22 (p)30.48

2022

  (p)31.20                        

Highway, street & bridge constr.

2021

29.73 29.37 29.07 30.88 31.70 32.05 32.15 32.66 33.07 33.22 32.30 (p)31.64 (p)31.66

2022

                           

Manufacturing

2021

23.24 23.32 23.36 23.50 23.61 23.73 23.87 23.96 24.18 24.16 24.24 (p)24.41 (p)23.80

2022

  (p)24.55                        

Food manufacturing

2021

19.36 19.23 19.42 19.54 19.81 19.91 19.99 20.09 20.40 20.40 20.53 (p)20.77 (p)19.96

2022

  (p)20.96                        

Apparel

2021

16.97 17.09 16.79 17.02 16.89 16.80 17.26 17.25 18.34 17.99 18.43 (p)18.65 (p)17.46

2022

  (p)18.42                        

Textile product mills

2021

16.33 16.67 16.55 16.84 16.66 16.36 16.41 16.68 17.07 17.55 17.57 (p)17.85 (p)16.89

2022

  (p)17.76                        

Chemicals

2021

26.51 26.69 26.39 26.80 26.91 26.72 26.83 26.52 27.06 26.73 26.49 (p)26.57 (p)26.68

2022

  (p)26.28                        

Primary metals

2021

28.42 28.25 28.53 28.92 28.90 28.59 28.97 29.11 29.09 29.39 30.00 (p)30.09 (p)29.03

2022

  (p)30.15                        

Aircraft

2021

41.71 41.61 42.35 42.20 42.24 42.51 42.64 42.74 43.02 43.18 43.18 (p)43.79 (p)42.59

2022

                           

Trade, transportation & utilities

2021

21.72 21.64 21.72 22.10 22.33 22.31 22.51 22.65 22.82 22.94 22.96 (p)23.00 (p)22.40

2022

  (p)23.33                        

Electric power generation

2021

42.45 43.58 44.14 44.16 43.89 43.77 44.17 44.99 46.10 46.45 46.49 (p)47.23 (p)44.76

2022

                           

Natural gas distribution

2021

43.07 42.70 43.16 43.92 43.65 44.24 44.17 43.95 44.62 45.01 44.92 (p)46.36 (p)44.14

2022

                           

Water, sewage & other systems

2021

26.79 26.95 27.86 26.67 26.38 26.29 26.43 27.08 27.32 26.83 27.60 (p)27.41 (p)26.97

2022

                           

Food services & drinking places

2021

13.96 14.31 14.52 14.90 15.17 15.37 15.54 15.70 15.89 16.04 16.06 (p)16.31 (p)15.36

2022

                           

Information

2021

36.68 37.01 36.70 37.21 37.07 36.70 36.71 36.83 36.49 37.02 36.57 (p)36.79 (p)36.81

2022

  (p)39.28                        

Data processing, hosting and related services

2021

40.90 41.74 42.35 41.87 41.58 42.06 43.43 43.71 42.46 42.97 42.79 (p)42.68 (p)42.40

2022

                           

Automotive repair & maintenance

2021

20.72 20.94 20.82 20.85 20.86 20.91 21.12 21.30 21.39 21.49 21.83 (p)21.78 (p)21.18

2022

                           

Architectural & engineering services

2021

36.32 36.28 36.51 36.45 36.72 36.32 36.37 37.02 37.29 37.59 37.34 (p)37.75 (p)36.84

2022

                           

Footnotes
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