# Average Hourly Earnings of All Employees, Total Private

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Series ID: CES0500000003
Units: Dollars per Hour
Frequency: Monthly
As of: 2026-05-01
Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Source: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES0500000003

## Cross-References
- [Retail](/sector/retail/): Retail operating context: wage levels and labor income

## 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 |