Figure 1. Real average hourly earnings of all employees, total private, June 2009–December 2019
Month Real average hourly earnings (1982–84 dollars)

Jun 2009

$10.30

Jul 2009

10.33

Aug 2009

10.32

Sep 2009

10.31

Oct 2009

10.30

Nov 2009

10.29

Dec 2009

10.29

Jan 2010

10.30

Feb 2010

10.33

Mar 2010

10.33

Apr 2010

10.34

May 2010

10.37

Jun 2010

10.37

Jul 2010

10.38

Aug 2010

10.38

Sep 2010

10.39

Oct 2010

10.38

Nov 2010

10.35

Dec 2010

10.32

Jan 2011

10.33

Feb 2011

10.31

Mar 2011

10.25

Apr 2011

10.23

May 2011

10.23

Jun 2011

10.24

Jul 2011

10.25

Aug 2011

10.20

Sep 2011

10.20

Oct 2011

10.24

Nov 2011

10.20

Dec 2011

10.21

Jan 2012

10.20

Feb 2012

10.19

Mar 2012

10.21

Apr 2012

10.21

May 2012

10.23

Jun 2012

10.27

Jul 2012

10.28

Aug 2012

10.22

Sep 2012

10.20

Oct 2012

10.17

Nov 2012

10.22

Dec 2012

10.26

Jan 2013

10.26

Feb 2013

10.20

Mar 2013

10.25

Apr 2013

10.30

May 2013

10.30

Jun 2013

10.31

Jul 2013

10.30

Aug 2013

10.29

Sep 2013

10.30

Oct 2013

10.31

Nov 2013

10.32

Dec 2013

10.30

Jan 2014

10.29

Feb 2014

10.32

Mar 2014

10.30

Apr 2014

10.29

May 2014

10.30

Jun 2014

10.30

Jul 2014

10.31

Aug 2014

10.34

Sep 2014

10.34

Oct 2014

10.35

Nov 2014

10.40

Dec 2014

10.43

Jan 2015

10.53

Feb 2015

10.53

Mar 2015

10.53

Apr 2015

10.54

May 2015

10.53

Jun 2015

10.51

Jul 2015

10.50

Aug 2015

10.54

Sep 2015

10.57

Oct 2015

10.60

Nov 2015

10.60

Dec 2015

10.63

Jan 2016

10.66

Feb 2016

10.69

Mar 2016

10.69

Apr 2016

10.69

May 2016

10.68

Jun 2016

10.67

Jul 2016

10.70

Aug 2016

10.69

Sep 2016

10.69

Oct 2016

10.71

Nov 2016

10.71

Dec 2016

10.69

Jan 2017

10.67

Feb 2017

10.69

Mar 2017

10.71

Apr 2017

10.72

May 2017

10.75

Jun 2017

10.76

Jul 2017

10.79

Aug 2017

10.75

Sep 2017

10.76

Oct 2017

10.74

Nov 2017

10.73

Dec 2017

10.75

Jan 2018

10.73

Feb 2018

10.72

Mar 2018

10.76

Apr 2018

10.77

May 2018

10.76

Jun 2018

10.77

Jul 2018

10.78

Aug 2018

10.81

Sep 2018

10.83

Oct 2018

10.82

Nov 2018

10.86

Dec 2018

10.90

Jan 2019

10.92

Feb 2019

10.94

Mar 2019

10.93

Apr 2019

10.91

May 2019

10.92

Jun 2019

10.95

Jul 2019

10.95

Aug 2019

10.99

Sep 2019

10.97

Oct 2019

10.98

Nov 2019

10.99

Dec 2019

10.98

Note: Data are adjusted for inflation using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). Data are seasonally adjusted.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.