The .gov means it's official. Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information,
make sure you're on a federal government site.
The site is secure. The
https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any
information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.
Real average hourly earnings down 0.8 percent from February to March 2022
April 19, 2022
Real average hourly earnings for all employees decreased 0.8 percent from February to March 2022. This result stems from an increase of 0.4 percent in average hourly earnings combined with an increase of 1.2 percent in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.
Average hourly earnings and real average hourly earnings indexes, March 2006 to March 2022
Month
Average hourly earnings index
Real average hourly earnings index
Mar 2006
100.0
100.0
Apr 2006
100.6
100.0
May 2006
100.4
99.6
Jun 2006
100.9
99.8
Jul 2006
101.3
99.6
Aug 2006
101.4
99.3
Sep 2006
101.8
100.2
Oct 2006
102.0
100.8
Nov 2006
102.2
101.0
Dec 2006
102.6
100.9
Jan 2007
102.8
100.9
Feb 2007
103.2
100.9
Mar 2007
103.4
100.5
Apr 2007
103.7
100.6
May 2007
104.0
100.4
Jun 2007
104.5
100.7
Jul 2007
104.5
100.5
Aug 2007
104.8
100.7
Sep 2007
105.0
100.5
Oct 2007
105.1
100.3
Nov 2007
105.4
99.8
Dec 2007
105.7
99.8
Jan 2008
105.7
99.5
Feb 2008
106.1
99.6
Mar 2008
106.6
99.7
Apr 2008
106.7
99.5
May 2008
107.1
99.4
Jun 2008
107.4
98.6
Jul 2008
107.7
98.2
Aug 2008
108.3
98.8
Sep 2008
108.4
98.8
Oct 2008
108.6
99.9
Nov 2008
109.2
102.2
Dec 2008
109.5
103.4
Jan 2009
109.6
103.3
Feb 2009
109.7
103.0
Mar 2009
110.1
103.4
Apr 2009
110.2
103.5
May 2009
110.3
103.3
Jun 2009
110.4
102.6
Jul 2009
110.7
102.9
Aug 2009
110.9
102.8
Sep 2009
111.1
102.7
Oct 2009
111.3
102.6
Nov 2009
111.6
102.5
Dec 2009
111.6
102.5
Jan 2010
111.8
102.6
Feb 2010
112.0
102.9
Mar 2010
112.0
102.9
Apr 2010
112.2
103.0
May 2010
112.4
103.3
Jun 2010
112.4
103.3
Jul 2010
112.7
103.4
Aug 2010
112.9
103.4
Sep 2010
113.1
103.5
Oct 2010
113.5
103.4
Nov 2010
113.4
103.1
Dec 2010
113.6
102.8
Jan 2011
114.0
102.9
Feb 2011
114.1
102.7
Mar 2011
114.1
102.1
Apr 2011
114.4
101.9
May 2011
114.7
101.9
Jun 2011
114.8
102.0
Jul 2011
115.3
102.1
Aug 2011
115.1
101.6
Sep 2011
115.3
101.6
Oct 2011
115.8
101.9
Nov 2011
115.7
101.7
Dec 2011
115.8
101.7
Jan 2012
116.0
101.6
Feb 2012
116.1
101.5
Mar 2012
116.6
101.7
Apr 2012
116.7
101.7
May 2012
116.7
101.9
Jun 2012
117.1
102.3
Jul 2012
117.3
102.4
Aug 2012
117.2
101.8
Sep 2012
117.6
101.6
Oct 2012
117.6
101.3
Nov 2012
117.9
101.8
Dec 2012
118.4
102.2
Jan 2013
118.6
102.2
Feb 2013
118.6
101.6
Mar 2013
118.8
102.1
Apr 2013
119.1
102.6
May 2013
119.2
102.6
Jun 2013
119.6
102.7
Jul 2013
119.7
102.6
Aug 2013
119.9
102.5
Sep 2013
120.1
102.6
Oct 2013
120.2
102.7
Nov 2013
120.6
102.8
Dec 2013
120.6
102.6
Jan 2014
120.8
102.5
Feb 2014
121.4
102.8
Mar 2014
121.3
102.6
Apr 2014
121.5
102.5
May 2014
121.8
102.6
Jun 2014
122.0
102.7
Jul 2014
122.2
102.7
Aug 2014
122.6
103.0
Sep 2014
122.6
103.0
Oct 2014
122.7
103.1
Nov 2014
123.0
103.6
Dec 2014
123.0
103.9
Jan 2015
123.4
104.9
Feb 2015
123.7
104.9
Mar 2015
124.0
104.9
Apr 2015
124.2
105.0
May 2015
124.6
104.9
Jun 2015
124.7
104.7
Jul 2015
124.8
104.7
Aug 2015
125.2
105.0
Sep 2015
125.3
105.3
Oct 2015
125.7
105.6
Nov 2015
125.9
105.6
Dec 2015
126.1
105.9
Jan 2016
126.5
106.3
Feb 2016
126.7
106.6
Mar 2016
127.0
106.5
Apr 2016
127.4
106.4
May 2016
127.6
106.3
Jun 2016
127.9
106.3
Jul 2016
128.2
106.6
Aug 2016
128.3
106.5
Sep 2016
128.6
106.5
Oct 2016
129.1
106.7
Nov 2016
129.3
106.7
Dec 2016
129.4
106.5
Jan 2017
129.9
106.4
Feb 2017
130.1
106.5
Mar 2017
130.3
106.7
Apr 2017
130.6
106.8
May 2017
130.8
107.0
Jun 2017
131.0
107.2
Jul 2017
131.5
107.5
Aug 2017
131.6
107.2
Sep 2017
132.2
107.1
Oct 2017
132.2
107.0
Nov 2017
132.4
106.9
Dec 2017
133.0
107.1
Jan 2018
133.4
107.1
Feb 2018
133.5
106.8
Mar 2018
134.0
107.2
Apr 2018
134.2
107.1
May 2018
134.6
107.1
Jun 2018
134.9
107.2
Jul 2018
135.2
107.4
Aug 2018
135.8
107.7
Sep 2018
136.3
107.9
Oct 2018
136.5
107.8
Nov 2018
136.9
108.2
Dec 2018
137.5
108.7
Jan 2019
137.7
108.9
Feb 2019
138.2
109.0
Mar 2019
138.7
108.9
Apr 2019
138.6
108.5
May 2019
139.0
108.7
Jun 2019
139.4
109.0
Jul 2019
139.9
109.1
Aug 2019
140.4
109.4
Sep 2019
140.5
109.3
Oct 2019
140.9
109.3
Nov 2019
141.5
109.6
Dec 2019
141.6
109.4
Jan 2020
141.9
109.5
Feb 2020
142.5
109.9
Mar 2020
143.7
111.1
Apr 2020
149.8
116.7
May 2020
148.3
115.6
Jun 2020
146.5
113.6
Jul 2020
146.8
113.3
Aug 2020
147.1
113.1
Sep 2020
147.3
112.9
Oct 2020
147.4
112.9
Nov 2020
148.0
113.2
Dec 2020
149.3
113.9
Jan 2021
149.4
113.6
Feb 2021
149.9
113.6
Mar 2021
150.0
112.9
Apr 2021
150.7
112.7
May 2021
151.5
112.5
Jun 2021
152.3
112.2
Jul 2021
153.0
112.3
Aug 2021
153.5
112.2
Sep 2021
154.3
112.4
Oct 2021
155.2
112.1
Nov 2021
155.8
111.7
Dec 2021
156.6
111.6
Jan 2022
157.5
111.5
Feb 2022
157.7
110.8
Mar 2022
158.3
109.9
Average hourly earnings increased 5.6 percent for the 12 months ended in March 2022 and 58.3 percent from March 2006 to March 2022. After adjusting for inflation, real average hourly earnings decreased 2.7 percent for the 12 months ended in March 2022 and increased 9.9 percent from March 2006 to March 2022.
United States Department of Labor
