Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

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.

Https

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.

Economic News Release
PRINT:Print
CPS CPS Program Links
CES CES Program Links

Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
May
2022
Mar.
2023
Apr.
2023(p)
May
2023(p)
May
2022
Mar.
2023
Apr.
2023(p)
May
2023(p)

Total private

$32.06 $33.20 $33.33 $33.44 $1,109.28 $1,142.08 $1,146.55 $1,146.99

Goods-producing

32.32 33.53 33.70 33.81 1,292.80 1,337.85 1,344.63 1,349.02

Mining and logging

35.58 37.28 37.69 37.82 1,640.24 1,718.61 1,729.97 1,796.45

Construction

34.53 35.99 36.14 36.29 1,343.22 1,400.01 1,405.85 1,408.05

Manufacturing

30.86 31.88 32.03 32.11 1,246.74 1,284.76 1,284.40 1,287.61

Durable goods

32.48 33.42 33.58 33.69 1,321.94 1,360.19 1,359.99 1,367.81

Nondurable goods

28.14 29.25 29.39 29.39 1,119.97 1,158.30 1,160.91 1,155.03

Private service-providing

32.00 33.13 33.25 33.36 1,072.00 1,103.23 1,107.23 1,110.89

Trade, transportation, and utilities

27.60 28.66 28.83 28.88 941.16 974.44 977.34 979.03

Wholesale trade

34.75 36.41 36.58 36.61 1,355.25 1,412.71 1,419.30 1,424.13

Retail trade

22.82 23.76 23.85 23.89 686.88 715.18 715.50 716.70

Transportation and warehousing

27.97 28.61 28.88 28.97 1,068.45 1,090.04 1,094.55 1,092.17

Utilities

47.32 49.29 49.52 49.76 2,030.03 2,089.90 2,094.70 2,089.92

Information

46.03 48.06 47.70 48.48 1,689.30 1,739.77 1,731.51 1,745.28

Financial activities

41.18 42.71 42.56 42.78 1,544.25 1,597.35 1,596.00 1,604.25

Professional and business services

38.57 39.95 40.15 40.25 1,407.81 1,454.18 1,461.46 1,461.08

Private education and health services

31.67 32.65 32.77 32.87 1,060.95 1,090.51 1,091.24 1,094.57

Leisure and hospitality

19.98 20.93 21.00 21.07 515.48 531.62 533.40 535.18

Other services

28.39 29.31 29.55 29.66 917.00 946.71 954.47 958.02

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: June 02, 2023