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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
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025(p)		 May
2025(p)		 May
2024		 Mar.
2025		 Apr.
2025(p)		 May
2025(p)

Total private

 $34.89 $36.02 $36.09 $36.24 $1,196.73 $1,235.49 $1,237.89 $1,243.03

Goods-producing

 35.54 36.85 36.85 36.99 1,414.49 1,470.32 1,466.63 1,472.20

Mining and logging

 39.62 40.20 40.11 40.28 1,763.09 1,776.84 1,796.93 1,800.52

Construction

 38.00 39.21 39.31 39.42 1,482.00 1,537.03 1,533.09 1,537.38

Manufacturing

 33.80 35.17 35.11 35.28 1,358.76 1,413.83 1,404.40 1,414.73

Durable goods

 35.73 37.39 37.25 37.42 1,450.64 1,521.77 1,508.63 1,519.25

Nondurable goods

 30.51 31.45 31.50 31.68 1,205.15 1,239.13 1,234.80 1,248.19

Private service-providing

 34.74 35.83 35.91 36.07 1,153.37 1,189.56 1,195.80 1,197.52

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 29.93 30.70 30.76 30.85 1,011.63 1,043.80 1,048.92 1,048.90

Wholesale trade

 37.60 38.35 38.53 38.75 1,470.16 1,503.32 1,514.23 1,515.13

Retail trade

 24.44 25.24 25.27 25.26 723.42 749.63 755.57 750.22

Transportation and warehousing

 30.55 31.21 31.33 31.39 1,157.85 1,198.46 1,206.21 1,205.38

Utilities

 50.97 52.15 51.85 51.89 2,166.23 2,205.95 2,177.70 2,194.95

Information

 49.46 51.43 51.87 52.55 1,810.24 1,908.05 1,924.38 1,933.84

Financial activities

 45.48 47.02 47.17 47.48 1,710.05 1,772.65 1,773.59 1,785.25

Professional and business services

 41.96 43.68 43.76 44.01 1,527.34 1,589.95 1,597.24 1,606.37

Private education and health services

 34.20 35.13 35.23 35.39 1,132.02 1,152.26 1,159.07 1,160.79

Leisure and hospitality

 21.94 22.70 22.72 22.76 559.47 578.85 579.36 584.93

Other services

 31.67 32.36 32.41 32.51 1,019.77 1,032.28 1,033.88 1,037.07

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: June 06, 2025