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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
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Jan.
2025(p)
Jan.
2024
Nov.
2024
Dec.
2024(p)
Jan.
2025(p)

Total private

$34.47 $35.61 $35.70 $35.87 $1,178.87 $1,221.42 $1,220.94 $1,223.17

Goods-producing

35.07 36.26 36.35 36.47 1,385.27 1,439.52 1,443.10 1,444.21

Mining and logging

39.22 40.06 39.92 40.19 1,745.29 1,766.65 1,764.46 1,756.30

Construction

37.54 38.78 38.96 39.07 1,449.04 1,508.54 1,511.65 1,512.01

Manufacturing

33.34 34.47 34.52 34.64 1,330.27 1,382.25 1,384.25 1,385.60

Durable goods

35.18 36.54 36.57 36.74 1,417.75 1,479.87 1,481.09 1,487.97

Nondurable goods

30.20 30.98 31.08 31.11 1,180.82 1,217.51 1,224.55 1,219.51

Private service-providing

34.33 35.46 35.55 35.73 1,139.76 1,177.27 1,180.26 1,179.09

Trade, transportation, and utilities

29.70 30.39 30.36 30.51 1,000.89 1,027.18 1,032.24 1,028.19

Wholesale trade

37.28 37.97 37.94 38.06 1,450.19 1,488.42 1,483.45 1,491.95

Retail trade

24.23 24.93 24.88 24.98 712.36 740.42 743.91 734.41

Transportation and warehousing

30.37 30.97 31.01 31.13 1,157.10 1,164.47 1,181.48 1,176.71

Utilities

50.70 52.03 52.25 52.39 2,139.54 2,164.45 2,199.73 2,200.38

Information

49.14 51.40 51.12 51.71 1,788.70 1,886.38 1,881.22 1,887.42

Financial activities

44.79 46.17 46.40 46.82 1,670.67 1,731.38 1,744.64 1,746.39

Professional and business services

41.41 43.16 43.37 43.51 1,503.18 1,575.34 1,574.33 1,575.06

Private education and health services

33.71 34.93 35.05 35.18 1,119.17 1,152.69 1,153.15 1,153.90

Leisure and hospitality

21.68 22.33 22.40 22.48 550.67 571.65 571.20 568.74

Other services

31.19 32.29 32.37 32.64 1,004.32 1,036.51 1,039.08 1,047.74

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: February 07, 2025