Nominal Wage Tracker
Mind the wage gap: Cumulative nominal average hourly earnings, actual and hypothetical if they had grown at 3.5% since the recession began, 2007-2016
| Average hourly earnings of all private employees | Hypothetical, assuming 3.5% growth* | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan-2007 | $20.60 | |
| Feb-2007 | $20.68 | |
| Mar-2007 | $20.77 | |
| Apr-2007 | $20.82 | |
| May-2007 | $20.88 | |
| Jun-2007 | $21.00 | |
| Jul-2007 | $21.00 | |
| Aug-2007 | $21.03 | |
| Sep-2007 | $21.08 | |
| Oct-2007 | $21.11 | |
| Nov-2007 | $21.15 | |
| Dec-2007 | $21.22 | $21.22 |
| Jan-2008 | $21.24 | $21.28 |
| Feb-2008 | $21.32 | $21.34 |
| Mar-2008 | $21.41 | $21.40 |
| Apr-2008 | $21.42 | $21.46 |
| May-2008 | $21.51 | $21.53 |
| Jun-2008 | $21.56 | $21.59 |
| Jul-2008 | $21.63 | $21.65 |
| Aug-2008 | $21.73 | $21.71 |
| Sep-2008 | $21.76 | $21.77 |
| Oct-2008 | $21.81 | $21.84 |
| Nov-2008 | $21.92 | $21.90 |
| Dec-2008 | $21.98 | $21.96 |
| Jan-2009 | $22.00 | $22.03 |
| Feb-2009 | $22.01 | $22.09 |
| Mar-2009 | $22.08 | $22.15 |
| Apr-2009 | $22.11 | $22.22 |
| May-2009 | $22.12 | $22.28 |
| Jun-2009 | $22.16 | $22.34 |
| Jul-2009 | $22.19 | $22.41 |
| Aug-2009 | $22.25 | $22.47 |
| Sep-2009 | $22.27 | $22.54 |
| Oct-2009 | $22.32 | $22.60 |
| Nov-2009 | $22.37 | $22.67 |
| Dec-2009 | $22.38 | $22.73 |
| Jan-2010 | $22.43 | $22.80 |
| Feb-2010 | $22.45 | $22.86 |
| Mar-2010 | $22.47 | $22.93 |
| Apr-2010 | $22.51 | $22.99 |
| May-2010 | $22.55 | $23.06 |
| Jun-2010 | $22.54 | $23.13 |
| Jul-2010 | $22.60 | $23.19 |
| Aug-2010 | $22.64 | $23.26 |
| Sep-2010 | $22.68 | $23.33 |
| Oct-2010 | $22.74 | $23.39 |
| Nov-2010 | $22.74 | $23.46 |
| Dec-2010 | $22.77 | $23.53 |
| Jan-2011 | $22.86 | $23.59 |
| Feb-2011 | $22.87 | $23.66 |
| Mar-2011 | $22.89 | $23.73 |
| Apr-2011 | $22.94 | $23.80 |
| May-2011 | $23.00 | $23.87 |
| Jun-2011 | $23.02 | $23.94 |
| Jul-2011 | $23.11 | $24.00 |
| Aug-2011 | $23.07 | $24.07 |
| Sep-2011 | $23.12 | $24.14 |
| Oct-2011 | $23.22 | $24.21 |
| Nov-2011 | $23.20 | $24.28 |
| Dec-2011 | $23.22 | $24.35 |
| Jan-2012 | $23.26 | $24.42 |
| Feb-2012 | $23.30 | $24.49 |
| Mar-2012 | $23.37 | $24.56 |
| Apr-2012 | $23.40 | $24.63 |
| May-2012 | $23.42 | $24.70 |
| Jun-2012 | $23.47 | $24.77 |
| Jul-2012 | $23.52 | $24.84 |
| Aug-2012 | $23.49 | $24.92 |
| Sep-2012 | $23.58 | $24.99 |
| Oct-2012 | $23.57 | $25.06 |
| Nov-2012 | $23.64 | $25.13 |
| Dec-2012 | $23.73 | $25.20 |
| Jan-2013 | $23.76 | $25.28 |
| Feb-2013 | $23.79 | $25.35 |
| Mar-2013 | $23.82 | $25.42 |
| Apr-2013 | $23.87 | $25.49 |
| May-2013 | $23.89 | $25.57 |
| Jun-2013 | $23.97 | $25.64 |
| Jul-2013 | $23.97 | $25.71 |
| Aug-2013 | $24.02 | $25.79 |
| Sep-2013 | $24.06 | $25.86 |
| Oct-2013 | $24.10 | $25.94 |
| Nov-2013 | $24.17 | $26.01 |
| Dec-2013 | $24.18 | $26.08 |
| Jan-2014 | $24.22 | $26.16 |
| Feb-2014 | $24.30 | $26.23 |
| Mar-2014 | $24.34 | $26.31 |
| Apr-2014 | $24.34 | $26.39 |
| May-2014 | $24.40 | $26.46 |
| Jun-2014 | $24.46 | $26.54 |
| Jul-2014 | $24.47 | $26.61 |
| Aug-2014 | $24.55 | $26.69 |
| Sep-2014 | $24.55 | $26.77 |
| Oct-2014 | $24.59 | $26.84 |
| Nov-2014 | $24.68 | $26.92 |
| Dec-2014 | $24.62 | $27.00 |
| Jan-2015 | $24.76 | $27.08 |
| Feb-2015 | $24.80 | $27.15 |
| Mar-2015 | $24.87 | $27.23 |
| Apr-2015 | $24.91 | $27.31 |
| May-2015 | $24.97 | $27.39 |
| Jun-2015 | $24.96 | $27.47 |
| Jul-2015 | $25.03 | $27.55 |
| Aug-2015 | $25.12 | $27.62 |
| Sep-2015 | $25.14 | $27.70 |
| Oct-2015 | $25.21 | $27.78 |
| Nov-2015 | $25.27 | $27.86 |
| Dec-2015 | $25.26 | $27.95 |
| Jan-2016 | $25.38 | $28.05 |
| Feb-2016 | $25.39 | $28.14 |
| Mar-2016 | $25.45 | $28.23 |
| Apr-2016 | $25.53 | $28.32 |
| May-2016 | $25.59 | $28.41 |
| Jun-2016 | $25.61 | $28.51 |
| Jul-2016 | $25.69 | $28.60 |
* Nominal wage growth consistent with the Federal Reserve Board's 2 percent inflation target, 1.5 percent productivity growth, and a stable labor share of income.
Source: EPI analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Employment Statistics public data series
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