Real Wages
Real average hourly earnings, December 2007–December 2014
| All Private Employees | Production/Nonsupervisory Workers | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-01 | $23.69 | $19.77 |
| 2008-01-01 | $23.64 | $19.76 |
| 2008-02-01 | $23.66 | $19.76 |
| 2008-03-01 | $23.68 | $19.77 |
| 2008-04-01 | $23.64 | $19.78 |
| 2008-05-01 | $23.61 | $19.73 |
| 2008-06-01 | $23.42 | $19.59 |
| 2008-07-01 | $23.33 | $19.53 |
| 2008-08-01 | $23.47 | $19.63 |
| 2008-09-01 | $23.48 | $19.65 |
| 2008-10-01 | $23.74 | $19.89 |
| 2008-11-01 | $24.29 | $20.30 |
| 2008-12-01 | $24.56 | $20.54 |
| 2009-01-01 | $24.50 | $20.51 |
| 2009-02-01 | $24.47 | $20.47 |
| 2009-03-01 | $24.53 | $20.56 |
| 2009-04-01 | $24.56 | $20.56 |
| 2009-05-01 | $24.53 | $20.55 |
| 2009-06-01 | $24.36 | $20.42 |
| 2009-07-01 | $24.41 | $20.46 |
| 2009-08-01 | $24.41 | $20.46 |
| 2009-09-01 | $24.36 | $20.47 |
| 2009-10-01 | $24.35 | $20.45 |
| 2009-11-01 | $24.33 | $20.45 |
| 2009-12-01 | $24.32 | $20.47 |
| 2010-01-01 | $24.35 | $20.51 |
| 2010-02-01 | $24.39 | $20.55 |
| 2010-03-01 | $24.41 | $20.55 |
| 2010-04-01 | $24.46 | $20.61 |
| 2010-05-01 | $24.50 | $20.67 |
| 2010-06-01 | $24.49 | $20.68 |
| 2010-07-01 | $24.52 | $20.68 |
| 2010-08-01 | $24.52 | $20.70 |
| 2010-09-01 | $24.53 | $20.69 |
| 2010-10-01 | $24.52 | $20.73 |
| 2010-11-01 | $24.47 | $20.68 |
| 2010-12-01 | $24.39 | $20.59 |
| 2011-01-01 | $24.42 | $20.63 |
| 2011-02-01 | $24.33 | $20.55 |
| 2011-03-01 | $24.22 | $20.45 |
| 2011-04-01 | $24.18 | $20.42 |
| 2011-05-01 | $24.17 | $20.40 |
| 2011-06-01 | $24.15 | $20.38 |
| 2011-07-01 | $24.19 | $20.40 |
| 2011-08-01 | $24.10 | $20.35 |
| 2011-09-01 | $24.08 | $20.32 |
| 2011-10-01 | $24.19 | $20.36 |
| 2011-11-01 | $24.13 | $20.36 |
| 2011-12-01 | $24.14 | $20.35 |
| 2012-01-01 | $24.12 | $20.31 |
| 2012-02-01 | $24.11 | $20.28 |
| 2012-03-01 | $24.10 | $20.27 |
| 2012-04-01 | $24.14 | $20.32 |
| 2012-05-01 | $24.18 | $20.34 |
| 2012-06-01 | $24.21 | $20.34 |
| 2012-07-01 | $24.28 | $20.40 |
| 2012-08-01 | $24.14 | $20.28 |
| 2012-09-01 | $24.09 | $20.20 |
| 2012-10-01 | $24.02 | $20.19 |
| 2012-11-01 | $24.16 | $20.29 |
| 2012-12-01 | $24.22 | $20.32 |
| 2013-01-01 | $24.25 | $20.37 |
| 2013-02-01 | $24.15 | $20.31 |
| 2013-03-01 | $24.23 | $20.37 |
| 2013-04-01 | $24.32 | $20.42 |
| 2013-05-01 | $24.30 | $20.41 |
| 2013-06-01 | $24.32 | $20.40 |
| 2013-07-01 | $24.27 | $20.40 |
| 2013-08-01 | $24.31 | $20.40 |
| 2013-09-01 | $24.31 | $20.42 |
| 2013-10-01 | $24.33 | $20.46 |
| 2013-11-01 | $24.37 | $20.48 |
| 2013-12-01 | $24.33 | $20.48 |
| 2014-01-01 | $24.35 | $20.50 |
| 2014-02-01 | $24.39 | $20.58 |
| 2014-03-01 | $24.37 | $20.52 |
| 2014-04-01 | $24.32 | $20.49 |
| 2014-05-01 | $24.28 | $20.46 |
| 2014-06-01 | $24.29 | $20.45 |
| 2014-07-01 | $24.28 | $20.46 |
| 2014-08-01 | $24.41 | $20.56 |
| 2014-09-01 | $24.39 | $20.54 |
| 2014-10-01 | $24.41 | $20.57 |
| 2014-11-01 | $24.53 | $20.66 |
| 2014-12-01 | $24.57 | $20.68 |
Note: Earnings are adjusted to December 2014 dollars.
Source: Author analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics's Current Employment Statistics and Consumer Price Index, public data series.
Next chart: Percent of private industry workers with access to paid sick days, by wage group, 2014 »