United States Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Animal slaughtering and processing Industry (Not Seas. Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in February 2026, the average hourly earnings for all employees in the animal slaughtering and processing industry in the United States was $25.38 (not seasonally adjusted ). It decreased by $0.13 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $0.36 compared to February 2025 (a year ago).

You can also see similar information for other industries.

The chart and table below shows the non seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the animal slaughtering and processing industry from April 2006 to February 2026.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

US Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Animal slaughtering and processing Industry ($) (Not Seas. Adj.)

US Average Hourly Earnings for Employees in the Animal slaughtering and processing Industry (Not Seas. Adj.)

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006	12.75
May 2006	13.07
June 2006	13.12
July 2006	13.09
August 2006	13.04
September 2006	13.12
October 2006	13.09
November 2006	13.1
December 2006	12.92
January 2007	13.06
February 2007	13.03
March 2007	12.95
April 2007	13.02
May 2007	13.16
June 2007	12.9
July 2007	13.25
August 2007	13.16
September 2007	13.17
October 2007	13.14
November 2007	13.06
December 2007	13.29
January 2008	13.37
February 2008	13.17
March 2008	13.28
April 2008	13.41
May 2008	13.34
June 2008	13.64
July 2008	13.67
August 2008	13.71
September 2008	13.79
October 2008	13.9
November 2008	13.93
December 2008	14.12
January 2009	14.4
February 2009	14.33
March 2009	14.12
April 2009	14.1
May 2009	13.92
June 2009	14.09
July 2009	14.18
August 2009	14.24
September 2009	14.17
October 2009	14.24
November 2009	14.24
December 2009	14.27
January 2010	14.44
February 2010	14.55
March 2010	14.63
April 2010	14.44
May 2010	14.51
June 2010	14.5
July 2010	14.6
August 2010	14.75
September 2010	14.72
October 2010	14.69
November 2010	14.71
December 2010	14.79
January 2011	15.09
February 2011	15.05
March 2011	15.08
April 2011	15.01
May 2011	15.05
June 2011	15
July 2011	15.18
August 2011	15.09
September 2011	15.01
October 2011	15.25
November 2011	14.9
December 2011	14.94
January 2012	15.06
February 2012	15.02
March 2012	15.1
April 2012	15.08
May 2012	15.05
June 2012	15.24
July 2012	15.15
August 2012	15.22
September 2012	15
October 2012	15.14
November 2012	15.13
December 2012	15.1
January 2013	15.05
February 2013	15.09
March 2013	15.08
April 2013	15.11
May 2013	15.12
June 2013	15.12
July 2013	15.13
August 2013	15.22
September 2013	15.29
October 2013	15.45
November 2013	15.24
December 2013	15.46
January 2014	15.6
February 2014	15.55
March 2014	15.6
April 2014	15.56
May 2014	15.57
June 2014	15.61
July 2014	15.63
August 2014	15.59
September 2014	15.55
October 2014	15.56
November 2014	15.49
December 2014	15.71
January 2015	15.77
February 2015	15.68
March 2015	15.73
April 2015	15.91
May 2015	15.96
June 2015	15.83
July 2015	16.13
August 2015	16.3
September 2015	16.28
October 2015	16.51
November 2015	16.41
December 2015	16.6
January 2016	16.58
February 2016	16.54
March 2016	16.41
April 2016	16.49
May 2016	16.64
June 2016	16.72
July 2016	16.83
August 2016	16.87
September 2016	16.98
October 2016	16.97
November 2016	16.99
December 2016	17.04
January 2017	17.12
February 2017	16.98
March 2017	17.12
April 2017	17.14
May 2017	16.93
June 2017	17.15
July 2017	17.02
August 2017	17.17
September 2017	17.11
October 2017	17.36
November 2017	17.35
December 2017	17.4
January 2018	17.4
February 2018	17.46
March 2018	17.51
April 2018	17.62
May 2018	17.69
June 2018	17.76
July 2018	17.7
August 2018	17.69
September 2018	17.85
October 2018	17.82
November 2018	17.91
December 2018	17.79
January 2019	17.78
February 2019	17.83
March 2019	18.04
April 2019	18.04
May 2019	18.07
June 2019	18.17
July 2019	18.17
August 2019	18.35
September 2019	18.48
October 2019	18.64
November 2019	18.61
December 2019	18.67
January 2020	18.77
February 2020	18.57
March 2020	18.64
April 2020	18.68
May 2020	19.1
June 2020	19.42
July 2020	19.13
August 2020	19.01
September 2020	19.07
October 2020	19.26
November 2020	19.09
December 2020	19.32
January 2021	19.36
February 2021	19.34
March 2021	19.17
April 2021	19.53
May 2021	19.81
June 2021	20.08
July 2021	20.36
August 2021	20.17
September 2021	20.39
October 2021	20.69
November 2021	20.66
December 2021	20.65
January 2022	20.95
February 2022	20.91
March 2022	20.97
April 2022	21.11
May 2022	21.45
June 2022	21.72
July 2022	21.64
August 2022	22.04
September 2022	22.31
October 2022	22.34
November 2022	22.32
December 2022	22.35
January 2023	22.5
February 2023	22.71
March 2023	22.67
April 2023	23.17
May 2023	23.15
June 2023	23.17
July 2023	23.53
August 2023	23.42
September 2023	23.19
October 2023	23.3
November 2023	23.48
December 2023	23.36
January 2024	23.53
February 2024	23.58
March 2024	23.6
April 2024	23.53
May 2024	23.87
June 2024	23.84
July 2024	24.02
August 2024	24.42
September 2024	24.49
October 2024	24.48
November 2024	24.76
December 2024	24.78
January 2025	24.86
February 2025	25.02
March 2025	25.13
April 2025	25.31
May 2025	25.15
June 2025	25.16
July 2025	25.3
August 2025	25.24
September 2025	25.23
October 2025	25.47
November 2025	25.58
December 2025	25.57
January 2026	25.51
February 2026	25.38