United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Apparel manufacturing Industry (Seas. Adj.)

Updated on March 23, 2026.

According to data from the US BLS, in March 2026, the average hourly earnings for all employees in the apparel manufacturing industry in the United States was $23.34 (seasonally adjusted). It increased by $0.26 compared to February 2026 (a month ago), and decreased by $0.8 compared to March 2025 (a year ago).

You can also see similar information for other industries.

The chart and table below shows the seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings of employees in the apparel manufacturing industry from April 2006 to March 2026.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Apparel manufacturing Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Apparel manufacturing Industry (Seas. Adj.)

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006	14.39
May 2006	14.9
June 2006	14.55
July 2006	14.68
August 2006	14.57
September 2006	14.57
October 2006	14.19
November 2006	14.32
December 2006	14.32
January 2007	14.46
February 2007	14.37
March 2007	14.53
April 2007	14.54
May 2007	14.44
June 2007	14.59
July 2007	14.59
August 2007	14.76
September 2007	14.66
October 2007	14.42
November 2007	14.77
December 2007	15.04
January 2008	14.76
February 2008	14.99
March 2008	14.73
April 2008	14.82
May 2008	14.79
June 2008	14.75
July 2008	14.67
August 2008	14.43
September 2008	14.44
October 2008	14.62
November 2008	14.64
December 2008	14.71
January 2009	14.52
February 2009	14.68
March 2009	14.52
April 2009	14.49
May 2009	14.76
June 2009	14.61
July 2009	14.8
August 2009	14.51
September 2009	14.98
October 2009	15.21
November 2009	15.14
December 2009	15.08
January 2010	15.1
February 2010	15.14
March 2010	15.35
April 2010	15.4
May 2010	15.44
June 2010	15.59
July 2010	15.53
August 2010	15.66
September 2010	15.82
October 2010	15.86
November 2010	15.8
December 2010	15.78
January 2011	15.77
February 2011	16.16
March 2011	16.26
April 2011	16.25
May 2011	16.35
June 2011	16.47
July 2011	16.56
August 2011	16.55
September 2011	16.54
October 2011	16.71
November 2011	16.8
December 2011	17.01
January 2012	17.28
February 2012	17.34
March 2012	17.57
April 2012	17.71
May 2012	17.66
June 2012	17.72
July 2012	17.68
August 2012	17.9
September 2012	18.06
October 2012	17.8
November 2012	17.9
December 2012	17.93
January 2013	17.92
February 2013	17.78
March 2013	17.65
April 2013	17.45
May 2013	17.6
June 2013	17.43
July 2013	17.45
August 2013	17.1
September 2013	16.96
October 2013	17.26
November 2013	17.28
December 2013	16.93
January 2014	16.96
February 2014	17.04
March 2014	17.05
April 2014	17.18
May 2014	17.07
June 2014	17.08
July 2014	17.18
August 2014	17.29
September 2014	17.46
October 2014	17.2
November 2014	17.27
December 2014	17.48
January 2015	17.3
February 2015	17.15
March 2015	17.13
April 2015	16.86
May 2015	17.13
June 2015	17.32
July 2015	17.23
August 2015	17.47
September 2015	17.46
October 2015	17.53
November 2015	17.59
December 2015	17.61
January 2016	17.64
February 2016	17.9
March 2016	17.79
April 2016	17.9
May 2016	17.91
June 2016	18
July 2016	18.04
August 2016	17.92
September 2016	17.96
October 2016	17.7
November 2016	18.03
December 2016	17.92
January 2017	18
February 2017	18.41
March 2017	18.39
April 2017	18.7
May 2017	18.99
June 2017	19.08
July 2017	19.19
August 2017	19.43
September 2017	19.91
October 2017	20.23
November 2017	20.35
December 2017	20.84
January 2018	21.02
February 2018	20.99
March 2018	21.3
April 2018	21.37
May 2018	21.43
June 2018	21.15
July 2018	21.91
August 2018	21.55
September 2018	21.5
October 2018	21.71
November 2018	21.75
December 2018	21.66
January 2019	21.62
February 2019	21.89
March 2019	22.03
April 2019	22.02
May 2019	21.77
June 2019	22.31
July 2019	22.18
August 2019	22.35
September 2019	22.07
October 2019	21.95
November 2019	21.84
December 2019	21.73
January 2020	21.6
February 2020	22.34
March 2020	22.79
April 2020	22.11
May 2020	22.19
June 2020	21.36
July 2020	22.01
August 2020	21.91
September 2020	20.67
October 2020	20.77
November 2020	20.8
December 2020	21.05
January 2021	21.25
February 2021	20.98
March 2021	21.15
April 2021	21.34
May 2021	21.48
June 2021	22.38
July 2021	22.19
August 2021	22.37
September 2021	22.56
October 2021	23.2
November 2021	22.97
December 2021	23.1
January 2022	22.97
February 2022	23.7
March 2022	23.16
April 2022	23.28
May 2022	23.3
June 2022	23.37
July 2022	23.24
August 2022	23.41
September 2022	23.73
October 2022	23.49
November 2022	23.65
December 2022	23.9
January 2023	24.18
February 2023	24.19
March 2023	24.33
April 2023	24.41
May 2023	24.64
June 2023	24.36
July 2023	24.34
August 2023	25.72
September 2023	24.45
October 2023	24.56
November 2023	24.69
December 2023	24.76
January 2024	24.86
February 2024	24.28
March 2024	24.6
April 2024	24.96
May 2024	24.37
June 2024	24.06
July 2024	24.46
August 2024	24.28
September 2024	24.39
October 2024	25.07
November 2024	24.77
December 2024	24.57
January 2025	24.26
February 2025	24.28
March 2025	24.14
April 2025	24.16
May 2025	24.2
June 2025	24.3
July 2025	24.39
August 2025	24.13
September 2025	24.44
October 2025	23.77
November 2025	23.81
December 2025	23.46
January 2026	23.35
February 2026	23.08
March 2026	23.34