United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Basic chemical manufacturing Industry (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 basic chemical manufacturing industry in the United States was $47.02 (seasonally adjusted). It increased by $0.05 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $3.06 compared to February 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 basic chemical manufacturing industry from April 2006 to February 2026.

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Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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

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

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006	28.57
May 2006	28.34
June 2006	27.93
July 2006	27.89
August 2006	27.55
September 2006	27.53
October 2006	27.46
November 2006	27.38
December 2006	27.1
January 2007	26.98
February 2007	26.8
March 2007	26.76
April 2007	26.85
May 2007	27.3
June 2007	27.01
July 2007	26.88
August 2007	26.87
September 2007	26.94
October 2007	27.02
November 2007	27.2
December 2007	27.66
January 2008	27.73
February 2008	28.09
March 2008	28.84
April 2008	28.72
May 2008	28.52
June 2008	28.58
July 2008	28.85
August 2008	29.39
September 2008	29.33
October 2008	29.42
November 2008	29.37
December 2008	29.35
January 2009	29.1
February 2009	29.23
March 2009	29.2
April 2009	28.98
May 2009	29.1
June 2009	29.13
July 2009	28.94
August 2009	28.76
September 2009	28.61
October 2009	28.59
November 2009	29.08
December 2009	29.46
January 2010	29.4
February 2010	29.27
March 2010	29.35
April 2010	29.09
May 2010	29.03
June 2010	29.01
July 2010	29.23
August 2010	29.46
September 2010	29.49
October 2010	29.54
November 2010	30.07
December 2010	28.8
January 2011	28.81
February 2011	28.71
March 2011	28.61
April 2011	28.87
May 2011	27.88
June 2011	28.92
July 2011	28.65
August 2011	28.87
September 2011	28.19
October 2011	27.86
November 2011	28.81
December 2011	27.67
January 2012	27.6
February 2012	27.86
March 2012	27.56
April 2012	27.25
May 2012	27.26
June 2012	26.56
July 2012	26.67
August 2012	26.45
September 2012	26.55
October 2012	27.14
November 2012	26.51
December 2012	27.06
January 2013	27.73
February 2013	27.94
March 2013	28.35
April 2013	28.98
May 2013	29.51
June 2013	30.05
July 2013	30.23
August 2013	30.41
September 2013	31.27
October 2013	31.06
November 2013	31.5
December 2013	31.72
January 2014	31.51
February 2014	31.46
March 2014	31.63
April 2014	31.55
May 2014	31.68
June 2014	32.01
July 2014	32.58
August 2014	33.05
September 2014	32.94
October 2014	33.11
November 2014	32.91
December 2014	32.93
January 2015	33.25
February 2015	32.9
March 2015	32.81
April 2015	33.08
May 2015	32.86
June 2015	32.9
July 2015	32.64
August 2015	32.54
September 2015	32.85
October 2015	32.93
November 2015	32.91
December 2015	33.08
January 2016	33.14
February 2016	33.66
March 2016	33.71
April 2016	33.92
May 2016	34.51
June 2016	34.35
July 2016	34.93
August 2016	35.27
September 2016	34.87
October 2016	35.04
November 2016	35.18
December 2016	35.7
January 2017	35.95
February 2017	36.09
March 2017	36.43
April 2017	36.22
May 2017	36.46
June 2017	36.03
July 2017	35.42
August 2017	35.84
September 2017	35.22
October 2017	35.46
November 2017	35.75
December 2017	36.14
January 2018	35.56
February 2018	35.25
March 2018	34.71
April 2018	34.37
May 2018	33.94
June 2018	34
July 2018	34.57
August 2018	34.08
September 2018	34.21
October 2018	34.73
November 2018	34.44
December 2018	34.62
January 2019	34.88
February 2019	34.89
March 2019	35.06
April 2019	35.93
May 2019	35.3
June 2019	35.91
July 2019	35.59
August 2019	35.32
September 2019	36.52
October 2019	35.93
November 2019	36.72
December 2019	36.33
January 2020	36.7
February 2020	37.1
March 2020	37.39
April 2020	37.37
May 2020	38.32
June 2020	38.27
July 2020	38.98
August 2020	39.48
September 2020	39.27
October 2020	40.27
November 2020	40.05
December 2020	40.2
January 2021	40.27
February 2021	39.29
March 2021	41.09
April 2021	41.03
May 2021	41.89
June 2021	41.57
July 2021	40.95
August 2021	40.79
September 2021	40.91
October 2021	40.1
November 2021	40.25
December 2021	40.49
January 2022	40.83
February 2022	39.88
March 2022	40.76
April 2022	39.98
May 2022	39.67
June 2022	39.36
July 2022	38.92
August 2022	38.93
September 2022	39.79
October 2022	39.26
November 2022	39.23
December 2022	39.65
January 2023	39.77
February 2023	39.78
March 2023	39.95
April 2023	40.63
May 2023	40.47
June 2023	40.35
July 2023	41.14
August 2023	40.15
September 2023	41.15
October 2023	41.76
November 2023	41.24
December 2023	42.07
January 2024	40.94
February 2024	40.93
March 2024	40.23
April 2024	40.66
May 2024	40.78
June 2024	42.61
July 2024	40.99
August 2024	41.74
September 2024	43.86
October 2024	44.2
November 2024	44.03
December 2024	43.93
January 2025	44.21
February 2025	43.96
March 2025	44.53
April 2025	45
May 2025	44.96
June 2025	45.15
July 2025	46.59
August 2025	46.11
September 2025	46.47
October 2025	46.25
November 2025	47.04
December 2025	47.92
January 2026	46.97
February 2026	47.02