United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Employment services 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 employment services industry in the United States was $27.98 (seasonally adjusted). It increased by $0.1 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $1.07 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 employment services industry from April 2006 to February 2026.

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Employment services Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)
US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Employment services Industry (Seas. Adj.)
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Month Year Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006 14.66
May 2006 14.69
June 2006 14.59
July 2006 14.65
August 2006 14.78
September 2006 14.91
October 2006 14.9
November 2006 14.96
December 2006 15.05
January 2007 15.17
February 2007 15.49
March 2007 15.59
April 2007 15.59
May 2007 15.72
June 2007 15.89
July 2007 16.07
August 2007 16.1
September 2007 16.02
October 2007 16.06
November 2007 16.06
December 2007 16.04
January 2008 16.08
February 2008 16.08
March 2008 16.04
April 2008 16.07
May 2008 16.16
June 2008 16.28
July 2008 16.32
August 2008 16.43
September 2008 16.64
October 2008 16.48
November 2008 17.07
December 2008 17.27
January 2009 17.3
February 2009 17.3
March 2009 17.42
April 2009 17.58
May 2009 17.61
June 2009 17.48
July 2009 17.33
August 2009 17.34
September 2009 17.37
October 2009 17.52
November 2009 17.24
December 2009 17.25
January 2010 17.28
February 2010 17.23
March 2010 17.24
April 2010 17.11
May 2010 16.96
June 2010 16.94
July 2010 16.96
August 2010 16.97
September 2010 17.04
October 2010 17.04
November 2010 17.08
December 2010 17.01
January 2011 16.93
February 2011 17.28
March 2011 17.36
April 2011 17.27
May 2011 17.55
June 2011 17.64
July 2011 17.71
August 2011 17.8
September 2011 17.6
October 2011 17.48
November 2011 17.45
December 2011 17.52
January 2012 17.29
February 2012 16.93
March 2012 16.96
April 2012 17
May 2012 16.85
June 2012 16.86
July 2012 16.8
August 2012 16.78
September 2012 16.67
October 2012 16.65
November 2012 16.68
December 2012 16.67
January 2013 16.68
February 2013 16.77
March 2013 16.75
April 2013 16.8
May 2013 16.87
June 2013 16.93
July 2013 16.98
August 2013 17
September 2013 17
October 2013 17.05
November 2013 17.04
December 2013 17.12
January 2014 17.07
February 2014 17.4
March 2014 17.37
April 2014 17.25
May 2014 17.33
June 2014 17.45
July 2014 17.43
August 2014 17.37
September 2014 17.63
October 2014 17.51
November 2014 17.57
December 2014 17.56
January 2015 17.55
February 2015 17.5
March 2015 17.47
April 2015 17.59
May 2015 17.58
June 2015 17.6
July 2015 17.75
August 2015 17.83
September 2015 17.87
October 2015 17.97
November 2015 18.04
December 2015 17.99
January 2016 17.91
February 2016 17.93
March 2016 17.99
April 2016 17.94
May 2016 17.97
June 2016 18
July 2016 18.08
August 2016 18.02
September 2016 18
October 2016 17.94
November 2016 18.08
December 2016 18.21
January 2017 18.27
February 2017 18.39
March 2017 18.53
April 2017 18.6
May 2017 18.71
June 2017 18.73
July 2017 18.63
August 2017 18.69
September 2017 18.68
October 2017 18.79
November 2017 18.79
December 2017 18.78
January 2018 18.8
February 2018 18.92
March 2018 18.92
April 2018 18.99
May 2018 18.92
June 2018 18.88
July 2018 19.03
August 2018 19.14
September 2018 19.29
October 2018 19.41
November 2018 19.53
December 2018 19.53
January 2019 19.75
February 2019 19.76
March 2019 19.9
April 2019 20
May 2019 20.26
June 2019 20.35
July 2019 20.48
August 2019 20.64
September 2019 20.75
October 2019 20.81
November 2019 20.85
December 2019 20.97
January 2020 20.88
February 2020 20.94
March 2020 20.98
April 2020 20.99
May 2020 23.12
June 2020 22.61
July 2020 22.06
August 2020 21.66
September 2020 21.55
October 2020 21.69
November 2020 21.67
December 2020 21.71
January 2021 21.81
February 2021 21.82
March 2021 21.98
April 2021 22.28
May 2021 22.61
June 2021 22.76
July 2021 23.13
August 2021 23.42
September 2021 23.84
October 2021 24.3
November 2021 24.42
December 2021 24.67
January 2022 24.97
February 2022 25.1
March 2022 25.04
April 2022 25.25
May 2022 25.09
June 2022 25.34
July 2022 25.36
August 2022 25.51
September 2022 25.46
October 2022 25.56
November 2022 25.81
December 2022 25.73
January 2023 25.92
February 2023 25.84
March 2023 25.92
April 2023 25.81
May 2023 25.82
June 2023 25.75
July 2023 25.88
August 2023 25.98
September 2023 26.07
October 2023 25.89
November 2023 25.82
December 2023 25.97
January 2024 25.85
February 2024 26.28
March 2024 26.47
April 2024 26.51
May 2024 26.53
June 2024 26.64
July 2024 26.65
August 2024 26.31
September 2024 26.47
October 2024 26.46
November 2024 26.54
December 2024 26.64
January 2025 26.63
February 2025 26.91
March 2025 26.91
April 2025 27.03
May 2025 27.21
June 2025 27.24
July 2025 27.38
August 2025 27.54
September 2025 27.62
October 2025 27.73
November 2025 27.89
December 2025 27.91
January 2026 27.88
February 2026 27.98