United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Hardware retailers 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 hardware retailers industry in the United States was $22.97 (seasonally adjusted). It increased by $0.12 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $0.58 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 hardware retailers 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 Hardware retailers Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Hardware retailers Industry (Seas. Adj.)

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006	16.78
May 2006	15.95
June 2006	15.96
July 2006	16.14
August 2006	15.68
September 2006	15.86
October 2006	15.82
November 2006	15.82
December 2006	15.92
January 2007	15.86
February 2007	15.89
March 2007	15.97
April 2007	15.71
May 2007	15.9
June 2007	16
July 2007	16.08
August 2007	16.2
September 2007	16.06
October 2007	16.19
November 2007	16.12
December 2007	16.27
January 2008	16.22
February 2008	16.29
March 2008	16.62
April 2008	16.38
May 2008	16.36
June 2008	16.15
July 2008	16.34
August 2008	16.39
September 2008	16.54
October 2008	16.72
November 2008	16.56
December 2008	16.56
January 2009	16.61
February 2009	16.56
March 2009	16.49
April 2009	16.59
May 2009	16.67
June 2009	16.67
July 2009	16.6
August 2009	16.47
September 2009	16.62
October 2009	16.61
November 2009	16.7
December 2009	16.81
January 2010	16.47
February 2010	16.69
March 2010	16.65
April 2010	16.76
May 2010	16.76
June 2010	16.78
July 2010	16.95
August 2010	17
September 2010	16.9
October 2010	17.11
November 2010	17.25
December 2010	17.18
January 2011	17.28
February 2011	17.4
March 2011	17.36
April 2011	17.44
May 2011	17.59
June 2011	17.49
July 2011	17.49
August 2011	17.58
September 2011	17.55
October 2011	17.54
November 2011	17.54
December 2011	17.57
January 2012	17.64
February 2012	17.53
March 2012	17.63
April 2012	17.58
May 2012	17.6
June 2012	17.59
July 2012	17.53
August 2012	17.53
September 2012	17.5
October 2012	17.44
November 2012	17.3
December 2012	17.34
January 2013	17.33
February 2013	17.32
March 2013	17.37
April 2013	17.47
May 2013	17.31
June 2013	17.31
July 2013	17.3
August 2013	17.15
September 2013	17.1
October 2013	17.08
November 2013	17.02
December 2013	17.06
January 2014	17.03
February 2014	17.01
March 2014	17.16
April 2014	17
May 2014	16.89
June 2014	16.91
July 2014	16.94
August 2014	16.95
September 2014	17.02
October 2014	16.99
November 2014	17.01
December 2014	16.93
January 2015	16.97
February 2015	17.11
March 2015	16.98
April 2015	16.9
May 2015	16.84
June 2015	16.98
July 2015	17.08
August 2015	17.15
September 2015	17.23
October 2015	17.19
November 2015	17.29
December 2015	17.22
January 2016	17.27
February 2016	17.32
March 2016	17.25
April 2016	17.46
May 2016	17.45
June 2016	17.49
July 2016	17.36
August 2016	17.44
September 2016	17.33
October 2016	17.52
November 2016	17.71
December 2016	17.6
January 2017	17.54
February 2017	17.61
March 2017	17.61
April 2017	17.44
May 2017	17.52
June 2017	17.5
July 2017	17.56
August 2017	17.54
September 2017	17.53
October 2017	17.6
November 2017	17.51
December 2017	17.6
January 2018	17.59
February 2018	17.48
March 2018	17.54
April 2018	17.72
May 2018	17.8
June 2018	17.93
July 2018	18.08
August 2018	18.23
September 2018	18.23
October 2018	18.37
November 2018	18.27
December 2018	18.18
January 2019	18.24
February 2019	18.31
March 2019	18.39
April 2019	18.3
May 2019	18.36
June 2019	18.6
July 2019	18.63
August 2019	18.56
September 2019	18.81
October 2019	18.67
November 2019	18.87
December 2019	19.09
January 2020	19.1
February 2020	19.19
March 2020	19.26
April 2020	19.18
May 2020	19.2
June 2020	18.98
July 2020	18.86
August 2020	18.6
September 2020	18.67
October 2020	19.41
November 2020	19.79
December 2020	19.86
January 2021	20.11
February 2021	20.11
March 2021	19.95
April 2021	19.97
May 2021	19.94
June 2021	20.02
July 2021	19.76
August 2021	20.04
September 2021	20.11
October 2021	18.86
November 2021	20.09
December 2021	20.12
January 2022	20.73
February 2022	19.61
March 2022	20.36
April 2022	20.52
May 2022	20.71
June 2022	20.75
July 2022	20.88
August 2022	20.86
September 2022	20.88
October 2022	21.8
November 2022	21.55
December 2022	21.24
January 2023	21.17
February 2023	21.29
March 2023	21.45
April 2023	21.65
May 2023	21.72
June 2023	21.71
July 2023	22.26
August 2023	21.81
September 2023	21.88
October 2023	21.95
November 2023	21.86
December 2023	21.94
January 2024	21.94
February 2024	21.95
March 2024	22.17
April 2024	22.2
May 2024	22.1
June 2024	22.36
July 2024	22.19
August 2024	21.97
September 2024	22.05
October 2024	22.06
November 2024	22.23
December 2024	22.26
January 2025	22.35
February 2025	22.39
March 2025	22.29
April 2025	22.46
May 2025	22.29
June 2025	22.25
July 2025	22.3
August 2025	22.5
September 2025	22.41
October 2025	22.5
November 2025	22.57
December 2025	22.84
January 2026	22.85
February 2026	22.97