United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Payroll 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 payroll services industry in the United States was $45.18 (seasonally adjusted). It increased by $0.36 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $3.41 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 payroll services 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 Payroll services Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Payroll services Industry (Seas. Adj.)

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006	16.9
May 2006	16.93
June 2006	17.49
July 2006	17.31
August 2006	17.34
September 2006	17.22
October 2006	17.06
November 2006	16.77
December 2006	17.06
January 2007	17.73
February 2007	17.67
March 2007	17.5
April 2007	17.57
May 2007	18.05
June 2007	18.23
July 2007	18.56
August 2007	18.64
September 2007	18.82
October 2007	18.61
November 2007	19.22
December 2007	19.5
January 2008	19.77
February 2008	19.78
March 2008	20.07
April 2008	20.18
May 2008	20.11
June 2008	20.13
July 2008	20.4
August 2008	20.65
September 2008	20.88
October 2008	21.13
November 2008	21.4
December 2008	21.02
January 2009	20.88
February 2009	20.61
March 2009	20.65
April 2009	20.67
May 2009	21.14
June 2009	20.67
July 2009	20.5
August 2009	20.52
September 2009	20.41
October 2009	20.44
November 2009	20.64
December 2009	20.64
January 2010	20.58
February 2010	20.59
March 2010	20.53
April 2010	20.7
May 2010	20.64
June 2010	20.64
July 2010	20.74
August 2010	20.38
September 2010	20.89
October 2010	21.02
November 2010	20.76
December 2010	21.05
January 2011	20.95
February 2011	21.29
March 2011	21.49
April 2011	21.17
May 2011	20.89
June 2011	20.97
July 2011	21.06
August 2011	21.15
September 2011	21.22
October 2011	20.89
November 2011	21.89
December 2011	22.29
January 2012	22.63
February 2012	22.9
March 2012	23.5
April 2012	23.89
May 2012	24.64
June 2012	24.61
July 2012	24.56
August 2012	24.87
September 2012	25.5
October 2012	25.98
November 2012	25.34
December 2012	25.6
January 2013	25.95
February 2013	26.76
March 2013	26.8
April 2013	27.1
May 2013	27.84
June 2013	28.17
July 2013	28.71
August 2013	29.28
September 2013	28.93
October 2013	29.23
November 2013	29.94
December 2013	30.15
January 2014	30.67
February 2014	30.62
March 2014	30.58
April 2014	31.4
May 2014	30.95
June 2014	30.66
July 2014	30.47
August 2014	30.64
September 2014	30.86
October 2014	30.56
November 2014	30.67
December 2014	30.57
January 2015	30.5
February 2015	30.25
March 2015	30.26
April 2015	30.02
May 2015	30.03
June 2015	30.23
July 2015	30.21
August 2015	30.25
September 2015	30.39
October 2015	30.87
November 2015	30.31
December 2015	30.55
January 2016	30.38
February 2016	30.92
March 2016	31.23
April 2016	31.2
May 2016	31.32
June 2016	31.09
July 2016	31.06
August 2016	30.89
September 2016	30.52
October 2016	30.57
November 2016	30.35
December 2016	30.86
January 2017	30.6
February 2017	30.46
March 2017	30.31
April 2017	30
May 2017	29.95
June 2017	29.85
July 2017	29.8
August 2017	29.86
September 2017	29.49
October 2017	29.37
November 2017	29.58
December 2017	29.31
January 2018	29.57
February 2018	29.68
March 2018	29.64
April 2018	30.49
May 2018	29.99
June 2018	30.25
July 2018	30.42
August 2018	30.42
September 2018	30.5
October 2018	31.01
November 2018	30.31
December 2018	30.15
January 2019	30.13
February 2019	30.18
March 2019	29.78
April 2019	30.38
May 2019	30.95
June 2019	31.4
July 2019	31.26
August 2019	31.46
September 2019	31.79
October 2019	31.82
November 2019	32.64
December 2019	33.15
January 2020	33.02
February 2020	33.46
March 2020	34.09
April 2020	33.83
May 2020	34.86
June 2020	34.67
July 2020	34.86
August 2020	35
September 2020	36.09
October 2020	35.57
November 2020	35.75
December 2020	35.57
January 2021	35.18
February 2021	36.11
March 2021	37.52
April 2021	36.74
May 2021	37.33
June 2021	38.26
July 2021	37.21
August 2021	39.3
September 2021	38.1
October 2021	40.13
November 2021	39.63
December 2021	40.22
January 2022	40.65
February 2022	39.84
March 2022	40.34
April 2022	39.96
May 2022	39.23
June 2022	38.63
July 2022	38.91
August 2022	38.41
September 2022	38.07
October 2022	37.53
November 2022	34.69
December 2022	34.67
January 2023	36.98
February 2023	37.46
March 2023	37.12
April 2023	35.67
May 2023	36.06
June 2023	35.87
July 2023	36.94
August 2023	37.51
September 2023	37.61
October 2023	37.54
November 2023	37.8
December 2023	38.68
January 2024	37.57
February 2024	38.21
March 2024	38.21
April 2024	38.57
May 2024	38.3
June 2024	38.69
July 2024	38.18
August 2024	39.29
September 2024	40.24
October 2024	40.29
November 2024	40.9
December 2024	40.91
January 2025	41.46
February 2025	41.77
March 2025	42.07
April 2025	42.95
May 2025	42.95
June 2025	43.31
July 2025	43.94
August 2025	43.52
September 2025	43.73
October 2025	43.98
November 2025	43.67
December 2025	44.66
January 2026	44.82
February 2026	45.18