United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Poultry processing 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 poultry processing industry in the United States was $25.02 (seasonally adjusted). It decreased by $0.08 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and decreased by $0.4 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 poultry processing 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 Poultry processing Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Poultry processing Industry (Seas. Adj.)

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006	11.5
May 2006	11.55
June 2006	11.59
July 2006	11.7
August 2006	11.58
September 2006	11.73
October 2006	11.6
November 2006	11.71
December 2006	11.56
January 2007	11.5
February 2007	11.34
March 2007	11.21
April 2007	11.18
May 2007	11.4
June 2007	11.17
July 2007	11.3
August 2007	11.46
September 2007	11.47
October 2007	11.49
November 2007	11.47
December 2007	11.55
January 2008	11.49
February 2008	11.8
March 2008	11.97
April 2008	11.94
May 2008	12.01
June 2008	12.15
July 2008	12.18
August 2008	12.35
September 2008	12.17
October 2008	12.27
November 2008	12.31
December 2008	12.49
January 2009	12.56
February 2009	12.41
March 2009	12.41
April 2009	12.55
May 2009	12.3
June 2009	12.5
July 2009	12.42
August 2009	12.26
September 2009	12.39
October 2009	12.47
November 2009	12.57
December 2009	12.56
January 2010	12.63
February 2010	12.94
March 2010	12.92
April 2010	12.49
May 2010	12.7
June 2010	12.63
July 2010	12.59
August 2010	12.75
September 2010	12.8
October 2010	12.8
November 2010	12.83
December 2010	12.78
January 2011	12.89
February 2011	13.19
March 2011	12.87
April 2011	12.76
May 2011	13.05
June 2011	13
July 2011	13.07
August 2011	12.99
September 2011	13.04
October 2011	13.17
November 2011	13.12
December 2011	13.16
January 2012	13.24
February 2012	13.23
March 2012	13.39
April 2012	13.6
May 2012	13.7
June 2012	13.97
July 2012	13.8
August 2012	13.81
September 2012	13.86
October 2012	13.75
November 2012	13.67
December 2012	13.74
January 2013	13.71
February 2013	13.76
March 2013	13.85
April 2013	13.87
May 2013	13.92
June 2013	13.85
July 2013	13.85
August 2013	13.95
September 2013	13.97
October 2013	14.08
November 2013	14.1
December 2013	14.08
January 2014	14.11
February 2014	14.17
March 2014	14.17
April 2014	14.07
May 2014	14.05
June 2014	14.14
July 2014	14.16
August 2014	13.89
September 2014	13.9
October 2014	13.79
November 2014	13.85
December 2014	14.07
January 2015	13.98
February 2015	14.02
March 2015	14.04
April 2015	14.27
May 2015	14.23
June 2015	13.9
July 2015	14.54
August 2015	14.57
September 2015	14.57
October 2015	14.8
November 2015	14.93
December 2015	14.87
January 2016	14.89
February 2016	14.66
March 2016	14.71
April 2016	14.62
May 2016	14.74
June 2016	14.71
July 2016	14.84
August 2016	14.89
September 2016	15.01
October 2016	14.9
November 2016	14.96
December 2016	14.97
January 2017	15.02
February 2017	15.14
March 2017	15.11
April 2017	15.16
May 2017	15.16
June 2017	15.25
July 2017	15.32
August 2017	15.43
September 2017	15.5
October 2017	15.59
November 2017	15.71
December 2017	15.86
January 2018	15.87
February 2018	15.93
March 2018	15.9
April 2018	15.94
May 2018	15.9
June 2018	15.96
July 2018	15.92
August 2018	15.93
September 2018	16.1
October 2018	16.25
November 2018	16.45
December 2018	16.31
January 2019	16.48
February 2019	16.61
March 2019	16.95
April 2019	17.05
May 2019	17.17
June 2019	17.05
July 2019	16.9
August 2019	17.37
September 2019	17.28
October 2019	17.33
November 2019	17.45
December 2019	17.58
January 2020	17.56
February 2020	17.68
March 2020	17.65
April 2020	17.69
May 2020	17.95
June 2020	18.28
July 2020	18.09
August 2020	18.09
September 2020	18.23
October 2020	18.13
November 2020	18.32
December 2020	18.34
January 2021	18.56
February 2021	18.85
March 2021	19.06
April 2021	19.34
May 2021	19.51
June 2021	19.81
July 2021	20.23
August 2021	20.07
September 2021	20.12
October 2021	20.5
November 2021	20.46
December 2021	20.55
January 2022	20.66
February 2022	20.6
March 2022	20.67
April 2022	20.8
May 2022	20.94
June 2022	21.08
July 2022	21.29
August 2022	21.63
September 2022	22.03
October 2022	21.83
November 2022	21.84
December 2022	22.08
January 2023	21.82
February 2023	22.3
March 2023	22.66
April 2023	22.69
May 2023	22.72
June 2023	22.77
July 2023	22.9
August 2023	23.04
September 2023	22.28
October 2023	22.61
November 2023	23.59
December 2023	23
January 2024	23.32
February 2024	23.79
March 2024	23.51
April 2024	23.61
May 2024	23.89
June 2024	24
July 2024	23.96
August 2024	24.32
September 2024	24.65
October 2024	24.72
November 2024	24.95
December 2024	25.09
January 2025	25.23
February 2025	25.42
March 2025	25.26
April 2025	25.33
May 2025	25.21
June 2025	25.25
July 2025	25.25
August 2025	25.16
September 2025	25.08
October 2025	25.26
November 2025	25.12
December 2025	25.15
January 2026	25.1
February 2026	25.02