United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Publishing industries 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 publishing industries industry in the United States was $59.85 (seasonally adjusted). It increased by $0.26 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $1.58 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 publishing industries 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 Publishing industries Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Publishing industries Industry (Seas. Adj.)

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006	28.66
May 2006	28.64
June 2006	28.71
July 2006	28.63
August 2006	28.75
September 2006	28.93
October 2006	29.14
November 2006	29.04
December 2006	29.39
January 2007	29.53
February 2007	29.62
March 2007	29.68
April 2007	29.47
May 2007	29.48
June 2007	29.54
July 2007	29.72
August 2007	29.76
September 2007	29.85
October 2007	29.93
November 2007	30.03
December 2007	30
January 2008	29.97
February 2008	30.18
March 2008	30.36
April 2008	31.29
May 2008	30.98
June 2008	30.75
July 2008	31.04
August 2008	31.48
September 2008	31.4
October 2008	31.33
November 2008	31.31
December 2008	31.31
January 2009	31.62
February 2009	31.57
March 2009	31.61
April 2009	31.74
May 2009	31.88
June 2009	32.09
July 2009	32.25
August 2009	33.17
September 2009	32.61
October 2009	32.46
November 2009	32.52
December 2009	32.69
January 2010	32.69
February 2010	32.81
March 2010	32.87
April 2010	32.92
May 2010	32.84
June 2010	33.08
July 2010	33.12
August 2010	33.15
September 2010	33.27
October 2010	33.58
November 2010	33.87
December 2010	34.08
January 2011	33.93
February 2011	34.2
March 2011	34.31
April 2011	34.73
May 2011	34.5
June 2011	34.37
July 2011	34.36
August 2011	34.36
September 2011	34.24
October 2011	33.97
November 2011	34.38
December 2011	34.51
January 2012	34.72
February 2012	34.55
March 2012	34.58
April 2012	34.61
May 2012	34.77
June 2012	35.01
July 2012	35.12
August 2012	35.33
September 2012	35.31
October 2012	35.45
November 2012	35.59
December 2012	35.59
January 2013	35.91
February 2013	36.09
March 2013	36.17
April 2013	36.41
May 2013	36.66
June 2013	36.63
July 2013	36.89
August 2013	36.82
September 2013	37.04
October 2013	37.43
November 2013	37.81
December 2013	37.98
January 2014	38.05
February 2014	38.05
March 2014	38.39
April 2014	38.43
May 2014	38.54
June 2014	38.7
July 2014	38.68
August 2014	39.17
September 2014	39.36
October 2014	39.6
November 2014	39.17
December 2014	39.21
January 2015	39.56
February 2015	39.82
March 2015	39.88
April 2015	40.17
May 2015	40.38
June 2015	40.44
July 2015	40.5
August 2015	40.51
September 2015	40.86
October 2015	41.25
November 2015	41.38
December 2015	41.73
January 2016	41.43
February 2016	41.75
March 2016	41.91
April 2016	41.9
May 2016	41.85
June 2016	41.9
July 2016	42.08
August 2016	42.22
September 2016	42.4
October 2016	42.87
November 2016	43.42
December 2016	43.37
January 2017	43.12
February 2017	43.39
March 2017	43.46
April 2017	43.44
May 2017	44.07
June 2017	44.02
July 2017	44
August 2017	44.25
September 2017	44.48
October 2017	43.74
November 2017	43.48
December 2017	43.53
January 2018	43.89
February 2018	43.96
March 2018	44.23
April 2018	44.57
May 2018	44.68
June 2018	44.93
July 2018	45.37
August 2018	45.56
September 2018	45.44
October 2018	46.19
November 2018	46.34
December 2018	46.82
January 2019	47.22
February 2019	47.27
March 2019	47.39
April 2019	47.8
May 2019	47.73
June 2019	47.63
July 2019	47.49
August 2019	47.4
September 2019	47.31
October 2019	47.4
November 2019	47.23
December 2019	47.16
January 2020	47.14
February 2020	47.72
March 2020	47.66
April 2020	47.66
May 2020	47.8
June 2020	48.12
July 2020	47.35
August 2020	48.82
September 2020	48.51
October 2020	48.3
November 2020	49.64
December 2020	48.63
January 2021	48.64
February 2021	49.13
March 2021	49.14
April 2021	48.89
May 2021	49.14
June 2021	47.69
July 2021	47.68
August 2021	49.07
September 2021	47.84
October 2021	48.04
November 2021	47.89
December 2021	48.3
January 2022	48.74
February 2022	47.46
March 2022	47.83
April 2022	48.03
May 2022	49.11
June 2022	49.6
July 2022	50.14
August 2022	50.52
September 2022	51.27
October 2022	51.87
November 2022	51.84
December 2022	51.99
January 2023	52.57
February 2023	52.77
March 2023	53.55
April 2023	53.92
May 2023	53.42
June 2023	53.95
July 2023	54.3
August 2023	54.18
September 2023	54.35
October 2023	54.43
November 2023	55.22
December 2023	55.43
January 2024	55.52
February 2024	55.31
March 2024	55.17
April 2024	55.54
May 2024	55.6
June 2024	56.14
July 2024	56.44
August 2024	57.26
September 2024	57.06
October 2024	57.57
November 2024	57.91
December 2024	58.09
January 2025	58.1
February 2025	58.27
March 2025	58.61
April 2025	58.88
May 2025	59.08
June 2025	58.9
July 2025	58.78
August 2025	58.79
September 2025	58.96
October 2025	58.8
November 2025	58.58
December 2025	58.97
January 2026	59.59
February 2026	59.85