United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Scientific research and development 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 scientific research and development services industry in the United States was $68.44 (seasonally adjusted). It increased by $0.83 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $4.87 compared to February 2025 (a year ago).

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The chart and table below shows the seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings of employees in the scientific research and development 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 Scientific research and development services Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Scientific research and development services Industry (Seas. Adj.)

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Month Year	Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006	37.64
May 2006	37.37
June 2006	37.39
July 2006	37.56
August 2006	37.42
September 2006	37.11
October 2006	37.57
November 2006	37.63
December 2006	38.01
January 2007	37.78
February 2007	37.57
March 2007	37.86
April 2007	37.85
May 2007	38.14
June 2007	37.97
July 2007	38.42
August 2007	38.58
September 2007	38.62
October 2007	38.64
November 2007	38.67
December 2007	38.57
January 2008	38.54
February 2008	38.63
March 2008	38.58
April 2008	38.81
May 2008	38.99
June 2008	39.15
July 2008	39.13
August 2008	39.18
September 2008	39.39
October 2008	39.56
November 2008	39.6
December 2008	40.01
January 2009	40.05
February 2009	40.09
March 2009	40.29
April 2009	40.48
May 2009	40.55
June 2009	40.65
July 2009	40.7
August 2009	40.9
September 2009	41.07
October 2009	40.92
November 2009	41.22
December 2009	41.25
January 2010	41.44
February 2010	41.64
March 2010	41.73
April 2010	41.55
May 2010	41.5
June 2010	41.54
July 2010	41.42
August 2010	41.46
September 2010	41.22
October 2010	41.48
November 2010	41.7
December 2010	41.79
January 2011	42.22
February 2011	42.07
March 2011	42.13
April 2011	41.88
May 2011	42.22
June 2011	42.21
July 2011	42.46
August 2011	42.69
September 2011	42.7
October 2011	42.91
November 2011	42.91
December 2011	42.83
January 2012	42.51
February 2012	42.83
March 2012	42.98
April 2012	43.27
May 2012	43.28
June 2012	43.35
July 2012	43.52
August 2012	43.54
September 2012	43.63
October 2012	43.88
November 2012	43.75
December 2012	43.86
January 2013	43.98
February 2013	44.05
March 2013	43.97
April 2013	44.39
May 2013	44.27
June 2013	44.46
July 2013	44.48
August 2013	44.36
September 2013	44.47
October 2013	44.25
November 2013	44.55
December 2013	44.68
January 2014	44.76
February 2014	44.87
March 2014	44.97
April 2014	45.27
May 2014	45.34
June 2014	45.41
July 2014	45.5
August 2014	45.71
September 2014	46.01
October 2014	45.64
November 2014	45.4
December 2014	45.59
January 2015	45.67
February 2015	45.9
March 2015	46.16
April 2015	45.7
May 2015	46.09
June 2015	46.21
July 2015	46.17
August 2015	46.07
September 2015	46.48
October 2015	46.48
November 2015	46.68
December 2015	46.7
January 2016	46.7
February 2016	46.7
March 2016	46.74
April 2016	46.85
May 2016	46.98
June 2016	47.16
July 2016	47.26
August 2016	47.57
September 2016	47.63
October 2016	47.84
November 2016	47.78
December 2016	47.83
January 2017	48.28
February 2017	48.33
March 2017	48.51
April 2017	48.07
May 2017	48.17
June 2017	48.17
July 2017	48.09
August 2017	48
September 2017	48.15
October 2017	48.21
November 2017	48.2
December 2017	48.25
January 2018	48.29
February 2018	48.56
March 2018	48.6
April 2018	48.7
May 2018	48.66
June 2018	48.85
July 2018	49.1
August 2018	49.14
September 2018	49.04
October 2018	49.38
November 2018	49.47
December 2018	49.71
January 2019	49.75
February 2019	49.9
March 2019	50.17
April 2019	50.42
May 2019	50.69
June 2019	50.9
July 2019	51.25
August 2019	51.88
September 2019	51.81
October 2019	51.48
November 2019	51.88
December 2019	51.91
January 2020	52.22
February 2020	52.25
March 2020	52.32
April 2020	52.39
May 2020	52.57
June 2020	52.9
July 2020	53.05
August 2020	53.26
September 2020	53.44
October 2020	53.7
November 2020	53.89
December 2020	53.96
January 2021	53.97
February 2021	53.67
March 2021	53.79
April 2021	53.54
May 2021	53.18
June 2021	53.38
July 2021	53.38
August 2021	53.68
September 2021	53.9
October 2021	53.8
November 2021	54.27
December 2021	53.62
January 2022	54.41
February 2022	55.4
March 2022	55.51
April 2022	56.26
May 2022	56.83
June 2022	56.91
July 2022	56.9
August 2022	56.87
September 2022	57.39
October 2022	57.69
November 2022	57.96
December 2022	58.54
January 2023	59.05
February 2023	59.02
March 2023	59.55
April 2023	59.66
May 2023	60.26
June 2023	60.81
July 2023	61.17
August 2023	61.53
September 2023	61.21
October 2023	61.84
November 2023	62.43
December 2023	62.14
January 2024	61.82
February 2024	60.62
March 2024	60.84
April 2024	61.43
May 2024	61.53
June 2024	61.68
July 2024	62.17
August 2024	62.15
September 2024	62.52
October 2024	63.07
November 2024	63.46
December 2024	63.51
January 2025	64.2
February 2025	63.57
March 2025	64.03
April 2025	64.39
May 2025	64.74
June 2025	64.88
July 2025	65.39
August 2025	65.78
September 2025	66.08
October 2025	66.04
November 2025	66.5
December 2025	66.82
January 2026	67.61
February 2026	68.44