United States Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Specialized design 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 specialized design services industry in the United States was $45.4 (seasonally adjusted). It increased by $0.89 compared to January 2026 (a month ago), and increased by $5.57 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 specialized design services industry from April 2006 to February 2026.

US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Specialized design services Industry ($) (Seas. Adj.)
US Average Hourly Earnings of Employees in the Specialized design services Industry (Seas. Adj.)
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Month Year Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
April 2006 26.61
May 2006 26.78
June 2006 27.24
July 2006 27.46
August 2006 27.23
September 2006 26.85
October 2006 26.89
November 2006 27.13
December 2006 26.99
January 2007 26.99
February 2007 27.14
March 2007 26.84
April 2007 27.07
May 2007 27.3
June 2007 27.22
July 2007 26.63
August 2007 26.86
September 2007 27.17
October 2007 26.57
November 2007 26.29
December 2007 26.37
January 2008 26.37
February 2008 26.47
March 2008 26.79
April 2008 27.11
May 2008 27.02
June 2008 27.05
July 2008 26.99
August 2008 27.15
September 2008 27.59
October 2008 28.12
November 2008 28.22
December 2008 28.5
January 2009 28.48
February 2009 28.75
March 2009 27.55
April 2009 27.31
May 2009 26.53
June 2009 26.92
July 2009 26.98
August 2009 26.96
September 2009 26.97
October 2009 27.25
November 2009 27.51
December 2009 27.64
January 2010 27.85
February 2010 28.1
March 2010 28.72
April 2010 28.66
May 2010 28.88
June 2010 28.82
July 2010 29.25
August 2010 29.18
September 2010 29.11
October 2010 28.87
November 2010 28.96
December 2010 28.8
January 2011 28.68
February 2011 29.24
March 2011 28.92
April 2011 28.97
May 2011 29.15
June 2011 29.76
July 2011 29.34
August 2011 29.86
September 2011 29.76
October 2011 29.54
November 2011 29.14
December 2011 29.27
January 2012 29.48
February 2012 29.23
March 2012 29.29
April 2012 29.39
May 2012 28.96
June 2012 28.93
July 2012 29.29
August 2012 29.55
September 2012 29.55
October 2012 29.83
November 2012 29.81
December 2012 29.57
January 2013 29.43
February 2013 29.31
March 2013 29.37
April 2013 29.49
May 2013 29.43
June 2013 29.41
July 2013 29.33
August 2013 28.86
September 2013 28.76
October 2013 28.46
November 2013 28.21
December 2013 28.67
January 2014 28.68
February 2014 28.85
March 2014 28.97
April 2014 29.06
May 2014 29.14
June 2014 29.21
July 2014 28.99
August 2014 28.83
September 2014 29.18
October 2014 29.43
November 2014 29.61
December 2014 29.83
January 2015 30.32
February 2015 30.63
March 2015 30.47
April 2015 30.42
May 2015 30.65
June 2015 30.54
July 2015 30.83
August 2015 31.08
September 2015 31.31
October 2015 31.63
November 2015 31.66
December 2015 31.8
January 2016 31.73
February 2016 32.11
March 2016 32.23
April 2016 32.16
May 2016 32.37
June 2016 32.5
July 2016 32.62
August 2016 32.41
September 2016 31.81
October 2016 32.03
November 2016 32.27
December 2016 32.38
January 2017 32.49
February 2017 32.66
March 2017 33.14
April 2017 32.87
May 2017 32.85
June 2017 32.93
July 2017 33.05
August 2017 32.88
September 2017 33.56
October 2017 33.75
November 2017 33.81
December 2017 34.01
January 2018 34
February 2018 33.79
March 2018 34.04
April 2018 34.15
May 2018 34.17
June 2018 34.38
July 2018 34.56
August 2018 34.89
September 2018 34.69
October 2018 34.88
November 2018 35.45
December 2018 35.17
January 2019 35.09
February 2019 35.59
March 2019 35.5
April 2019 35.63
May 2019 35.93
June 2019 35.97
July 2019 36.1
August 2019 36.18
September 2019 36.37
October 2019 36.37
November 2019 36.23
December 2019 36.25
January 2020 36.48
February 2020 36.39
March 2020 36.52
April 2020 36.49
May 2020 36.2
June 2020 36.39
July 2020 35.8
August 2020 36.24
September 2020 36.21
October 2020 36.33
November 2020 35.48
December 2020 35.6
January 2021 35.67
February 2021 35.49
March 2021 35.6
April 2021 36.09
May 2021 35.55
June 2021 35.65
July 2021 35.99
August 2021 35.8
September 2021 35.94
October 2021 36.41
November 2021 36.62
December 2021 36.93
January 2022 36.59
February 2022 37.17
March 2022 37.05
April 2022 37.07
May 2022 37.25
June 2022 37.12
July 2022 36.79
August 2022 37.38
September 2022 37.8
October 2022 37.89
November 2022 38.59
December 2022 38.61
January 2023 38.99
February 2023 39.21
March 2023 39.46
April 2023 39.5
May 2023 39.84
June 2023 40.22
July 2023 40.19
August 2023 39.95
September 2023 39.77
October 2023 39.02
November 2023 38.74
December 2023 39.17
January 2024 39.33
February 2024 39.49
March 2024 39.6
April 2024 39.92
May 2024 40.15
June 2024 39.59
July 2024 39.67
August 2024 39.83
September 2024 39.63
October 2024 39.87
November 2024 40.22
December 2024 39.81
January 2025 39.99
February 2025 39.83
March 2025 40.11
April 2025 40.61
May 2025 41.09
June 2025 42.08
July 2025 42.27
August 2025 43.16
September 2025 42.78
October 2025 43.42
November 2025 43.54
December 2025 44.14
January 2026 44.51
February 2026 45.4