Average Hourly Earnings for United States Employees in the Retail Trade Industry
Updated on April 11, 2023.

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, in March 2023, the seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the retail trade industry in the United States was $23.79; it increased by $0.01 compared to February 2023, and increased by $0.94 compared to March 2022. You can also see this information for many more industries here.

The chart and table below shows the seasonally adjusted average hourly earnings for employees in the retail trade industry in the United States from March 2006 to March 2023. See links below for the historical trend of each U.S. state.

Average Hourly Earnings for U.S. Employees in the Retail Trade Industry ($)
Average Hourly Earnings for U.S. Employees in the Retail Trade Industry ($)
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Month Year Avg. Hourly Earnings ($)
March 2006 15.24
April 2006 15.24
May 2006 15.17
June 2006 15.23
July 2006 15.2
August 2006 15.14
September 2006 15.1
October 2006 15.1
November 2006 15.08
December 2006 15.13
January 2007 15.12
February 2007 15.12
March 2007 15.09
April 2007 15.11
May 2007 15.08
June 2007 15.15
July 2007 15.08
August 2007 15.09
September 2007 15.09
October 2007 15.2
November 2007 15.15
December 2007 15.11
January 2008 15.1
February 2008 15.16
March 2008 15.15
April 2008 15.18
May 2008 15.23
June 2008 15.21
July 2008 15.22
August 2008 15.27
September 2008 15.25
October 2008 15.22
November 2008 15.26
December 2008 15.28
January 2009 15.29
February 2009 15.27
March 2009 15.33
April 2009 15.27
May 2009 15.36
June 2009 15.34
July 2009 15.38
August 2009 15.5
September 2009 15.48
October 2009 15.39
November 2009 15.44
December 2009 15.45
January 2010 15.48
February 2010 15.48
March 2010 15.53
April 2010 15.59
May 2010 15.48
June 2010 15.5
July 2010 15.57
August 2010 15.53
September 2010 15.57
October 2010 15.63
November 2010 15.62
December 2010 15.65
January 2011 15.7
February 2011 15.72
March 2011 15.71
April 2011 15.75
May 2011 15.81
June 2011 15.79
July 2011 15.97
August 2011 15.83
September 2011 15.8
October 2011 15.94
November 2011 16.02
December 2011 16.03
January 2012 16.02
February 2012 16.08
March 2012 16.09
April 2012 16.17
May 2012 16.2
June 2012 16.32
July 2012 16.32
August 2012 16.32
September 2012 16.38
October 2012 16.39
November 2012 16.34
December 2012 16.5
January 2013 16.52
February 2013 16.52
March 2013 16.56
April 2013 16.57
May 2013 16.56
June 2013 16.61
July 2013 16.6
August 2013 16.69
September 2013 16.65
October 2013 16.67
November 2013 16.67
December 2013 16.67
January 2014 16.74
February 2014 16.81
March 2014 16.89
April 2014 16.94
May 2014 16.97
June 2014 17.01
July 2014 17.03
August 2014 17.04
September 2014 17.05
October 2014 17.07
November 2014 17.17
December 2014 17.03
January 2015 17.31
February 2015 17.33
March 2015 17.28
April 2015 17.36
May 2015 17.39
June 2015 17.41
July 2015 17.49
August 2015 17.55
September 2015 17.64
October 2015 17.68
November 2015 17.68
December 2015 17.7
January 2016 17.72
February 2016 17.73
March 2016 17.79
April 2016 17.79
May 2016 17.82
June 2016 17.89
July 2016 17.86
August 2016 17.89
September 2016 17.89
October 2016 17.94
November 2016 18.05
December 2016 17.9
January 2017 17.98
February 2017 17.99
March 2017 18
April 2017 18.02
May 2017 18.11
June 2017 18.12
July 2017 18.17
August 2017 18.25
September 2017 18.21
October 2017 18.23
November 2017 18.24
December 2017 18.28
January 2018 18.4
February 2018 18.44
March 2018 18.49
April 2018 18.6
May 2018 18.69
June 2018 18.64
July 2018 18.73
August 2018 18.83
September 2018 18.93
October 2018 19.04
November 2018 19.07
December 2018 19.25
January 2019 19.34
February 2019 19.43
March 2019 19.45
April 2019 19.46
May 2019 19.51
June 2019 19.6
July 2019 19.69
August 2019 19.74
September 2019 19.83
October 2019 19.9
November 2019 19.98
December 2019 20.06
January 2020 20.13
February 2020 20.23
March 2020 20.39
April 2020 21.08
May 2020 20.72
June 2020 20.59
July 2020 20.93
August 2020 21.07
September 2020 21.29
October 2020 21.1
November 2020 21.17
December 2020 21.3
January 2021 21.34
February 2021 21.25
March 2021 21.44
April 2021 21.58
May 2021 21.79
June 2021 21.92
July 2021 21.91
August 2021 21.95
September 2021 22.14
October 2021 22.28
November 2021 22.35
December 2021 22.45
January 2022 22.56
February 2022 22.67
March 2022 22.85
April 2022 22.77
May 2022 22.82
June 2022 22.9
July 2022 23.01
August 2022 23.05
September 2022 23.11
October 2022 23.21
November 2022 23.46
December 2022 23.45
January 2023 23.52
February 2023 23.78
March 2023 23.79