US Average Hourly Earnings is at a current level of 29.47, up from 29.36 last month and up from 28.16 one year ago. This is a change of 0.37% from last month and 4.65% from one year ago.

Average Hourly Earnings is the average dollars that a private employee makes per hour in the US. This metric is a part of one of the most important releases every month which includes unemployment numbers as well. This is normally released on the first Friday of every month. This metric is released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).