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Average weekly wage in United States
2014 – 2025 · 12 data points
Updated Oct 21, 2026
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
$1,514
+4.1%
since 2024
First value · 2014
$988
since 2015
+49%
+4.0% a year on average
Average weekly wage, 2014 – 2025 US Dollar
+49% since 2015
$800
$1,000
$1,200
$1,400
$1,600
2014
2018
2020
2022
2025
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
The series at a glance United States · 2014 – 2025
Latest value
$1,514 · 2025
First value
$988 · 2014
Highest
$1,514 · 2025
Lowest
$988 · 2014
Average change
+4.0% a year on average
Data points
12
By year
All years · 2014 – 2025
| Year | United States | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,514 | +4.1% |
| 2024 | $1,454 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | $1,392 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | $1,346 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | $1,300 | +5.6% |
| 2020 | $1,231 | +8.1% |
| 2019 | $1,139 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | $1,101 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | $1,065 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | $1,031 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | $1,018 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | $988 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025
What it means
What employees earn per week on average.
How it is calculated
Total wages paid by employers divided by average employment and by 52 weeks.
Economy & jobs
United States in numbers
GDP per person
$86,142
2024
GDP per person (PPP)
$86,142
2024
Gross domestic product
$29T
2024
Economic growth
2.8%
2024
Inflation
2.9%
2024
Unemployment rate
3.6%
2023
Youth unemployment
9.3%
2025
Employment rate
70.3%
2024
Labour force participation
63.5%
2024
Household income per person
$64,426
2024
Median household income
$80,734
2024
Income per person
$44,673
2024