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United States Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage

$9.88

1982–84 dollars per hour September 2026 · Preliminary

Data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics

Change, September 2025 to September 2026

−$0.06 (−0.6%)

Changes over time

Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage in the United States fell 0.6% from September 2025

1982–84 dollars per hour · January 1964 to September 2026 · Preliminary

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment Statistics American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/
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Available history

Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage
Data periodUnited States (dollars)
Sep 20269.88
Aug 20269.94
Jul 20269.95
Jun 20269.94
May 20269.86
Apr 20269.89
Mar 20269.92
Feb 202610.00
Jan 202610.00
Dec 20259.97
Nov 20259.98
Sep 20259.94
Aug 20259.95
Jul 20259.95
Jun 20259.95
May 20259.94
Apr 20259.91
Mar 20259.90
Feb 20259.86
Jan 20259.85
Dec 20249.85
Nov 20249.86
Oct 20249.86
Sep 20249.85
Aug 20249.84
Jul 20249.81
Jun 20249.80
May 20249.75
Apr 20249.72
Mar 20249.71
Feb 20249.72
Jan 20249.75
Dec 20239.73
Nov 20239.71
Oct 20239.69
Sep 20239.67
Aug 20239.67
Jul 20239.71
Jun 20239.69
May 20239.67
Apr 20239.66
Mar 20239.65
Feb 20239.61
Jan 20239.60
Dec 20229.62
Nov 20229.57
Oct 20229.55
Sep 20229.57
Aug 20229.56
Jul 20229.52
Jun 20229.46
May 20229.55
Apr 20229.61
Mar 20229.56
Feb 20229.63
Jan 20229.68
Dec 20219.69
Nov 20219.69
Oct 20219.74
Sep 20219.79
Aug 20219.77
Jul 20219.74
Jun 20219.73
May 20219.77
Apr 20219.79
Mar 20219.78
Feb 20219.80
Jan 20219.81
Dec 20209.84
Nov 20209.80
Oct 20209.78
Sep 20209.78
Aug 20209.81
Jul 20209.81
Jun 20209.90
May 202010.04
Apr 202010.09
Mar 20209.59
Feb 20209.51
Jan 20209.46
Dec 20199.45
Nov 20199.48
Oct 20199.48
Sep 20199.48
Aug 20199.46
Jul 20199.44
Jun 20199.44
May 20199.40
Apr 20199.37
Mar 20199.39
Feb 20199.39
Jan 20199.40
Dec 20189.38
Nov 20189.33
Oct 20189.27
Sep 20189.28
Aug 20189.27
Jul 20189.26
Jun 20189.25
May 20189.23
Apr 20189.23
Mar 20189.23
Feb 20189.20
Jan 20189.20
Dec 20179.21
Nov 20179.21
Oct 20179.22
Sep 20179.22
Aug 20179.25
Jul 20179.27
Jun 20179.25
May 20179.24
Apr 20179.22
Mar 20179.20
Feb 20179.18
Jan 20179.18
Dec 20169.19
Nov 20169.20
Oct 20169.21
Sep 20169.19
Aug 20169.21
Jul 20169.22
Jun 20169.18
May 20169.19
Apr 20169.20
Mar 20169.21
Feb 20169.22
Jan 20169.19
Dec 20159.15
Nov 20159.12
Oct 20159.12
Sep 20159.09
Aug 20159.06
Jul 20159.02
Jun 20159.02
May 20159.04
Apr 20159.05
Mar 20159.05
Feb 20159.05
Jan 20159.06
Dec 20148.95
Nov 20148.93
Oct 20148.88
Sep 20148.85
Aug 20148.85
Jul 20148.82
Jun 20148.83
May 20148.81
Apr 20148.81
Mar 20148.82
Feb 20148.84
Jan 20148.80
Dec 20138.80
Nov 20138.82
Oct 20138.81
Sep 20138.80
Aug 20138.78
Jul 20138.79
Jun 20138.80
May 20138.78
Apr 20138.78
Mar 20138.75
Feb 20138.71
Jan 20138.74
Dec 20128.74
Nov 20128.71
Oct 20128.66
Sep 20128.69
Aug 20128.72
Jul 20128.78
Jun 20128.76
May 20128.73
Apr 20128.71
Mar 20128.70
Feb 20128.70
Jan 20128.73
Dec 20118.74
Nov 20118.73
Oct 20118.75
Sep 20118.73
Aug 20118.74
Jul 20118.77
Jun 20118.76
May 20118.76
Apr 20118.77
Mar 20118.79
Feb 20118.85
Jan 20118.89
Dec 20108.88
Nov 20108.91
Oct 20108.93
Sep 20108.92
Aug 20108.94
Jul 20108.92
Jun 20108.93
May 20108.92
Apr 20108.89
Mar 20108.87
Feb 20108.87
Jan 20108.85
Dec 20098.84
Nov 20098.83
Oct 20098.84
Sep 20098.85
Aug 20098.86
Jul 20098.85
Jun 20098.84
May 20098.92
Apr 20098.93
Mar 20098.93
Feb 20098.90
Jan 20098.91
Dec 20088.93
Nov 20088.80
Oct 20088.58
Sep 20088.46
Aug 20088.46
Jul 20088.40
Jun 20088.44
May 20088.52
Apr 20088.54
Mar 20088.54
Feb 20088.54
Jan 20088.53
Dec 20078.54
Nov 20078.54
Oct 20078.59
Sep 20078.60
Aug 20078.62
Jul 20078.60
Jun 20078.59
May 20078.57
Apr 20078.58
Mar 20078.58
Feb 20078.61
Jan 20078.60
Dec 20068.59
Nov 20068.61
Oct 20068.59
Sep 20068.51
Aug 20068.43
Jul 20068.45
Jun 20068.47
May 20068.45
Apr 20068.47
Mar 20068.47
Feb 20068.45
Jan 20068.42
Dec 20058.45
Nov 20058.42
Oct 20058.34
Sep 20058.30
Aug 20058.42
Jul 20058.47
Jun 20058.49
May 20058.48
Apr 20058.46
Mar 20058.47
Feb 20058.47
Jan 20058.49
Dec 20048.46
Nov 20048.45
Oct 20048.48
Sep 20048.52
Aug 20048.52
Jul 20048.50
Jun 20048.50
May 20048.50
Apr 20048.53
Mar 20048.52
Feb 20048.51
Jan 20048.53
Dec 20038.55
Nov 20038.56
Oct 20038.54
Sep 20038.52
Aug 20038.55
Jul 20038.58
Jun 20038.59
May 20038.58
Apr 20038.53
Mar 20038.48
Feb 20038.50
Jan 20038.52
Dec 20028.55
Nov 20028.54
Oct 20028.53
Sep 20028.51
Aug 20028.51
Jul 20028.50
Jun 20028.50
May 20028.48
Apr 20028.46
Mar 20028.49
Feb 20028.50
Jan 20028.50
Dec 20018.50
Nov 20018.47
Oct 20018.43
Sep 20018.37
Aug 20018.40
Jul 20018.37
Jun 20018.35
May 20018.33
Apr 20018.35
Mar 20018.35
Feb 20018.32
Jan 20018.30
Dec 20008.35
Nov 20008.33
Oct 20008.31
Sep 20008.30
Aug 20008.31
Jul 20008.27
Jun 20008.27
May 20008.30
Apr 20008.29
Mar 20008.25
Feb 20008.28
Jan 20008.28
Dec 19998.27
Nov 19998.27
Oct 19998.27
Sep 19998.27
Aug 19998.26
Jul 19998.27
Jun 19998.28
May 19998.25
Apr 19998.24
Mar 19998.27
Feb 19998.25
Jan 19998.22
Dec 19988.20
Nov 19988.20
Oct 19988.19
Sep 19988.19
Aug 19988.17
Jul 19988.14
Jun 19988.14
May 19988.14
Apr 19988.14
Mar 19988.11
Feb 19988.08
Jan 19988.05
Dec 19978.04
Nov 19978.01
Oct 19977.99
Sep 19977.96
Aug 19977.97
Jul 19977.94
Jun 19977.92
May 19977.92
Apr 19977.89
Mar 19977.87
Feb 19977.85
Jan 19977.85
Dec 19967.83
Nov 19967.83
Oct 19967.82
Sep 19967.83
Aug 19967.83
Jul 19967.81
Jun 19967.81
May 19967.79
Apr 19967.80
Mar 19967.78
Feb 19967.79
Jan 19967.80
Dec 19957.81
Nov 19957.81
Oct 19957.79
Sep 19957.80
Aug 19957.78
Jul 19957.79
Jun 19957.76
May 19957.75
Apr 19957.75
Mar 19957.77
Feb 19957.77
Jan 19957.76
Dec 19947.78
Nov 19947.77
Oct 19947.77
Sep 19947.76
Aug 19947.75
Jul 19947.77
Jun 19947.78
May 19947.80
Apr 19947.80
Mar 19947.80
Feb 19947.81
Jan 19947.79
Dec 19937.78
Nov 19937.78
Oct 19937.77
Sep 19937.78
Aug 19937.77
Jul 19937.78
Jun 19937.77
May 19937.76
Apr 19937.77
Mar 19937.79
Feb 19937.78
Jan 19937.78
Dec 19927.78
Nov 19927.77
Oct 19927.78
Sep 19927.79
Aug 19927.79
Jul 19927.79
Jun 19927.80
May 19927.81
Apr 19927.81
Mar 19927.80
Feb 19927.81
Jan 19927.81
Dec 19917.81
Nov 19917.81
Oct 19917.83
Sep 19917.84
Aug 19917.85
Jul 19917.85
Jun 19917.84
May 19917.85
Apr 19917.85
Mar 19917.83
Feb 19917.82
Jan 19917.80
Dec 19907.80
Nov 19907.81
Oct 19907.82
Sep 19907.85
Aug 19907.88
Jul 19907.93
Jun 19907.96
May 19907.97
Apr 19907.95
Mar 19907.96
Feb 19907.95
Jan 19907.95
Dec 19897.99
Nov 19897.98
Oct 19898.01
Sep 19898.00
Aug 19897.98
Jul 19897.98
Jun 19897.96
May 19897.95
Apr 19898.00
Mar 19898.02
Feb 19898.05
Jan 19898.05
Dec 19888.05
Nov 19888.06
Oct 19888.06
Sep 19888.05
Aug 19888.04
Jul 19888.06
Jun 19888.07
May 19888.10
Apr 19888.08
Mar 19888.08
Feb 19888.09
Jan 19888.10
Dec 19878.11
Nov 19878.12
Oct 19878.09
Sep 19878.09
Aug 19878.11
Jul 19878.09
Jun 19878.10
May 19878.14
Apr 19878.14
Mar 19878.16
Feb 19878.18
Jan 19878.19
Dec 19868.23
Nov 19868.25
Oct 19868.23
Sep 19868.22
Aug 19868.25
Jul 19868.23
Jun 19868.24
May 19868.26
Apr 19868.25
Mar 19868.22
Feb 19868.16
Jan 19868.11
Dec 19858.16
Nov 19858.14
Oct 19858.16
Sep 19858.20
Aug 19858.18
Jul 19858.17
Jun 19858.18
May 19858.16
Apr 19858.17
Mar 19858.16
Feb 19858.17
Jan 19858.18
Dec 19848.21
Nov 19848.18
Oct 19848.17
Sep 19848.18
Aug 19848.17
Jul 19848.25
Jun 19848.26
May 19848.24
Apr 19848.27
Mar 19848.25
Feb 19848.22
Jan 19848.23
Dec 19838.22
Nov 19838.21
Oct 19838.23
Sep 19838.21
Aug 19838.16
Jul 19838.22
Jun 19838.21
May 19838.21
Apr 19838.20
Mar 19838.22
Feb 19838.24
Jan 19838.21
Dec 19828.17
Nov 19828.11
Oct 19828.08
Sep 19828.09
Aug 19828.09
Jul 19828.08
Jun 19828.07
May 19828.16
Apr 19828.15
Mar 19828.16
Feb 19828.12
Jan 19828.14
Dec 19818.08
Nov 19818.10
Oct 19818.09
Sep 19818.09
Aug 19818.11
Jul 19818.10
Jun 19818.15
May 19818.17
Apr 19818.18
Mar 19818.18
Feb 19818.16
Jan 19818.19
Dec 19808.20
Nov 19808.23
Oct 19808.23
Sep 19808.23
Aug 19808.26
Jul 19808.26
Jun 19808.22
May 19808.22
Apr 19808.26
Mar 19808.30
Feb 19808.35
Jan 19808.37
Dec 19798.49
Nov 19798.51
Oct 19798.53
Sep 19798.60
Aug 19798.63
Jul 19798.65
Jun 19798.69
May 19798.72
Apr 19798.73
Mar 19798.85
Feb 19798.88
Jan 19798.91
Dec 19788.93
Nov 19788.92
Oct 19788.93
Sep 19788.95
Aug 19788.94
Jul 19788.97
Jun 19788.97
May 19788.98
Apr 19789.02
Mar 19788.98
Feb 19788.99
Jan 19788.98
Dec 19778.96
Nov 19778.96
Oct 19778.97
Sep 19778.93
Aug 19778.93
Jul 19778.92
Jun 19778.90
May 19778.91
Apr 19778.89
Mar 19778.88
Feb 19778.89
Jan 19778.90
Dec 19768.91
Nov 19768.92
Oct 19768.87
Sep 19768.88
Aug 19768.87
Jul 19768.83
Jun 19768.82
May 19768.84
Apr 19768.81
Mar 19768.79
Feb 19768.77
Jan 19768.72
Dec 19758.71
Nov 19758.74
Oct 19758.73
Sep 19758.72
Aug 19758.77
Jul 19758.73
Jun 19758.77
May 19758.78
Apr 19758.76
Mar 19758.79
Feb 19758.77
Jan 19758.76
Dec 19748.81
Nov 19748.82
Oct 19748.89
Sep 19748.90
Aug 19748.94
Jul 19748.97
Jun 19749.02
May 19749.02
Apr 19748.96
Mar 19748.98
Feb 19749.01
Jan 19749.09
Dec 19739.14
Nov 19739.18
Oct 19739.19
Sep 19739.25
Aug 19739.18
Jul 19739.33
Jun 19739.28
May 19739.28
Apr 19739.32
Mar 19739.31
Feb 19739.38
Jan 19739.37
Dec 19729.35
Nov 19729.37
Oct 19729.34
Sep 19729.31
Aug 19729.29
Jul 19729.26
Jun 19729.26
May 19729.28
Apr 19729.26
Mar 19729.21
Feb 19729.18
Jan 19729.16
Dec 19719.01
Nov 19718.98
Oct 19718.95
Sep 19718.95
Aug 19718.93
Jul 19718.88
Jun 19718.89
May 19718.91
Apr 19718.86
Mar 19718.86
Feb 19718.83
Jan 19718.80
Dec 19708.75
Nov 19708.72
Oct 19708.71
Sep 19708.76
Aug 19708.78
Jul 19708.72
Jun 19708.72
May 19708.69
Apr 19708.68
Mar 19708.73
Feb 19708.69
Jan 19708.69
Dec 19698.73
Nov 19698.75
Oct 19698.75
Sep 19698.74
Aug 19698.73
Jul 19698.70
Jun 19698.72
May 19698.72
Apr 19698.71
Mar 19698.71
Feb 19698.72
Jan 19698.69
Dec 19688.69
Nov 19688.71
Oct 19688.68
Sep 19688.70
Aug 19688.64
Jul 19688.66
Jun 19688.62
May 19688.65
Apr 19688.64
Mar 19688.61
Feb 19688.58
Jan 19688.57
Dec 19678.56
Nov 19678.56
Oct 19678.53
Sep 19678.52
Aug 19678.55
Jul 19678.51
Jun 19678.51
May 19678.50
Apr 19678.47
Mar 19678.46
Feb 19678.46
Jan 19678.46
Dec 19668.40
Nov 19668.40
Oct 19668.39
Sep 19668.39
Aug 19668.38
Jul 19668.40
Jun 19668.37
May 19668.37
Apr 19668.34
Mar 19668.33
Feb 19668.33
Jan 19668.35
Dec 19658.34
Nov 19658.37
Oct 19658.36
Sep 19658.33
Aug 19658.33
Jul 19658.27
Jun 19658.27
May 19658.26
Apr 19658.23
Mar 19658.29
Feb 19658.22
Jan 19658.19
Dec 19648.22
Nov 19648.15
Oct 19648.15
Sep 19648.18
Aug 19648.17
Jul 19648.14
Jun 19648.11
May 19648.08
Apr 19648.10
Mar 19648.07
Feb 19648.04
Jan 19648.04

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Employment StatisticsDownload data (CSV)

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