---
title: "Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage"
slug: shop-floor-pay
summary: "Real hourly pay for production and nonsupervisory jobs was little changed at $9.69 in September 2026, in 1982-84 dollars"
category: "The Deal"
unit: dollars
frequency: monthly
direction: lower_is_worse
latest_value: 9.6938
latest_period: "2026-09"
trend: stable
last_updated: "2026-10-14T00:00:00Z"
source: "Computed (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics AHETPI / CPI data retrieved via FRED)"
source_url: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AHETPI
canonical_html: https://americandefault.org/indicators/shop-floor-pay/
citation_apa: "Kilburn, R. (2026). Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/shop-floor-pay/"
citation_chicago: "Kilburn, Ross. 2026. \"Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage.\" American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/shop-floor-pay/."
citation_mla: "Kilburn, Ross. \"Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage.\" American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/shop-floor-pay/."
---

# Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage

Also tracked as Shop Floor Pay.

> Real hourly pay for production and nonsupervisory jobs was little changed at $9.69 in September 2026, in 1982-84 dollars

## Current Reading

As of September 2026, Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage is **$9.7** (stable).

BLS average hourly earnings of private production and nonsupervisory employees, deflated by the CPI-U into 1982-84 dollars, little changed from $9.73 a year earlier.

## What Changed

- Real average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory jobs was little changed at $9.69 (1982-84 dollars) in September 2026, compared with $9.74 in August 2026.
- Little changed from a year earlier, when it was $9.73.

## Recent Values

| Period | Value |
|--------|-------|
| 2026-09 | $9.6938 |
| 2026-08 | $9.7357 |
| 2026-07 | $9.7412 |
| 2026-06 | $9.7364 |
| 2026-05 | $9.6743 |
| 2026-04 | $9.6959 |
| 2026-03 | $9.7247 |
| 2026-02 | $9.7844 |
| 2026-01 | $9.7799 |
| 2025-12 | $9.7629 |
| 2025-11 | $9.7796 |
| 2025-09 | $9.7334 |

## Historical Context

- Peak since 1964: **$9.8** in April 2020
- Low since 1964: **$7.6** in April 1995
- Pre-pandemic average (2015-01 – 2019-12): **$9**
- Post-pandemic average (2020-01 – 2024-12): **$9.5**

## Methodology

This indicator carries monthly observations and is interpreted as lower values indicate worse household conditions. Source: Computed (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics AHETPI / CPI data retrieved via FRED).
Automation: collected automatically on the daily refresh pipeline, with no hand entry.

## Source

Computed (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics AHETPI / CPI data retrieved via FRED) — [https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AHETPI](https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AHETPI)

Data retrieved: 2026-10-14T00:00:00Z

## Related Indicators

- [the-floor](https://americandefault.org/indicators/the-floor/)
- [the-median-check](https://americandefault.org/indicators/the-median-check/)
- [the-wedge](https://americandefault.org/indicators/the-wedge/)

## Machine-Readable Endpoints

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- CSV: https://americandefault.org/api/downloads/shop-floor-pay.csv
- BibTeX: https://americandefault.org/citations/shop-floor-pay.bib
- RIS: https://americandefault.org/citations/shop-floor-pay.ris

## Citation

**APA 7th**

    Kilburn, R. (2026). Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/shop-floor-pay/

**Chicago (author-date)**

    Kilburn, Ross. 2026. "Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage." American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/shop-floor-pay/.

**MLA 9th**

    Kilburn, Ross. "Real Production & Nonsupervisory Wage." American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/shop-floor-pay/.

Use **American Default Research** as the institutional name in source lists, bibliographies, and press citations. **American Default** is the brand and URL form. **American Distress Index (ADI)** is the product name for the national composite score.