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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Average weekly wage in United States

2014 – 2025 · 12 data points Updated Oct 21, 2026
Economy & jobs · United States

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2014 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 18 figures Housing 6 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
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

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

YearUnited StatesChange
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.