Average hourly earnings, private · per hour · 1965 Verified
$2.63in June 1965 — about $27.79 in today's money.
- Figure in 1965$2.63
- Same money today$27.79
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$32.38
- Change since 1965+1131%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1965; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- AHETPI
- Observed
- June 1965
- Coverage
- January 1964 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 31.6 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain