Average hourly earnings, private · per hour · 1972 Verified
$3.88in June 1972 — about $31.07 in today's money.
- Figure in 1972$3.88
- Same money today$31.07
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$32.38
- Change since 1972+735%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1972; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- AHETPI
- Observed
- June 1972
- Coverage
- January 1964 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 41.7 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain