Average hourly earnings, private · per hour · 1977 Verified
$5.42in June 1977 — about $29.82 in today's money.
- Figure in 1977$5.42
- Same money today$29.82
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$32.38
- Change since 1977+497%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1977; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- AHETPI
- Observed
- June 1977
- Coverage
- January 1964 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 60.7 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain