Average hourly earnings, private · per hour · 1978 Verified
$5.86in June 1978 — about $30.01 in today's money.
- Figure in 1978$5.86
- Same money today$30.01
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$32.38
- Change since 1978+453%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1978; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- AHETPI
- Observed
- June 1978
- Coverage
- January 1964 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 65.2 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain