Average hourly earnings, private · per hour · 1985 Verified
$8.74in June 1985 — about $27.13 in today's money.
- Figure in 1985$8.74
- Same money today$27.13
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$32.38
- Change since 1985+270%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1985; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- AHETPI
- Observed
- June 1985
- Coverage
- January 1964 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 107.6 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain