Average hourly earnings, private · per hour · 1989 Verified
$9.77in June 1989 — about $26.29 in today's money.
- Figure in 1989$9.77
- Same money today$26.29
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$32.38
- Change since 1989+231%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 1989; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- AHETPI
- Observed
- June 1989
- Coverage
- January 1964 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 124.1 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain