Average hourly earnings, private · per hour · 2008 Verified
$18.04in June 2008 — about $27.53 in today's money.
- Figure in 2008$18.04
- Same money today$27.53
- Latest figure (2026) · June 2026$32.38
- Change since 2008+79%
History
Record & method
This is an observed price. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded it in June 2008; we have not adjusted the figure.
- Source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED. Public domain.
- Series
- AHETPI
- Observed
- June 2008
- Coverage
- January 1964 – June 2026
- Adjusted by
- CPIAUCNS · 218.815 → 333.952 (June 2026)
- License
- Public domain