Wages & productivity · AHETPI
Average hourly earnings: production and nonsupervisory
As of Sep 2026, the average hourly earnings: production and nonsupervisory had risen 3.3% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 3.3% in Aug 2026. The latest value was $32.60 (dollars per hour).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Sep 2026)
$32.60
Change from Aug 2026
+0.2%
A year earlier
$31.56
12-month change
+3.3%
$32.60 Sep 2026 · Dollars per hour
Dollars per hour. Data from Jan 1964 to Sep 2026 (753 observations).
What it measures
This is average hourly pay for production and nonsupervisory employees, roughly 80% of private workers. It has a longer history than the all-employee series, back to 1964.
- Official title
- Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private
- Units
- Dollars per hour
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $32.60 | +0.2% | +3.3% |
| Aug 2026 | $32.53 | +0.3% | +3.3% |
| Jul 2026 | $32.42 | +0.1% | +3.3% |
| Jun 2026 | $32.38 | +0.2% | +3.4% |
| May 2026 | $32.31 | +0.2% | +3.6% |
| Apr 2026 | $32.23 | +0.3% | +3.7% |
| Mar 2026 | $32.12 | +0.2% | +3.5% |
| Feb 2026 | $32.04 | +0.3% | +3.7% |
| Jan 2026 | $31.94 | +0.3% | +3.7% |
| Dec 2025 | $31.83 | +0.1% | +3.8% |
| Nov 2025 | $31.79 | +0.3% | +4.0% |
| Oct 2025 | $31.70 | +0.4% | +4.0% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Total Private [AHETPI], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/AHETPI, Oct 27, 2026.
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