Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in United States of America
United States of America: Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) was 42.73 USD_PPP/cap in 2024. ▲ Rising
Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in United States of America, 2005–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in United States of America is 42.73 USD_PPP/cap, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in United States of America peaked at 42.73 USD_PPP/cap in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.58 USD_PPP/cap, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.58 USD_PPP/cap | — |
| 2006 | 22.2 USD_PPP/cap | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 22.67 USD_PPP/cap | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 23.72 USD_PPP/cap | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 25 USD_PPP/cap | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 24.9 USD_PPP/cap | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 24.33 USD_PPP/cap | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.68 USD_PPP/cap | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 25.15 USD_PPP/cap | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.46 USD_PPP/cap | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 25.89 USD_PPP/cap | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 26.48 USD_PPP/cap | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.98 USD_PPP/cap | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 28.45 USD_PPP/cap | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 29.38 USD_PPP/cap | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 33.25 USD_PPP/cap | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 33.15 USD_PPP/cap | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 35.94 USD_PPP/cap | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 38.66 USD_PPP/cap | +7.6% |
| 2024 | 42.73 USD_PPP/cap | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.03 USD_PPP/cap | 21.58 USD_PPP/cap | 25 USD_PPP/cap | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.27 USD_PPP/cap | 24.33 USD_PPP/cap | 29.38 USD_PPP/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.75 USD_PPP/cap | 33.15 USD_PPP/cap | 42.73 USD_PPP/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10.13 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 1 Switzerland 35 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 2 France 19.3 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 2 Viet Nam 6.67 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 3 Chile 12.06 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 3 Republic of Moldova 6.27 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 11.61 USD_PPP/cap compare
- 4 Türkiye 6.05 USD_PPP/cap compare
More economy & growth data for United States of America
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, annual 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, annual growth rate 6.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 4.43 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 4.43 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 6.14 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 22.22 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 21.57 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in United States of America?
- Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) in United States of America was 42.73 USD_PPP/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 42.73 USD_PPP/cap in 2024.
- What is the lowest average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.58 USD_PPP/cap in 2005.
- How does United States of America rank for average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base)?
- United States of America ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2024.
- Is average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Average hourly earnings of employees in urban areas (2021 base period) — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.