In 2023 in the United States, the median hourly rate of a worker's wage between 20 and 24 years old was 16.4 current U.S. dollars. Workers between the ages of 35 and 44 years old had the highest hourly wage in that year, at 21.2 current U.S. dollars.
Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States in 2023, by age
(in current U.S. dollars)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (August 1, 2024). Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States in 2023, by age (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185355/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States in 2023, by age (in current U.S. dollars)." Chart. August 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185355/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States in 2023, by age (in current U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185355/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Median Hourly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers in The United States in 2023, by Age (in Current U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185355/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States in 2023, by age (in current U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185355/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 23, 2025)
Median hourly earnings of wage and salary workers in the United States in 2023, by age (in current U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185355/median-hourly-earnings-of-wage-and-salary-workers-by-age/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
