United States
Data verified August 2026 · Sources
On a PPP basis the United States reaches $86,977 in 2025, setting the series ceiling after a +13.0% decade climb, while its consumer price level anchors every comparison on this site at exactly 100.
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United States at a Glance
1Y Change
+1.7%
5Y Change
+2.1%
10Y Change
+13.0%
Historical Peak
$86,977 2025
Change From Peak
At the historical peak
Overall Price Level
100
United States’s Wage Story
Follow how PPP-adjusted average annual wages have changed in United States using constant-price OECD data.
USD PPP, constant prices · missing years shown as gaps, never interpolated
Ten Years Ago
$76,999 (2015)
Historical Peak
$86,977 2025
Latest Wage
$86,977 2025
Data Coverage
Wage history: 1990–2025
Reported observations: 36
Missing wage years: None
Latest price data: 2024 · 8 of 8 categories available
The Reference Economy at a Record
The United States' wage moved +13.0% in a decade, +2.1% over five years, and +1.7% in the most recent year. The 2025 figure of $86,977 is also the series peak, so every horizon points upward at the highest level the record has seen. From $76,999 in 2015, the decade added ten thousand dollars of real ground, with the climb spread across the period rather than concentrated in one episode. As the benchmark economy for the price indices on this site, the United States also anchors every cross-country wage comparison here.
Averages in an Unequal Market
How those horizons are weighed depends on the shape of the series, and for the United States that shape is a steady climb. The US is a high-wage but highly unequal and regionally varied labour market, so the national average blends very different local realities into one figure. The latest +1.7% one-year move gains clarity from the +13.0% decade trend behind it: growth at a record, not recovery toward one.
The Benchmark Itself
The United States is the reference point of this dataset: its overall price level is defined as 100 for 2024, and every other country's index is expressed against it. That makes the American row the measuring stick rather than a measurement — a basis for comparison, not a dollar figure or an inflation statistic. The US wage record, separately, begins in 1990 with 36 observations and reaches its peak in 2025.
United States’s Everyday Price Profile
Compare eight consumer price categories in United States with the United States reference value of 100.
Overall
Food
Clothing
Housing
Health
Transport
Recreation
Restaurants & Accommodation
What Stands Out
Highest: none distinct
No category stands out as the highest in 2024: all 8 reported categories share the same price level of 100. With an identical reading on every line, there is no relative peak to name for this selection.
Lowest: none distinct
No category stands out as the lowest either, since the reported categories all read 100 for 2024. The spread between the highest and lowest reported category is therefore 0.0 index points, a completely flat profile.
Overall vs United States
The uniform level sits exactly at the United States benchmark of 100, as expected for the reference economy. The 2024 profile is a reference line rather than a comparison, and no differences are manufactured where the data shows none.
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Frequently Asked Questions About United States
What is the average annual wage in United States?
United States records an average wage of $86,977 for 2025. It is a national average, not an individual wage packet. That 2025 figure is the series maximum.
How has the average wage changed in United States?
Over a decade United States's wage moved +13.0%, with +2.1% across five years and +1.7% in the last year. The latest reading is the series high. Each horizon ties to one specific target year.
What are consumer price levels like in United States?
United States's overall consumer price index is 100 for 2024, equal to the US at 100. That is a relative index standing, not a dollar amount or inflation rate.
Is United States's wage at a record high?
Correct — United States reached its peak in 2025 at $86,977, capping a +13.0% ten-year move.