Bush 41
1989–1992
- Pay
- $10.32
- 2026 $
- $25.97
- Real Δ
- −$0.78
Brick is the average hourly paycheck. Steel is that hour in 2026 dollars. Production and nonsupervisory workers — about four in five private jobs. Play from Bush 41 forward. July 2026 printed $32.40 an hour.
Hourly pay
$18.38
38 years shown
In 2026 dollars
$28.50
CPI-U, July 2026
Real change
+$6.06
first year → last year shown
At this president
Trump 2
2025–2026 · YTD
On the stub2026 dollars
Clinton
1993–2000
- Pay
- $12.38
- 2026 $
- $26.13
- Real Δ
- +$1.63
Bush 43
2001–2008
- Pay
- $16.11
- 2026 $
- $27.77
- Real Δ
- +$0.60
Obama
2009–2016
- Pay
- $20.01
- 2026 $
- $29.15
- Real Δ
- +$1.01
Trump 1
2017–2020
- Pay
- $23.23
- 2026 $
- $30.69
- Real Δ
- +$1.82
Biden
2021–2024
- Pay
- $28.13
- 2026 $
- $31.78
- Real Δ
- +$0.14
Trump 2
2025–2026 · YTD
- Pay
- $31.77
- 2026 $
- $32.47
- Real Δ
- −$0.02
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Source: BLS average hourly earnings, production & nonsupervisory · through July 2026