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US Average Weekly Earnings is at a current level of 865.61, down from 868.46 last month and up from 846.98 one year ago. This is a change of -0.33% from last month and 2.20% from one year ago.1  Category: Hours and Wages. 2  Region: United States.3  Report: Employment Situation.4  Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.S Average Weekly Earnings is at a current level of 865.61, down from 868.46 last month and up from 846.98 one year ago. This is a change of -0.33% from last month and 2.20% from one year ago.
Those earning $8.68 an hour were in the lowest 10 percent of median pay while those earning at least $40.24 were in the top 10 percent. For a 40-hour week, that translates into weekly salaries of $347.20 and $1,609 respectively. Michigan had 4 million people on non-farm payrolls in May 2014, according to the report.