United States
PPP-adjusted average annual wage
$86,977 2025
United States wage data records a PPP-adjusted average annual income of 86977.138 USD in 2025, marking a new series high. As the benchmark economy for price comparisons, all domestic consumer price indices equal exactly 100. This baseline defines the reference point for evaluating relative costs internationally.
1-Year Change
+1.7%
vs 2024
5-Year Change
+2.1%
vs 2020
Overall Price Level
100
2024 · United States = 100
Wage data: 2025 · Price data: 2024
Wage History
Track PPP-adjusted average annual wages in constant prices over time.
PPP-adjusted annual wage (USD)
USD PPP, constant 2025 prices
Wage Key Facts
Latest Wage
$86,977
Latest Year
2025
1-Year Change
+1.7%
5-Year Change
+2.1%
10-Year Change
+13.0%
Historical Peak
$86,977
Peak Year
2025
Change From Peak
0.0%
What the Wage Trend Shows
Average annual earnings reached 86977.138 USD PPP in 2025, establishing a new record for the series. This latest value reflects a 1.67% increase compared to the prior year.
Over the past decade, wages have grown by 12.96% in real terms. Since 1990, the cumulative long-term change stands at 53.42%, demonstrating sustained upward movement.
Consumer Price Levels
Compare eight consumer price categories with the United States benchmark of 100.
United States = 100
What Prices Look Like
Shared category level
All 8 reported categories have the same price level of 100, so there is no distinct highest or lowest category for 2024.
Overall vs United States
The overall price level is 100, close to the United States benchmark (0.0 index points).
Wage and Price Snapshot
Read the latest wage record and the selected price benchmark together, without merging their years.
All consumer price categories in 2024 register an index value of exactly 100. This uniformity confirms the United States serves as the fixed reference point for this relative comparison system.
Food, housing, and transport indices all equal the baseline of 100 with zero deviation. Such alignment is definitional rather than empirical when examining the benchmark country itself.
Health, recreation, and restaurants also match the United States benchmark perfectly in 2024. Every category shows a gap of zero, reinforcing the role of this economy as the normalization anchor.
- Latest wage recordWage year 2025
- $86,977
- Price category coveragePrice year 2024
- 8 of 8
- Relative to United States0 below, 8 at 100
- 0 above
Compare United States
See how United States's wages and price levels compare with other OECD economies.
Switzerland$92,2852025+6.1%higher
Netherlands$80,1362025−7.9%lower
Belgium$80,0092025−8.0%lower
Austria$78,3012025−10.0%lower
Denmark$78,0902025−10.2%lower
Germany$76,2852025−12.3%lower
Luxembourg$98,5302025+13.3%higher
Norway$73,4622025−15.5%lower
Iceland$100,6052025+15.7%higher
Australia$72,0182025−17.2%lower
Ireland$70,1132025−19.4%lower
Canada$67,9012025−21.9%lowerSimilar Economies
How to Read This Country Page
Three boundaries keep wage and price comparisons from being misread.
- Wage basis
- The annual wage is expressed in USD PPP at constant 2025 prices. It is an average, not a median wage, local-currency amount, or take-home figure.
- Years stay separate
- The latest wage year and the price year do not have to match. Price controls read only 2022, 2023, or 2024 and never substitute another year.
- Price benchmark
- 100 represents the United States price level. A value of 120 is reported here as 20 index points above that benchmark.
Data Coverage and Limits
See which years are actually present before comparing wage and price records.
Wage statistics cover a 35-year span from 1990 to 2025 with 36 total observations. This extensive history enables robust examination of secular trends in American compensation levels.
Price data in this batch is limited to 2024, as earlier years show no available category values. Full benchmark validation is therefore possible only for the most recent complete snapshot.
Reported earnings began at 56693.84 USD PPP in 1990 and have progressed to the current peak. This uninterrupted time series provides essential context for interpreting modern wage developments.
- Wage observations
- 36
- Wage coverage
- 1990-2025
- Price categories · 2024
- 8 of 8
- Price categories · 2023
- 0 of 8
- Price categories · 2022
- 0 of 8
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average annual wage in United States?
The average annual wage in the United States stood at 86977.138 USD PPP in 2025. This figure uses constant 2025 prices to maintain temporal consistency across the entire dataset.
How has the average wage changed in United States?
Wages rose 1.67% in the last year and 12.96% over the preceding ten years. Cumulative growth since 1990 reaches 53.42%, with the 2025 value representing the highest point recorded.
What are consumer price levels like in United States?
As the benchmark country, United States consumer price levels define the index baseline of 100. All eight 2024 categories equal that reference, so there is no distinct most or least expensive category within this relative index.
Is the average wage in United States close to its historical peak?
The 2025 average wage of 86977.138 USD is identical to the historical peak. Since this record was set in the current year, the distance from peak is precisely 0%.
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Reported coverage
Wages through 2025 · Prices through 2024