Part 3: How much (more) money we're making:
Bottom Line: In today's third story breaking down the employment report from Friday we'll explore real incomes. The average hourly wage for all Americans is currently $26. Here are a couple of highlights:
+2 cents from December
+2.5% year over year
So if you're average you're pulling in 2.5% more vs. this time last year (for similar work). Otherwise you can compare your current situation to these figures. Perhaps the most positive news of all within these numbers is that the increases are coming fastest for those at the non-supervisory level (meaning that employees are seeing bigger increases than executives and managers generally. When you look at non-supervisor income the increase was 4 cents to $21.84