Glossary · Methodology

Average Hourly Earnings (AHE)

Headline US wage growth metric.

Definition

Average Hourly Earnings, reported monthly by the BLS, is the most-watched headline measure of US wage growth across all private nonfarm employees.

How SalaryScopePro uses this term

We surface average hourly earnings (ahe) across salary results, occupation pages, city pages, and Premium Reports — with consistent definitions and methodology. See methodology and data sources for how the underlying numbers are computed.