Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in United States of America

United States of America: Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children was 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
4th
of 44 countries
All-time high
33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
in 2023
All-time low
21,637 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
in 2002
Years of data
22
2002–2023

Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in United States of America, 2002–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k2002201220232002: 21.6k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2003: 22.3k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2004: 22.9k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2005: 23.5k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2006: 24.2k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2007: 25.2k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2008: 26.2k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2009: 27.0k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2010: 27.3k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2011: 27.7k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2012: 28.3k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2013: 28.5k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2014: 28.7k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2015: 28.9k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2016: 29.1k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2017: 29.4k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2018: 29.9k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2019: 30.4k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2020: 31.5k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2021: 32.3k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2022: 33.1k Purchasing power standard (PPS)2023: 33.8k Purchasing power standard (PPS)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Purchasing power standard (PPS).

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in United States of America is 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS), measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in United States of America peaked at 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,637 Purchasing power standard (PPS), in 2002.

United States of America ranks 4th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in United States of America, year by year

Annual values for Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage in United States of America, 2002 to 2023.
Year Purchasing power standard (PPS) Change
2002 21,637 Purchasing power standard (PPS)
2003 22,300 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +3.1%
2004 22,895 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.7%
2005 23,527 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.8%
2006 24,164 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.7%
2007 25,208 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +4.3%
2008 26,236 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +4.1%
2009 26,963 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.8%
2010 27,343 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.4%
2011 27,729 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.4%
2012 28,297 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.0%
2013 28,522 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +0.8%
2014 28,679 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +0.5%
2015 28,886 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +0.7%
2016 29,122 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +0.8%
2017 29,377 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +0.9%
2018 29,864 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.7%
2019 30,402 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +1.8%
2020 31,502 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +3.6%
2021 32,321 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.6%
2022 33,063 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.3%
2023 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) +2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24,116 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 21,637 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 26,963 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 8
2010s 28,822 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 27,343 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 30,402 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 10
2020s 32,684 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 31,502 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) 4

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 1 Switzerland 45,661 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  2. 2 Luxembourg 38,812 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  3. 3 Norway 34,917 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  4. 4 United States 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  5. 6 Iceland 33,039 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  6. 7 Netherlands 33,003 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare
  7. 7 Netherlands 33,003 Purchasing power standard (PPS) compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in United States of America?
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children in United States of America was 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 33,848 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2023.
What is the lowest annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was 21,637 Purchasing power standard (PPS) in 2002.
How does United States of America rank for annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children?
United States of America ranks 4th out of 44 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual net earnings of a full-time single worker without children earning an average wage
Unit
Purchasing power standard (PPS)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,028 data points, 2002–2025
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