Weekly wage of U.S. manufacturing workers, by product 2008-2010

This graph shows the average weekly earnings of manufacturing workers in the United States from 2008 to 2010. The results are distinguished by product or manufacturing area. Between 2008 and 2010 manufacturing workers in the computer manufacturing industry earned an average wage of 682 U.S. dollars per week.

Average weekly wage earned by manufacturing workers in the United States, by product type 2008-2010 (in U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Average weekly wage in U.S. dollars
Petroleum refining	742
Aerospace products	701
Tobacco	696
Pharmaceuticals	690
Computers	682
Aircraft	650
Motor Vehicles	633
Ships and boats	609
Medical equipment	607
Footwear	591
Beverages	580
Furniture	559
Pottery	558
Toys and sporting goods	537
Retail bakeries	490
Manufacturing average	605
Non-manufacturing average	558

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April 2012

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United States

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2008 to 2010

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The average wage calculations were adjusted to account for specific worker and job characteristics

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