Average hourly earnings for all employees on US private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 5 cents, or 0.1% over a month to $37.81 in Setember 2026, after a 0.3% increase in August and below market forecasts of 0.3%. In September, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 7 cents, or 0.2% to $32.60. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 3% in September, the least since May 2021, following a 3.1% advance in August and also below the expected 3.2%. source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Average Hourly Earnings in the United States increased 0.10 percent in September of 2026 over the previous month. Average Hourly Earnings in the United States averaged 0.26 percent from 2006 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4.60 percent in April of 2020 and a record low of -1.10 percent in May of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Average Hourly Earnings - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Average Hourly Earnings MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.
Average Hourly Earnings in the United States increased 0.10 percent in September of 2026 over the previous month. Average Hourly Earnings in the United States is expected to be 0.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Average Hourly Earnings MoM is projected to trend around 0.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.