Wages and salaries in the US rose 0.7% quarter on quarter in Q4 2025, easing from a 0.8% increase in the previous quarter, reflecting slower gains across private-industry pay (0.7% vs. 0.8% in Q3), while state and local government wages increased (0.8% vs. 0.7%). On a year-over-year basis, wages and salaries increased 3.3%, down from 3.5% in Q3. Pay growth for private-industry workers slowed to 3.3% (vs. 3.6%), while wages for state and local government employees also moderated to 3.3% (vs. 3.5%). source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment Cost Index Wages in the United States averaged 0.80 percent from 1982 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 1.60 percent in the third quarter of 1982 and a record low of 0.20 percent in the second quarter of 2015. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Employment Cost Index Wages QoQ. United States Employment Cost Index Wages QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.