Wages in the United States increased 4.13 percent in September of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Wage Growth in the United States averaged 6.13 percent from 1960 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 15.56 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -6.12 percent in April of 2020. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Wage Growth in the United States is expected to be 3.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United States Wages and Salaries Growth is projected to trend around 3.60 percent in 2027 and 3.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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ADP Employment Change 86.00 86.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Average Hourly Earnings MoM 0.40 0.30 percent Oct 2026
Average Hourly Earnings YoY 3.10 3.20 percent Oct 2026
Average Weekly Hours 34.40 34.40 Hours Oct 2026
Challenger Job Cuts 43994.00 43281.00 Persons Oct 2026
Continuing Jobless Claims 1718.00 1695.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Earnings Growth Expectations 2.60 2.90 percent Sep 2026
Employed Persons 163615.00 163152.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Employment Cost Index 0.80 0.90 percent Sep 2026
Employment Cost - Benefits 0.90 1.00 percent Sep 2026
Employment Cost - Wages 0.70 0.90 percent Sep 2026
Employment Rate 59.30 59.20 percent Oct 2026
Full Time Employment 135090.00 134376.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Government Payrolls 6.00 -18.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Challenger Hiring Plans 444692.00 90787.00 Persons Oct 2026
Initial Jobless Claims 189.00 195.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Job Layoffs and Discharges 1641.00 1768.00 Thousand Sep 2026
JOLTs Job Openings 7523.00 7190.00 Thousand Sep 2026
JOLTs Job Quits 3365.00 3044.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Job Quits Rate 2.10 1.90 Percent Sep 2026
Job Openings 7531.00 7147.00 Thousand Sep 2026
Jobless Claims 4-week Average 194.75 197.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Participation Rate 61.90 61.80 percent Oct 2026
Labour Costs 124.39 124.60 points Sep 2026
Long Term Unemployment Rate 1.15 1.14 percent Oct 2026
Manufacturing Payrolls 19.00 13.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Minimum Wages 7.25 7.25 USD/Hour Dec 2026
Non Farm Payrolls 165.00 60.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Nonfarm Payrolls Private 159.00 78.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Nonfarm Productivity 3.60 2.10 percent Sep 2026
Part Time Employment 28504.00 28746.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Personal Income MoM 0.20 0.30 percent Sep 2026
Population 342.28 340.97 Million Dec 2025
Productivity 120.02 119.59 points Jun 2026
Retirement Age Men 67.00 66.83 Years Dec 2026
Retirement Age Women 67.00 66.83 Years Dec 2026
U-6 Unemployment Rate 7.90 7.60 percent Oct 2026
Unemployed Persons 7068.00 7109.00 Thousand Oct 2026
Unemployment Rate 4.10 4.20 percent Oct 2026
Unit Labour Costs -0.70 1.90 percent Sep 2026
Wage Growth 4.13 4.22 percent Sep 2026
Wages 32.75 32.63 USD/Hour Oct 2026
Wages in Manufacturing 30.38 30.38 USD/Hour Oct 2026
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.30 9.90 percent Oct 2026


United States Wages and Salaries Growth
In the United States, wage growth refers to the yearly change in wages and salaries disbursements from government, manufacturing and service industries.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.13 4.22 15.56 -6.12 1960 - 2026 percent Monthly
Current Prices, SA