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Basic Info

Wage Growth Tracker: Paid Hourly is at 3.60%, compared to 3.50% last month and 3.90% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 3.62%.

Stats

Last Value 3.60%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Aug 14 2026, 08:30 EDT
Next Release Sep 11 2026, 08:30 EDT (E)
Long Term Average 3.62%
Average Growth Rate 1.29%
Value from Last Month 3.50%
Change from Last Month 2.86%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.90%
Change from 1 Year Ago -7.69%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment N/A
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Notes Three-month moving average of median wage growth, hourly data.

Historical Data

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Date Value
July 31, 2026 3.60%
June 30, 2026 3.50%
May 31, 2026 3.30%
April 30, 2026 3.30%
March 31, 2026 3.80%
February 28, 2026 3.50%
January 31, 2026 3.70%
December 31, 2025 3.50%
November 30, 2025 3.80%
October 31, 2025
September 30, 2025 3.90%
August 31, 2025 3.90%
July 31, 2025 3.90%
June 30, 2025 3.80%
May 31, 2025 3.70%
April 30, 2025 3.80%
March 31, 2025 3.80%
February 28, 2025 3.90%
January 31, 2025 3.80%
December 31, 2024 3.90%
November 30, 2024 4.00%
October 31, 2024 4.40%
September 30, 2024 4.40%
August 31, 2024 4.50%
July 31, 2024 4.60%
Date Value
June 30, 2024 5.30%
May 31, 2024 5.30%
April 30, 2024 5.30%
March 31, 2024 4.70%
February 29, 2024 4.80%
January 31, 2024 4.90%
December 31, 2023 5.10%
November 30, 2023 5.30%
October 31, 2023 5.30%
September 30, 2023 5.30%
August 31, 2023 5.50%
July 31, 2023 5.60%
June 30, 2023 5.50%
May 31, 2023 5.80%
April 30, 2023 6.10%
March 31, 2023 6.30%
February 28, 2023 5.90%
January 31, 2023 5.80%
December 31, 2022 6.00%
November 30, 2022 6.20%
October 31, 2022 6.30%
September 30, 2022 6.40%
August 31, 2022 6.90%
July 31, 2022 7.10%
June 30, 2022 7.10%

Basic Info

Wage Growth Tracker: Paid Hourly is at 3.60%, compared to 3.50% last month and 3.90% last year. This is lower than the long term average of 3.62%.

Stats

Last Value 3.60%
Latest Period Jul 2026
Last Updated Aug 14 2026, 08:30 EDT
Next Release Sep 11 2026, 08:30 EDT (E)
Long Term Average 3.62%
Average Growth Rate 1.29%
Value from Last Month 3.50%
Change from Last Month 2.86%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.90%
Change from 1 Year Ago -7.69%
Frequency Monthly
Unit Percent
Adjustment N/A
Download Source File
Notes Three-month moving average of median wage growth, hourly data.