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Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-3. Average hourly and weekly earnings of all employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Industry Average hourly earnings Average weekly earnings
Oct.
2025
Aug.
2026
Sept.
2026(p)
Oct.
2026(p)
Oct.
2025
Aug.
2026
Sept.
2026(p)
Oct.
2026(p)

Total private

$36.85 $37.76 $37.86 $38.00 $1,260.27 $1,298.94 $1,302.38 $1,307.20

Goods-producing

37.63 38.87 38.96 39.22 1,493.91 1,566.46 1,566.19 1,576.64

Mining and logging

40.64 41.92 42.23 42.35 1,836.93 1,915.74 1,938.36 1,939.63

Construction

40.14 41.64 41.65 42.03 1,561.45 1,640.62 1,636.85 1,655.98

Manufacturing

35.87 36.93 37.06 37.24 1,434.80 1,499.36 1,500.93 1,508.22

Durable goods

38.06 39.11 39.36 39.53 1,541.43 1,603.51 1,613.76 1,620.73

Nondurable goods

32.17 33.20 33.13 33.29 1,257.85 1,321.36 1,318.57 1,314.96

Private service-providing

36.68 37.51 37.61 37.72 1,217.78 1,245.33 1,252.41 1,256.08

Trade, transportation, and utilities

31.31 32.07 32.12 32.19 1,067.67 1,096.79 1,098.50 1,100.90

Wholesale trade

39.17 39.86 40.00 39.99 1,535.46 1,570.48 1,576.00 1,579.61

Retail trade

25.72 26.41 26.47 26.55 769.03 797.58 802.04 801.81

Transportation and warehousing

31.93 32.65 32.68 32.74 1,222.92 1,237.44 1,241.84 1,237.57

Utilities

53.20 56.26 56.24 56.33 2,255.68 2,413.55 2,390.20 2,427.82

Information

53.27 55.52 55.96 55.70 1,986.97 2,059.79 2,064.92 2,060.90

Financial activities

48.18 49.75 49.67 49.74 1,806.75 1,870.60 1,862.63 1,865.25

Professional and business services

44.90 45.83 46.10 46.25 1,643.34 1,681.96 1,691.87 1,702.00

Private education and health services

35.95 36.44 36.55 36.67 1,175.57 1,191.59 1,198.84 1,202.78

Leisure and hospitality

23.01 23.74 23.84 23.90 589.06 603.00 607.92 609.45

Other services

33.47 34.23 34.34 34.43 1,071.04 1,102.21 1,102.31 1,105.20

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026