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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
Aug.
2024		 June
2025		 July
2025(p)		 Aug.
2025(p)		 Aug.
2024		 June
2025		 July
2025(p)		 Aug.
2025(p)

Total private

 $35.23 $36.31 $36.43 $36.53 $1,208.39 $1,241.80 $1,245.91 $1,249.33

Goods-producing

 35.92 37.10 37.19 37.35 1,429.62 1,472.87 1,483.88 1,486.53

Mining and logging

 39.75 40.30 40.43 40.53 1,772.85 1,785.29 1,819.35 1,836.01

Construction

 38.37 39.63 39.73 39.98 1,496.43 1,541.61 1,549.47 1,559.22

Manufacturing

 34.18 35.33 35.40 35.50 1,367.20 1,416.73 1,423.08 1,420.00

Durable goods

 36.20 37.49 37.60 37.70 1,466.10 1,518.35 1,526.56 1,523.08

Nondurable goods

 30.78 31.72 31.72 31.83 1,209.65 1,246.60 1,252.94 1,254.10

Private service-providing

 35.07 36.13 36.25 36.35 1,164.32 1,195.90 1,203.50 1,206.82

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 30.09 30.89 31.02 31.07 1,020.05 1,050.26 1,054.68 1,059.49

Wholesale trade

 37.75 38.71 38.90 39.00 1,483.58 1,513.56 1,520.99 1,524.90

Retail trade

 24.54 25.37 25.51 25.47 726.38 756.03 760.20 764.10

Transportation and warehousing

 30.73 31.43 31.52 31.71 1,167.74 1,200.63 1,213.52 1,217.66

Utilities

 51.52 52.14 52.15 52.75 2,184.45 2,189.88 2,185.09 2,220.78

Information

 50.27 52.36 52.46 52.58 1,844.91 1,926.85 1,935.77 1,945.46

Financial activities

 45.87 47.40 47.58 47.74 1,724.71 1,786.98 1,789.01 1,795.02

Professional and business services

 42.45 44.20 44.39 44.57 1,545.18 1,608.88 1,615.80 1,626.81

Private education and health services

 34.54 35.38 35.47 35.53 1,143.27 1,156.93 1,163.42 1,161.83

Leisure and hospitality

 22.14 22.80 22.86 22.95 562.36 581.40 582.93 585.23

Other services

 32.04 32.65 32.71 32.84 1,028.48 1,041.54 1,043.45 1,047.60

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: September 05, 2025