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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
July
2025		 May
2026		 June
2026(p)		 July
2026(p)		 July
2025		 May
2026		 June
2026(p)		 July
2026(p)

Total private

 $36.47 $37.49 $37.60 $37.62 $1,247.27 $1,285.91 $1,289.68 $1,290.37

Goods-producing

 37.25 38.58 38.66 38.79 1,486.28 1,547.06 1,550.27 1,559.36

Mining and logging

 40.33 41.70 42.01 42.11 1,818.88 1,901.52 1,919.86 1,941.27

Construction

 39.73 41.21 41.36 41.46 1,549.47 1,619.55 1,625.45 1,637.67

Manufacturing

 35.51 36.71 36.74 36.87 1,427.50 1,483.08 1,484.30 1,489.55

Durable goods

 37.73 38.93 38.94 39.12 1,531.84 1,588.34 1,592.65 1,596.10

Nondurable goods

 31.77 32.95 32.99 33.03 1,254.92 1,304.82 1,306.40 1,307.99

Private service-providing

 36.30 37.24 37.35 37.36 1,205.16 1,236.37 1,240.02 1,240.35

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 31.00 31.86 31.97 32.00 1,057.10 1,089.61 1,090.18 1,091.20

Wholesale trade

 38.85 39.79 39.79 39.88 1,519.04 1,555.79 1,567.73 1,571.27

Retail trade

 25.52 26.20 26.29 26.23 763.05 788.62 788.70 786.90

Transportation and warehousing

 31.52 32.44 32.55 32.63 1,210.37 1,245.70 1,236.90 1,243.20

Utilities

 52.11 55.51 55.91 56.34 2,183.41 2,348.07 2,381.77 2,400.08

Information

 52.63 55.10 55.44 55.70 1,952.57 2,060.74 2,067.91 2,066.47

Financial activities

 47.57 49.23 49.52 49.44 1,788.63 1,841.20 1,852.05 1,849.06

Professional and business services

 44.40 45.56 45.67 45.68 1,616.16 1,672.05 1,676.09 1,676.46

Private education and health services

 35.58 36.23 36.23 36.18 1,163.47 1,181.10 1,184.72 1,186.70

Leisure and hospitality

 22.81 23.59 23.64 23.63 581.66 603.90 602.82 600.20

Other services

 33.08 33.92 34.03 34.05 1,058.56 1,088.83 1,092.36 1,096.41

Footnotes
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: August 07, 2026