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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
Sept.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026(p)		 Sept.
2026(p)		 Sept.
2025		 July
2026		 Aug.
2026(p)		 Sept.
2026(p)

Total private

 $36.70 $37.64 $37.76 $37.81 $1,255.14 $1,291.05 $1,298.94 $1,300.66

Goods-producing

 37.47 38.77 38.85 38.89 1,487.56 1,558.55 1,565.66 1,563.38

Mining and logging

 40.32 42.04 41.94 42.17 1,830.53 1,938.04 1,916.66 1,931.39

Construction

 40.01 41.48 41.64 41.69 1,560.39 1,634.31 1,640.62 1,634.25

Manufacturing

 35.70 36.84 36.90 36.92 1,428.00 1,488.34 1,498.14 1,498.95

Durable goods

 37.94 39.05 39.06 39.08 1,532.78 1,593.24 1,601.46 1,602.28

Nondurable goods

 31.93 33.07 33.20 33.23 1,251.66 1,312.88 1,321.36 1,325.88

Private service-providing

 36.53 37.39 37.50 37.57 1,212.80 1,241.35 1,248.75 1,251.08

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 31.19 31.99 32.07 32.09 1,060.46 1,090.86 1,096.79 1,103.90

Wholesale trade

 39.08 39.82 39.87 40.06 1,531.94 1,568.91 1,570.88 1,578.36

Retail trade

 25.63 26.29 26.38 26.38 766.34 791.33 796.68 807.23

Transportation and warehousing

 31.79 32.60 32.70 32.78 1,217.56 1,238.80 1,242.60 1,245.64

Utilities

 52.92 56.25 56.23 56.07 2,212.06 2,390.63 2,412.27 2,366.15

Information

 53.06 55.73 55.58 56.08 1,995.06 2,067.58 2,062.02 2,069.35

Financial activities

 47.93 49.43 49.81 49.75 1,802.17 1,853.63 1,872.86 1,865.63

Professional and business services

 44.74 45.68 45.81 46.03 1,633.01 1,676.46 1,685.81 1,689.30

Private education and health services

 35.69 36.30 36.39 36.44 1,167.06 1,187.01 1,189.95 1,191.59

Leisure and hospitality

 23.00 23.65 23.76 23.90 586.50 600.71 603.50 609.45

Other services

 33.35 34.10 34.23 34.33 1,067.20 1,098.02 1,105.63 1,101.99

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: October 02, 2026