Wage growth today: value, history and context

Data as of Oct 27, 2026

+3.8 % Informative

Data for Jul 31, 2026

Higher than on 49% of the days of the last 10 years.

Change over 1 week: 0.00 pp. Over 1 month: +0.20 pp.

Last month

Date	Value
Oct 27, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 26, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 23, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 22, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 21, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 20, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 19, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 16, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 15, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 14, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 13, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 12, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 9, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 8, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 7, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 6, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 5, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 2, 2026	+3.8 %
Oct 1, 2026	+3.8 %
Sep 30, 2026	+3.6 %
Sep 29, 2026	+3.6 %
Sep 28, 2026	+3.6 %

Over the last 10 years

High: +6.7 % (Aug 31, 2022).
Low: +2.9 % (Mar 5, 2018).
A year ago: +4.1 %.

What it is

How fast pay is rising. Context only: good for households, but fast wage growth pushes prices up. Median hourly wage growth, year on year (3-month average). Part of the theme "US inflation": How fast prices and wages rise: what decides whether the Fed raises or cuts rates.

How to read it

It is context: its position against its history is shown, but it carries no colour and does not count in the traffic light.

Frequently asked questions

What is Wage growth?

How fast pay is rising. Context only: good for households, but fast wage growth pushes prices up. Median hourly wage growth, year on year (3-month average).

Does it predict the stock market?

No. It describes where things stand today against their history, with no forecasts or recommendations.

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