Wages & productivity · CES3000000008
Average hourly earnings: manufacturing
As of Sep 2026, the average hourly earnings: manufacturing had risen 3.4% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 4.2% in Aug 2026. The latest value was $30.21 (dollars per hour).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Sep 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Sep 2026)
$30.21
Change from Aug 2026
-0.4%
A year earlier
$29.22
12-month change
+3.4%
$30.21 Sep 2026 · Dollars per hour
Dollars per hour. Data from Jan 1939 to Sep 2026 (1,053 observations).
What it measures
This is average hourly pay for production and nonsupervisory employees in manufacturing.
- Official title
- Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Manufacturing
- Units
- Dollars per hour
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $30.21 | -0.4% | +3.4% |
| Aug 2026 | $30.33 | +0.1% | +4.2% |
| Jul 2026 | $30.29 | -0.1% | +3.9% |
| Jun 2026 | $30.31 | +0.4% | +4.6% |
| May 2026 | $30.20 | +0.4% | +4.5% |
| Apr 2026 | $30.09 | +0.4% | +4.5% |
| Mar 2026 | $29.96 | +0.4% | +3.6% |
| Feb 2026 | $29.84 | +0.8% | +4.1% |
| Jan 2026 | $29.61 | +0.3% | +3.7% |
| Dec 2025 | $29.51 | +0.0% | +4.1% |
| Nov 2025 | $29.50 | +0.6% | +4.5% |
| Oct 2025 | $29.33 | +0.4% | +4.4% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average Hourly Earnings of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees, Manufacturing [CES3000000008], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CES3000000008, Oct 27, 2026.
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