Wages & productivity · LES1252881600Q
Real median weekly earnings
As of Q3 2026, the real median weekly earnings had fallen 1.6% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 0.5% in Q2 2026. The latest value was $370 (1982-84 CPI Adjusted dollars).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED®. Quarterly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Q3 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Q3 2026)
$370
Change from Q2 2026
-2.1%
A year earlier
$376
12-month change
-1.6%
$370 Q3 2026 · 1982-84 CPI Adjusted dollars
1982-84 CPI Adjusted dollars. Data from Q1 1979 to Q3 2026 (190 observations).
What it measures
This is the median usual weekly pay of full-time wage and salary workers, adjusted for inflation and expressed in 1982-84 dollars. Half of full-time workers earn more and half earn less.
- Official title
- Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over
- Units
- 1982-84 CPI Adjusted dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Quarterly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $370 | -2.1% | -1.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $378 | +0.5% | +0.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $376 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $376 | 0.0% | +1.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $376 | +0.8% | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $373 | -0.3% | +2.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $374 | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $371 | +0.8% | +1.4% |
| Q2 2024 | $368 | +0.8% | +0.8% |
| Q1 2024 | $365 | -1.1% | +0.3% |
| Q4 2023 | $369 | +0.8% | +1.9% |
| Q3 2023 | $366 | +0.3% | +1.1% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employed full time: Median usual weekly real earnings: Wage and salary workers: 16 years and over [LES1252881600Q], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q, Oct 27, 2026.
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