Average hourly earnings for all employees on US private nonfarm payrolls, rose by 10 cents, or 0.3% over a month to $37.75 in August 2026, following an upwardly revised 0.2% gain in July and matching market forecasts. In August, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 11 cents, or 0.3%, to $32.53. Over the year, average hourly earnings have increased by 3.1%.