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United States Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker (1st Quartile)

3.4%

percent September 2026

Data from Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Wage Growth Tracker

Change, September 2025 to September 2026

−0.1 percentage points

Changes over time

Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker (1st Quartile) in the United States fell 2.86% from September 2025

percent · January 1997 to September 2026

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Wage Growth Tracker American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/
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Available history

Atlanta Fed Wage Growth Tracker (1st Quartile)
Data periodUnited States (%)
Sep 20263.4
Aug 20263.7
Jul 20263.7
Jun 20263.6
May 20263.5
Apr 20263.6
Mar 20263.5
Feb 20263.5
Jan 20263.5
Dec 20253.5
Nov 20253.6
Sep 20253.5
Aug 20253.4
Jul 20253.6
Jun 20253.6
May 20253.7
Apr 20253.8
Mar 20254.1
Feb 20254.2
Jan 20254.2
Dec 20244.3
Nov 20244.5
Oct 20244.8
Sep 20245.1
Aug 20245.1
Jul 20245.1
Jun 20245.3
May 20245.4
Apr 20245.5
Mar 20245.4
Feb 20245.5
Jan 20245.7
Dec 20235.9
Nov 20236
Oct 20235.9
Sep 20235.9
Aug 20236.1
Jul 20236.3
Jun 20236.5
May 20236.8
Apr 20237
Mar 20237.2
Feb 20237.3
Jan 20237.4
Dec 20227.6
Nov 20227.7
Oct 20227.8
Sep 20227.6
Aug 20227.6
Jul 20227.6
Jun 20227.4
May 20227
Apr 20226.7
Mar 20226.4
Feb 20226.1
Jan 20225.9
Dec 20215.5
Nov 20215.1
Oct 20215
Sep 20214.9
Aug 20214.8
Jul 20214.6
Jun 20214.3
May 20214.1
Apr 20214.1
Mar 20214.3
Feb 20214.2
Jan 20214.1
Dec 20204.3
Nov 20204.3
Oct 20204.4
Sep 20204.3
Aug 20204.4
Jul 20204.5
Jun 20204.5
May 20204.7
Apr 20204.7
Mar 20204.6
Feb 20204.6
Jan 20204.6
Dec 20194.6
Nov 20194.5
Oct 20194.5
Sep 20194.5
Aug 20194.4
Jul 20194.5
Jun 20194.5
May 20194.4
Apr 20194.4
Mar 20194.4
Feb 20194.5
Jan 20194.5
Dec 20184.4
Nov 20184.3
Oct 20184.2
Sep 20184
Aug 20184
Jul 20183.9
Jun 20184
May 20183.8
Apr 20183.7
Mar 20183.7
Feb 20183.7
Jan 20183.7
Dec 20173.7
Nov 20173.7
Oct 20173.8
Sep 20174
Aug 20174.1
Jul 20174
Jun 20173.9
May 20174.1
Apr 20174.2
Mar 20174.2
Feb 20174.2
Jan 20174.3
Dec 20164.3
Nov 20164.2
Oct 20164.2
Sep 20164
Aug 20163.9
Jul 20163.8
Jun 20163.8
May 20163.7
Apr 20163.6
Mar 20163.5
Feb 20163.5
Jan 20163.4
Dec 20153.5
Nov 20153.5
Oct 20153.5
Sep 20153.5
Aug 20153.5
Jul 20153.5
Jun 20153.3
May 20153.2
Apr 20153
Mar 20152.8
Feb 20152.7
Jan 20152.7
Dec 20142.6
Nov 20142.5
Oct 20142.4
Sep 20142.3
Aug 20142.2
Jul 20142.1
Jun 20142.1
May 20142
Apr 20142
Mar 20141.9
Feb 20141.8
Jan 20141.6
Dec 20131.4
Nov 20131.4
Oct 20131.4
Sep 20131.4
Aug 20131.5
Jul 20131.4
Jun 20131.3
May 20131.4
Apr 20131.3
Mar 20131.5
Feb 20131.4
Jan 20131.4
Dec 20121.4
Nov 20121.4
Oct 20121.2
Sep 20121.2
Aug 20121.1
Jul 20121.2
Jun 20121.2
May 20121.1
Apr 20121.1
Mar 20121.1
Feb 20121
Jan 20121.2
Dec 20111.2
Nov 20111.2
Oct 20111.4
Sep 20111.4
Aug 20111.4
Jul 20111.3
Jun 20111.4
May 20111.6
Apr 20111.6
Mar 20111.6
Feb 20111.7
Jan 20111.8
Dec 20101.9
Nov 20101.9
Oct 20101.9
Sep 20102
Aug 20102.1
Jul 20102.1
Jun 20102.2
May 20102.2
Apr 20102.4
Mar 20102.6
Feb 20102.7
Jan 20102.7
Dec 20092.8
Nov 20093
Oct 20093.2
Sep 20093.3
Aug 20093.4
Jul 20093.5
Jun 20093.7
May 20093.8
Apr 20093.9
Mar 20093.9
Feb 20094.1
Jan 20094.1
Dec 20084.2
Nov 20084.3
Oct 20084.4
Sep 20084.4
Aug 20084.5
Jul 20084.7
Jun 20084.7
May 20084.6
Apr 20084.6
Mar 20084.6
Feb 20084.7
Jan 20084.8
Dec 20074.7
Nov 20074.6
Oct 20074.7
Sep 20074.5
Aug 20074.4
Jul 20074.3
Jun 20074.2
May 20074.2
Apr 20074.1
Mar 20074
Feb 20074
Jan 20073.8
Dec 20063.8
Nov 20063.8
Oct 20063.8
Sep 20063.9
Aug 20063.8
Jul 20063.8
Jun 20063.8
May 20063.7
Apr 20063.9
Mar 20063.9
Feb 20063.7
Jan 20063.7
Dec 20053.7
Nov 20053.6
Oct 20053.6
Sep 20053.5
Aug 20053.6
Jul 20053.4
Jun 20053.4
May 20053.4
Apr 20053.3
Mar 20053.3
Feb 20053.3
Jan 20053.3
Dec 20043.2
Nov 20043.1
Oct 20043.1
Sep 20043.1
Aug 20043.1
Jul 20043.1
Jun 20043.1
May 20043.1
Apr 20043.1
Mar 20043.2
Feb 20043.2
Jan 20043.1
Dec 20033.2
Nov 20033.3
Oct 20033.2
Sep 20033.3
Aug 20033.3
Jul 20033.4
Jun 20033.5
May 20033.5
Apr 20033.6
Mar 20033.7
Feb 20033.8
Jan 20033.9
Dec 20024.1
Nov 20024.3
Oct 20024.5
Sep 20024.5
Aug 20024.6
Jul 20024.8
Jun 20025
May 20025.2
Apr 20025.2
Mar 20025.4
Feb 20025.6
Jan 20025.7
Dec 20015.7
Nov 20015.8
Oct 20015.9
Sep 20016
Aug 20016.1
Jul 20016
Jun 20016
May 20016
Apr 20016.1
Mar 20016
Feb 20015.9
Jan 20015.9
Dec 20005.9
Nov 20005.8
Oct 20005.7
Sep 20005.7
Aug 20005.7
Jul 20005.6
Jun 20005.6
May 20005.5
Apr 20005.5
Mar 20005.6
Feb 20005.7
Jan 20005.7
Dec 19995.8
Nov 19995.9
Oct 19995.9
Sep 19995.9
Aug 19995.8
Jul 19996
Jun 19996.1
May 19996.4
Apr 19996.4
Mar 19996.5
Feb 19996.5
Jan 19996.5
Dec 19986.5
Nov 19986.7
Oct 19986.9
Sep 19986.9
Aug 19987.1
Jul 19987.1
Jun 19987.1
May 19987.1
Apr 19986.9
Mar 19986.8
Feb 19986.6
Jan 19986.6
Dec 19976.4
Nov 19976.3
Oct 19976
Sep 19976
Aug 19975.9
Jul 19975.8
Jun 19975.5
May 19975.3
Apr 19975.4
Mar 19975.4
Feb 19975.5
Jan 19975.5

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Wage Growth TrackerDownload data (CSV)

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