# U.S. full-time workers’ median weekly earnings reached $1,232

> BLS said the 1.5% year-over-year increase in third-quarter earnings lagged the 3.5% rise in consumer prices.

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- Published: 2026-10-21T15:31:13+00:00
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on 21 October that median usual weekly earnings for the nation’s full-time wage and salary workers were $1,232 in the third quarter of 2026, not seasonally adjusted. That was a nominal increase of 1.5% from a year earlier, while the Consumer Price Index rose 3.5% over the same period.

Women’s median weekly earnings were $1,127 and men’s were $1,352, equal to 83.4% for women relative to men. The seasonally adjusted overall median was $1,239, down from $1,258 in the second quarter. The estimates come from the Current Population Survey of full-time wage and salary workers.

## Data

### U.S. full-time workers’ median weekly earnings reached $1,232

Methodology: BLS Current Population Survey results for July–September 2026. Weekly earnings cover full-time wage and salary workers; unadjusted (NSA) and seasonally adjusted (SA) medians are separate. Annual changes compare the quarter with a year earlier.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | period_start |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median weekly earnings, not seasonally adjusted | 1232 | USD | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 |
| Median weekly earnings, seasonally adjusted | 1239 | USD | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 |
| Nominal median weekly earnings, annual change | 1.5 | percent | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 |
| CPI-U, third-quarter annual change | 3.5 | percent | 2026-09 | observed | 2026-07 |

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## Sources

- [U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics](<https://www.bls.gov/news.release/wkyeng.nr0.htm>) (Source checked: 2026-10-21; Published: 2026-10-21)

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