Average hourly earnings for all employees on US private nonfarm payrolls edged up by 5 cents, or 0.1% over a month to $37.81 in Setember 2026, after a 0.3% increase in August and below market forecasts of 0.3%. In September, average hourly earnings of private-sector production and nonsupervisory employees rose by 7 cents, or 0.2% to $32.60. Over the past 12 months, average hourly earnings have increased by 3%.