Factory Wages Rise a Twelfth Month to $30.37 an hour
Factory Wages rose for a twelfth straight month in August 2026, reaching $30.37 an hour, up 4.4% on the year. Fully loaded at a 1.35x burden that is $41.00 an hour, or $85,279 a year per head before overtime.
Factory Wages rose for a twelfth straight month in August 2026, reaching $30.37 an hour, up 4.4% on the year. Fully loaded at a 1.35x burden that is $41.00 an hour, or $85,279 a year per head before overtime.
consecutive increases: 12 months. from $29.10 an hour after August 2025 to $30.37 an hour
The run began after August 2025, when the series stood at $29.10 an hour — a climb of 4.4% over the streak.
Fully loaded at a 1.35x burden that is $41.00 an hour, or $85,279 a year per head before overtime.
A run this long changes how the next print reads: a decline would end a 12-month pattern and would be news in its own right, while a thirteenth consecutive increase would extend one of the longer streaks in this archive. Source: BLS Current Employment Statistics.