Real Wages · Pay vs PricesHOLDING EVEN

Are paychecks beating inflation?

Pay is roughly keeping up with prices.
Holding steady.
BREAK-EVEN 0
0.0%

Real pay is up 0.0% in a year — ahead of prices.

Lower than 60% of all readings since 1965.

FRED · as of Sep 2026 · computed
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