Wage Growth Tracker

The Wage Growth Tracker is the Atlanta Fed's CHCS's most utilized tool. The WGT details the median wage growth across multiple dimensions, using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Household Survey (Current Population Survey). It is generally updated on the Thursday following in the Jobs report.

Wage Growth TrackerMeasure of the wage growth of individuals. It is constructed using microdata from the Current Population Survey (CPS), and is the median percent change in the hourly wage of individuals observed 12 months apart.