Square Payroll Index Metropolitan Table

Average hourly earnings and base wages for retail and restaurant employees in the United States
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Average hourly earnings is the sum of regular wages, overtime wages, and tips divided by the sum of hours an employee worked in a given pay period. Base wage only includes regular wages. Earnings are pre-tax and before other deductions. Growth is the median of the year-over-year percent change in average hourly earnings and wages computed at the individual level using linked payroll records. The growth values shown reflect the three-month moving average: the average of the current month median earnings and wage growth and the medians for the prior two months. The bottom and top 10% correspond to the 10th and 90th percentiles.
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