# European Union (EU27) - Wages / earnings (avg earnings or wage index)

European Union (EU27) - Wages / earnings (avg earnings or wage index) was up 3.2% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 3.6% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 125.1 (Index, 2020=100).
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2% (Q2 2021) to 5.7% (Q3 2023), averaging 3.4%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `EU.WAGES.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Index, 2020=100
- Coverage: 2009-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (70 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/european-union/eu27-wages-earnings-avg-earnings-or-wage-index

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 125.1 | 3.2 |
| Q1 2026 | 124.2 | 3.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 123.2 | 3.8 |
| Q3 2025 | 122.1 | 3.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 121.2 | 4.2 |
| Q1 2025 | 119.9 | 4.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 118.7 | 5.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 117.6 | 5.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 116.3 | 5.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 115.2 | 5.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 113.1 | 4.7 |
| Q3 2023 | 111.7 | 5.7 |
| Q2 2023 | 110.4 | 5.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 109.1 | 4.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 108.0 | 4.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 105.7 | 3.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 104.8 | 4.8 |
| Q1 2022 | 104.0 | 3.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 103.2 | 2.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 102.5 | 2.5 |
| Q2 2021 | 100.0 | 0.2 |
| Q1 2021 | 100.9 | 1.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 100.5 | 3.2 |
| Q3 2020 | 100.0 | 3.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.WAGES.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/EU.WAGES.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```