First Busey (BUSE) Wages, Salaries and Other (2010 - 2026)
First Busey (BUSE) recorded Wages, Salaries and Other of $67.68 million in Q2 2026, down 13.6% from $78.36 million a year earlier and down 20.6% from the prior quarter.
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First Busey (BUSE) Wages, Salaries and Other (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, First Busey's Wages, Salaries and Other came in at $296.05 million as of Jun 30, 2026, up 25.5% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $289.06 million, up 64.6% from FY2024.
- Annual Wages, Salaries and Other has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Wages, Salaries and Other came in at $175.62 million in FY2024 (+8.0%), $162.6 million in FY2023 (+2.3%), $159.02 million in FY2022 (+9.4%) and $145.31 million in FY2021 (+14.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Wages, Salaries and Other since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Wages, Salaries and Other rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 36.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Wages, Salaries and Other in the last five years was growth of 80.2% in Q2 2025, against a decline of 13.6% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $85.23 million (Q1 2026), $69 million (Q4 2025) and $74.15 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Wages (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 883.45 Bn | 912.92 Bn | - | 15.16 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 401.52 Bn | 521.46 Bn | - | -104.91 Bn |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 377.43 Bn | -1,998.64 Bn | - | 10.99 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 330.31 Bn | 330.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 299.17 Bn | -209.92 Bn | - | 8.19 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 274.08 Bn | 124.82 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 270.70 Bn | -1,317.79 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 8 | Goldman Sachs | 263.13 Bn | -3,293.98 Bn | - | 6.10 Bn |
| 9 | Wells Fargo & Company | 243.64 Bn | 245.78 Bn | - | 8.85 Bn |
| 10 | First Busey | 2.47 Bn | 792.49 Mn | - | 67.68 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 67.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 85.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 69.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 74.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 78.36 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 67.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 45.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 44.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 43.48 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 42.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 42.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 39.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.79 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 39.76 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.11 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 39.35 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 38.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 41.95 Mn |
API Access
First Busey Wages, Salaries and Other API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=wages-salaries-and-other&ticker=BUSE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "wages-salaries-and-other", "ticker": "BUSE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=wages-salaries-and-other&ticker=BUSE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();