Columbia Banking System (COLB) Wages, Salaries and Other (2010 - 2026)
Columbia Banking System (COLB) reported Wages, Salaries and Other of $196 million for Q2 2026, up 26.5% from $155 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Columbia Banking System (COLB) Wages, Salaries and Other (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Columbia Banking System's Wages, Salaries and Other came in at $764 million, up 29.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $672 million, up 14.1% from FY2024.
- Wages, Salaries and Other has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 26.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Wages, Salaries and Other came in at $589 million in FY2024 (-4.4%), $616 million in FY2023 (+39.6%), $441.23 million in FY2022 (-8.2%) and $480.82 million in FY2021 (+129.3%).
- Five-year quarterly Wages, Salaries and Other spans a low of $54.68 million in Q3 2021 and a high of $320.96 million in Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Wages, Salaries and Other has now increased in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 12.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Wages, Salaries and Other in five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 497.6%); the low point was Q4 2022 (a decline of 66.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $196 million (Q1 2026), $201 million (Q4 2025) and $171 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 | Columbia Banking System | 8.18 Bn | -411.93 Mn | - | 196.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 196.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 196.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 201.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 171.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 155.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 145.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 142.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 147.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 145.07 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 154.54 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 157.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 159.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 163.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 136.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 107.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 109.16 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 110.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 113.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 320.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 54.68 Mn |
API Access
Columbia Banking System Wages, Salaries and Other API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=wages-salaries-and-other&ticker=COLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "wages-salaries-and-other", "ticker": "COLB", "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=COLB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();