Delta Air Lines (DAL) Wages, Salaries and Other (2009 - 2026)
Delta Air Lines (DAL) reported Wages, Salaries and Other of $4.76 billion for Q2 2026, up 8.2% from $4.4 billion a year earlier and up 4.9% from the prior quarter.
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Delta Air Lines (DAL) Wages, Salaries and Other (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Delta Air Lines' Wages, Salaries and Other came in at $18.34 billion, up 8.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $17.52 billion, up 8.4% from FY2024.
- Wages, Salaries and Other has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Wages, Salaries and Other came in at $16.16 billion in FY2024 (+10.6%), $14.61 billion in FY2023 (+22.7%), $11.9 billion in FY2022 (+22.3%) and $9.73 billion in FY2021 (+8.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Wages, Salaries and Other in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Wages, Salaries and Other has now increased in each of the last 21 quarters, with growth averaging 9.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Wages, Salaries and Other ranged from 5.0% (Q3 2025) to 31.5% (Q4 2021).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $4.54 billion (Q1 2026), $4.59 billion (Q4 2025) and $4.44 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Wages (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Union Pacific | 165.28 Bn | 159.81 Bn | - | 1.24 Bn |
| 2 | Csx | 87.86 Bn | 84.08 Bn | - | 831.00 Mn |
| 3 | Canadian Pacific Kansas City | 75.56 Bn | 75.27 Bn | - | 522.67 Mn |
| 4 | Norfolk Southern | 71.27 Bn | 65.91 Bn | - | 744.00 Mn |
| 5 | United Parcel Service | 69.70 Bn | 46.62 Bn | - | 12.65 Bn |
| 6 | Fedex | 68.71 Bn | 34.65 Bn | - | 8.57 Bn |
| 7 | Delta Air Lines | 55.32 Bn | 37.50 Bn | - | 4.76 Bn |
| 8 | Old Dominion Freight Line | 37.44 Bn | 36.71 Bn | - | 687.35 Mn |
| 9 | United Airlines Holdings | 36.52 Bn | -19.85 Bn | - | 4.69 Bn |
| 10 | Ryanair Holdings | 28.73 Bn | 12.74 Bn | 3.13 Bn | 553.63 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.76 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.40 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.69 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.07 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.96 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.57 Bn |
API Access
Delta Air Lines 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=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "wages-salaries-and-other", "ticker": "DAL", "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=DAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();