United Parcel Service (UPS) Wages, Salaries and Other (2009 - 2026)
United Parcel Service (UPS) posted Wages, Salaries and Other of $12.65 billion for Q2 2026, up 8.8% from $11.63 billion a year earlier and up 9.6% from the prior quarter.
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United Parcel Service (UPS) Wages, Salaries and Other (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Wages, Salaries and Other at United Parcel Service was $49.35 billion, up 2.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $48.61 billion, up 1.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Wages, Salaries and Other shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, United Parcel Service's Wages, Salaries and Other was $48.09 billion in FY2024 (+2.1%), $47.09 billion in FY2023 (-1.3%), $47.72 billion in FY2022 (+2.3%) and $46.64 billion in FY2021 (+4.7%).
- Quarterly Wages, Salaries and Other has run from a low of $11.15 billion in Q3 2021 to a high of $13.29 billion in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Wages, Salaries and Other increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Wages, Salaries and Other in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 8.8%; the weakest was Q4 2023, with a decline of 2.9%.
- According to Business Quant data, Wages, Salaries and Other for the three prior quarters was $11.55 billion (Q1 2026), $13.03 billion (Q4 2025) and $12.12 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 | 12.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 13.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.83 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.00 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.96 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 11.53 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.49 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.15 Bn |
API Access
United Parcel Service 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=UPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "wages-salaries-and-other", "ticker": "UPS", "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=UPS&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();