Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Wages, Salaries and Other (2009 - 2026)
Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) posted Wages, Salaries and Other of $226.1 million for Q3 2026, up 16.8% from $193.5 million a year earlier and up 10.7% from the prior quarter.
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Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL) Wages, Salaries and Other (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Wages, Salaries and Other at Western Alliance Bancorporation was $837.6 million, up 16.1% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $757.5 million, up 20.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Wages, Salaries and Other has increased for 15 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 20.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Western Alliance Bancorporation's Wages, Salaries and Other was $631.1 million in FY2024 (+11.4%), $566.3 million in FY2023 (+5.0%), $539.5 million in FY2022 (+15.6%) and $466.7 million in FY2021 (+53.7%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Wages, Salaries and Other in data going back to Q2 2010.
- On a year-over-year basis, Wages, Salaries and Other has increased in each of the last 54 quarters, with growth averaging 18.2% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Wages, Salaries and Other ran from 0.5% in Q3 2023 to 65.2% in Q1 2022.
- According to Business Quant data, Wages, Salaries and Other for the three prior quarters was $204.3 million (Q2 2026), $205.5 million (Q1 2026) and $201.7 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Wages (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase | 909.02 Bn | 886.77 Bn | - | 14.77 Bn |
| 2 | Banco Santander Chile | 406.67 Bn | -7,110.43 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Bank Of America | 350.91 Bn | -2,025.20 Bn | - | 10.97 Bn |
| 4 | Hsbc Holdings | 308.71 Bn | -2,966.46 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Morgan Stanley | 293.66 Bn | -249.15 Bn | - | 8.00 Bn |
| 6 | Royal Bank Of Canada | 283.56 Bn | -546.44 Bn | - | 4.51 Bn |
| 7 | Goldman Sachs | 262.71 Bn | -3,480.74 Bn | - | 5.12 Bn |
| 8 | Wells Fargo & Company | 257.44 Bn | 92.87 Bn | - | 8.75 Bn |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Ufj Financial | 256.82 Bn | -75.42 Bn | 10.89 Bn | - |
| 10 | Western Alliance Bancorporation | 8.21 Bn | -15.23 Bn | - | 226.10 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 226.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 204.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 205.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 201.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 193.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 179.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 182.40 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 165.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 157.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 153.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 154.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 134.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 137.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 145.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 148.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 125.70 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 136.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 138.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 120.60 Mn |
API Access
Western Alliance Bancorporation Wages, Salaries and Other API
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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=WAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "wages-salaries-and-other", "ticker": "WAL", "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=WAL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();