Upshift Wage Report · Q3 2026
What businesses paid hourly staff in Q3 2026
Average hourly pay on Upshift shifts from July to September 2026, compared with April to June. Pick a city on the map to see its numbers.
- $18.68average hourly pay across Ohio
- 5 of 7report areas paid more per hour than in Q2
- $20.16highest average hourly pay (St. Louis)
The number is the average hourly pay in Q3. ▲ means pay went up from Q2. ▼ means it went down. These are Upshift's own shifts, not every employer in each city.
What is in each report
What each role and industry paid per hour in Q2 and Q3 2026
Each row is one role or industry. The hollow dot is the April to June average. The filled dot is the July to September average. Pick Ohio or a city.
Q2 (Apr–Jun)Q3 (Jul–Sep). The arrow points from Q2 to Q3.▲ paid more▼ paid less* smaller sample. Treat this number as a rough guide.
The 12 roles and industries whose hourly pay changed most
Change in average hourly pay, in dollars per hour, across the 6 cities. We only include roles and industries with a large sample at several businesses in both quarters.
Download the full reports
One PDF for the state of Ohio and one for each of 6 cities. They are free, with no form to fill in. Each one shows pay by industry, pay by role, and how we measured.
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Ohio wage report: 14 roles and 11 industries
The average hourly pay was $18.68, up $0.24 from Q2.
- Average pay for each role and industry, Q2 and Q3
- Which roles paid more and which paid less
- How we measured
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Cleveland, OH
$18.09average hourly pay in Q3, about the same (−$0.01) from Q2
Download PDF for Cleveland
How we measured
Pay from completed shifts, not job ads
Every number is the hourly wage on a shift that an Upshift worker completed. We do not use job ads or surveys.
Q2 and Q3 use the same method
Q2 is April to June 2026. Q3 is July to September 2026. Each number is the average across all shifts in that quarter.
What counts as a city
A city includes every business within 45 miles of the city center. The Ohio report covers every Ohio business.
When we show a number, and when we mark it *
We show a role or industry only if we had enough shifts at more than one business in both quarters. We add a * when the sample is smaller.
Hiring hourly staff in one of these cities?
Upshift fills hotel, venue, food service and warehouse shifts. Sign up, post a shift, and see who can work it.
Upshift Wage Report · Q3 2026
What businesses paid hourly staff in Q3 2026
Average hourly pay on Upshift shifts from July to September 2026, compared with April to June. Pick a city on the map to see its numbers.
- $18.68average hourly pay across Ohio
- 5 of 7report areas paid more per hour than in Q2
- $20.16highest average hourly pay (St. Louis)
The number is the average hourly pay in Q3. ▲ means pay went up from Q2. ▼ means it went down. These are Upshift's own shifts, not every employer in each city.
What is in each report
What each role and industry paid per hour in Q2 and Q3 2026
Each row is one role or industry. The hollow dot is the April to June average. The filled dot is the July to September average. Pick Ohio or a city.
Q2 (Apr–Jun)Q3 (Jul–Sep). The arrow points from Q2 to Q3.▲ paid more▼ paid less* smaller sample. Treat this number as a rough guide.
The 12 roles and industries whose hourly pay changed most
Change in average hourly pay, in dollars per hour, across the 6 cities. We only include roles and industries with a large sample at several businesses in both quarters.
Download the full reports
One PDF for the state of Ohio and one for each of 6 cities. They are free, with no form to fill in. Each one shows pay by industry, pay by role, and how we measured.
Start here
Ohio wage report: 14 roles and 11 industries
The average hourly pay was $18.68, up $0.24 from Q2.
- Average pay for each role and industry, Q2 and Q3
- Which roles paid more and which paid less
- How we measured
-
Cleveland, OH
$18.09average hourly pay in Q3, about the same (−$0.01) from Q2
Download PDF for Cleveland
How we measured
Pay from completed shifts, not job ads
Every number is the hourly wage on a shift that an Upshift worker completed. We do not use job ads or surveys.
Q2 and Q3 use the same method
Q2 is April to June 2026. Q3 is July to September 2026. Each number is the average across all shifts in that quarter.
What counts as a city
A city includes every business within 45 miles of the city center. The Ohio report covers every Ohio business.
When we show a number, and when we mark it *
We show a role or industry only if we had enough shifts at more than one business in both quarters. We add a * when the sample is smaller.
Hiring hourly staff in one of these cities?
Upshift fills hotel, venue, food service and warehouse shifts. Sign up, post a shift, and see who can work it.