# Germany Average Hourly Earnings

Germany Average Hourly Earnings was up 2.8% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 3.3% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 123.2 (Index 2020=100).
That is the lowest reading since Q3 2022.
Among the 21 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 4th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.1% (Q2 2021) to 6.6% (Q1 2024), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union)
- Makrognosis code: `DE.AHE.Q.SA`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: Index 2020=100
- Coverage: 2014-01-01 to 2026-04-01 (50 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/germany/average-hourly-earnings

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 123.2 | 2.8 |
| Q1 2026 | 121.6 | 3.3 |
| Q4 2025 | 120.3 | 3.6 |
| Q3 2025 | 119.4 | 3.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 119.8 | 4.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 117.7 | 3.1 |
| Q4 2024 | 116.1 | 4.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 114.9 | 4.3 |
| Q2 2024 | 114.7 | 5.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 114.2 | 6.6 |
| Q4 2023 | 111.0 | 2.9 |
| Q3 2023 | 110.2 | 5.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 108.9 | 4.1 |
| Q1 2023 | 107.1 | 4.9 |
| Q4 2022 | 107.9 | 4.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 104.8 | 0.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 104.6 | 5.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 102.1 | 2.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 103.2 | 3.3 |
| Q3 2021 | 103.9 | 2.0 |
| Q2 2021 | 99.20 | 0.1 |
| Q1 2021 | 99.40 | 0.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 99.90 | 1.8 |
| Q3 2020 | 101.9 | 4.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.AHE.Q.SA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/DE.AHE.Q.SA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```