# Average Hourly Earnings: Leisure and Hospitality — ME (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Leisure and Hospitality — ME (statewide) (NSA) was up 5.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 25.67 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.8% (Apr 2021) to 14.4% (Dec 2021), averaging 5.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-ME.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2007-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (237 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-leisure-and-hospitality-me-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 25.67 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| August 2026 | 25.63 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| July 2026 | 24.89 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| June 2026 | 25.09 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 25.33 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| April 2026 | 24.87 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| March 2026 | 24.50 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 24.59 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| January 2026 | 23.95 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| December 2025 | 23.74 USD/hour | 0.8 |
| November 2025 | 24.22 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| October 2025 | 24.71 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| September 2025 | 24.42 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| August 2025 | 24.31 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| July 2025 | 23.73 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| June 2025 | 24.43 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| May 2025 | 24.21 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| April 2025 | 24.22 USD/hour | 7.4 |
| March 2025 | 23.55 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| February 2025 | 23.63 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| January 2025 | 23.24 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| December 2024 | 23.55 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| November 2024 | 23.38 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 23.77 USD/hour | 0.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-ME.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-ME.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```