# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, advertising agencies, not seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, advertising agencies, not seasonally adjusted was down 1.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 54.44 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.7% (May 2017) to 13.2% (May 2021), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60541810`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2006-03-01 to 2026-09-01 (247 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-of-all-employees-advertising-agencies-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 54.44 USD/hour | −1.4 |
| August 2026 | 54.81 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 54.31 USD/hour | −0.3 |
| June 2026 | 54.93 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| May 2026 | 54.51 USD/hour | −0.3 |
| April 2026 | 54.63 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 54.36 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| February 2026 | 55.55 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| January 2026 | 55.22 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| December 2025 | 55.00 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| November 2025 | 54.31 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| October 2025 | 54.85 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| September 2025 | 55.24 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| August 2025 | 54.12 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| July 2025 | 54.49 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| June 2025 | 54.31 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| May 2025 | 54.70 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| April 2025 | 54.54 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| March 2025 | 54.09 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| February 2025 | 54.11 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| January 2025 | 54.11 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| December 2024 | 54.36 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| November 2024 | 53.58 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| October 2024 | 53.15 USD/hour | 1.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60541810"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60541810",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```