# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, advertising agencies, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, advertising agencies, seasonally adjusted was down 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 55.02 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since November 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.9% (Sep 2017) to 10.1% (May 2021), averaging 2.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 55.02 USD/hour | −1.3 |
| August 2026 | 55.11 USD/hour | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 54.75 USD/hour | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 55.35 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| May 2026 | 54.49 USD/hour | −0.04 |
| April 2026 | 54.48 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| March 2026 | 54.41 USD/hour | 0.8 |
| February 2026 | 55.30 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 55.22 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 55.16 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 53.89 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| October 2025 | 55.56 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| September 2025 | 55.75 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| August 2025 | 54.95 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| July 2025 | 54.97 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| June 2025 | 54.39 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| May 2025 | 54.51 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| April 2025 | 54.20 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 53.97 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| February 2025 | 53.96 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 54.21 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| December 2024 | 53.95 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| November 2024 | 54.02 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| October 2024 | 53.91 USD/hour | 4.2 |

## API

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

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