# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, book publishers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, book publishers, seasonally adjusted was up 16.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 15.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 49.95 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since the series began in March 2006.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −8.7% (Apr 2024) to 16.9% (Sep 2026), averaging 5.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513130`
- 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-book-publishers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 49.95 USD/hour | 16.9 |
| August 2026 | 49.15 USD/hour | 15.9 |
| July 2026 | 48.72 USD/hour | 13.3 |
| June 2026 | 47.85 USD/hour | 12.6 |
| May 2026 | 48.42 USD/hour | 13.5 |
| April 2026 | 47.42 USD/hour | 11.9 |
| March 2026 | 47.50 USD/hour | 11.9 |
| February 2026 | 46.23 USD/hour | 9.0 |
| January 2026 | 46.31 USD/hour | 10.4 |
| December 2025 | 44.98 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| November 2025 | 44.59 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| October 2025 | 43.23 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| September 2025 | 42.72 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| August 2025 | 42.40 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| July 2025 | 43.00 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| June 2025 | 42.51 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| May 2025 | 42.67 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| April 2025 | 42.37 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| March 2025 | 42.43 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| February 2025 | 42.43 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| January 2025 | 41.95 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 42.31 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| November 2024 | 41.93 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 41.63 USD/hour | −0.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513130"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513130",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```