# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, building equipment contractors, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, building equipment contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 5.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 43.13 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.4% (Oct 2017) to 6.9% (Dec 2022), averaging 4.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238200`
- 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-building-equipment-contractors

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43.13 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| August 2026 | 43.13 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| July 2026 | 43.05 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| June 2026 | 42.97 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| May 2026 | 42.88 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| April 2026 | 42.52 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| March 2026 | 42.33 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| February 2026 | 42.10 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| January 2026 | 41.95 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| December 2025 | 41.71 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| November 2025 | 41.57 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| October 2025 | 41.22 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| September 2025 | 41.07 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| August 2025 | 41.04 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| July 2025 | 40.58 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| June 2025 | 40.57 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 40.43 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| April 2025 | 40.34 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 40.18 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 39.99 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| January 2025 | 39.87 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| December 2024 | 39.72 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| November 2024 | 39.56 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| October 2024 | 39.46 USD/hour | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```