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

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, building finishing contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 3.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 36.50 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.3% (Apr 2020) to 9.3% (Sep 2022), averaging 3.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238300`
- 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-finishing-contractors

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36.50 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| August 2026 | 36.19 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 36.17 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| June 2026 | 36.27 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| May 2026 | 36.10 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| April 2026 | 35.96 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| March 2026 | 35.84 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| February 2026 | 35.70 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| January 2026 | 35.56 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| December 2025 | 35.51 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| November 2025 | 35.19 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| October 2025 | 35.23 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| September 2025 | 35.22 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 35.07 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| July 2025 | 35.01 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| June 2025 | 34.94 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| May 2025 | 34.75 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| April 2025 | 34.53 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| March 2025 | 34.71 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| February 2025 | 34.62 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| January 2025 | 34.60 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| December 2024 | 34.62 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| November 2024 | 34.38 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| October 2024 | 34.19 USD/hour | 4.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238300"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238300",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```