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

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, collection agencies, not seasonally adjusted was up 10.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 15.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 36.24 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.2% (Jul 2022) to 20.3% (Oct 2025), averaging 5.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60561440`
- 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-collection-agencies-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36.24 USD/hour | 10.1 |
| August 2026 | 36.62 USD/hour | 15.7 |
| July 2026 | 36.41 USD/hour | 15.0 |
| June 2026 | 35.60 USD/hour | 14.8 |
| May 2026 | 35.97 USD/hour | 18.0 |
| April 2026 | 35.64 USD/hour | 17.2 |
| March 2026 | 34.74 USD/hour | 15.5 |
| February 2026 | 34.02 USD/hour | 13.8 |
| January 2026 | 33.30 USD/hour | 15.2 |
| December 2025 | 32.66 USD/hour | 13.7 |
| November 2025 | 33.36 USD/hour | 18.0 |
| October 2025 | 33.08 USD/hour | 20.3 |
| September 2025 | 32.92 USD/hour | 16.0 |
| August 2025 | 31.64 USD/hour | 16.6 |
| July 2025 | 31.66 USD/hour | 7.9 |
| June 2025 | 31.02 USD/hour | 8.4 |
| May 2025 | 30.48 USD/hour | 11.6 |
| April 2025 | 30.42 USD/hour | 9.1 |
| March 2025 | 30.09 USD/hour | 9.8 |
| February 2025 | 29.89 USD/hour | 8.6 |
| January 2025 | 28.91 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| December 2024 | 28.73 USD/hour | 8.8 |
| November 2024 | 28.28 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| October 2024 | 27.50 USD/hour | 4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60561440"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60561440",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```