# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, community food services, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, community food services, seasonally adjusted was up 8.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 27.76 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since April 2016.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.9% (Jan 2020) to 8.2% (Sep 2026), averaging 2.6%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-65624210`
- 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-community-food-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 27.76 USD/hour | 8.2 |
| August 2026 | 27.87 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| July 2026 | 27.72 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| June 2026 | 27.37 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| May 2026 | 27.16 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| April 2026 | 26.75 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| March 2026 | 26.34 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| February 2026 | 26.03 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| January 2026 | 25.68 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| December 2025 | 25.74 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| November 2025 | 25.72 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| October 2025 | 25.69 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| September 2025 | 25.65 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| August 2025 | 26.14 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| July 2025 | 25.99 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| June 2025 | 25.73 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| May 2025 | 25.49 USD/hour | −0.08 |
| April 2025 | 25.43 USD/hour | 0.04 |
| March 2025 | 25.27 USD/hour | −0.9 |
| February 2025 | 25.21 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 25.19 USD/hour | −0.6 |
| December 2024 | 25.03 USD/hour | −2.2 |
| November 2024 | 25.25 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 25.17 USD/hour | 0.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-65624210"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-65624210",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```