# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, food service contractors, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, food service contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 15.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 13.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 28.60 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.1% (May 2021) to 27.4% (May 2020), averaging 5.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-70722310`
- 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-food-service-contractors

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 28.60 USD/hour | 15.3 |
| August 2026 | 28.27 USD/hour | 13.6 |
| July 2026 | 28.43 USD/hour | 13.8 |
| June 2026 | 28.47 USD/hour | 18.8 |
| May 2026 | 27.87 USD/hour | 11.3 |
| April 2026 | 27.65 USD/hour | 12.2 |
| March 2026 | 27.03 USD/hour | 10.1 |
| February 2026 | 26.66 USD/hour | 8.3 |
| January 2026 | 26.63 USD/hour | 8.0 |
| December 2025 | 26.38 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| November 2025 | 26.46 USD/hour | 7.6 |
| October 2025 | 25.53 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| September 2025 | 24.80 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 24.88 USD/hour | 0.04 |
| July 2025 | 24.98 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| June 2025 | 23.97 USD/hour | −1.5 |
| May 2025 | 25.03 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| April 2025 | 24.65 USD/hour | 0.8 |
| March 2025 | 24.56 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| February 2025 | 24.62 USD/hour | 0.08 |
| January 2025 | 24.65 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| December 2024 | 24.54 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| November 2024 | 24.59 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| October 2024 | 24.63 USD/hour | −0.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-70722310"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-70722310",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```