# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, hardware retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, hardware retailers, seasonally adjusted was up 1.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 22.91 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.8% (Sep 2021) to 15.6% (Sep 2022), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42444140`
- 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-hardware-retailers-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 22.91 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| August 2026 | 22.94 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| July 2026 | 22.92 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 23.27 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| May 2026 | 23.23 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| April 2026 | 23.02 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| March 2026 | 22.95 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| February 2026 | 22.70 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 22.99 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| December 2025 | 22.85 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| November 2025 | 22.84 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| October 2025 | 22.57 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| September 2025 | 22.50 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| August 2025 | 22.41 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| July 2025 | 22.50 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| June 2025 | 22.30 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| May 2025 | 22.25 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| April 2025 | 22.29 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| March 2025 | 22.46 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| February 2025 | 22.29 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| January 2025 | 22.39 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| December 2024 | 22.35 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| November 2024 | 22.26 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| October 2024 | 22.23 USD/hour | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42444140"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42444140",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```