# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, limited-service restaurants, not seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, limited-service restaurants, not seasonally adjusted was up 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 19.31 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.7% (Jul 2026) to 13.3% (Nov 2021), averaging 5.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70722513`
- 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-limited-service-restaurants-us-ahe-m-nsa-ind-70722513

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19.31 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| August 2026 | 19.22 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| July 2026 | 19.09 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| June 2026 | 19.13 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| May 2026 | 19.20 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| April 2026 | 19.15 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| March 2026 | 19.07 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| February 2026 | 19.10 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| January 2026 | 19.07 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| December 2025 | 18.99 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| November 2025 | 18.85 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| October 2025 | 18.78 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| September 2025 | 18.72 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| August 2025 | 18.69 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 18.59 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| June 2025 | 18.56 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 18.59 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| April 2025 | 18.57 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| March 2025 | 18.52 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| February 2025 | 18.56 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| January 2025 | 18.52 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 18.44 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| November 2024 | 18.27 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| October 2024 | 18.25 USD/hour | 6.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70722513"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-70722513",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```