# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, limited-service restaurants, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, limited-service restaurants, seasonally adjusted was up 3.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 19.34 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 2.8% (Aug 2026) to 13.2% (Nov 2021), averaging 5.5%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 19.34 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| August 2026 | 19.28 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| July 2026 | 19.21 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| June 2026 | 19.21 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| May 2026 | 19.16 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| April 2026 | 19.11 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| March 2026 | 19.03 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| February 2026 | 18.98 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| January 2026 | 18.95 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| December 2025 | 18.91 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| November 2025 | 18.89 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| October 2025 | 18.84 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| September 2025 | 18.76 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| August 2025 | 18.76 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| July 2025 | 18.69 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| June 2025 | 18.62 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 18.55 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| April 2025 | 18.53 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| March 2025 | 18.48 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| February 2025 | 18.43 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| January 2025 | 18.40 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 18.36 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| November 2024 | 18.29 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| October 2024 | 18.30 USD/hour | 6.7 |

## API

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

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