# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, machine shops, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, machine shops, seasonally adjusted was up 2.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 32.64 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.6% (May 2021) to 9.7% (Dec 2022), averaging 3.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-31332710`
- 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-machine-shops-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 32.64 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 32.43 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| July 2026 | 32.32 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 32.67 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 32.56 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| April 2026 | 32.58 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| March 2026 | 32.50 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| February 2026 | 32.65 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| January 2026 | 32.15 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| December 2025 | 32.14 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| November 2025 | 31.98 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| October 2025 | 32.00 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 31.85 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| August 2025 | 31.94 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| July 2025 | 31.73 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| June 2025 | 31.80 USD/hour | 0.7 |
| May 2025 | 31.74 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| April 2025 | 31.71 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| March 2025 | 31.69 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 31.82 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 31.82 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| December 2024 | 31.71 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| November 2024 | 31.78 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| October 2024 | 31.66 USD/hour | 4.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-31332710"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-31332710",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```