# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, offices of optometrists, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, offices of optometrists, seasonally adjusted was up 2.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 30.78 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.0% (Dec 2023) to 10.2% (Aug 2021), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-65621320`
- 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-offices-of-optometrists

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 30.78 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| August 2026 | 30.28 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| July 2026 | 30.09 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| June 2026 | 30.10 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| May 2026 | 29.64 USD/hour | −0.4 |
| April 2026 | 30.05 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| March 2026 | 29.66 USD/hour | −0.8 |
| February 2026 | 30.53 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| January 2026 | 30.21 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| December 2025 | 29.92 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| November 2025 | 30.20 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| October 2025 | 30.82 USD/hour | 7.8 |
| September 2025 | 30.13 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| August 2025 | 29.99 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| July 2025 | 29.78 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| June 2025 | 29.71 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| May 2025 | 29.77 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| April 2025 | 29.88 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| March 2025 | 29.90 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| February 2025 | 29.62 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| January 2025 | 29.85 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| December 2024 | 29.25 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| November 2024 | 29.43 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| October 2024 | 28.60 USD/hour | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-65621320"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-65621320",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```