# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, periodical publishers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, periodical publishers, seasonally adjusted was down 0.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with −3.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 50.08 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Jan 2026) to 16.9% (Oct 2023), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513120`
- 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-periodical-publishers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 50.08 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| August 2026 | 48.58 USD/hour | −3.8 |
| July 2026 | 48.57 USD/hour | −4.0 |
| June 2026 | 49.33 USD/hour | −3.1 |
| May 2026 | 49.32 USD/hour | −2.0 |
| April 2026 | 49.35 USD/hour | −3.9 |
| March 2026 | 49.03 USD/hour | −3.2 |
| February 2026 | 50.10 USD/hour | −3.4 |
| January 2026 | 49.57 USD/hour | −6.0 |
| December 2025 | 50.02 USD/hour | −3.2 |
| November 2025 | 49.61 USD/hour | −4.4 |
| October 2025 | 50.35 USD/hour | −1.5 |
| September 2025 | 50.20 USD/hour | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 50.50 USD/hour | −2.5 |
| July 2025 | 50.60 USD/hour | −2.0 |
| June 2025 | 50.92 USD/hour | 0.3 |
| May 2025 | 50.33 USD/hour | −0.9 |
| April 2025 | 51.36 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| March 2025 | 50.65 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| February 2025 | 51.88 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| January 2025 | 52.76 USD/hour | 9.4 |
| December 2024 | 51.65 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| November 2024 | 51.90 USD/hour | 9.4 |
| October 2024 | 51.12 USD/hour | 8.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513120"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513120",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```