# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 4.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 42.43 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.3% (Oct 2017) to 8.0% (Apr 2021), averaging 4.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238220`
- 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-plumbing-heating-and-air

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 42.43 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| August 2026 | 42.40 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| July 2026 | 42.35 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| June 2026 | 42.17 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| May 2026 | 42.30 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| April 2026 | 41.68 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| March 2026 | 41.52 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| February 2026 | 41.28 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| January 2026 | 41.16 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| December 2025 | 41.04 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| November 2025 | 40.92 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| October 2025 | 40.75 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| September 2025 | 40.59 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| August 2025 | 40.62 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| July 2025 | 40.24 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 40.24 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| May 2025 | 39.94 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| April 2025 | 39.86 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| March 2025 | 39.75 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| February 2025 | 39.56 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| January 2025 | 39.36 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| December 2024 | 39.27 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| November 2024 | 38.99 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| October 2024 | 38.84 USD/hour | 3.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238220"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238220",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```