# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, primary metal manufacturing, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, primary metal manufacturing, seasonally adjusted was up 8.5% year on year in October 2026, compared with 7.1% in September 2026.
The level stood at 38.61 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since September 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.04% (Aug 2019) to 9.2% (Sep 2022), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-31331000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2006-03-01 to 2026-10-01 (248 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-of-all-employees-primary-metal-manufacturing

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 38.61 USD/hour | 8.5 |
| September 2026 | 38.38 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| August 2026 | 37.80 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| July 2026 | 37.20 USD/hour | 2.4 |
| June 2026 | 37.38 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| May 2026 | 37.45 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| April 2026 | 37.12 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| March 2026 | 36.84 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| February 2026 | 36.12 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 35.29 USD/hour | 0.1 |
| December 2025 | 35.51 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 35.64 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| October 2025 | 35.57 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| September 2025 | 35.84 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| August 2025 | 35.80 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 36.32 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| June 2025 | 36.08 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 36.36 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| April 2025 | 35.15 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| March 2025 | 35.33 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| February 2025 | 35.23 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 35.24 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| December 2024 | 34.94 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 34.90 USD/hour | 5.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-31331000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-31331000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```