# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, publishing industries, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, publishing industries, seasonally adjusted was up 5.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 61.76 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.5% (Oct 2021) to 12.3% (Mar 2023), averaging 3.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513000`
- 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-publishing-industries

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 61.76 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| August 2026 | 61.17 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| July 2026 | 61.29 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| June 2026 | 60.87 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| May 2026 | 60.64 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| April 2026 | 60.94 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| March 2026 | 60.59 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| February 2026 | 60.36 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| January 2026 | 59.85 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| December 2025 | 59.59 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| November 2025 | 58.97 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| October 2025 | 58.58 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 58.80 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| August 2025 | 58.96 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| July 2025 | 58.79 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| June 2025 | 58.78 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 58.90 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| April 2025 | 59.08 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| March 2025 | 58.88 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| February 2025 | 58.61 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| January 2025 | 58.27 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| December 2024 | 58.10 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| November 2024 | 58.09 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| October 2024 | 57.91 USD/hour | 4.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-50513000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```