# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, retail trade, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, retail trade, seasonally adjusted was up 3.2% year on year in October 2026, compared with 3.3% in September 2026.
The level stood at 26.55 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.1% (Nov 2017) to 8.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42000000`
- 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-retail-trade-seasonally

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| October 2026 | 26.55 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| September 2026 | 26.47 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| August 2026 | 26.41 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| July 2026 | 26.29 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| June 2026 | 26.30 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| May 2026 | 26.20 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| April 2026 | 26.20 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| March 2026 | 26.19 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| February 2026 | 26.10 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| January 2026 | 26.08 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| December 2025 | 26.02 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| November 2025 | 25.91 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| October 2025 | 25.72 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| September 2025 | 25.63 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| August 2025 | 25.59 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| July 2025 | 25.52 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 25.36 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| May 2025 | 25.30 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| April 2025 | 25.28 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| March 2025 | 25.21 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| February 2025 | 25.03 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| January 2025 | 24.97 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| December 2024 | 24.87 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| November 2024 | 24.91 USD/hour | 3.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```