# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, specialized design services, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, specialized design services, seasonally adjusted was up 9.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 10.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 47.73 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.5% (Feb 2021) to 14.1% (Feb 2026), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-60541400`
- 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-specialized-design-services

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 47.73 USD/hour | 9.9 |
| August 2026 | 47.27 USD/hour | 10.5 |
| July 2026 | 47.12 USD/hour | 9.2 |
| June 2026 | 47.18 USD/hour | 11.6 |
| May 2026 | 46.61 USD/hour | 10.8 |
| April 2026 | 46.53 USD/hour | 13.2 |
| March 2026 | 45.72 USD/hour | 12.6 |
| February 2026 | 45.76 USD/hour | 14.1 |
| January 2026 | 45.30 USD/hour | 13.7 |
| December 2025 | 44.51 USD/hour | 11.3 |
| November 2025 | 44.14 USD/hour | 10.9 |
| October 2025 | 43.54 USD/hour | 8.3 |
| September 2025 | 43.42 USD/hour | 8.9 |
| August 2025 | 42.78 USD/hour | 7.9 |
| July 2025 | 43.16 USD/hour | 8.4 |
| June 2025 | 42.27 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| May 2025 | 42.08 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| April 2025 | 41.09 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| March 2025 | 40.61 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| February 2025 | 40.11 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| January 2025 | 39.83 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| December 2024 | 39.99 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| November 2024 | 39.81 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| October 2024 | 40.22 USD/hour | 3.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-60541400"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-60541400",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```