# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, specialty food retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, specialty food retailers, seasonally adjusted was down 1.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 23.27 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since January 2017.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.1% (Jan 2017) to 11.0% (Feb 2021), averaging 4.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42445200`
- 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-specialty-food-retailers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 23.27 USD/hour | −1.3 |
| August 2026 | 23.55 USD/hour | −0.6 |
| July 2026 | 23.71 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| June 2026 | 23.84 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| May 2026 | 23.99 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| April 2026 | 24.20 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| March 2026 | 24.12 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| February 2026 | 24.30 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| January 2026 | 24.04 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| December 2025 | 24.18 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| November 2025 | 23.80 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| October 2025 | 23.71 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| September 2025 | 23.58 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| August 2025 | 23.69 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| July 2025 | 23.31 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| June 2025 | 23.13 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 23.02 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| April 2025 | 22.80 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| March 2025 | 22.74 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| February 2025 | 22.64 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| January 2025 | 22.61 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| December 2024 | 22.88 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| November 2024 | 23.10 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| October 2024 | 22.33 USD/hour | 3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42445200"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42445200",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```