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

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, specialty trade contractors, seasonally adjusted was up 4.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 40.34 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since July 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.5% (Apr 2020) to 6.6% (Dec 2022), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238000`
- 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-trade-contractors

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 40.34 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| August 2026 | 40.36 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| July 2026 | 40.24 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| June 2026 | 40.18 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| May 2026 | 40.02 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| April 2026 | 39.81 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| March 2026 | 39.66 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| February 2026 | 39.44 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| January 2026 | 39.29 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| December 2025 | 39.15 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| November 2025 | 38.99 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| October 2025 | 38.86 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| September 2025 | 38.71 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| August 2025 | 38.60 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| July 2025 | 38.36 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| June 2025 | 38.32 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| May 2025 | 38.16 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| April 2025 | 37.98 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 37.86 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| February 2025 | 37.74 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| January 2025 | 37.67 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| December 2024 | 37.55 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| November 2024 | 37.37 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| October 2024 | 37.27 USD/hour | 4.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-20238000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```