# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, telecommunications, not seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, telecommunications, not seasonally adjusted was up 3.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 49.43 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.3% (Mar 2021) to 12.5% (Nov 2025), averaging 4.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-50517000`
- 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-telecommunications-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 49.43 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| August 2026 | 49.75 USD/hour | 8.7 |
| July 2026 | 49.42 USD/hour | 9.2 |
| June 2026 | 48.69 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| May 2026 | 47.97 USD/hour | 7.4 |
| April 2026 | 48.32 USD/hour | 8.5 |
| March 2026 | 48.24 USD/hour | 9.5 |
| February 2026 | 48.53 USD/hour | 9.9 |
| January 2026 | 47.86 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| December 2025 | 48.98 USD/hour | 8.0 |
| November 2025 | 50.47 USD/hour | 12.5 |
| October 2025 | 49.57 USD/hour | 11.4 |
| September 2025 | 47.97 USD/hour | 8.2 |
| August 2025 | 45.76 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| July 2025 | 45.24 USD/hour | 9.7 |
| June 2025 | 45.46 USD/hour | 9.3 |
| May 2025 | 44.67 USD/hour | 10.1 |
| April 2025 | 44.53 USD/hour | 7.7 |
| March 2025 | 44.07 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| February 2025 | 44.15 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| January 2025 | 44.52 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 45.35 USD/hour | 8.2 |
| November 2024 | 44.88 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| October 2024 | 44.51 USD/hour | 4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-50517000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-50517000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```