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

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, telecommunications, seasonally adjusted was up 3.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 49.57 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.5% (Mar 2021) to 11.2% (Oct 2025), averaging 4.4%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 49.57 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| August 2026 | 49.63 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| July 2026 | 49.68 USD/hour | 8.8 |
| June 2026 | 49.38 USD/hour | 8.2 |
| May 2026 | 48.96 USD/hour | 7.9 |
| April 2026 | 48.75 USD/hour | 8.8 |
| March 2026 | 48.64 USD/hour | 10.6 |
| February 2026 | 48.65 USD/hour | 9.7 |
| January 2026 | 47.81 USD/hour | 7.4 |
| December 2025 | 48.60 USD/hour | 9.5 |
| November 2025 | 48.52 USD/hour | 9.5 |
| October 2025 | 49.03 USD/hour | 11.2 |
| September 2025 | 48.13 USD/hour | 9.8 |
| August 2025 | 46.49 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| July 2025 | 45.68 USD/hour | 9.9 |
| June 2025 | 45.63 USD/hour | 9.4 |
| May 2025 | 45.36 USD/hour | 10.2 |
| April 2025 | 44.79 USD/hour | 7.8 |
| March 2025 | 43.96 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| February 2025 | 44.33 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| January 2025 | 44.50 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| December 2024 | 44.40 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| November 2024 | 44.32 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| October 2024 | 44.09 USD/hour | 5.6 |

## API

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

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