# United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, used merchandise retailers, seasonally adjusted

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, used merchandise retailers, seasonally adjusted was up 4.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 21.18 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −13.7% (Apr 2021) to 24.4% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42459500`
- 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-used-merchandise-retailers

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 21.18 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| August 2026 | 21.11 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| July 2026 | 21.13 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| June 2026 | 21.26 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| May 2026 | 21.10 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| April 2026 | 21.03 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| March 2026 | 21.01 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| February 2026 | 20.94 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| January 2026 | 20.70 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| December 2025 | 20.56 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| November 2025 | 20.29 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| October 2025 | 20.42 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| September 2025 | 20.36 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| August 2025 | 20.40 USD/hour | 7.4 |
| July 2025 | 20.00 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| June 2025 | 19.82 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| May 2025 | 19.95 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| April 2025 | 19.98 USD/hour | 7.9 |
| March 2025 | 19.83 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| February 2025 | 19.71 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| January 2025 | 19.69 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| December 2024 | 19.52 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| November 2024 | 19.38 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| October 2024 | 19.28 USD/hour | 6.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42459500"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.SA.IND-42459500",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```