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

United States Average hourly earnings of all employees, waste collection, not seasonally adjusted was up 2.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 33.03 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.5% (Aug 2017) to 11.1% (Mar 2022), averaging 4.2%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60562100`
- 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-waste-collection-not

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 33.03 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| August 2026 | 33.38 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| July 2026 | 33.15 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| June 2026 | 33.17 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| May 2026 | 33.18 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| April 2026 | 33.31 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| March 2026 | 32.83 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| February 2026 | 31.93 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| January 2026 | 32.25 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 31.91 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| November 2025 | 32.21 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| October 2025 | 32.09 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| September 2025 | 32.38 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| August 2025 | 32.53 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| July 2025 | 32.52 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| June 2025 | 32.13 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 32.19 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| April 2025 | 32.45 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 32.13 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| February 2025 | 32.08 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| January 2025 | 31.97 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 31.71 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| November 2024 | 31.17 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| October 2024 | 31.08 USD/hour | 3.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60562100"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60562100",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```