# Average Hourly Earnings: Professional and Business Services — MA (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Professional and Business Services — MA (statewide) (NSA) was up 4.3% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 54.99 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since December 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.6% (Jan 2024) to 9.7% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2007-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (237 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-professional-and-business-services-ma-statewide

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 54.99 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| August 2026 | 54.71 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| July 2026 | 53.84 USD/hour | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 53.32 USD/hour | −0.8 |
| May 2026 | 54.13 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| April 2026 | 53.68 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| March 2026 | 54.58 USD/hour | 0.1 |
| February 2026 | 55.01 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| January 2026 | 54.32 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| December 2025 | 53.49 USD/hour | −1.4 |
| November 2025 | 54.58 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| October 2025 | 53.28 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| September 2025 | 52.74 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| August 2025 | 52.77 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| July 2025 | 53.45 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| June 2025 | 53.75 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| May 2025 | 53.59 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| April 2025 | 53.78 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| March 2025 | 54.52 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| February 2025 | 54.23 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| January 2025 | 54.23 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| December 2024 | 54.25 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| November 2024 | 53.88 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| October 2024 | 53.03 USD/hour | 0.09 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-MA.AHE.M.NSA.IND-60000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```