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

Average Hourly Earnings: Professional and Business Services — MD (statewide) (NSA) was up 3.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 50.53 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.1% (Feb 2023) to 9.9% (Apr 2018), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-MD.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-md-statewide

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 50.53 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| August 2026 | 51.04 USD/hour | 5.8 |
| July 2026 | 50.08 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| June 2026 | 49.52 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| May 2026 | 49.42 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| April 2026 | 49.13 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| March 2026 | 50.27 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| February 2026 | 50.27 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| January 2026 | 49.17 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| December 2025 | 49.85 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| November 2025 | 49.79 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| October 2025 | 48.71 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| September 2025 | 48.68 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| August 2025 | 48.24 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| July 2025 | 48.60 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| June 2025 | 48.85 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| May 2025 | 48.35 USD/hour | 8.4 |
| April 2025 | 47.91 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| March 2025 | 47.82 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| February 2025 | 47.69 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| January 2025 | 47.10 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 46.64 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| November 2024 | 46.31 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| October 2024 | 45.89 USD/hour | 0.5 |

## API

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

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