# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Amherst Town-Northampton, MA (NSA) was up 10.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 9.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 31.52 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10.9% (Aug 2025) to 18.7% (Nov 2023), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11200.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2011-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (189 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-total-private-amherst-town-northampton-ma-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 31.52 USD/hour | 10.0 |
| August 2026 | 30.53 USD/hour | 9.2 |
| July 2026 | 29.81 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| June 2026 | 29.99 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| May 2026 | 29.77 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| April 2026 | 29.65 USD/hour | 0.7 |
| March 2026 | 29.89 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| February 2026 | 29.47 USD/hour | −1.4 |
| January 2026 | 28.91 USD/hour | −4.5 |
| December 2025 | 29.61 USD/hour | −3.5 |
| November 2025 | 29.11 USD/hour | −7.1 |
| October 2025 | 29.01 USD/hour | −7.9 |
| September 2025 | 28.66 USD/hour | −9.3 |
| August 2025 | 27.96 USD/hour | −10.9 |
| July 2025 | 28.28 USD/hour | −10.4 |
| June 2025 | 28.92 USD/hour | −8.5 |
| May 2025 | 29.03 USD/hour | −7.5 |
| April 2025 | 29.43 USD/hour | −6.7 |
| March 2025 | 29.49 USD/hour | −6.6 |
| February 2025 | 29.88 USD/hour | −8.1 |
| January 2025 | 30.26 USD/hour | −8.4 |
| December 2024 | 30.69 USD/hour | −8.7 |
| November 2024 | 31.33 USD/hour | −7.4 |
| October 2024 | 31.51 USD/hour | −6.9 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11200.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11200.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```