# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 5.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 44.01 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.6% (May 2023) to 8.6% (May 2022), averaging 2.7%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-11694.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-arlington-alexandria-reston-va-wv

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 44.01 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| August 2026 | 44.49 USD/hour | 8.0 |
| July 2026 | 43.90 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| June 2026 | 43.55 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| May 2026 | 43.31 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| April 2026 | 43.23 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| March 2026 | 43.82 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| February 2026 | 43.94 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| January 2026 | 42.81 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| December 2025 | 42.38 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| November 2025 | 43.03 USD/hour | 6.9 |
| October 2025 | 42.02 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| September 2025 | 41.54 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| August 2025 | 41.18 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| July 2025 | 40.93 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| June 2025 | 41.28 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| May 2025 | 41.24 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| April 2025 | 41.32 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 41.60 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| February 2025 | 41.98 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| January 2025 | 42.04 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| December 2024 | 41.54 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| November 2024 | 40.25 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| October 2024 | 39.91 USD/hour | 0.05 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-11694.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```