# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (NSA) was up 6.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 37.72 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since October 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.7% (Nov 2022) to 11.0% (May 2020), averaging 3.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-12580.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- 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-total-private-baltimore-columbia-towson-md-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 37.72 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| August 2026 | 37.77 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| July 2026 | 37.67 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| June 2026 | 37.33 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| May 2026 | 36.96 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| April 2026 | 36.85 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| March 2026 | 37.16 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| February 2026 | 36.86 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| January 2026 | 36.87 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| December 2025 | 35.80 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| November 2025 | 35.67 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| October 2025 | 35.40 USD/hour | 1.0 |
| September 2025 | 35.41 USD/hour | 0.7 |
| August 2025 | 35.50 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| July 2025 | 35.47 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| June 2025 | 35.61 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| May 2025 | 35.49 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 35.49 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| March 2025 | 35.21 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| February 2025 | 35.02 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| January 2025 | 35.28 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| December 2024 | 35.17 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| November 2024 | 34.68 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| October 2024 | 35.04 USD/hour | 2.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12580.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-12580.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```