# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — CA (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — CA (statewide) (NSA) was up 1.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 42.58 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since April 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.7% (Jan 2024) to 7.8% (Apr 2020), averaging 4.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 42.58 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| August 2026 | 42.74 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| July 2026 | 42.38 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| June 2026 | 42.22 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| May 2026 | 42.36 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| April 2026 | 42.38 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| March 2026 | 42.61 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| February 2026 | 42.62 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| January 2026 | 42.47 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| December 2025 | 42.22 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| November 2025 | 42.22 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| October 2025 | 41.92 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| September 2025 | 41.78 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| August 2025 | 41.25 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| July 2025 | 41.14 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| June 2025 | 41.17 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 40.69 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| April 2025 | 40.69 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| March 2025 | 40.98 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| February 2025 | 40.99 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| January 2025 | 40.76 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| December 2024 | 40.77 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| November 2024 | 40.31 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| October 2024 | 40.14 USD/hour | 4.2 |

## API

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

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