# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN (NSA) was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 37.37 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since August 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.6% (May 2023) to 7.4% (Jan 2022), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-16980.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-chicago-naperville-elgin-il-in-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 37.37 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| August 2026 | 37.64 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| July 2026 | 37.24 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| June 2026 | 37.04 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| May 2026 | 36.84 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| April 2026 | 36.81 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| March 2026 | 37.25 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| February 2026 | 37.61 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| January 2026 | 37.09 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| December 2025 | 36.58 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| November 2025 | 37.03 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| October 2025 | 36.67 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| September 2025 | 36.41 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| August 2025 | 36.27 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| July 2025 | 36.06 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| June 2025 | 36.05 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| May 2025 | 35.76 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| April 2025 | 35.48 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| March 2025 | 35.79 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| February 2025 | 36.11 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| January 2025 | 35.82 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| December 2024 | 35.53 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| November 2024 | 35.04 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| October 2024 | 35.10 USD/hour | 3.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-16980.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```