# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Columbus, IN (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Columbus, IN (NSA) was down 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with −2.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 27.63 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −12.9% (May 2024) to 12.6% (Sep 2022), averaging 1.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-18020.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-columbus-in-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 27.63 USD/hour | −0.8 |
| August 2026 | 27.61 USD/hour | −2.1 |
| July 2026 | 27.27 USD/hour | −3.6 |
| June 2026 | 27.51 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| May 2026 | 27.29 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| April 2026 | 26.95 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 27.10 USD/hour | −2.5 |
| February 2026 | 26.35 USD/hour | −5.5 |
| January 2026 | 27.04 USD/hour | −2.4 |
| December 2025 | 27.10 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| November 2025 | 27.92 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| October 2025 | 27.83 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| September 2025 | 27.84 USD/hour | 7.9 |
| August 2025 | 28.19 USD/hour | 10.5 |
| July 2025 | 28.30 USD/hour | 12.3 |
| June 2025 | 27.38 USD/hour | 9.8 |
| May 2025 | 26.88 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| April 2025 | 27.08 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| March 2025 | 27.80 USD/hour | 9.7 |
| February 2025 | 27.89 USD/hour | 7.4 |
| January 2025 | 27.71 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| December 2024 | 27.24 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| November 2024 | 26.76 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| October 2024 | 26.37 USD/hour | −2.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18020.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-18020.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```