# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (NSA) was up 4.9% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 37.47 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.1% (May 2018) to 16.2% (Apr 2023), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-20500.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-durham-chapel-hill-nc-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 37.47 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| August 2026 | 37.43 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| July 2026 | 36.35 USD/hour | 2.3 |
| June 2026 | 36.49 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| May 2026 | 36.77 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| April 2026 | 36.82 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| March 2026 | 36.92 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| February 2026 | 37.43 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| January 2026 | 36.40 USD/hour | 0.9 |
| December 2025 | 35.82 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 36.65 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| October 2025 | 35.94 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| September 2025 | 35.73 USD/hour | −0.08 |
| August 2025 | 35.48 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| July 2025 | 35.54 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| June 2025 | 35.78 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| May 2025 | 36.08 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| April 2025 | 35.69 USD/hour | −1.7 |
| March 2025 | 36.58 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| February 2025 | 36.27 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| January 2025 | 36.09 USD/hour | −0.8 |
| December 2024 | 35.24 USD/hour | −2.5 |
| November 2024 | 35.42 USD/hour | −3.3 |
| October 2024 | 35.33 USD/hour | −4.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20500.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-20500.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```