# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 3.7% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 38.81 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.4% (Jan 2023) to 8.2% (Aug 2020), averaging 1.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-23224.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-frederick-gaithersburg-bethesda

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 38.81 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| August 2026 | 39.20 USD/hour | 3.7 |
| July 2026 | 38.54 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| June 2026 | 38.02 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| May 2026 | 37.94 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| April 2026 | 37.90 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| March 2026 | 38.57 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| February 2026 | 38.27 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| January 2026 | 37.93 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| December 2025 | 37.65 USD/hour | 0.7 |
| November 2025 | 38.26 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| October 2025 | 37.42 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| September 2025 | 37.44 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| August 2025 | 37.80 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| July 2025 | 37.13 USD/hour | −1.2 |
| June 2025 | 36.74 USD/hour | −2.0 |
| May 2025 | 36.54 USD/hour | −1.8 |
| April 2025 | 36.38 USD/hour | −2.3 |
| March 2025 | 37.40 USD/hour | −0.1 |
| February 2025 | 37.34 USD/hour | −1.3 |
| January 2025 | 37.43 USD/hour | −1.6 |
| December 2024 | 37.37 USD/hour | −0.8 |
| November 2024 | 37.02 USD/hour | −1.4 |
| October 2024 | 36.99 USD/hour | −1.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23224.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-23224.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```
