# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Iowa City, IA (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Iowa City, IA (NSA) was up 0.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 29.64 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.0% (Jan 2021) to 13.4% (Nov 2024), averaging 3.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-26980.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-iowa-city-ia-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 29.64 USD/hour | 0.4 |
| August 2026 | 29.72 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 29.36 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| June 2026 | 29.47 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| May 2026 | 29.85 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| April 2026 | 29.83 USD/hour | 8.6 |
| March 2026 | 29.93 USD/hour | 9.7 |
| February 2026 | 30.01 USD/hour | 8.1 |
| January 2026 | 30.20 USD/hour | 9.5 |
| December 2025 | 29.51 USD/hour | 9.9 |
| November 2025 | 30.08 USD/hour | 12.2 |
| October 2025 | 29.76 USD/hour | 12.0 |
| September 2025 | 29.52 USD/hour | 10.9 |
| August 2025 | 29.20 USD/hour | 11.4 |
| July 2025 | 29.01 USD/hour | 12.0 |
| June 2025 | 28.17 USD/hour | 10.1 |
| May 2025 | 28.20 USD/hour | 11.2 |
| April 2025 | 27.48 USD/hour | 8.6 |
| March 2025 | 27.29 USD/hour | 8.9 |
| February 2025 | 27.77 USD/hour | 11.4 |
| January 2025 | 27.57 USD/hour | 9.6 |
| December 2024 | 26.84 USD/hour | 12.6 |
| November 2024 | 26.80 USD/hour | 13.4 |
| October 2024 | 26.58 USD/hour | 11.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26980.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-26980.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```