# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Kennewick-Richland, WA (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Kennewick-Richland, WA (NSA) was up 3.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 36.84 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −5.3% (Dec 2025) to 13.1% (Jul 2020), averaging 2.8%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-28420.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-kennewick-richland-wa-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36.84 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| August 2026 | 36.77 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| July 2026 | 37.19 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| June 2026 | 36.53 USD/hour | 0.08 |
| May 2026 | 36.69 USD/hour | 0.4 |
| April 2026 | 36.48 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| March 2026 | 35.99 USD/hour | −1.2 |
| February 2026 | 36.35 USD/hour | −2.5 |
| January 2026 | 37.24 USD/hour | 0.5 |
| December 2025 | 36.30 USD/hour | −5.3 |
| November 2025 | 35.17 USD/hour | −5.1 |
| October 2025 | 35.12 USD/hour | −5.2 |
| September 2025 | 35.70 USD/hour | −2.2 |
| August 2025 | 36.12 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| July 2025 | 36.97 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| June 2025 | 36.50 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 36.53 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| April 2025 | 36.66 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| March 2025 | 36.41 USD/hour | 6.6 |
| February 2025 | 37.29 USD/hour | 9.1 |
| January 2025 | 37.06 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| December 2024 | 38.35 USD/hour | 11.1 |
| November 2024 | 37.07 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| October 2024 | 37.03 USD/hour | 5.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28420.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-28420.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```