# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Merced, CA (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Merced, CA (NSA) was up 10.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 9.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 29.52 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since February 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Dec 2019) to 15.4% (Jan 2025), averaging 3.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-32900.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-merced-ca-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 29.52 USD/hour | 10.1 |
| August 2026 | 29.60 USD/hour | 9.0 |
| July 2026 | 29.10 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| June 2026 | 28.93 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| May 2026 | 29.92 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| April 2026 | 30.00 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| March 2026 | 29.43 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| February 2026 | 28.79 USD/hour | −1.4 |
| January 2026 | 28.99 USD/hour | −1.3 |
| December 2025 | 28.21 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| November 2025 | 28.32 USD/hour | 0.1 |
| October 2025 | 28.39 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| September 2025 | 26.80 USD/hour | −0.9 |
| August 2025 | 27.15 USD/hour | −0.5 |
| July 2025 | 27.64 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| June 2025 | 27.42 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| May 2025 | 28.18 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| April 2025 | 28.21 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| March 2025 | 28.08 USD/hour | 7.3 |
| February 2025 | 29.21 USD/hour | 13.1 |
| January 2025 | 29.38 USD/hour | 15.4 |
| December 2024 | 27.70 USD/hour | 8.8 |
| November 2024 | 28.29 USD/hour | 12.7 |
| October 2024 | 27.07 USD/hour | 11.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32900.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-32900.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```