# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ (NSA) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 40.54 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.2% (Nov 2016) to 8.2% (Apr 2020), averaging 3.0%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-35620.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: USD/hour
- Coverage: 2011-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (189 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/average-hourly-earnings-total-private-new-york-newark-jersey-city-ny-nj

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 40.54 USD/hour | 0.8 |
| August 2026 | 40.95 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| July 2026 | 40.47 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 40.50 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| May 2026 | 40.72 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| April 2026 | 40.98 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| March 2026 | 41.52 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| February 2026 | 41.77 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| January 2026 | 40.98 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| December 2025 | 40.72 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| November 2025 | 41.02 USD/hour | 6.7 |
| October 2025 | 40.23 USD/hour | 4.5 |
| September 2025 | 40.22 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| August 2025 | 39.82 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| July 2025 | 39.77 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| June 2025 | 40.00 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 39.51 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| April 2025 | 39.36 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| March 2025 | 39.01 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| February 2025 | 39.34 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| January 2025 | 38.69 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| December 2024 | 39.02 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| November 2024 | 38.44 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| October 2024 | 38.48 USD/hour | 2.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35620.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-35620.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```