# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (NSA) was up 5.0% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 36.92 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since May 2022.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.3% (Dec 2019) to 7.3% (May 2020), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-37980.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-philadelphia-camden-wilmington-pa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 36.92 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| August 2026 | 36.76 USD/hour | 4.6 |
| July 2026 | 36.39 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| June 2026 | 36.21 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| May 2026 | 36.16 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| April 2026 | 36.18 USD/hour | 2.0 |
| March 2026 | 36.07 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| February 2026 | 36.28 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| January 2026 | 36.01 USD/hour | 1.7 |
| December 2025 | 35.79 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| November 2025 | 35.56 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| October 2025 | 35.31 USD/hour | 1.1 |
| September 2025 | 35.17 USD/hour | 0.3 |
| August 2025 | 35.16 USD/hour | 1.3 |
| July 2025 | 34.93 USD/hour | 1.4 |
| June 2025 | 35.12 USD/hour | 1.5 |
| May 2025 | 35.20 USD/hour | 1.6 |
| April 2025 | 35.48 USD/hour | 2.8 |
| March 2025 | 35.59 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| February 2025 | 35.63 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| January 2025 | 35.42 USD/hour | 1.9 |
| December 2024 | 35.21 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| November 2024 | 35.07 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| October 2024 | 34.92 USD/hour | 1.7 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37980.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37980.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```