# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division (NSA) was up 4.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 32.96 USD/hour.
That is the highest reading since March 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.3% (Jan 2020) to 9.2% (Dec 2020), averaging 1.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-37964.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-pa-metropolitan

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 32.96 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| August 2026 | 32.87 USD/hour | 3.4 |
| July 2026 | 32.60 USD/hour | 2.7 |
| June 2026 | 32.49 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| May 2026 | 32.67 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| April 2026 | 32.61 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| March 2026 | 32.56 USD/hour | −1.0 |
| February 2026 | 32.46 USD/hour | −1.0 |
| January 2026 | 32.10 USD/hour | −1.8 |
| December 2025 | 32.14 USD/hour | −1.7 |
| November 2025 | 31.96 USD/hour | −1.0 |
| October 2025 | 31.56 USD/hour | −2.6 |
| September 2025 | 31.56 USD/hour | −2.5 |
| August 2025 | 31.78 USD/hour | −0.9 |
| July 2025 | 31.73 USD/hour | −0.7 |
| June 2025 | 32.12 USD/hour | −0.03 |
| May 2025 | 32.48 USD/hour | 0.4 |
| April 2025 | 32.54 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| March 2025 | 32.88 USD/hour | 0.3 |
| February 2025 | 32.78 USD/hour | −0.2 |
| January 2025 | 32.70 USD/hour | −0.3 |
| December 2024 | 32.69 USD/hour | −1.2 |
| November 2024 | 32.29 USD/hour | −1.6 |
| October 2024 | 32.40 USD/hour | −2.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37964.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-37964.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```