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

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Salinas, CA (NSA) was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 37.61 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since February 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −2.1% (Aug 2022) to 14.8% (Aug 2019), averaging 4.9%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-41500.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-salinas-ca-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 37.61 USD/hour | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 38.10 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| July 2026 | 37.41 USD/hour | 5.0 |
| June 2026 | 38.10 USD/hour | 5.9 |
| May 2026 | 37.64 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| April 2026 | 37.72 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| March 2026 | 38.33 USD/hour | 8.2 |
| February 2026 | 37.79 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| January 2026 | 38.49 USD/hour | 9.0 |
| December 2025 | 37.43 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| November 2025 | 38.31 USD/hour | 10.7 |
| October 2025 | 36.91 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| September 2025 | 36.35 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| August 2025 | 35.95 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| July 2025 | 35.63 USD/hour | 4.8 |
| June 2025 | 35.97 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| May 2025 | 35.50 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| April 2025 | 35.58 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| March 2025 | 35.43 USD/hour | 7.2 |
| February 2025 | 35.30 USD/hour | 6.5 |
| January 2025 | 35.31 USD/hour | 8.1 |
| December 2024 | 35.52 USD/hour | 11.8 |
| November 2024 | 34.60 USD/hour | 9.2 |
| October 2024 | 34.66 USD/hour | 8.2 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41500.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-41500.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```