# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (NSA) was up 0.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 6.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 43.00 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since December 2023.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −3.5% (Jun 2018) to 17.6% (Nov 2024), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-42200.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-santa-maria-santa-barbara-ca-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43.00 USD/hour | 0.8 |
| August 2026 | 43.65 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| July 2026 | 43.90 USD/hour | 7.5 |
| June 2026 | 43.56 USD/hour | 8.3 |
| May 2026 | 43.76 USD/hour | 8.6 |
| April 2026 | 43.73 USD/hour | 9.4 |
| March 2026 | 44.34 USD/hour | 9.9 |
| February 2026 | 44.18 USD/hour | 10.1 |
| January 2026 | 44.12 USD/hour | 14.3 |
| December 2025 | 42.85 USD/hour | 12.1 |
| November 2025 | 43.57 USD/hour | 13.6 |
| October 2025 | 42.89 USD/hour | 13.5 |
| September 2025 | 42.67 USD/hour | 16.3 |
| August 2025 | 41.01 USD/hour | 14.1 |
| July 2025 | 40.84 USD/hour | 15.9 |
| June 2025 | 40.24 USD/hour | 13.5 |
| May 2025 | 40.30 USD/hour | 15.0 |
| April 2025 | 39.98 USD/hour | 14.1 |
| March 2025 | 40.34 USD/hour | 14.8 |
| February 2025 | 40.14 USD/hour | 17.5 |
| January 2025 | 38.61 USD/hour | 14.3 |
| December 2024 | 38.22 USD/hour | 16.5 |
| November 2024 | 38.37 USD/hour | 17.6 |
| October 2024 | 37.79 USD/hour | 15.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42200.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42200.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```