# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — SC (statewide) (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — SC (statewide) (NSA) was up 2.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 33.62 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.7% (Feb 2022) to 8.3% (Feb 2021), averaging 4.3%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-SC.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-sc-statewide-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 33.62 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| August 2026 | 33.61 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| July 2026 | 33.18 USD/hour | 3.8 |
| June 2026 | 32.74 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| May 2026 | 33.18 USD/hour | 5.4 |
| April 2026 | 33.35 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| March 2026 | 33.05 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| February 2026 | 33.87 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| January 2026 | 33.73 USD/hour | 4.9 |
| December 2025 | 33.37 USD/hour | 5.5 |
| November 2025 | 33.35 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| October 2025 | 32.71 USD/hour | 4.0 |
| September 2025 | 32.77 USD/hour | 5.1 |
| August 2025 | 32.35 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| July 2025 | 31.95 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| June 2025 | 31.71 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| May 2025 | 31.49 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| April 2025 | 31.57 USD/hour | 4.7 |
| March 2025 | 32.02 USD/hour | 6.2 |
| February 2025 | 32.15 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| January 2025 | 32.15 USD/hour | 6.4 |
| December 2024 | 31.64 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| November 2024 | 31.69 USD/hour | 4.3 |
| October 2024 | 31.44 USD/hour | 4.2 |

## API

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

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