# Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA)

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (NSA) was up 0.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 27.24 USD/hour.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −4.0% (Sep 2016) to 9.0% (May 2018), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (flat files)
- Makrognosis code: `US-42540.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-scranton-wilkes-barre-pa-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 27.24 USD/hour | 0.1 |
| August 2026 | 27.18 USD/hour | 0.2 |
| July 2026 | 27.59 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| June 2026 | 27.88 USD/hour | 2.6 |
| May 2026 | 27.55 USD/hour | −0.3 |
| April 2026 | 27.33 USD/hour | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 27.61 USD/hour | −0.07 |
| February 2026 | 27.50 USD/hour | −0.3 |
| January 2026 | 27.24 USD/hour | −0.9 |
| December 2025 | 27.05 USD/hour | 0.3 |
| November 2025 | 27.06 USD/hour | 0.6 |
| October 2025 | 27.08 USD/hour | 2.2 |
| September 2025 | 27.21 USD/hour | 2.5 |
| August 2025 | 27.13 USD/hour | 4.4 |
| July 2025 | 27.10 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| June 2025 | 27.18 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| May 2025 | 27.62 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| April 2025 | 27.83 USD/hour | 7.1 |
| March 2025 | 27.63 USD/hour | 8.0 |
| February 2025 | 27.57 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| January 2025 | 27.48 USD/hour | 6.8 |
| December 2024 | 26.96 USD/hour | 4.2 |
| November 2024 | 26.90 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| October 2024 | 26.50 USD/hour | 4.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42540.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US-42540.AHE.M.NSA.IND-05000000",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```