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

Average Hourly Earnings: Total Private — WA (statewide) (NSA) was up 2.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 3.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 43.80 USD/hour.
That is the lowest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −1.6% (Apr 2021) to 8.1% (Jan 2022), averaging 3.8%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 43.80 USD/hour | 2.1 |
| August 2026 | 44.01 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| July 2026 | 43.75 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| June 2026 | 43.75 USD/hour | 3.2 |
| May 2026 | 44.02 USD/hour | 5.2 |
| April 2026 | 44.13 USD/hour | 6.1 |
| March 2026 | 44.12 USD/hour | 5.7 |
| February 2026 | 44.19 USD/hour | 5.3 |
| January 2026 | 44.28 USD/hour | 6.3 |
| December 2025 | 43.64 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 44.11 USD/hour | 6.0 |
| October 2025 | 43.38 USD/hour | 5.6 |
| September 2025 | 42.91 USD/hour | 3.9 |
| August 2025 | 42.47 USD/hour | 4.1 |
| July 2025 | 42.11 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| June 2025 | 42.38 USD/hour | 3.1 |
| May 2025 | 41.84 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| April 2025 | 41.58 USD/hour | 1.8 |
| March 2025 | 41.76 USD/hour | 2.9 |
| February 2025 | 41.98 USD/hour | 3.0 |
| January 2025 | 41.65 USD/hour | 1.2 |
| December 2024 | 41.91 USD/hour | 3.3 |
| November 2024 | 41.62 USD/hour | 3.6 |
| October 2024 | 41.07 USD/hour | 1.7 |

## API

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

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