# United States Compensation of Employees (SAAR)

United States Compensation of Employees (SAAR) was up 4.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 4.6% in August 2026.
The level stood at 16,534,659 US$ million.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −6.0% (Apr 2020) to 14.7% (Apr 2021), averaging 5.1%.

- Source agency: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Makrognosis code: `US.PINC.M.SA.GRP-COMP`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: US$ million
- Coverage: 1966-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (729 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-states/compensation-of-employees-saar

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 16,534,659 US$ million | 4.5 |
| August 2026 | 16,492,558 US$ million | 4.6 |
| July 2026 | 16,436,689 US$ million | 4.5 |
| June 2026 | 16,392,973 US$ million | 4.8 |
| May 2026 | 16,357,800 US$ million | 4.8 |
| April 2026 | 16,298,398 US$ million | 4.7 |
| March 2026 | 16,246,960 US$ million | 4.5 |
| February 2026 | 16,155,625 US$ million | 4.5 |
| January 2026 | 16,087,440 US$ million | 4.6 |
| December 2025 | 15,983,654 US$ million | 4.1 |
| November 2025 | 15,959,081 US$ million | 4.2 |
| October 2025 | 15,885,266 US$ million | 4.2 |
| September 2025 | 15,828,094 US$ million | 4.2 |
| August 2025 | 15,774,189 US$ million | 4.2 |
| July 2025 | 15,725,135 US$ million | 4.4 |
| June 2025 | 15,635,019 US$ million | 4.1 |
| May 2025 | 15,611,028 US$ million | 4.2 |
| April 2025 | 15,568,246 US$ million | 4.5 |
| March 2025 | 15,543,158 US$ million | 4.6 |
| February 2025 | 15,456,052 US$ million | 4.6 |
| January 2025 | 15,385,815 US$ million | 4.9 |
| December 2024 | 15,358,394 US$ million | 5.1 |
| November 2024 | 15,311,802 US$ million | 5.3 |
| October 2024 | 15,243,103 US$ million | 5.3 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/US.PINC.M.SA.GRP-COMP"

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