# United States Average Hourly Earnings

> Canonical page: https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings
> Publisher: FXMacroData (https://fxmacrodata.com) — official-source macroeconomic data
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| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Latest value | 3.1 |
| Latest release date | 2026-09-04 |
| Previous value | 3.2 |
| Change | -0.1 |

## Next release

The next United States Average Hourly Earnings release is scheduled for Oct 2, 2026 at 08:30 America/New_York. This page updates with the official value the moment the announcement is published.

United States Average Hourly Earnings printed 3.1% year on year in August 2026, a change of -0.1 percentage points from 3.2%. The value sits below the previous reading, so the important market question is whether it confirms the prevailing trend or forces a reassessment of USD macro pricing.

## Recent release history

| Release date | Actual | Previous | Forecast | Detail page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-09-04 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.23 | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-09-04 |
| 2026-08-07 | 3.2 | 3.4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-08-07 |
| 2026-07-02 | 3.4 | 3.3 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-07-02 |
| 2026-06-05 | 3.3 | 3.6 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-06-05 |
| 2026-05-08 | 3.6 | 3.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-05-08 |
| 2026-03-06 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-03-06 |
| 2026-02-11 | 3.7 | 3.7 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-02-11 |
| 2026-01-09 | 3.7 | 3.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2026-01-09 |
| 2025-12-16 | 3.9 | 3.8 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2025-12-16 |
| 2025-11-20 | 3.8 | 4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2025-11-20 |
| 2025-09-05 | 4 | 4 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2025-09-05 |
| 2025-08-01 | 4 | 3.9 | -- | https://fxmacrodata.com/united-states/average-hourly-earnings/announcements/usd_average_hourly_earnings_2025-08-01 |

## API access

```
GET https://fxmacrodata.com/api/v1/announcements/usd/average_hourly_earnings?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
```

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