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Table 5. Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 5. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Sep.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Sep.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Sep.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Sep.
2026		 Sep.
2025		 Jun.
2026		 Sep.
2026

All workers

 172.307 176.876 178.086 0.7 1.0 0.7 3.5 3.3 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 172.124 176.730 177.882 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.4 3.3 3.3

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 166.935 171.639 172.900 0.7 1.0 0.7 3.4 3.5 3.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 165.964 170.596 171.785 0.6 0.9 0.7 3.3 3.5 3.5

Management, business, and financial

 166.822 171.431 172.453 0.5 1.2 0.6 3.0 3.2 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 165.429 169.897 170.760 0.4 1.0 0.5 3.0 3.1 3.2

Professional and related

 167.303 172.104 173.588 0.8 0.9 0.9 3.7 3.7 3.8

Sales and office

 175.416 179.564 180.390 0.4 0.8 0.5 3.7 2.8 2.8

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 177.559 182.122 182.968 0.5 0.9 0.5 3.2 3.1 3.0

Sales and related

 171.836 175.065 175.769 0.1 0.7 0.4 4.1 2.0 2.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 177.362 181.291 181.914 0.5 1.0 0.3 3.1 2.7 2.6

Office and administrative support

 177.142 182.103 183.034 0.6 0.9 0.5 3.4 3.4 3.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 170.603 175.070 176.637 1.0 1.0 0.9 3.8 3.7 3.5

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 168.872 173.503 175.163 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.8 3.7 3.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 172.562 176.838 178.298 1.1 0.9 0.8 3.9 3.6 3.3

Production, transportation, and material moving

 177.415 181.873 183.326 0.7 1.0 0.8 3.4 3.2 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 177.000 181.457 182.734 0.6 1.1 0.7 3.4 3.1 3.2

Production

 172.281 176.490 177.931 0.7 1.0 0.8 3.3 3.2 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 172.556 176.829 178.159 0.7 1.1 0.8 3.3 3.2 3.2

Transportation and material moving

 184.325 189.047 190.535 0.7 1.0 0.8 3.6 3.2 3.4

Service occupations

 185.776 190.506 191.454 0.8 0.8 0.5 3.6 3.4 3.1

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(3)

 166.232 170.671 171.498 0.7 1.2 0.5 3.6 3.4 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 166.237 170.744 171.748 0.7 1.1 0.6 3.5 3.4 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 158.343 163.004 163.297 0.4 1.3 0.2 3.4 3.3 3.1

Sales and office

 173.482 176.558 176.700 0.9 1.1 0.1 4.3 2.7 1.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 168.147 172.800 174.239 0.9 1.1 0.8 3.7 3.7 3.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

 170.191 174.597 175.641 0.7 1.2 0.6 3.5 3.3 3.2

Construction

 166.886 171.203 172.132 0.9 1.3 0.5 3.8 3.5 3.1

Manufacturing

 165.853 170.409 171.079 0.6 1.1 0.4 3.4 3.3 3.2

Management, professional, and related

 159.231 163.928 164.293 0.4 1.0 0.2 3.1 3.4 3.2

Sales and office occupations

 169.892 173.378 173.335 0.7 0.8 0.0 3.2 2.7 2.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 167.449 172.621 173.786 0.7 1.1 0.7 4.0 3.8 3.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 170.001 174.553 175.573 0.7 1.2 0.6 3.5 3.4 3.3

Aircraft manufacturing

 143.927 151.203 152.346 0.4 0.6 0.8 5.0 5.5 5.8

Service-providing industries(4)

 173.987 178.594 179.892 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.5 3.3 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 173.841 178.480 179.668 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.4 3.3 3.4

Management, professional, and related

 168.397 173.117 174.503 0.7 1.0 0.8 3.4 3.5 3.6

Sales and office

 175.614 179.880 180.782 0.3 0.7 0.5 3.7 2.8 2.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 174.320 178.500 180.265 1.2 0.9 1.0 4.0 3.7 3.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

 184.855 189.406 191.171 0.7 0.9 0.9 3.4 3.2 3.4

Service occupations

 185.913 190.632 191.588 0.8 0.8 0.5 3.6 3.4 3.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 178.435 183.096 184.514 0.9 1.1 0.8 3.5 3.5 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 178.818 183.434 184.646 0.7 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.3 3.3

Wholesale trade

 168.468 172.146 172.953 1.1 0.7 0.5 3.4 3.3 2.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 171.223 175.233 176.010 0.6 1.2 0.4 2.3 3.0 2.8

Retail trade

 181.366 186.436 187.743 0.8 1.5 0.7 3.3 3.6 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 179.983 184.591 185.603 0.7 1.5 0.5 3.0 3.3 3.1

Transportation and warehousing

 184.019 188.808 190.901 0.8 1.0 1.1 3.9 3.4 3.7

Utilities

 183.615 190.442 193.027 0.7 1.4 1.4 4.0 4.5 5.1

Information

 165.964 170.250 171.611 0.6 0.7 0.8 2.9 3.2 3.4

Financial activities

 169.843 175.575 176.194 0.1 1.2 0.4 4.1 3.5 3.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 169.605 174.861 175.401 0.1 0.8 0.3 3.4 3.2 3.4

Finance and insurance

 170.499 176.236 176.798 0.2 1.2 0.3 4.4 3.6 3.7

Credit intermediation and related activities

 171.480 176.208 177.258 0.1 1.1 0.6 3.7 2.9 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 174.444 179.551 180.046 0.1 0.9 0.3 3.1 3.0 3.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 170.111 175.350 174.576 -0.4 1.3 -0.4 3.7 2.7 2.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 167.832 172.056 172.433 0.1 0.9 0.2 3.3 2.6 2.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 166.835 172.549 173.463 -0.7 0.9 0.5 2.8 2.7 4.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 170.675 176.475 177.591 -0.2 1.1 0.6 3.2 3.2 4.1

Professional and business services

 171.182 175.145 176.283 0.4 0.9 0.6 3.2 2.7 3.0

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 172.218 176.436 177.674 0.5 1.0 0.7 3.5 3.0 3.2

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 172.019 175.351 176.704 0.6 0.9 0.8 3.3 2.6 2.7

Education and health services

 173.158 178.149 179.941 1.0 0.7 1.0 3.9 3.9 3.9

Educational services

 168.641 172.630 174.852 1.8 0.6 1.3 2.9 4.2 3.7

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 167.704 171.081 173.511 1.6 0.6 1.4 3.3 3.7 3.5

Health care and social assistance

 174.075 179.254 180.968 0.8 0.8 1.0 4.0 3.8 4.0

Hospitals

 174.071 178.684 180.455 0.5 1.0 1.0 3.6 3.1 3.7

Nursing and residential care facilities

 171.527 175.526 176.504 0.6 0.7 0.6 3.2 3.0 2.9

Nursing care facilities(2)

 170.254 174.708 175.771 0.3 0.7 0.6 3.2 2.9 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 183.220 186.933 187.868 0.6 0.5 0.5 2.7 2.6 2.5

Accommodation and food service

 187.240 190.835 191.723 0.5 0.6 0.5 2.8 2.4 2.4

Other services, except public administration

 177.007 181.337 182.366 1.3 0.2 0.6 3.7 3.8 3.0

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
(2) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(4) Includes the following industries: wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; utilities; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey
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Last Modified Date: October 30, 2026