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Table 11. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 11. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) Percent changes for
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Mar.
2025		 Dec.
2025		 Mar.
2026

All workers

 160.2 164.519 165.678 0.6 0.5 0.7 4.1 3.3 3.4

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 157.0 161.348 162.331 0.5 0.4 0.6 3.9 3.3 3.4

Professional and related

 156.4 161.063 162.005 0.4 0.5 0.6 3.9 3.4 3.6

Sales and office

 162.8 167.070 168.459 0.9 0.7 0.8 4.4 3.5 3.5

Office and administrative support

 163.3 167.578 168.976 0.9 0.7 0.8 4.3 3.5 3.5

Service occupations

 171.1 175.596 177.353 0.9 0.7 1.0 4.4 3.5 3.7

Industry

Education and health services

 157.2 161.860 162.766 0.4 0.5 0.6 3.8 3.4 3.5

Educational services

 155.7 160.451 161.249 0.4 0.5 0.5 3.8 3.5 3.6

Schools

 155.7 160.464 161.263 0.3 0.5 0.5 3.8 3.4 3.6

Elementary and secondary schools

 154.8 159.659 160.442 0.2 0.4 0.5 3.6 3.3 3.6

Health care and social assistance

 169.5 173.875 175.678 0.7 0.8 1.0 4.0 3.3 3.6

Hospitals

 168.0 172.492 174.420 0.6 0.8 1.1 4.0 3.3 3.8

Public administration

 165.8 169.405 171.139 1.0 0.5 1.0 4.5 3.2 3.2

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