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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
Jun.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Jun.
2026		 3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Jun.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Jun.
2026		 Jun.
2025		 Mar.
2026		 Jun.
2026

All workers

 171.181 175.210 176.876 1.1 1.3 1.0 3.5 3.4 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 171.003 175.106 176.730 0.9 1.2 0.9 3.5 3.4 3.3

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 165.847 169.899 171.639 0.9 1.4 1.0 3.4 3.4 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 164.904 169.042 170.596 0.9 1.4 0.9 3.4 3.4 3.5

Management, business, and financial

 166.054 169.404 171.431 1.0 1.4 1.2 3.1 3.0 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 164.737 168.237 169.897 0.8 1.4 1.0 3.2 3.0 3.1

Professional and related

 165.916 170.627 172.104 0.9 1.4 0.9 3.6 3.8 3.7

Sales and office

 174.757 178.172 179.564 1.4 1.3 0.8 3.7 3.3 2.8

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 176.610 180.450 182.122 1.0 1.2 0.9 3.3 3.2 3.1

Sales and related

 171.617 173.903 175.065 1.6 1.4 0.7 3.9 3.0 2.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 176.484 179.520 181.291 0.8 1.2 1.0 3.1 2.6 2.7

Office and administrative support

 176.081 180.511 182.103 1.1 1.2 0.9 3.5 3.7 3.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 168.841 173.376 175.070 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.7 3.8 3.7

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 167.270 171.706 173.503 0.9 1.0 1.0 3.6 3.6 3.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 170.616 175.263 176.838 1.2 1.0 0.9 3.8 4.0 3.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

 176.224 180.024 181.873 1.0 1.0 1.0 3.5 3.2 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 175.933 179.561 181.457 1.1 0.9 1.1 3.6 3.2 3.1

Production

 171.087 174.665 176.490 0.9 0.6 1.0 3.4 3.0 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 171.417 174.955 176.829 0.9 0.8 1.1 3.5 3.0 3.2

Transportation and material moving

 183.116 187.149 189.047 1.2 1.3 1.0 3.6 3.4 3.2

Service occupations

 184.269 189.067 190.506 0.8 1.2 0.8 3.6 3.4 3.4

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(3)

 165.122 168.701 170.671 1.1 1.0 1.2 3.5 3.3 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 165.146 168.921 170.744 1.1 1.1 1.1 3.5 3.4 3.4

Management, professional, and related

 157.733 160.944 163.004 1.2 1.4 1.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Sales and office

 171.944 174.693 176.558 1.2 0.7 1.1 4.1 2.8 2.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 166.625 170.983 172.800 1.0 1.0 1.1 3.6 3.7 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 169.084 172.555 174.597 0.9 0.9 1.2 3.5 3.0 3.3

Construction

 165.437 168.966 171.203 1.0 0.6 1.3 3.8 3.2 3.5

Manufacturing

 164.922 168.588 170.409 1.1 1.3 1.1 3.3 3.4 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 158.614 162.321 163.928 1.2 1.7 1.0 3.0 3.6 3.4

Sales and office occupations

 168.738 171.922 173.378 1.2 1.5 0.8 3.0 3.1 2.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 166.297 170.723 172.621 1.6 1.3 1.1 4.2 4.3 3.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 168.895 172.494 174.553 1.0 0.9 1.2 3.6 3.1 3.4

Aircraft manufacturing

 143.380 150.369 151.203 1.1 5.1 0.6 4.7 6.0 5.5

Service-providing industries(4)

 172.856 176.994 178.594 1.0 1.3 0.9 3.5 3.4 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 172.711 176.899 178.480 0.9 1.3 0.9 3.5 3.3 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 167.246 171.414 173.117 0.9 1.4 1.0 3.4 3.4 3.5

Sales and office

 175.052 178.541 179.880 1.4 1.4 0.7 3.6 3.4 2.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 172.192 176.995 178.500 1.1 1.0 0.9 3.8 3.9 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 183.588 187.672 189.406 1.2 1.1 0.9 3.5 3.4 3.2

Service occupations

 184.399 189.208 190.632 0.8 1.2 0.8 3.7 3.4 3.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 176.913 181.029 183.096 1.2 1.3 1.1 3.2 3.6 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 177.597 181.115 183.434 1.1 1.0 1.3 3.0 3.1 3.3

Wholesale trade

 166.710 170.966 172.146 0.9 1.7 0.7 2.5 3.5 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 170.161 173.166 175.233 0.8 1.1 1.2 2.3 2.6 3.0

Retail trade

 179.983 183.599 186.436 1.3 0.9 1.5 3.1 3.3 3.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 178.693 181.791 184.591 1.2 0.6 1.5 2.9 2.9 3.3

Transportation and warehousing

 182.528 187.026 188.808 1.5 1.5 1.0 3.9 4.0 3.4

Utilities

 182.260 187.763 190.442 1.1 1.6 1.4 4.0 4.1 4.5

Information

 164.987 169.068 170.250 1.4 1.7 0.7 3.5 3.9 3.2

Financial activities

 169.690 173.533 175.575 1.4 1.9 1.2 4.2 3.7 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 169.417 173.442 174.861 0.4 2.1 0.8 3.7 2.8 3.2

Finance and insurance

 170.089 174.100 176.236 1.2 1.9 1.2 4.1 3.6 3.6

Credit intermediation and related activities

 171.304 174.217 176.208 -0.1 1.4 1.1 3.6 1.6 2.9

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 174.285 177.988 179.551 -0.9 1.9 0.9 3.5 1.2 3.0

Insurance carriers and related activities

 170.715 173.082 175.350 1.4 1.4 1.3 3.5 2.8 2.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 167.628 170.470 172.056 1.2 1.5 0.9 3.2 2.9 2.6

Real estate and rental and leasing

 167.987 170.985 172.549 2.1 1.9 0.9 5.0 3.9 2.7

Excluding incentive paid occupations(2)

 170.985 174.614 176.475 1.7 1.9 1.1 4.1 3.8 3.2

Professional and business services

 170.517 173.514 175.145 1.0 1.1 0.9 3.0 2.7 2.7

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 171.363 174.774 176.436 0.8 1.2 1.0 3.2 2.8 3.0

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 170.919 173.746 175.351 1.0 1.0 0.9 3.3 2.6 2.6

Education and health services

 171.498 176.833 178.149 0.9 1.3 0.7 4.2 4.0 3.9

Educational services

 165.620 171.538 172.630 0.4 0.4 0.6 3.1 4.0 4.2

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 165.007 170.018 171.081 0.5 0.2 0.6 3.9 3.5 3.7

Health care and social assistance

 172.665 177.896 179.254 1.0 1.4 0.8 4.4 4.0 3.8

Hospitals

 173.279 176.959 178.684 0.8 0.9 1.0 4.1 2.9 3.1

Nursing and residential care facilities

 170.485 174.388 175.526 0.7 1.1 0.7 3.3 3.0 3.0

Nursing care facilities(2)

 169.733 173.490 174.708 0.9 1.2 0.7 3.1 3.1 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

 182.161 186.057 186.933 0.5 1.1 0.5 2.8 2.6 2.6

Accommodation and food service

 186.353 189.768 190.835 0.6 1.0 0.6 2.8 2.4 2.4

Other services, except public administration

 174.772 180.939 181.337 0.5 1.0 0.2 3.0 4.0 3.8

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: August 03, 2026