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Table 7. Compensation (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for state and local government workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 7. Employment Cost Index for total compensation(1), 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
Jun.
2024
Mar.
2025
Jun.
2025
3-months ended- 12-months ended-
Jun.
2024
Mar.
2025
Jun.
2025
Jun.
2024
Mar.
2025
Jun.
2025

All workers

165.9 172.0 172.518 0.6 0.8 0.3 4.9 4.3 4.0

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

162.7 168.4 168.883 0.6 0.7 0.3 4.8 4.1 3.8

Professional and related

162.3 167.9 168.430 0.6 0.6 0.3 4.6 4.0 3.8

Sales and office

170.6 177.3 178.005 0.8 1.1 0.4 5.4 4.8 4.3

Office and administrative support

170.6 177.3 177.994 0.8 1.1 0.4 5.3 4.7 4.3

Service occupations

175.6 182.4 182.997 0.9 1.1 0.3 5.6 4.8 4.2

Industry

Education and health services

162.9 168.7 169.153 0.4 0.7 0.3 4.4 4.0 3.8

Educational services

161.9 167.6 167.970 0.5 0.6 0.2 4.5 4.0 3.7

Schools

161.8 167.5 167.889 0.4 0.6 0.2 4.4 4.0 3.8

Elementary and secondary schools

162.0 167.4 167.753 0.4 0.5 0.2 4.2 3.8 3.6

Health care and social assistance

171.2 177.2 178.357 0.6 0.9 0.7 5.0 4.2 4.2

Hospitals

167.4 173.1 174.665 0.7 0.9 0.9 4.9 4.2 4.3

Public administration

171.0 177.8 178.143 0.9 1.3 0.2 6.1 5.0 4.2

Footnotes
(1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.

SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Last Modified Date: July 31, 2025