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
	Dec. 2024	Sep. 2025	Dec. 2025	3-months ended-			12-months ended-
	Dec. 2024	Sep. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Sep. 2025	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Sep. 2025	Dec. 2025
All workers	170.6	175.524	176.380	0.7	1.7	0.5	4.7	3.6	3.4
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	167.2	171.935	172.683	0.6	1.8	0.4	4.4	3.5	3.3
Professional and related	166.9	171.658	172.420	0.6	1.9	0.4	4.4	3.5	3.3
Sales and office	175.3	180.602	181.726	0.9	1.5	0.6	5.0	4.0	3.7
Office and administrative support	175.3	180.554	181.689	0.9	1.4	0.6	5.0	3.9	3.6
Service occupations	180.4	186.289	187.433	1.0	1.8	0.6	5.3	4.3	3.9
Industry
Education and health services	167.6	172.446	173.223	0.6	1.9	0.5	4.2	3.5	3.4
Educational services	166.6	171.468	172.180	0.5	2.1	0.4	4.2	3.5	3.3
Schools	166.5	171.401	172.112	0.5	2.1	0.4	4.1	3.5	3.4
Elementary and secondary schools	166.6	171.386	172.051	0.4	2.2	0.4	4.0	3.3	3.3
Health care and social assistance	175.6	180.081	181.364	1.1	1.0	0.7	4.9	3.7	3.3
Hospitals	171.6	176.080	177.347	1.1	0.8	0.7	4.9	3.7	3.3
Public administration	175.6	180.735	181.766	0.9	1.5	0.6	5.3	3.9	3.5
Footnotes (1) Includes wages, salaries, and employer costs for employee benefits.
SOURCE: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey

Last Modified Date: February 10, 2026