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Table 9. Wages and salaries (not seasonally adjusted): Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry

Table 9. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry [Not seasonally adjusted]
Occupational group and industry Index value (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

 175.109 179.304 180.575 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.6 3.1 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 174.507 178.747 179.929 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.4 3.2 3.1

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 168.580 172.809 174.188 0.8 1.0 0.8 3.5 3.3 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 166.940 171.063 172.334 0.7 0.9 0.7 3.4 3.2 3.2

Management, business, and financial

 167.816 171.910 173.049 0.5 1.3 0.7 3.1 3.0 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 165.157 169.043 169.946 0.5 1.0 0.5 3.0 2.8 2.9

Professional and related

 169.506 173.865 175.468 0.9 0.8 0.9 3.9 3.5 3.5

Sales and office

 178.049 181.552 182.387 0.3 0.6 0.5 3.7 2.3 2.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 180.034 184.047 184.878 0.6 0.8 0.5 3.1 2.8 2.7

Sales and related

 175.616 178.019 178.723 0.0 0.4 0.4 4.2 1.4 1.8

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 181.227 184.418 184.958 0.5 0.9 0.3 3.0 2.3 2.1

Office and administrative support

 178.637 183.192 184.148 0.7 0.8 0.5 3.2 3.2 3.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 173.469 177.993 179.642 1.2 1.1 0.9 4.0 3.8 3.6

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 171.632 176.504 178.227 1.1 1.2 1.0 4.1 3.9 3.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 175.620 179.752 181.316 1.3 0.9 0.9 4.0 3.7 3.2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 181.909 186.337 187.869 0.8 1.0 0.8 3.4 3.2 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 181.478 185.923 187.213 0.7 1.0 0.7 3.2 3.2 3.2

Production

 176.705 181.210 182.882 0.8 1.1 0.9 3.4 3.4 3.5

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 176.916 181.533 183.045 0.8 1.1 0.8 3.5 3.4 3.5

Transportation and material moving

 188.689 193.132 194.587 0.8 0.9 0.8 3.3 3.1 3.1

Service occupations

 191.210 195.815 196.647 0.9 0.8 0.4 3.6 3.3 2.8

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(2)

 170.921 175.314 176.193 0.8 1.3 0.5 3.9 3.4 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 170.833 175.300 176.413 0.7 1.2 0.6 3.8 3.4 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 163.997 168.156 168.452 0.4 1.5 0.2 3.8 3.0 2.7

Sales and office

 180.004 182.788 182.915 1.0 1.2 0.1 4.7 2.6 1.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 171.231 176.042 177.510 1.0 1.2 0.8 4.0 3.9 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 174.931 179.701 180.918 0.8 1.3 0.7 3.6 3.5 3.4

Construction

 170.265 174.584 175.430 1.0 1.6 0.5 4.1 3.5 3.0

Manufacturing

 170.727 175.213 176.045 0.7 1.2 0.5 3.6 3.3 3.1

Management, professional, and related

 164.430 168.431 169.019 0.4 1.1 0.3 3.5 2.9 2.8

Sales and office

 173.893 177.141 177.235 0.8 0.8 0.1 3.3 2.7 1.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 173.293 178.958 180.133 0.9 1.1 0.7 4.1 4.2 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 174.978 179.972 181.160 0.8 1.3 0.7 3.7 3.6 3.5

Aircraft manufacturing

 172.809 177.234 178.628 0.6 0.3 0.8 5.3 3.1 3.4

Service-providing industries(3)

 176.198 180.357 181.712 0.7 0.8 0.8 3.5 3.1 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 175.509 179.705 180.903 0.7 0.8 0.7 3.3 3.1 3.1

Management, professional, and related

 169.311 173.553 175.066 0.8 1.0 0.9 3.4 3.3 3.4

Sales and office

 177.850 181.430 182.340 0.2 0.6 0.5 3.6 2.3 2.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 176.782 180.882 182.798 1.4 0.9 1.1 4.1 3.8 3.4

Production, transportation, and material moving

 188.492 192.736 194.496 0.8 0.8 0.9 3.2 3.1 3.2

Service occupations

 191.331 195.919 196.755 0.9 0.8 0.4 3.6 3.3 2.8

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 180.120 184.284 185.682 1.0 1.0 0.8 3.6 3.3 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 180.134 184.241 185.372 0.7 1.2 0.6 3.1 3.0 2.9

Wholesale trade

 166.330 169.223 170.089 1.2 0.4 0.5 4.0 3.0 2.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 168.236 171.578 172.384 0.6 1.1 0.5 2.6 2.6 2.5

Retail trade

 185.065 189.978 191.278 0.8 1.5 0.7 3.3 3.4 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 183.231 187.599 188.570 0.7 1.5 0.5 3.0 3.1 2.9

Transportation and warehousing

 188.497 192.736 194.868 1.0 0.8 1.1 3.8 3.3 3.4

Utilities

 178.167 183.551 185.657 0.9 1.0 1.1 4.1 4.0 4.2

Information

 164.168 168.051 169.652 0.6 0.6 1.0 2.2 2.9 3.3

Financial activities

 170.788 175.989 176.549 0.1 1.2 0.3 4.1 3.1 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 168.505 172.928 173.327 0.1 0.7 0.2 3.0 2.7 2.9

Finance and insurance

 171.523 176.659 177.149 0.3 1.3 0.3 4.4 3.3 3.3

Credit intermediation and related activities

 170.053 173.848 174.960 0.1 1.0 0.6 3.8 2.4 2.9

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 171.198 175.412 175.663 0.1 0.6 0.1 2.8 2.5 2.6

Insurance carriers and related activities

 169.311 175.053 173.662 -0.6 1.5 -0.8 3.7 2.8 2.6

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 165.275 169.601 169.796 0.1 1.0 0.1 3.1 2.7 2.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 167.761 173.281 174.166 -1.0 0.8 0.5 2.4 2.2 3.8

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 172.123 177.668 178.812 -0.3 1.0 0.6 3.0 2.9 3.9

Professional and business services

 173.519 177.095 178.348 0.4 0.9 0.7 3.2 2.5 2.8

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 174.020 177.683 179.043 0.5 0.9 0.8 3.6 2.6 2.9

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 177.191 180.387 181.885 0.8 1.0 0.8 3.3 2.6 2.6

Education and health services

 175.107 179.641 181.574 1.1 0.7 1.1 3.9 3.7 3.7

Educational services

 167.246 170.999 173.255 1.9 0.6 1.3 2.7 4.2 3.6

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 164.136 166.598 169.045 1.7 0.5 1.5 3.1 3.2 3.0

Health care and social assistance

 176.760 181.447 183.320 0.9 0.7 1.0 4.2 3.6 3.7

Hospitals

 176.390 181.081 183.086 0.5 0.9 1.1 3.8 3.2 3.8

Nursing and residential care facilities

 178.558 182.690 184.002 0.7 0.6 0.7 3.3 3.0 3.0

Nursing care facilities(1)

 177.314 181.709 182.956 0.4 0.6 0.7 3.5 2.9 3.2

Leisure and hospitality

 190.303 193.897 194.582 0.6 0.4 0.4 2.8 2.5 2.2

Accommodation and food service

 194.554 198.174 198.725 0.5 0.5 0.3 2.9 2.3 2.1

Other services, except public administration

 179.995 183.812 184.979 1.5 0.1 0.6 3.7 3.6 2.8

Footnotes
(1) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
(2) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
(3) 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