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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
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

 173.849 177.672 179.304 1.1 1.0 0.9 3.5 3.4 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 173.240 177.163 178.747 1.0 1.0 0.9 3.5 3.2 3.2

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 167.323 171.060 172.809 1.2 1.1 1.0 3.5 3.4 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 165.731 169.569 171.063 1.0 1.1 0.9 3.5 3.3 3.2

Management, business, and financial

 166.923 169.686 171.910 1.3 0.9 1.3 3.2 3.0 3.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 164.385 167.322 169.043 1.1 1.0 1.0 3.2 2.9 2.8

Professional and related

 167.912 172.554 173.865 1.0 1.2 0.8 3.7 3.8 3.5

Sales and office

 177.474 180.432 181.552 1.4 1.1 0.6 3.7 3.1 2.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 179.004 182.506 184.047 1.0 0.9 0.8 3.2 2.9 2.8

Sales and related

 175.642 177.250 178.019 1.8 1.3 0.4 4.1 2.7 1.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 180.281 182.770 184.418 0.9 0.8 0.9 3.1 2.3 2.3

Office and administrative support

 177.474 181.736 183.192 1.1 1.0 0.8 3.3 3.6 3.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 171.433 176.131 177.993 1.1 0.8 1.1 3.9 3.9 3.8

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 169.821 174.409 176.504 1.0 0.8 1.2 4.0 3.8 3.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 173.328 178.152 179.752 1.1 0.8 0.9 3.9 3.9 3.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 180.506 184.514 186.337 1.0 0.9 1.0 3.5 3.2 3.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 180.237 184.040 185.923 1.0 0.8 1.0 3.5 3.2 3.2

Production

 175.286 179.279 181.210 0.9 0.5 1.1 3.5 3.2 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 175.577 179.535 181.533 0.8 0.7 1.1 3.6 3.1 3.4

Transportation and material moving

 187.274 191.359 193.132 1.0 1.2 0.9 3.5 3.2 3.1

Service occupations

 189.539 194.320 195.815 0.8 1.0 0.8 3.6 3.3 3.3

Industry and occupational group

Goods-producing industries(2)

 169.627 173.047 175.314 1.1 0.7 1.3 3.9 3.2 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 169.567 173.245 175.300 1.1 0.8 1.2 3.8 3.3 3.4

Management, professional, and related

 163.295 165.670 168.156 1.4 0.7 1.5 3.8 2.8 3.0

Sales and office

 178.159 180.649 182.788 1.3 0.4 1.2 4.4 2.7 2.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 169.491 174.023 176.042 1.1 0.8 1.2 4.0 3.8 3.9

Production, transportation, and material moving

 173.620 177.401 179.701 0.9 0.7 1.3 3.8 3.1 3.5

Construction

 168.655 171.894 174.584 1.1 0.2 1.6 4.2 3.1 3.5

Manufacturing

 169.615 173.205 175.213 1.2 1.0 1.2 3.6 3.3 3.3

Management, professional, and related

 163.700 166.665 168.431 1.3 1.1 1.1 3.4 3.1 2.9

Sales and office

 172.563 175.659 177.141 1.4 1.5 0.8 3.0 3.2 2.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 171.822 176.945 178.958 1.5 1.3 1.1 4.6 4.6 4.2

Production, transportation, and material moving

 173.645 177.638 179.972 1.0 0.7 1.3 3.7 3.3 3.6

Aircraft manufacturing

 171.850 176.631 177.234 1.0 2.1 0.3 4.9 3.8 3.1

Service-providing industries(3)

 174.944 178.857 180.357 1.1 1.1 0.8 3.5 3.4 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 174.241 178.222 179.705 1.0 1.0 0.8 3.4 3.3 3.1

Management, professional, and related

 167.985 171.893 173.553 1.1 1.1 1.0 3.4 3.5 3.3

Sales and office

 177.410 180.418 181.430 1.4 1.2 0.6 3.6 3.2 2.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 174.309 179.251 180.882 1.0 0.8 0.9 3.9 3.9 3.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 187.013 191.216 192.736 1.0 1.0 0.8 3.3 3.2 3.1

Service occupations

 189.654 194.442 195.919 0.8 1.0 0.8 3.6 3.3 3.3

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 178.416 182.484 184.284 1.2 1.2 1.0 3.3 3.5 3.3

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 178.813 182.085 184.241 1.1 0.8 1.2 3.1 2.9 3.0

Wholesale trade

 164.304 168.601 169.223 1.0 1.7 0.4 2.8 3.7 3.0

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 167.159 169.679 171.578 0.9 0.8 1.1 2.6 2.4 2.6

Retail trade

 183.669 187.164 189.978 1.2 0.8 1.5 3.1 3.1 3.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 181.913 184.845 187.599 1.1 0.5 1.5 3.0 2.7 3.1

Transportation and warehousing

 186.650 191.246 192.736 1.5 1.4 0.8 3.8 4.0 3.3

Utilities

 176.532 181.761 183.551 1.0 1.3 1.0 4.1 4.0 4.0

Information

 163.262 166.992 168.051 1.2 1.6 0.6 3.1 3.5 2.9

Financial activities

 170.669 173.922 175.989 2.1 1.5 1.2 4.3 4.1 3.1

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 168.332 171.770 172.928 0.9 1.8 0.7 3.4 3.0 2.7

Finance and insurance

 171.004 174.437 176.659 2.2 1.5 1.3 4.0 4.2 3.3

Credit intermediation and related activities

 169.848 172.159 173.848 1.6 0.9 1.0 3.3 3.0 2.4

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 171.058 174.382 175.412 0.7 1.7 0.6 3.1 2.6 2.5

Insurance carriers and related activities

 170.296 172.516 175.053 1.6 1.6 1.5 3.6 2.9 2.8

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 165.109 167.993 169.601 1.2 1.5 1.0 3.4 2.9 2.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

 169.503 171.930 173.281 2.2 1.8 0.8 5.3 3.7 2.2

Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)

 172.589 175.958 177.668 1.6 1.8 1.0 4.0 3.6 2.9

Professional and business services

 172.823 175.476 177.095 1.0 0.9 0.9 3.0 2.6 2.5

Professional, scientific, and technical services

 173.144 176.156 177.683 1.0 0.9 0.9 3.3 2.7 2.6

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

 175.842 178.604 180.387 0.9 0.9 1.0 3.2 2.5 2.6

Education and health services

 173.211 178.398 179.641 0.9 0.9 0.7 4.3 4.0 3.7

Educational services

 164.051 169.986 170.999 0.3 0.2 0.6 2.9 3.9 4.2

Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools

 161.397 165.838 166.598 0.4 -0.2 0.5 3.8 3.1 3.2

Health care and social assistance

 175.111 180.159 181.447 1.0 1.1 0.7 4.5 4.0 3.6

Hospitals

 175.525 179.417 181.081 0.8 0.8 0.9 4.4 3.1 3.2

Nursing and residential care facilities

 177.313 181.518 182.690 0.6 1.0 0.6 3.4 3.0 3.0

Nursing care facilities(1)

 176.546 180.562 181.709 0.9 1.2 0.6 3.5 3.2 2.9

Leisure and hospitality

 189.219 193.069 193.897 0.4 0.9 0.4 2.9 2.5 2.5

Accommodation and food service

 193.639 197.133 198.174 0.5 1.0 0.5 3.1 2.4 2.3

Other services, except public administration

 177.403 183.558 183.812 0.5 0.7 0.1 2.8 4.0 3.6

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: July 31, 2026