Trends: Bureau of Labor Statistics
ECI Wages and Salaries, Quarterly
The seasonally adjusted Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries stood at 176.754 (December 2005 = 100) for civilian workers in Jun. 2026, a 0.9% change over the three months ended then. BLS Table 2 below gives the two latest index levels and nine quarters of three-month changes for civilian workers, private industry and state and local government by occupational group and industry.
Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry [Seasonally adjusted]
| Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) | Percent changes for 3-months ended- | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational group and industry | Mar. 2026 | Jun. 2026 | Jun. 2024 | Sep. 2024 | Dec. 2024 | Mar. 2025 | Jun. 2025 | Sep. 2025 | Dec. 2025 | Mar. 2026 | Jun. 2026 |
| Civilian workers | |||||||||||
| All workers (1) | 175.258 | 176.754 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Industry | |||||||||||
| Goods-producing industries (2) | 172.850 | 174.879 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Manufacturing | 173.129 | 174.865 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Service-providing industries (3) | 175.745 | 177.153 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Education and health services | 171.264 | 172.727 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Educational services | 163.020 | 164.456 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
| Elementary and secondary schools | 161.281 | 162.698 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools | 164.245 | 165.632 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 179.532 | 181.032 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Hospitals | 178.183 | 180.198 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| Public administration | 170.984 | 172.574 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Private industry workers | |||||||||||
| All workers | 177.498 | 179.010 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Occupational group | |||||||||||
| Management, professional, and related | 171.124 | 172.534 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Professional and related | 172.404 | 173.762 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Management, business, and financial | 169.995 | 171.462 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Sales and office | 179.586 | 180.381 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Sales and related | 176.969 | 177.247 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Office and administrative support | 181.653 | 182.956 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 176.282 | 177.981 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 |
| Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 174.446 | 176.367 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 178.425 | 179.876 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 185.043 | 186.794 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Production | 179.155 | 181.051 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Transportation and material moving | 191.305 | 192.976 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Service occupations | 194.171 | 195.795 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Industry | |||||||||||
| Goods-producing industries (2) | 172.914 | 174.947 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Construction | 171.769 | 174.274 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| Manufacturing | 173.129 | 174.865 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| Aircraft manufacturing | 175.784 | 176.641 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Service-providing industries (4) | 178.663 | 180.070 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 182.604 | 183.999 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 168.475 | 168.677 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Retail trade | 187.498 | 189.630 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 191.209 | 192.597 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Utilities | 181.462 | 183.341 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Information | 166.916 | 168.055 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Financial activities | 174.042 | 175.314 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Finance and insurance | 174.604 | 175.933 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | 172.680 | 173.094 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Insurance carriers and related activities | 172.424 | 173.824 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 172.039 | 173.043 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Professional and business services | 175.123 | 176.766 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 175.903 | 177.435 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 178.355 | 180.206 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Education and health services | 178.218 | 179.745 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 |
| Educational services | 170.224 | 171.980 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools | 166.060 | 167.547 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| Health care and social assistance | 179.900 | 181.387 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Hospitals | 179.000 | 181.087 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 192.851 | 193.698 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 196.889 | 197.800 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Other services, except public administration | 183.203 | 183.838 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| State and local government workers | |||||||||||
| All workers | 165.820 | 167.257 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Industry | |||||||||||
| Education and health services | 163.011 | 164.395 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Educational services | 161.511 | 162.863 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Schools | 161.526 | 162.880 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Elementary and secondary schools | 160.782 | 162.145 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Health care and social assistance | 175.553 | 177.195 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Hospitals | 174.373 | 176.018 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 |
| Public administration | 170.984 | 172.574 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
- (1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
- (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; other services, except public administration; and public administration.
- (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.
Reading this table
This is BLS Table 2 of the Employment Cost Index release, seasonally adjusted. An index level expresses the cost of wages and salaries for a fixed set of jobs relative to December 2005 = 100; the two index columns are the last two quarters. A three-month percent change is the change from the previous quarter's index; because the series is seasonally adjusted, consecutive quarters can be compared directly, and a quarterly figure of about 0.9% is in the range that compounds to a little under 4% a year. Quarters are labeled by their final month (March, June, September, December).
Rows under Civilian workers cover private industry and state and local government together; the Private industry workers block repeats the occupational groups and industries for the private sector alone, followed by state and local government. Footnote markers on a row label refer to the notes under the table, which define the aggregates (for example which industries "service-providing" includes). Not seasonally adjusted figures and the 12-month changes are on the 12-month page. BLS revises seasonal factors each year with the first-quarter release, so a quarter's figure can differ slightly from the one printed a year earlier.
Source, release and next release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Cost Index (USDL-26-1270), released ; reference period June 2026 (second quarter 2026).
- Next release: (Third Quarter 2026), per the BLS release calendar.
- Table: Table 2. Employment Cost Index for wages and salaries, by occupational group and industry, fetched (SHA-256 527936a003e5…).
- Figures are shown as published; this site does not seasonally adjust, deflate, interpolate or extend any series.