Trends: Bureau of Labor Statistics
ECI Total Compensation, Private Industry
BLS Table 5 puts the Employment Cost Index for total compensation of private industry workers at 176.876 in Jun. 2026 (December 2005 = 100), with a 12-month percent change, as BLS prints it, of 3.3 percent for all workers, 3.4 percent in goods-producing industries and 3.3 percent in service-providing industries, not seasonally adjusted. The table gives index levels and the three-month and 12-month percent changes for each occupational group and industry.
Index levels
| Indexes (Dec. 2005=100) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational group and industry | Jun. 2025 | Mar. 2026 | Jun. 2026 |
| All workers | 171.181 | 175.210 | 176.876 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 171.003 | 175.106 | 176.730 |
| Occupational group | |||
| Management, professional, and related | 165.847 | 169.899 | 171.639 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 164.904 | 169.042 | 170.596 |
| Management, business, and financial | 166.054 | 169.404 | 171.431 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 164.737 | 168.237 | 169.897 |
| Professional and related | 165.916 | 170.627 | 172.104 |
| Sales and office | 174.757 | 178.172 | 179.564 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 176.610 | 180.450 | 182.122 |
| Sales and related | 171.617 | 173.903 | 175.065 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 176.484 | 179.520 | 181.291 |
| Office and administrative support | 176.081 | 180.511 | 182.103 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 168.841 | 173.376 | 175.070 |
| Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 167.270 | 171.706 | 173.503 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 170.616 | 175.263 | 176.838 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 176.224 | 180.024 | 181.873 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 175.933 | 179.561 | 181.457 |
| Production | 171.087 | 174.665 | 176.490 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 171.417 | 174.955 | 176.829 |
| Transportation and material moving | 183.116 | 187.149 | 189.047 |
| Service occupations | 184.269 | 189.067 | 190.506 |
| Industry and occupational group | |||
| Goods-producing industries (3) | 165.122 | 168.701 | 170.671 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 165.146 | 168.921 | 170.744 |
| Management, professional, and related | 157.733 | 160.944 | 163.004 |
| Sales and office | 171.944 | 174.693 | 176.558 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 166.625 | 170.983 | 172.800 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 169.084 | 172.555 | 174.597 |
| Construction | 165.437 | 168.966 | 171.203 |
| Manufacturing | 164.922 | 168.588 | 170.409 |
| Management, professional, and related | 158.614 | 162.321 | 163.928 |
| Sales and office occupations | 168.738 | 171.922 | 173.378 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 166.297 | 170.723 | 172.621 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 168.895 | 172.494 | 174.553 |
| Aircraft manufacturing | 143.380 | 150.369 | 151.203 |
| Service-providing industries (4) | 172.856 | 176.994 | 178.594 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 172.711 | 176.899 | 178.480 |
| Management, professional, and related | 167.246 | 171.414 | 173.117 |
| Sales and office | 175.052 | 178.541 | 179.880 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 172.192 | 176.995 | 178.500 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 183.588 | 187.672 | 189.406 |
| Service occupations | 184.399 | 189.208 | 190.632 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 176.913 | 181.029 | 183.096 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 177.597 | 181.115 | 183.434 |
| Wholesale trade | 166.710 | 170.966 | 172.146 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 170.161 | 173.166 | 175.233 |
| Retail trade | 179.983 | 183.599 | 186.436 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 178.693 | 181.791 | 184.591 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 182.528 | 187.026 | 188.808 |
| Utilities | 182.260 | 187.763 | 190.442 |
| Information | 164.987 | 169.068 | 170.250 |
| Financial activities | 169.690 | 173.533 | 175.575 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 169.417 | 173.442 | 174.861 |
| Finance and insurance | 170.089 | 174.100 | 176.236 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | 171.304 | 174.217 | 176.208 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 174.285 | 177.988 | 179.551 |
| Insurance carriers and related activities | 170.715 | 173.082 | 175.350 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 167.628 | 170.470 | 172.056 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 167.987 | 170.985 | 172.549 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 170.985 | 174.614 | 176.475 |
| Professional and business services | 170.517 | 173.514 | 175.145 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 171.363 | 174.774 | 176.436 |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 170.919 | 173.746 | 175.351 |
| Education and health services | 171.498 | 176.833 | 178.149 |
| Educational services | 165.620 | 171.538 | 172.630 |
| Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools | 165.007 | 170.018 | 171.081 |
| Health care and social assistance | 172.665 | 177.896 | 179.254 |
| Hospitals | 173.279 | 176.959 | 178.684 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 170.485 | 174.388 | 175.526 |
| Nursing care facilities (2) | 169.733 | 173.490 | 174.708 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 182.161 | 186.057 | 186.933 |
| Accommodation and food service | 186.353 | 189.768 | 190.835 |
| Other services, except public administration | 174.772 | 180.939 | 181.337 |
- (2) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
- (3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
- (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.
Percent changes, three months and 12 months
| Percent changes for / 3-months ended- | Percent changes for / 12-months ended- | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational group and industry | Jun. 2025 | Mar. 2026 | Jun. 2026 | Jun. 2025 | Mar. 2026 | Jun. 2026 |
| All workers | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Occupational group | ||||||
| Management, professional, and related | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Management, business, and financial | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| Professional and related | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Sales and office | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.8 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Sales and related | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Office and administrative support | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
| Production | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| Transportation and material moving | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Service occupations | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Industry and occupational group | ||||||
| Goods-producing industries (3) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Management, professional, and related | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Sales and office | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Construction | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Manufacturing | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Management, professional, and related | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| Sales and office occupations | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| Aircraft manufacturing | 1.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.5 |
| Service-providing industries (4) | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Management, professional, and related | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 |
| Sales and office | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Service occupations | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Wholesale trade | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.0 |
| Retail trade | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| Utilities | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Information | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 |
| Financial activities | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 0.4 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Finance and insurance | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities | -0.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | -0.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| Insurance carriers and related activities | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| Excluding incentive paid occupations (2) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| Professional and business services | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Education and health services | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
| Educational services | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
| Hospitals | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Nursing care facilities (2) | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| Leisure and hospitality | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Accommodation and food service | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Other services, except public administration | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 |
- (2) The index for this series is not strictly comparable with other series in this table.
- (3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing.
- (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 these tables
Total compensation in the Employment Cost Index is wages and salaries plus the employer's cost of benefits (paid leave, supplemental pay, insurance, retirement and legally required benefits), per footnote 1. The ECI holds the set of jobs fixed and measures the change in what those jobs cost, so it reads differently from the average earnings series, which move when the mix of jobs changes. The index columns are levels with December 2005 set to 100; the percent change columns are BLS's own comparison of the index with three and twelve months earlier, not seasonally adjusted, and are shown exactly as printed.
The occupational groups follow the Standard Occupational Classification majors; the "excluding incentive paid occupations" rows leave out jobs paid by commission or piece rate, whose pay moves with sales, and footnote 2 notes those series are not strictly comparable with the rest. The industry block runs the goods-producing and service-providing sectors by NAICS with the main occupational groups within some of them. Wages and salaries alone, for the same groups, are on the ECI wages and salaries page, and benefits alone on the ECI benefits page; the Learn explainer describes how the index is built.
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 5. Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry, fetched (SHA-256 e98cbee3d2c6…).
- Figures are shown as published; this site does not seasonally adjust, deflate, interpolate or extend any series.