Table 5. Employment Cost Index for total compensation, for private industry workers, by occupational group and industry

Quarterly, Not seasonally adjusted

		Index Dec 2005=100
	Name	Q4 2025	Q3 2025	Q4 2024
	Private Industry Workers
	All workers	173.017	172.307	167.400
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	172.950	172.124	167.300
	Occupational group
	Management, professional, and related	167.581	166.935	162.200
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	166.698	165.964	161.300
	Management, business, and financial	167.134	166.822	162.600
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	165.894	165.429	161.300
	Professional and related	168.260	167.303	162.100
	Sales and office	175.826	175.416	170.200
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	178.293	177.559	172.700
	Sales and related	171.422	171.836	166.800
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	177.454	177.362	173.000
	Office and administrative support	178.310	177.142	171.900
	Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	171.704	170.603	165.600
	Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	170.075	168.872	163.900
	Installation, maintenance, and repair	173.543	172.562	167.500
	Production, transportation, and material moving	178.238	177.415	172.400
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	177.923	177.000	172.200
	Production	173.549	172.281	168.000
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	173.600	172.556	168.200
	Transportation and material moving	184.822	184.325	178.700
	Service occupations	186.890	185.776	180.500
	Industry and occupational group
	Goods-producing industries	166.974	166.232	161.400
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	167.037	166.237	161.500
	Management, professional, and related	158.761	158.343	153.700
	Sales and office	173.457	173.482	167.200
	Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	169.313	168.147	163.200
	Production, transportation, and material moving	171.082	170.191	165.600
	Construction	167.927	166.886	161.500
	Manufacturing	166.456	165.853	161.400
	Management, professional and related	159.542	159.231	155.000
	Sales and office	169.303	169.892	165.400
	Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	168.503	167.449	162.700
	Production, transportation, and material moving	171.012	170.001	165.400
	Aircraft manufacturing	143.124	143.927	139.800
	Service-providing industries	174.692	173.987	169.000
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	174.676	173.841	169.000
	Management, professional, and related	169.073	168.397	163.600
	Sales and office	176.072	175.614	170.500
	Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	175.320	174.320	169.200
	Production, transportation, and material moving	185.639	184.855	179.500
	Service occupations	187.007	185.913	180.700
	Trade, transportation, and utilities	178.698	178.435	173.100
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	179.386	178.818	174.300
	Wholesale trade	168.182	168.468	163.700
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	171.338	171.223	168.000
	Retail trade	181.931	181.366	176.400
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	180.625	179.983	175.500
	Transportation and warehousing	184.286	184.019	177.600
	Utilities	184.843	183.615	177.600
	Information	166.224	165.964	161.600
	Financial activities	170.294	169.843	164.400
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	169.874	169.605	164.700
	Finance and insurance	170.844	170.499	164.900
	Credit intermediation and related activities	171.879	171.480	167.400
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	174.614	174.444	170.400
	Insurance carriers and related activities	170.610	170.111	164.600
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	168.028	167.832	162.900
	Real estate and rental and leasing	167.827	166.835	162.200
	Excluding incentive paid occupations	171.395	170.675	165.900
	Professional and business services	171.585	171.182	166.900
	Professional, scientific, and technical services	172.775	172.218	167.400
	Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	172.007	172.019	167.800
	Education and health services	174.581	173.158	167.600
	Educational services	170.847	168.641	163.800
	Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	169.602	167.704	163.300
	Health care and social assistance	175.356	174.075	168.400
	Hospitals	175.455	174.071	169.400
	Nursing and residential care facilities	172.567	171.527	167.200
	Nursing care facilities	171.355	170.254	166.100
	Leisure and hospitality	184.103	183.220	179.200
	Accommodation and food services	187.842	187.240	183.000
	Other services, except public administration	179.196	177.007	172.000