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. 2020	Jun. 2021	Sep. 2021	3-months ended-			12-months ended-
	Sep. 2020	Jun. 2021	Sep. 2021	Sep. 2020	Jun. 2021	Sep. 2021	Sep. 2020	Jun. 2021	Sep. 2021
All workers	141.7	145.9	148.2	0.6	0.9	1.6	2.7	3.5	4.6
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	141.5	145.3	147.1	0.6	1.0	1.2	2.7	3.3	4.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	140.0	142.8	144.9	0.5	0.8	1.5	2.0	2.5	3.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	138.7	141.3	142.7	0.5	0.6	1.0	2.0	2.4	2.9
Management, business, and financial	141.4	144.3	146.9	0.2	1.1	1.8	1.8	2.3	3.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	139.3	141.7	142.8	0.2	0.6	0.8	1.7	1.9	2.5
Professional and related	138.9	141.7	143.5	0.7	0.6	1.3	2.1	2.7	3.3
Sales and office	142.6	148.2	150.4	0.4	0.3	1.5	2.7	4.3	5.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	144.4	149.0	150.8	0.5	1.2	1.2	2.7	3.7	4.4
Sales and related	139.3	146.5	148.9	0.0	-0.5	1.6	3.0	5.2	6.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	143.6	149.3	150.5	0.3	1.5	0.8	2.9	4.3	4.8
Office and administrative support	145.0	149.2	151.3	0.6	1.1	1.4	2.5	3.5	4.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	140.3	144.3	145.8	0.6	1.1	1.0	2.7	3.4	3.9
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	140.1	144.5	145.9	0.5	1.5	1.0	2.2	3.7	4.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair	140.7	144.3	145.7	0.8	0.8	1.0	3.2	3.4	3.6
Production, transportation, and material moving	144.2	149.4	151.6	0.8	1.6	1.5	3.7	4.5	5.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	144.0	149.0	151.2	0.9	1.6	1.5	3.6	4.4	5.0
Production	140.8	146.2	148.0	0.6	1.7	1.2	3.4	4.5	5.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	141.4	146.7	148.5	0.9	1.8	1.2	3.5	4.6	5.0
Transportation and material moving	148.2	153.1	155.8	1.0	1.3	1.8	3.9	4.3	5.1
Service occupations	146.2	152.9	156.2	0.9	1.9	2.2	4.1	5.5	6.8
Industry and occupational group
Goods-producing industries(2)	140.2	144.0	145.1	0.4	1.4	0.8	2.7	3.2	3.5
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	139.9	143.9	145.1	0.4	1.3	0.8	2.3	3.3	3.7
Management, professional, and related	138.8	141.3	141.7	0.1	1.0	0.3	2.2	1.9	2.1
Sales and office	145.9	150.1	150.3	0.1	2.3	0.1	3.5	3.0	3.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	140.1	144.2	145.7	0.5	1.3	1.0	2.1	3.4	4.0
Production, transportation, and material moving	139.9	144.8	146.7	0.6	1.7	1.3	3.3	4.2	4.9
Construction	140.5	144.4	145.1	0.4	1.6	0.5	2.8	3.2	3.3
Manufacturing	139.8	143.6	145.0	0.4	1.3	1.0	2.7	3.1	3.7
Management, professional, and related	139.5	141.9	142.5	0.2	0.9	0.4	2.4	1.9	2.2
Sales and office	141.0	145.5	147.1	-0.1	1.3	1.1	1.0	3.0	4.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	140.9	144.9	146.5	0.6	1.1	1.1	3.2	3.5	4.0
Production, transportation, and material moving	139.7	144.6	146.5	0.6	1.6	1.3	3.3	4.1	4.9
Aircraft manufacturing	148.1	150.7	150.3	0.5	0.5	-0.3	2.8	2.3	1.5
Service-providing industries(3)	142.1	146.5	149.0	0.6	0.8	1.7	2.7	3.7	4.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	141.9	145.8	147.7	0.6	1.0	1.3	2.7	3.4	4.1
Management, professional, and related	140.2	143.1	145.4	0.5	0.8	1.6	2.0	2.6	3.7
Sales and office	142.3	148.0	150.4	0.4	0.1	1.6	2.7	4.4	5.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	140.7	144.5	146.0	0.8	0.9	1.0	3.5	3.5	3.8
Production, transportation, and material moving	148.6	154.0	156.5	1.0	1.4	1.6	4.0	4.7	5.3
Service occupations	146.2	152.9	156.2	0.9	1.9	2.2	4.1	5.5	6.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities	143.5	148.7	150.8	0.3	1.4	1.4	2.9	4.0	5.1
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	143.8	148.4	150.3	0.3	1.0	1.3	2.9	3.6	4.5
Wholesale trade	135.4	139.7	141.8	0.2	1.8	1.5	2.4	3.4	4.7
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	137.9	141.4	143.0	0.1	0.9	1.1	2.3	2.7	3.7
Retail trade	146.2	152.5	154.8	0.3	1.5	1.5	2.9	4.7	5.9
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	144.9	150.6	152.8	0.3	1.2	1.5	3.4	4.3	5.5
Transportation and warehousing	148.8	152.8	155.0	0.7	0.7	1.4	3.5	3.4	4.2
Utilities	148.4	151.5	152.5	0.0	0.5	0.7	2.1	2.1	2.8
Information	137.6	141.7	143.3	0.5	0.8	1.1	2.4	3.5	4.1
Financial activities	141.7	147.1	150.6	-0.1	-1.6	2.4	2.2	3.7	6.3
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	140.9	143.6	144.7	0.2	0.7	0.8	2.2	2.1	2.7
Finance and insurance	142.6	148.8	152.8	-0.3	-2.2	2.7	2.1	4.0	7.2
Credit intermediation and related activities	139.7	145.9	156.7	0.4	4.1	7.4	2.6	4.9	12.2
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	142.0	145.3	146.4	-0.1	0.8	0.8	1.6	2.3	3.1
Insurance carriers and related activities	141.4	144.9	145.7	0.2	0.7	0.6	2.0	2.7	3.0
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	139.5	142.1	142.6	0.2	0.7	0.4	2.6	2.1	2.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	137.7	140.1	141.8	0.7	0.9	1.2	2.3	2.4	3.0
Excluding incentive paid occupations(1)	141.9	144.9	146.6	0.7	1.0	1.2	2.6	2.8	3.3
Professional and business services	142.6	146.0	148.3	0.4	0.8	1.6	2.6	2.8	4.0
Professional, scientific, and technical services	144.3	147.1	149.8	0.3	0.7	1.8	2.2	2.2	3.8
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services	141.5	146.6	148.9	0.6	1.2	1.6	3.4	4.3	5.2
Education and health services	139.7	142.7	145.0	1.2	0.8	1.6	2.2	3.3	3.8
Educational services	138.3	139.7	142.8	0.4	0.2	2.2	1.6	1.4	3.3
Junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools	137.8	139.3	141.8	-0.3	0.7	1.8	1.0	0.8	2.9
Health care and social assistance	140.0	143.3	145.4	1.3	0.9	1.5	2.3	3.7	3.9
Hospitals	140.3	143.9	145.6	0.4	0.9	1.2	2.4	3.0	3.8
Nursing and residential care facilities	138.4	143.1	146.0	0.8	1.3	2.0	3.3	4.2	5.5
Nursing care facilities(1)	137.3	142.3	145.1	0.7	1.4	2.0	3.3	4.4	5.7
Leisure and hospitality	147.9	155.3	159.1	1.0	2.4	2.4	4.4	6.1	7.6
Accommodation and food service	150.1	158.3	162.2	1.4	2.5	2.5	5.0	6.9	8.1
Other services, except public administration	142.8	147.7	150.1	0.7	1.6	1.6	3.1	4.2	5.1
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

Table of Contents

Last Modified Date: September 19, 2023