Release
Salaries — December 2025
Release Date: January 8, 2026
Summary
Salaries from new job postings ticked down slightly in December, by -0.5% compared to November 2025. Sectors driving the decrease are Education and Health, Agriculture, and Leisure and Hospitality. Salaries increased for Transportation and Warehousing and in the Financial Sector.
Salaries by sector
Salary data by sector for December 2024, October 2025, November 2025, and December 2025, including year-over-year and month-over-month changes.
Sector | Dec 2024 | Oct 2025 | Nov 2025 | Dec 2025 | Pct Change YoY (Dec 24–Dec 25) | Pct Change MoM (Nov 25–Dec 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | $69,544 | $71,689 | $72,412 | $72,030 | +3.57% | -0.53% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $49,485 | $49,141 | $48,984 | $48,750 | -1.49% | -0.48% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $71,095 | $73,875 | $74,248 | $74,671 | +5.03% | +0.57% |
Utilities | $81,676 | $81,050 | $80,909 | $80,942 | -0.90% | +0.04% |
Construction | $67,015 | $69,234 | $69,564 | $69,822 | +4.19% | +0.37% |
Manufacturing | $71,748 | $73,415 | $74,049 | $74,347 | +3.62% | +0.40% |
Wholesale Trade | $60,409 | $60,917 | $61,072 | $61,232 | +1.36% | +0.26% |
Retail Trade | $49,750 | $51,091 | $51,576 | $51,839 | +4.20% | +0.51% |
Transportation and Warehousing | $74,221 | $80,446 | $80,857 | $80,886 | +8.98% | +0.04% |
Information | $94,178 | $98,273 | $98,870 | $99,053 | +5.18% | +0.19% |
Financial Activities | $78,119 | $81,943 | $82,403 | $82,365 | +5.44% | -0.05% |
Professional and Business Services | $81,949 | $83,643 | $84,128 | $83,872 | +2.35% | -0.31% |
Education and Health Services | $67,359 | $65,653 | $65,643 | $65,645 | -2.54% | +0.00% |
Leisure and Hospitality | $42,268 | $41,684 | $41,544 | $41,644 | -1.48% | +0.24% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | $56,760 | $56,365 | $56,278 | $56,381 | -0.67% | +0.18% |
Public Administration | $61,491 | $62,549 | $62,578 | $62,740 | +2.03% | +0.26% |
Unclassified | $61,696 | $66,046 | $67,393 | $68,364 | +10.81% | +1.44% |
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