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Salaries — September 2025
Release Date: October 2, 2025
Summary
Salaries from new job postings measures how much employers are willing to pay for new hires. It can serve as a forward looking view on wage inflation. In September, salaries from new job postings were down by 0.3% month-over-month on average. The sector with the biggest increase was Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, with an increase of 0.8%. Meanwhile, Industry not classified saw the largest decline, of 0.7% month-over-month.
Salaries by Sector
Salary data by sector for September 2024, July 2025, August 2025, and September 2025, including month-over-month changes.
Sector | Sep 2024 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | Sep 2025 | MoM Change (Aug 25–Sep 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | $70,235 | $72,248 | $72,955 | $72,713 | -0.3% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $49,333 | $51,854 | $51,758 | $52,185 | +0.8% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $67,753 | $75,404 | $76,008 | $76,368 | +0.5% |
Utilities | $85,300 | $84,085 | $84,031 | $83,899 | -0.2% |
Construction | $67,783 | $70,118 | $70,276 | $70,467 | +0.3% |
Wholesale Trade | $60,630 | $63,817 | $64,050 | $64,271 | +0.3% |
Information | $103,505 | $104,445 | $105,118 | $104,749 | -0.4% |
Finance and Insurance | $87,953 | $91,614 | $91,975 | $92,243 | +0.3% |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $67,599 | $65,340 | $65,443 | $65,544 | +0.2% |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $95,158 | $99,859 | $100,122 | $100,336 | +0.2% |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $68,084 | $65,802 | $65,497 | $65,709 | +0.3% |
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $68,317 | $68,090 | $67,439 | $67,372 | -0.1% |
Educational Services | $63,531 | $63,925 | $64,143 | $64,377 | +0.4% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | $67,895 | $70,932 | $71,125 | $71,319 | +0.3% |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $54,407 | $50,823 | $50,705 | $50,550 | -0.3% |
Accommodation and Food Services | $40,014 | $39,998 | $40,029 | $40,030 | +0.0% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | $62,938 | $62,546 | $62,525 | $62,580 | +0.1% |
Public Administration | $75,686 | $71,918 | $72,032 | $72,120 | +0.1% |
Industry not classified | $71,052 | $73,694 | $74,537 | $74,004 | -0.7% |
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