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Salaries — August 2025
Release Date: September 4, 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 few on wage inflation. In August, salaries from new job postings were up by 0.6% month-over-month on average. The sector with the biggest increase was Information, with an increase of 1.1%. Meanwhile, Administrative and Support saw the largest decline, of 0.78% month-over-month.
Salaries by Sector
Salary data by sector for August 2024, June 2025, July 2025, and August 2025, including month-over-month changes.
Sector | Aug 2024 | Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 | Aug 2025 | MoM Change (Jul 25–Aug 25) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total US | $69,307 | $72,227 | $72,396 | $72,842 | +0.6% |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | $50,759 | $51,497 | $51,650 | $51,298 | -0.7% |
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | $72,010 | $74,033 | $74,485 | $74,860 | +0.5% |
Utilities | $86,528 | $84,186 | $83,842 | $83,413 | -0.5% |
Construction | $67,990 | $70,004 | $70,295 | $70,560 | +0.4% |
Wholesale Trade | $62,330 | $63,861 | $63,752 | $64,014 | +0.4% |
Information | $98,660 | $105,641 | $105,929 | $107,090 | +1.1% |
Finance and Insurance | $91,059 | $91,265 | $91,511 | $91,847 | +0.4% |
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | $64,755 | $65,975 | $66,130 | $66,296 | +0.3% |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $100,546 | $99,275 | $99,600 | $99,823 | +0.2% |
Management of Companies and Enterprises | $65,974 | $66,178 | $66,968 | $66,530 | -0.7% |
Administrative and Support | $70,180 | $68,149 | $68,484 | $67,948 | -0.8% |
Educational Services | $62,165 | $64,086 | $64,369 | $64,626 | +0.4% |
Health Care and Social Assistance | $69,248 | $70,514 | $70,694 | $70,869 | +0.2% |
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | $56,997 | $51,566 | $51,520 | $51,451 | -0.1% |
Accommodation and Food Services | $41,129 | $40,187 | $40,240 | $40,299 | +0.1% |
Other Services (except Public Administration) | $61,348 | $63,133 | $63,444 | $63,558 | +0.2% |
Public Administration | $75,349 | $72,937 | $73,374 | $73,793 | +0.6% |
Industry not classified | $69,071 | $73,575 | $73,764 | $74,222 | +0.6% |
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