Compensation costs up 0.7% Sep 2025 to Dec 2025 and up 3.4% over the year ending Dec 2025

Compensation costs increased 0.7 percent for civilian workers, seasonally adjusted, from September 2025 to December 2025. Over the year, total compensation rose 3.4 percent, wages and salaries rose 3.3 percent, and benefit costs rose 3.4 percent.