U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

National Compensation Survey

NCS Databases

Database Name	Special Notice	Top Picks	One Screen	Multi- Screen	Tables	Text Files
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Pay
National Compensation Survey
Pay & Cost of Benefits
Employment Cost Index
Employer Cost for Employee Compensation
Benefit Incidence & Provisions
Employee Benefits Survey

Discontinued Data Series

• Create Customized Tables (one screen)
  • Employment Cost Index (ECI) - (SIC basis)
  • Employer Cost for Employee Compensation (ECEC) - 1986 - 2003 (SIC basis)

• Create Customized Tables (multiple screens)
  • Employment Cost Index (ECI) - (SIC basis)
  • Employer Cost for Employee Compensation (ECEC) - 1986 - 2003 (SIC basis)

More Tools

• Series Report —Already know the series identifier for the statistic you want? Use this shortcut to retrieve your data.
• Flat files FTP Site —For those who want it all. Download a flat file of the entire database or large subset of the database.
• Wages (NCS)
• Employment Cost Trends (ECT)
• Benefits (EBS)
• National Compensation Search--allows you to search through all the National Compensation Survey publications that are currently available electronically.