Table 27. Savings and thrift plans: Method of employer matching contributions, private industry workers, National Compensation Survey, 2010 (All workers participating in savings and thrift plans = 100 percent) Specified matching percent Specified Not Characteristics Total matching 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th Other(1) determin- percent percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- percenti- able le le le le le (median) Worker characteristic All workers............................. 100 69 25 50 50 100 100 29 2 Management, professional, and related... 100 73 25 50 66 100 100 25 2 Management, business, and financial... 100 68 – – – – – 32 1 Professional and related.............. 100 77 25 50 50 100 100 20 3 Service................................. 100 75 – – – – – 25 (2) Protective service.................... 100 61 – – – – – – – Sales and office........................ 100 68 30 50 100 100 100 30 3 Sales and related..................... 100 71 40 50 100 100 100 28 2 Office and administrative support..... 100 66 25 50 75 100 100 31 3 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance............................. 100 74 – – – – – 24 2 Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry................. 100 65 – – – – – – – Installation, maintenance, and repair 100 79 50 50 50 100 100 21 1 Production, transportation, and material moving.................................. 100 57 – – – – – 42 1 Production............................ 100 56 – – – – – 41 2 Transportation and material moving.... 100 58 – – – – – 42 – Full time............................... 100 69 25 50 50 100 100 29 2 Part time............................... 100 73 – – – – – 26 1 Union................................... 100 62 50 50 66 100 100 37 2 Nonunion................................ 100 70 25 50 50 100 100 28 2 Average wage within the following categories:(3) Lowest 25 percent..................... 100 74 25 50 50 100 100 26 – Lowest 10 percent................... 100 61 – – – – – – – Second 25 percent..................... 100 64 25 50 50 100 100 33 3 Third 25 percent...................... 100 66 25 50 50 100 100 32 2 Highest 25 percent.................... 100 72 25 50 75 100 100 25 2 Highest 10 percent.................. 100 72 – – – – – 25 2 Establishment characteristic Goods-producing industries.............. 100 63 25 50 50 100 100 34 3 Construction.......................... 100 72 – – – – – – – Manufacturing......................... 100 62 25 50 50 100 100 35 3 Service-providing industries............ 100 71 25 50 75 100 100 27 2 Trade, transportation, and utilities.. 100 62 25 50 70 100 100 37 1 Wholesale trade..................... 100 72 – – – – – 28 – Retail trade........................ 100 59 40 50 100 100 100 39 2 Information........................... 100 88 50 50 80 100 100 – – Financial activities.................. 100 78 50 50 100 100 100 22 (2) Finance and insurance............... 100 75 50 65 100 100 100 25 (2) Credit intermediation and related activities........................ 100 81 50 100 100 100 100 19 – Insurance carriers and related activities........................ 100 63 50 50 100 100 100 37 (2) Professional and business services.... 100 64 25 50 100 100 100 36 – Professional and technical services 100 72 – – – – – – – Education and health services......... 100 77 – – – – – 18 5 Educational services................ 100 79 – – – – – 18 2 Junior colleges, colleges, and universities...................... 100 76 – – – – – 22 3 Health care and social assistance... 100 77 – – – – – 17 5 1 to 99 workers......................... 100 74 25 50 50 100 100 22 4 1 to 49 workers....................... 100 76 25 50 50 100 100 20 4 50 to 99 workers...................... 100 70 25 25 50 100 100 28 2 100 workers or more..................... 100 66 35 50 66 100 100 32 1 100 to 499 workers.................... 100 66 – – – – – 33 (2) 500 workers or more................... 100 66 35 50 75 100 100 32 2 Geographic area New England............................. 100 78 – – – – – 21 1 Middle Atlantic......................... 100 70 – – – – – 25 5 East North Central...................... 100 64 25 35 50 100 100 34 1 West North Central...................... 100 72 – – – – – 28 – South Atlantic.......................... 100 72 – – – – – 28 (2) East South Central...................... 100 60 25 50 50 100 100 37 2 West South Central...................... 100 64 50 50 50 100 100 35 1 Mountain................................ 100 79 – – – – – – – Pacific................................. 100 68 25 50 100 100 100 27 5 1 Other methods of employer matches include maximum dollar amounts specified by the employer, varying contributions by the employer based on employee contributions or service, and other matching methods. 2 Less than 0.5. 3 The categories are based on the average wage for each occupation surveyed, which may include workers with earnings both above and below the threshold. The average wages are based on the estimates published in the "National Compensation Survey: Occupational Earnings in the United States, 2009." See Technical Note for more details. NOTE: Because of rounding, sums of individual items may not equal totals. Dashes indicate that no data were reported or that data do not meet publication criteria. For definitions of major plans, key provisions, and related terms, see the "Glossary of Employee Benefit Terms" at www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/glossary20102011.htm.