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Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group [Dec. 2023]
Series Total compensation(1) Wages and salaries Total benefits Paid leave Supplemental pay Insurance Retirement and savings Legally required benefits
Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent

Civilian workers(2)

45.42 100.0 31.29 68.9 14.13 31.1 3.41 7.5 1.56 3.4 3.61 8.0 2.37 5.2 3.18 7.0

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

72.02 100.0 48.90 67.9 23.12 32.1 6.33 8.8 2.58 3.6 5.46 7.6 4.33 6.0 4.42 6.1

Management, business and financial

82.10 100.0 55.29 67.3 26.81 32.7 7.97 9.7 4.01 4.9 5.87 7.1 4.02 4.9 4.95 6.0

Professional and related

67.50 100.0 46.03 68.2 21.46 31.8 5.60 8.3 1.94 2.9 5.28 7.8 4.47 6.6 4.17 6.2

Teachers(3)

72.93 100.0 49.50 67.9 23.43 32.1 4.01 5.5 0.36 0.5 6.52 8.9 8.82 12.1 3.71 5.1

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

69.68 100.0 45.83 65.8 23.85 34.2 3.23 4.6 0.28 0.4 7.13 10.2 9.97 14.3 3.24 4.7

Registered nurses

72.48 100.0 48.01 66.2 24.47 33.8 7.14 9.9 3.18 4.4 5.49 7.6 3.72 5.1 4.93 6.8

Sales and office

33.15 100.0 23.58 71.1 9.57 28.9 2.30 7.0 0.89 2.7 2.82 8.5 1.18 3.6 2.39 7.2

Sales and related

31.96 100.0 24.40 76.3 7.57 23.7 1.94 6.1 0.84 2.6 1.65 5.2 0.73 2.3 2.40 7.5

Office and administrative support

33.98 100.0 23.00 67.7 10.98 32.3 2.56 7.5 0.92 2.7 3.64 10.7 1.49 4.4 2.38 7.0

Service

24.62 100.0 17.89 72.6 6.74 27.4 1.29 5.2 0.58 2.4 1.66 6.8 1.14 4.6 2.06 8.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

45.02 100.0 30.31 67.3 14.71 32.7 2.55 5.7 1.71 3.8 3.86 8.6 2.79 6.2 3.80 8.4

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry

43.81 100.0 29.68 67.8 14.13 32.2 1.90 4.3 1.69 3.9 3.74 8.5 2.82 6.4 3.98 9.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair

46.30 100.0 30.98 66.9 15.33 33.1 3.23 7.0 1.73 3.7 3.99 8.6 2.77 6.0 3.61 7.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

34.76 100.0 23.58 67.8 11.18 32.2 2.11 6.1 1.57 4.5 3.33 9.6 1.32 3.8 2.85 8.2

Production

34.53 100.0 22.87 66.2 11.66 33.8 2.17 6.3 2.16 6.2 3.63 10.5 0.98 2.8 2.73 7.9

Transportation and material moving

34.89 100.0 23.99 68.8 10.90 31.2 2.08 6.0 1.22 3.5 3.15 9.0 1.52 4.3 2.93 8.4

Industry group

Education and health services

51.65 100.0 35.14 68.0 16.51 32.0 4.02 7.8 1.00 1.9 4.46 8.6 3.80 7.4 3.24 6.3

Educational services

62.10 100.0 40.82 65.7 21.28 34.3 4.01 6.4 0.35 0.6 6.23 10.0 7.43 12.0 3.27 5.3

Elementary and secondary schools

60.69 100.0 39.32 64.8 21.37 35.2 3.16 5.2 0.26 0.4 6.61 10.9 8.38 13.8 2.97 4.9

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

70.52 100.0 46.33 65.7 24.19 34.3 6.26 8.9 0.48 0.7 6.55 9.3 6.97 9.9 3.92 5.6

Health care and social assistance

45.81 100.0 31.96 69.8 13.85 30.2 4.02 8.8 1.36 3.0 3.47 7.6 1.77 3.9 3.22 7.0

Hospitals

64.57 100.0 42.62 66.0 21.95 34.0 6.19 9.6 2.71 4.2 5.47 8.5 3.43 5.3 4.15 6.4

Footnotes
(1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
(3) Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.

Last Modified Date: March 13, 2024