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EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION – DECEMBER 2015
Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $33.58 per hour worked in
December 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged
$23.06 per hour worked and accounted for 68.7 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $10.52
and accounted for the remaining 31.3 percent. Total employer compensation costs for private industry
workers averaged $31.70 per hour worked in December 2015.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), a product of the National Compensation Survey,
measures employer costs for wages and salaries, and employee benefits for nonfarm private and state and
local government workers.
Benefit costs in private industry
Private industry employer costs for paid leave averaged $2.18 per hour worked or 6.9 percent of total
compensation, supplemental pay averaged $1.06 or 3.3 percent, insurance benefits averaged $2.54 or
8.0 percent, retirement and savings averaged $1.25 or 4.0 percent, and legally required benefits
averaged $2.53 per hour worked or 8.0 percent. (See table A and table 5.)
Supplemental pay benefit costs in private industry
Supplemental pay costs for private industry workers in December 2015 averaged $1.06 per hour worked
or 3.3 percent of total compensation. Supplemental pay includes employer costs for employee overtime
and premium pay, shift differentials, and nonproduction bonuses.
In December 2015, the largest component of supplemental pay costs for private industry employers were
nonproduction bonuses, averaging 74 cents per hour worked or 2.3 percent of total compensation. (See
table 5.) Nonproduction bonuses are given at the discretion of the employer and are not tied to a
production formula. Common nonproduction bonuses include end-of-year and holiday bonuses, referral
bonuses, and cash profit sharing. For more information on nonproduction bonus access rates, please see
National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2015 at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2015/benefits.htm#other.
Overtime and premium pay averaged 26 cents per hour worked in December 2015. Overtime and
premium supplemental pay includes pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule. Shift
differentials, or extra payments for working a non-traditional work schedule, averaged only 6 cents per
hour worked. (See table 5.)
Supplemental pay averaged $1.47 per hour worked for union workers and $1.02 for nonunion workers.
For union workers, the largest supplemental pay component was overtime and premium pay at 90 cents
per hour worked. For nonunion workers, nonproduction bonuses was the largest component at 77 cents
per hour worked. (See table 5.)
Supplemental pay varied widely by major occupational and industry groups. For major occupational
groups, supplemental pay ranged from $2.26 per hour worked for management, professional, and related
workers to 25 cents for service workers. (See chart 1 and table 5.) Major industry groups also showed
wide variation for supplemental pay, with information workers averaging $2.32 per hour worked and
financial activities workers averaging $2.03 compared to 15 cents for leisure and hospitality workers.
(See chart 2 and table 6.)
The Middle Atlantic census division showed supplemental pay costs at $2.20 per hour worked while the
East South Central census division had costs at 67 cents. (See table 7.) Supplemental pay by
establishment employment size ranged from 84 cents per hour worked for under 100 workers compared
with $1.85 for 500 workers or more. (See table 8.) Supplemental pay costs for full-time workers averaged
$1.36 per hour worked versus 24 cents for part-time workers. (See table 11.)
Table A. Relative importance of employer costs for employee compensation, December 2015
Compensation Civilian Private State and local
component workers industry government
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Wages and salaries 68.7% 69.8% 63.6%
Benefits 31.3 30.2 36.4
Paid leave 6.9 6.9 7.2
Supplemental pay 2.9 3.3 0.8
Insurance 8.8 8.0 11.9
Health benefits 8.3 7.6 11.6
Retirement and savings 5.2 4.0 10.6
Defined benefit 3.3 1.7 9.8
Defined contribution 2.0 2.2 0.8
Legally required 7.6 8.0 5.9
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The Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for March 2016 is scheduled to be released on
Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation data on total compensation, wages and salaries, and
benefits in private industry are produced annually in the March reference period for 15 metropolitan
areas. Selected metropolitan area data were included in the March 2015 news release published in June
2015. For further information about metropolitan area ECEC estimates see: “BLS Introduces New
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Data for Private Industry Workers in 15 Metropolitan
Areas,” at www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/bls-introduces-new-employer-costs-for-employee-compensation-
data-for-private-industry-workers-in-15-metropolitan-areas.pdf.
Supplemental tables with occupational, establishment size, and bargaining status series by industry group
are available at www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuphst.pdf and www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuptc37.pdf.
Relative standard errors for all cost estimates in the most recent news release and supplementary tables
are available at www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ececrse.pdf and www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuprse.pdf.
Historical ECEC data are available in three listings, all available at www.bls.gov/ect/#tables. The first
historical listing covers data for the March reference periods from 1986 to 2001. These data use the
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and Census of Population occupational classification systems. A
second listing contains data for the March, June, September, and December reference periods from
March 2002 to December 2003. These data are also based on the SIC and Census of Population
occupational classification systems. The most recent listing includes data for March 2004 to the current
reference period. These are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) systems.
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TECHNICAL NOTE
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) measures the average cost to employers for wages
and salaries and benefits per employee hour worked. ECEC includes the civilian economy, which
includes data from both private industry and state and local government. Excluded from private industry
are the self-employed and farm and private household workers. Federal government workers are
excluded from the public sector. The private industry series and the state and local government series
provide data for the two sectors separately.
Sample size
The ECEC cost levels for this quarter were collected from a probability sample of approximately 29,200
occupations selected from a sample of about 6,900 establishments in private industry and approximately
8,800 occupations from a sample of about 1,500 establishments in state and local government.
Comparing ECEC and Employment Cost Index (ECI) data
Current employment weights are used to calculate ECEC cost levels. The weights are derived from the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) and the Current Employment Statistics (CES).
The ECI, which measures the change in employer costs for employee compensation, is calculated with
fixed 2012 employment counts to prevent employment shifts among occupations and industries from
influencing the changes. Therefore, changes over time in the ECEC will likely differ from those in the
ECI. For additional information, see www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/explaining-the-differential-growth-
rates-of-the-eci-and-ecec.pdf.
Comparing private and public sector data
Compensation cost levels in state and local government should not be directly compared with levels in
private industry. Differences between these sectors stem from factors such as variation in work activities
and occupational structures. Manufacturing and sales, for example, make up a large part of private
industry work activities but are rare in state and local government. Professional and administrative
support occupations (including teachers) account for two-thirds of the state and local government
workforce, compared with one-half of private industry.
ECEC quarterly publication focus
ECEC news releases are published quarterly, providing civilian, private industry, and state and local
government cost per hour estimates as well as additional detail on a specific compensation cost topic of
interest. This quarter focuses on supplemental pay benefit costs in private industry. Topics of news
releases for the upcoming reference periods are as follows:
* March 2016—Health benefit costs in private industry
* June 2016—Retirement and savings costs in private industry
ECEC detailed information and measures
For detailed information on the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, see Chapter 8, National
Compensation Measures of the BLS Handbook of Methods at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf.
Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Civilian workers, by major occupational and industry group, December 2015
Occupational group Industry group
Management, Natural Production,
Compensation All professional, Sales resources, transportation, Goods- Service-
component workers(1) and and Service construction, and producing(2) providing(3)
related office and material
maintenance moving
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $33.58 100.0 $55.47 100.0 $24.29 100.0 $17.53 100.0 $34.35 100.0 $27.08 100.0 $38.21 100.0 $32.79 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 23.06 68.7 38.01 68.5 17.12 70.5 12.45 71.0 22.93 66.7 17.74 65.5 25.29 66.2 22.67 69.2
Total benefits............................... 10.52 31.3 17.46 31.5 7.17 29.5 5.08 29.0 11.42 33.3 9.33 34.5 12.92 33.8 10.11 30.8
Paid leave................................. 2.33 6.9 4.38 7.9 1.60 6.6 0.91 5.2 1.87 5.5 1.62 6.0 2.49 6.5 2.30 7.0
Vacation................................. 1.14 3.4 2.12 3.8 0.80 3.3 0.43 2.5 0.95 2.8 0.82 3.0 1.29 3.4 1.12 3.4
Holiday.................................. 0.70 2.1 1.27 2.3 0.49 2.0 0.28 1.6 0.61 1.8 0.54 2.0 0.86 2.3 0.67 2.1
Sick..................................... 0.34 1.0 0.70 1.3 0.21 0.9 0.15 0.8 0.21 0.6 0.20 0.7 0.24 0.6 0.36 1.1
Personal................................. 0.14 0.4 0.28 0.5 0.10 0.4 0.05 0.3 0.10 0.3 0.07 0.2 0.10 0.3 0.15 0.5
Supplemental pay........................... 0.96 2.9 1.75 3.2 0.55 2.3 0.30 1.7 1.00 2.9 0.96 3.6 1.48 3.9 0.87 2.7
Overtime and premium(4).................. 0.25 0.8 0.17 0.3 0.15 0.6 0.15 0.8 0.68 2.0 0.54 2.0 0.56 1.5 0.20 0.6
Shift differentials...................... 0.06 0.2 0.08 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.05 0.3 0.05 0.1 0.08 0.3 0.08 0.2 0.05 0.2
Nonproduction bonuses.................... 0.65 1.9 1.50 2.7 0.38 1.6 0.10 0.5 0.28 0.8 0.35 1.3 0.84 2.2 0.62 1.9
Insurance.................................. 2.94 8.8 4.46 8.0 2.30 9.5 1.41 8.0 3.19 9.3 2.96 10.9 3.56 9.3 2.83 8.6
Life..................................... 0.04 0.1 0.08 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.06 0.2 0.04 0.1
Health................................... 2.79 8.3 4.22 7.6 2.20 9.1 1.37 7.8 3.03 8.8 2.79 10.3 3.36 8.8 2.70 8.2
Short-term disability.................... 0.05 0.2 0.09 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.02 0.1 0.09 0.2 0.06 0.2 0.08 0.2 0.05 0.2
Long-term disability..................... 0.05 0.1 0.08 0.1 0.03 0.1 (5) (6) 0.04 0.1 0.07 0.3 0.06 0.2 0.04 0.1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.75 5.2 3.33 6.0 0.86 3.5 0.79 4.5 2.05 6.0 1.23 4.5 2.14 5.6 1.68 5.1
Defined benefit.......................... 1.09 3.3 2.05 3.7 0.42 1.7 0.63 3.6 1.48 4.3 0.73 2.7 1.24 3.3 1.07 3.3
Defined contribution..................... 0.66 2.0 1.28 2.3 0.44 1.8 0.16 0.9 0.58 1.7 0.50 1.8 0.90 2.4 0.61 1.9
Legally required benefits.................. 2.55 7.6 3.53 6.4 1.86 7.7 1.67 9.5 3.30 9.6 2.56 9.4 3.24 8.5 2.43 7.4
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.86 5.5 2.95 5.3 1.42 5.8 1.04 5.9 1.93 5.6 1.51 5.6 2.14 5.6 1.81 5.5
Social Security(7)..................... 1.48 4.4 2.32 4.2 1.14 4.7 0.83 4.7 1.56 4.5 1.21 4.5 1.72 4.5 1.44 4.4
Medicare............................... 0.38 1.1 0.63 1.1 0.28 1.1 0.21 1.2 0.37 1.1 0.29 1.1 0.42 1.1 0.37 1.1
Federal unemployment insurance........... 0.04 0.1 0.03 (6) 0.04 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.03 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1
State unemployment insurance............. 0.18 0.5 0.17 0.3 0.17 0.7 0.17 1.0 0.26 0.7 0.20 0.7 0.25 0.7 0.17 0.5
Workers' compensation.................... 0.47 1.4 0.37 0.7 0.23 1.0 0.42 2.4 1.08 3.1 0.81 3.0 0.82 2.1 0.41 1.3
1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy excluding households and the public sector excluding the Federal government.
2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
3 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical
services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation;
accommodation and food services; other services, except public administration; and public administration.
4 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Less than .05 percent.
7 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 2. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group, December 2015
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required
leave pay ce and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
Civilian workers(1)............................ $33.58 $23.06 $10.52 $2.33 $0.96 $2.94 $1.75 $2.55
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 55.47 38.01 17.46 4.38 1.75 4.46 3.33 3.53
Management, business, and financial.... 66.55 44.99 21.56 5.94 3.39 4.61 3.49 4.12
Professional and related............... 50.80 35.08 15.73 3.73 1.06 4.40 3.27 3.28
Teachers(2).......................... 56.60 39.74 16.85 2.62 0.16 5.47 5.47 3.13
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 57.01 39.04 17.96 2.48 0.17 6.28 6.19 2.85
Registered nurses.................... 51.33 34.56 16.77 4.44 1.58 4.51 2.63 3.60
Sales and office......................... 24.29 17.12 7.17 1.60 0.55 2.30 0.86 1.86
Sales and related...................... 23.53 17.68 5.85 1.34 0.57 1.49 0.60 1.85
Office and administrative support...... 24.75 16.78 7.97 1.76 0.54 2.78 1.02 1.87
Service.................................. 17.53 12.45 5.08 0.91 0.30 1.41 0.79 1.67
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 34.35 22.93 11.42 1.87 1.00 3.19 2.05 3.30
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry(3).............. 35.11 23.31 11.80 1.50 0.92 3.12 2.52 3.75
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 33.64 22.57 11.07 2.23 1.08 3.27 1.61 2.88
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 27.08 17.74 9.33 1.62 0.96 2.96 1.23 2.56
Production............................. 26.37 17.52 8.85 1.61 1.12 2.82 0.94 2.36
Transportation and material moving..... 27.71 17.95 9.77 1.64 0.82 3.08 1.50 2.73
Industry group
Education and health services............ 37.85 25.95 11.90 2.66 0.50 3.80 2.45 2.50
Educational services................... 47.04 31.87 15.17 2.85 0.19 5.12 4.33 2.67
Elementary and secondary schools..... 45.84 30.76 15.08 2.35 0.17 5.44 4.67 2.44
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 51.83 35.32 16.50 4.08 0.21 4.91 4.16 3.15
Health care and social assistance...... 31.74 22.01 9.73 2.53 0.70 2.92 1.19 2.39
Hospitals............................ 43.39 28.26 15.13 4.01 1.38 4.59 2.18 2.97
Percent of total compensation
Civilian workers(1)............................ 100.0 68.7 31.3 6.9 2.9 8.8 5.2 7.6
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 68.5 31.5 7.9 3.2 8.0 6.0 6.4
Management, business, and financial.... 100.0 67.6 32.4 8.9 5.1 6.9 5.2 6.2
Professional and related............... 100.0 69.0 31.0 7.3 2.1 8.7 6.4 6.4
Teachers(2).......................... 100.0 70.2 29.8 4.6 0.3 9.7 9.7 5.5
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 100.0 68.5 31.5 4.4 0.3 11.0 10.9 5.0
Registered nurses.................... 100.0 67.3 32.7 8.7 3.1 8.8 5.1 7.0
Sales and office......................... 100.0 70.5 29.5 6.6 2.3 9.5 3.5 7.7
Sales and related...................... 100.0 75.1 24.9 5.7 2.4 6.3 2.5 7.8
Office and administrative support...... 100.0 67.8 32.2 7.1 2.2 11.3 4.1 7.6
Service.................................. 100.0 71.0 29.0 5.2 1.7 8.0 4.5 9.5
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 100.0 66.7 33.3 5.5 2.9 9.3 6.0 9.6
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry(3).............. 100.0 66.4 33.6 4.3 2.6 8.9 7.2 10.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 100.0 67.1 32.9 6.6 3.2 9.7 4.8 8.6
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 100.0 65.5 34.5 6.0 3.6 10.9 4.5 9.4
Production............................. 100.0 66.4 33.6 6.1 4.2 10.7 3.6 9.0
Transportation and material moving..... 100.0 64.8 35.2 5.9 3.0 11.1 5.4 9.9
Industry group
Education and health services............ 100.0 68.6 31.4 7.0 1.3 10.0 6.5 6.6
Educational services................... 100.0 67.8 32.2 6.1 0.4 10.9 9.2 5.7
Elementary and secondary schools..... 100.0 67.1 32.9 5.1 0.4 11.9 10.2 5.3
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 100.0 68.2 31.8 7.9 0.4 9.5 8.0 6.1
Health care and social assistance...... 100.0 69.3 30.7 8.0 2.2 9.2 3.8 7.5
Hospitals............................ 100.0 65.1 34.9 9.2 3.2 10.6 5.0 6.8
1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy excluding households and the public sector excluding the Federal
government.
2 Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and
instructors.
3 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of
December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 3. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: State and local
government workers, by major occupational and industry group, December 2015
Occupational group(1) Industry group
Management, Sales
Compensation All professional, and Service Service-providin-
component workers and office g(2)
related
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $44.97 100.0 $54.16 100.0 $31.15 100.0 $34.09 100.0 $45.02 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 28.63 63.6 35.87 66.2 18.46 59.3 19.73 57.9 28.69 63.7
Total benefits............................... 16.35 36.4 18.29 33.8 12.69 40.7 14.36 42.1 16.34 36.3
Paid leave................................. 3.23 7.2 3.51 6.5 2.72 8.7 2.96 8.7 3.23 7.2
Vacation................................. 1.18 2.6 1.12 2.1 1.21 3.9 1.28 3.8 1.18 2.6
Holiday.................................. 0.95 2.1 0.99 1.8 0.85 2.7 0.92 2.7 0.95 2.1
Sick..................................... 0.85 1.9 1.07 2.0 0.53 1.7 0.60 1.8 0.85 1.9
Personal................................. 0.25 0.6 0.33 0.6 0.13 0.4 0.15 0.4 0.25 0.6
Supplemental pay........................... 0.37 0.8 0.27 0.5 0.22 0.7 0.62 1.8 0.36 0.8
Overtime and premium(3).................. 0.19 0.4 0.08 0.1 0.13 0.4 0.43 1.3 0.19 0.4
Shift differentials...................... 0.04 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.09 0.3 0.05 0.1
Nonproduction bonuses.................... 0.13 0.3 0.16 0.3 0.07 0.2 0.10 0.3 0.13 0.3
Insurance.................................. 5.34 11.9 5.82 10.8 4.88 15.7 4.52 13.2 5.35 11.9
Life..................................... 0.06 0.1 0.07 0.1 0.05 0.2 0.05 0.2 0.06 0.1
Health................................... 5.20 11.6 5.67 10.5 4.77 15.3 4.41 12.9 5.21 11.6
Short-term disability.................... 0.03 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.03 0.1
Long-term disability..................... 0.04 0.1 0.05 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.04 0.1
Retirement and savings..................... 4.78 10.6 5.70 10.5 2.94 9.4 4.06 11.9 4.77 10.6
Defined benefit.......................... 4.40 9.8 5.19 9.6 2.71 8.7 3.84 11.3 4.39 9.7
Defined contribution..................... 0.38 0.8 0.51 0.9 0.22 0.7 0.22 0.6 0.38 0.9
Legally required benefits.................. 2.63 5.9 2.99 5.5 1.93 6.2 2.20 6.5 2.63 5.8
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.98 4.4 2.39 4.4 1.45 4.7 1.41 4.1 1.98 4.4
Social Security(4)..................... 1.52 3.4 1.82 3.4 1.15 3.7 1.09 3.2 1.52 3.4
Medicare............................... 0.46 1.0 0.57 1.0 0.31 1.0 0.33 1.0 0.46 1.0
Federal unemployment insurance........... (5) (6) (5) (6) (5) (6) (5) (6) (5) (6)
State unemployment insurance............. 0.09 0.2 0.09 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.09 0.3 0.09 0.2
Workers' compensation.................... 0.56 1.2 0.52 1.0 0.41 1.3 0.70 2.1 0.56 1.2
1 This table presents data for the three major occupational groups in State and local government: management, professional, and related
occupations, including teachers; sales and office occupations, including clerical workers; and service occupations, including police and
firefighters.
2 Service-providing industries, which include health and educational services, employ a large part of the State and local government
workforce.
3 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
4 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Less than .05 percent.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 4. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: State
and local government workers, by occupational and industry group, December 2015
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required
leave pay ce and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
State and local government workers............. $44.97 $28.63 $16.35 $3.23 $0.37 $5.34 $4.78 $2.63
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 54.16 35.87 18.29 3.51 0.27 5.82 5.70 2.99
Professional and related............... 53.14 35.40 17.74 3.15 0.26 5.82 5.66 2.86
Teachers(1).......................... 61.24 42.17 19.07 2.81 0.16 6.27 6.68 3.14
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 61.57 41.73 19.83 2.65 0.19 6.95 7.11 2.94
Sales and office......................... 31.15 18.46 12.69 2.72 0.22 4.88 2.94 1.93
Office and administrative support...... 31.32 18.52 12.80 2.75 0.22 4.95 2.96 1.93
Service.................................. 34.09 19.73 14.36 2.96 0.62 4.52 4.06 2.20
Industry group
Education and health services............ 46.98 31.03 15.95 2.87 0.23 5.51 4.78 2.56
Educational services................... 48.09 32.03 16.07 2.76 0.17 5.56 5.02 2.55
Elementary and secondary schools..... 47.03 31.27 15.76 2.39 0.18 5.71 5.06 2.41
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 51.50 34.46 17.04 3.94 0.14 5.04 4.94 2.97
Health care and social assistance...... 39.50 24.34 15.15 3.58 0.63 5.18 3.16 2.60
Hospitals............................ 41.73 25.88 15.84 3.82 0.77 5.43 3.19 2.64
Public administration.................... 42.97 25.38 17.59 3.97 0.60 5.25 5.00 2.77
Percent of total compensation
State and local government workers............. 100.0 63.6 36.4 7.2 0.8 11.9 10.6 5.9
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 66.2 33.8 6.5 0.5 10.8 10.5 5.5
Professional and related............... 100.0 66.6 33.4 5.9 0.5 10.9 10.7 5.4
Teachers(1).......................... 100.0 68.9 31.1 4.6 0.3 10.2 10.9 5.1
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 100.0 67.8 32.2 4.3 0.3 11.3 11.5 4.8
Sales and office......................... 100.0 59.3 40.7 8.7 0.7 15.7 9.4 6.2
Office and administrative support...... 100.0 59.1 40.9 8.8 0.7 15.8 9.5 6.2
Service.................................. 100.0 57.9 42.1 8.7 1.8 13.2 11.9 6.5
Industry group
Education and health services............ 100.0 66.1 33.9 6.1 0.5 11.7 10.2 5.4
Educational services................... 100.0 66.6 33.4 5.7 0.4 11.6 10.4 5.3
Elementary and secondary schools..... 100.0 66.5 33.5 5.1 0.4 12.1 10.8 5.1
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 100.0 66.9 33.1 7.7 0.3 9.8 9.6 5.8
Health care and social assistance...... 100.0 61.6 38.4 9.1 1.6 13.1 8.0 6.6
Hospitals............................ 100.0 62.0 38.0 9.1 1.8 13.0 7.6 6.3
Public administration.................... 100.0 59.1 40.9 9.2 1.4 12.2 11.6 6.4
1 Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and
instructors.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 5. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry workers, by major occupational group and bargaining unit status, December
2015
Occupational group Bargaining unit status
Management, Natural Production,
Compensation All professional, Sales resources, transportation,
component workers and and Service construction, and Union Nonunion
related office and material
maintenance moving
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $31.70 100.0 $55.92 100.0 $23.70 100.0 $14.84 100.0 $33.94 100.0 $26.82 100.0 $45.28 100.0 $30.38 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 22.14 69.8 38.75 69.3 17.01 71.7 11.27 75.9 22.97 67.7 17.67 65.9 27.20 60.1 21.64 71.2
Total benefits............................... 9.57 30.2 17.17 30.7 6.70 28.3 3.57 24.1 10.97 32.3 9.15 34.1 18.08 39.9 8.73 28.8
Paid leave................................. 2.18 6.9 4.68 8.4 1.50 6.3 0.58 3.9 1.72 5.1 1.59 5.9 3.11 6.9 2.09 6.9
Vacation................................. 1.13 3.6 2.47 4.4 0.77 3.2 0.30 2.0 0.89 2.6 0.81 3.0 1.60 3.5 1.09 3.6
Holiday.................................. 0.66 2.1 1.37 2.4 0.46 1.9 0.18 1.2 0.57 1.7 0.53 2.0 0.92 2.0 0.63 2.1
Sick..................................... 0.26 0.8 0.58 1.0 0.19 0.8 0.07 0.5 0.17 0.5 0.18 0.7 0.43 0.9 0.25 0.8
Personal................................. 0.12 0.4 0.27 0.5 0.10 0.4 0.03 0.2 0.10 0.3 0.06 0.2 0.17 0.4 0.12 0.4
Supplemental pay........................... 1.06 3.3 2.26 4.0 0.58 2.4 0.25 1.7 1.03 3.0 0.98 3.6 1.47 3.3 1.02 3.3
Overtime and premium(1).................. 0.26 0.8 0.20 0.4 0.15 0.6 0.10 0.7 0.70 2.1 0.54 2.0 0.90 2.0 0.20 0.7
Shift differentials...................... 0.06 0.2 0.09 0.2 0.02 0.1 0.05 0.3 0.04 0.1 0.08 0.3 0.18 0.4 0.05 0.1
Nonproduction bonuses.................... 0.74 2.3 1.97 3.5 0.41 1.7 0.09 0.6 0.29 0.9 0.36 1.3 0.38 0.8 0.77 2.5
Insurance.................................. 2.54 8.0 4.00 7.1 2.07 8.8 0.91 6.1 3.01 8.9 2.87 10.7 6.06 13.4 2.20 7.2
Life..................................... 0.04 0.1 0.08 0.1 0.03 0.1 (2) (3) 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.07 0.2 0.04 0.1
Health................................... 2.40 7.6 3.73 6.7 1.98 8.4 0.87 5.9 2.85 8.4 2.70 10.1 5.69 12.6 2.08 6.8
Short-term disability.................... 0.06 0.2 0.10 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.02 0.1 0.09 0.3 0.06 0.2 0.18 0.4 0.05 0.2
Long-term disability..................... 0.05 0.1 0.09 0.2 0.03 0.1 (2) (3) 0.03 0.1 0.07 0.3 0.12 0.3 0.04 0.1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.25 4.0 2.52 4.5 0.68 2.9 0.26 1.8 1.83 5.4 1.15 4.3 3.83 8.5 1.00 3.3
Defined benefit.......................... 0.55 1.7 0.97 1.7 0.23 1.0 0.11 0.7 1.22 3.6 0.64 2.4 2.88 6.4 0.32 1.1
Defined contribution..................... 0.70 2.2 1.55 2.8 0.46 1.9 0.15 1.0 0.61 1.8 0.51 1.9 0.95 2.1 0.68 2.2
Legally required benefits.................. 2.53 8.0 3.71 6.6 1.86 7.8 1.58 10.7 3.37 9.9 2.56 9.5 3.60 7.9 2.43 8.0
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.84 5.8 3.15 5.6 1.42 6.0 0.98 6.6 1.95 5.7 1.50 5.6 2.29 5.0 1.80 5.9
Social Security(4)..................... 1.47 4.6 2.49 4.5 1.14 4.8 0.79 5.3 1.58 4.6 1.21 4.5 1.83 4.0 1.44 4.7
Medicare............................... 0.37 1.2 0.66 1.2 0.28 1.2 0.19 1.2 0.37 1.1 0.29 1.1 0.46 1.0 0.36 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.2 0.05 0.3 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1
State unemployment insurance............. 0.20 0.6 0.21 0.4 0.18 0.8 0.18 1.2 0.27 0.8 0.20 0.7 0.26 0.6 0.19 0.6
Workers' compensation.................... 0.46 1.4 0.32 0.6 0.22 0.9 0.38 2.5 1.12 3.3 0.82 3.0 1.02 2.2 0.40 1.3
1 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.
4 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 6. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry workers, by major industry group, December 2015
Goods-producing(1) Service-providing(2)
All Trade, Professional Education Leisure
Compensation All goods- Construction Manufacturing service- transportation, Information Financial and and and Other services
component producing(1) providing(2) and activities business health hospitality
utilities services services
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $38.18 100.0 $37.00 100.0 $38.50 100.0 $30.39 100.0 $25.96 100.0 $53.09 100.0 $43.87 100.0 $39.40 100.0 $32.83 100.0 $13.77 100.0 $26.04 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 25.31 66.3 25.85 69.9 24.98 64.9 21.50 70.7 18.25 70.3 34.64 65.2 29.76 67.8 28.16 71.5 23.15 70.5 10.72 77.9 18.77 72.1
Total benefits............................... 12.87 33.7 11.15 30.1 13.52 35.1 8.90 29.3 7.70 29.7 18.45 34.8 14.11 32.2 11.24 28.5 9.68 29.5 3.05 22.1 7.27 27.9
Paid leave................................. 2.47 6.5 1.57 4.3 2.90 7.5 2.12 7.0 1.61 6.2 4.87 9.2 3.78 8.6 2.76 7.0 2.54 7.8 0.43 3.1 1.58 6.1
Vacation................................. 1.29 3.4 0.83 2.2 1.50 3.9 1.10 3.6 0.86 3.3 2.52 4.7 1.97 4.5 1.45 3.7 1.30 4.0 0.23 1.7 0.75 2.9
Holiday.................................. 0.86 2.2 0.55 1.5 1.01 2.6 0.62 2.0 0.47 1.8 1.22 2.3 1.09 2.5 0.84 2.1 0.74 2.2 0.12 0.9 0.53 2.0
Sick..................................... 0.23 0.6 0.12 0.3 0.29 0.7 0.27 0.9 0.21 0.8 0.56 1.1 0.51 1.2 0.30 0.8 0.36 1.1 0.05 0.4 0.19 0.7
Personal................................. 0.10 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.11 0.3 0.13 0.4 0.08 0.3 0.57 1.1 0.22 0.5 0.17 0.4 0.15 0.5 0.02 0.2 0.10 0.4
Supplemental pay........................... 1.49 3.9 0.96 2.6 1.67 4.3 0.97 3.2 0.65 2.5 2.32 4.4 2.03 4.6 1.95 5.0 0.64 2.0 0.15 1.1 0.38 1.5
Overtime and premium(3).................. 0.56 1.5 0.58 1.6 0.53 1.4 0.20 0.7 0.27 1.0 0.27 0.5 0.18 0.4 0.26 0.6 0.18 0.6 0.07 0.5 0.15 0.6
Shift differentials...................... 0.08 0.2 (4) (5) 0.12 0.3 0.05 0.2 0.02 0.1 0.04 0.1 (4) (5) (4) (5) 0.18 0.6 (4) (5) 0.02 0.1
Nonproduction bonuses.................... 0.85 2.2 0.36 1.0 1.03 2.7 0.71 2.3 0.36 1.4 2.01 3.8 1.84 4.2 1.68 4.3 0.28 0.8 0.08 0.6 0.22 0.8
Insurance.................................. 3.55 9.3 2.82 7.6 3.89 10.1 2.34 7.7 2.19 8.4 5.18 9.8 3.74 8.5 2.32 5.9 2.85 8.7 0.76 5.6 2.04 7.8
Life..................................... 0.06 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.07 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.07 0.1 0.06 0.1 0.05 0.1 0.04 0.1 (4) (5) 0.03 0.1
Health................................... 3.35 8.8 2.70 7.3 3.66 9.5 2.21 7.3 2.07 8.0 4.77 9.0 3.49 8.0 2.15 5.5 2.71 8.3 0.74 5.4 1.96 7.5
Short-term disability.................... 0.08 0.2 0.05 0.1 0.10 0.3 0.05 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.26 0.5 0.13 0.3 0.06 0.2 0.05 0.1 (4) (5) 0.03 0.1
Long-term disability..................... 0.06 0.2 0.03 0.1 0.07 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.05 0.2 0.08 0.1 0.06 0.1 0.05 0.1 0.05 0.2 (4) (5) 0.02 0.1
Retirement and savings..................... 2.11 5.5 1.91 5.2 2.12 5.5 1.08 3.6 1.01 3.9 2.54 4.8 1.69 3.8 1.30 3.3 1.17 3.5 0.23 1.7 1.08 4.1
Defined benefit.......................... 1.20 3.1 1.22 3.3 1.13 2.9 0.42 1.4 0.48 1.9 1.09 2.1 0.47 1.1 0.50 1.3 0.36 1.1 0.11 0.8 0.58 2.2
Defined contribution..................... 0.91 2.4 0.69 1.9 0.99 2.6 0.66 2.2 0.53 2.0 1.45 2.7 1.22 2.8 0.79 2.0 0.81 2.5 0.12 0.9 0.50 1.9
Legally required benefits.................. 3.25 8.5 3.88 10.5 2.93 7.6 2.39 7.9 2.24 8.6 3.53 6.7 2.87 6.5 2.91 7.4 2.47 7.5 1.47 10.7 2.19 8.4
Social Security and Medicare............. 2.14 5.6 2.13 5.7 2.14 5.6 1.78 5.8 1.51 5.8 2.98 5.6 2.43 5.5 2.24 5.7 1.95 5.9 0.95 6.9 1.55 6.0
Social Security(6)..................... 1.72 4.5 1.72 4.6 1.72 4.5 1.42 4.7 1.21 4.7 2.38 4.5 1.92 4.4 1.77 4.5 1.57 4.8 0.77 5.6 1.25 4.8
Medicare............................... 0.42 1.1 0.41 1.1 0.42 1.1 0.36 1.2 0.30 1.1 0.60 1.1 0.51 1.2 0.47 1.2 0.38 1.2 0.18 1.3 0.30 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.06 0.4 0.04 0.1
State unemployment insurance............. 0.25 0.7 0.35 1.0 0.21 0.5 0.19 0.6 0.16 0.6 0.21 0.4 0.19 0.4 0.23 0.6 0.18 0.6 0.17 1.2 0.18 0.7
Workers' compensation.................... 0.82 2.1 1.36 3.7 0.55 1.4 0.38 1.3 0.53 2.1 0.31 0.6 0.21 0.5 0.39 1.0 0.31 0.9 0.30 2.2 0.41 1.6
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste
services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
3 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
4 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
5 Less than .05 percent.
6 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry workers, by census region and division, December 2015
Census region and division(1)
Northeast Northeast divisions South South divisions Midwest Midwest divisions West West divisions
Compensation
component
New England Middle Atlantic South Atlantic East South Central West South Central East North Central West North Central Mountain Pacific
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $37.76 100.0 $38.14 100.0 $37.62 100.0 $29.27 100.0 $30.30 100.0 $24.78 100.0 $29.74 100.0 29.43 100.0 29.70 100.0 28.85 100.0 32.99 100.0 29.13 100.0 34.85 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 25.49 67.5 26.77 70.2 25.04 66.6 20.76 70.9 21.37 70.5 17.55 70.8 21.31 71.7 20.45 69.5 20.59 69.3 20.14 69.8 23.36 70.8 21.22 72.8 24.39 70.0
Total benefits............................... 12.27 32.5 11.37 29.8 12.58 33.4 8.51 29.1 8.94 29.5 7.23 29.2 8.42 28.3 8.98 30.5 9.11 30.7 8.71 30.2 9.63 29.2 7.91 27.2 10.45 30.0
Paid leave................................. 2.78 7.4 2.78 7.3 2.78 7.4 1.98 6.8 2.16 7.1 1.60 6.4 1.86 6.3 2.01 6.8 2.03 6.8 1.97 6.8 2.19 6.6 1.81 6.2 2.37 6.8
Vacation................................. 1.43 3.8 1.47 3.9 1.42 3.8 1.02 3.5 1.11 3.7 0.84 3.4 0.94 3.2 1.09 3.7 1.10 3.7 1.08 3.7 1.12 3.4 0.95 3.3 1.20 3.5
Holiday.................................. 0.81 2.1 0.82 2.1 0.81 2.1 0.60 2.1 0.64 2.1 0.52 2.1 0.59 2.0 0.60 2.0 0.61 2.1 0.58 2.0 0.69 2.1 0.54 1.9 0.76 2.2
Sick..................................... 0.36 0.9 0.34 0.9 0.36 1.0 0.23 0.8 0.26 0.9 0.17 0.7 0.21 0.7 0.22 0.7 0.21 0.7 0.22 0.8 0.28 0.8 0.22 0.7 0.31 0.9
Personal................................. 0.18 0.5 0.15 0.4 0.19 0.5 0.12 0.4 0.14 0.5 0.07 0.3 0.12 0.4 0.10 0.3 0.10 0.3 0.09 0.3 0.10 0.3 0.10 0.3 0.10 0.3
Supplemental pay........................... 1.91 5.1 1.09 2.8 2.20 5.8 0.92 3.1 0.83 2.8 0.67 2.7 1.17 3.9 0.80 2.7 0.84 2.8 0.73 2.5 0.85 2.6 0.69 2.4 0.93 2.7
Overtime and premium(2).................. 0.24 0.6 0.24 0.6 0.24 0.6 0.31 1.1 0.24 0.8 0.29 1.2 0.43 1.4 0.26 0.9 0.28 0.9 0.22 0.8 0.22 0.7 0.20 0.7 0.22 0.6
Shift differentials...................... 0.07 0.2 0.08 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.06 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.05 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.06 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1
Nonproduction bonuses.................... 1.60 4.2 0.76 2.0 1.89 5.0 0.55 1.9 0.52 1.7 0.34 1.4 0.70 2.3 0.48 1.6 0.50 1.7 0.44 1.5 0.60 1.8 0.46 1.6 0.67 1.9
Insurance.................................. 3.14 8.3 3.13 8.2 3.14 8.3 2.22 7.6 2.36 7.8 2.15 8.7 2.01 6.8 2.62 8.9 2.66 9.0 2.54 8.8 2.49 7.5 2.11 7.2 2.67 7.7
Life..................................... 0.05 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.05 0.1 0.05 0.2 0.05 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1
Health................................... 2.94 7.8 2.93 7.7 2.94 7.8 2.08 7.1 2.20 7.2 2.03 8.2 1.90 6.4 2.47 8.4 2.51 8.4 2.38 8.3 2.38 7.2 2.00 6.9 2.57 7.4
Short-term disability.................... 0.09 0.3 0.09 0.2 0.10 0.3 0.05 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.06 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.06 0.2 0.03 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.03 0.1
Long-term disability..................... 0.05 0.1 0.06 0.2 0.05 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.05 0.2 0.04 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.05 0.2 0.05 0.2 0.06 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.45 3.9 1.53 4.0 1.43 3.8 1.16 4.0 1.28 4.2 0.87 3.5 1.10 3.7 1.16 3.9 1.15 3.9 1.18 4.1 1.33 4.0 0.96 3.3 1.51 4.3
Defined benefit.......................... 0.63 1.7 0.64 1.7 0.63 1.7 0.52 1.8 0.58 1.9 0.39 1.6 0.47 1.6 0.45 1.5 0.50 1.7 0.34 1.2 0.65 2.0 0.31 1.1 0.82 2.3
Defined contribution..................... 0.83 2.2 0.89 2.3 0.80 2.1 0.64 2.2 0.70 2.3 0.48 1.9 0.62 2.1 0.71 2.4 0.65 2.2 0.84 2.9 0.68 2.1 0.65 2.2 0.70 2.0
Legally required benefits.................. 2.99 7.9 2.85 7.5 3.04 8.1 2.24 7.7 2.31 7.6 1.94 7.8 2.28 7.7 2.39 8.1 2.43 8.2 2.30 8.0 2.77 8.4 2.34 8.0 2.97 8.5
Social Security and Medicare............. 2.09 5.5 2.16 5.7 2.07 5.5 1.73 5.9 1.78 5.9 1.49 6.0 1.75 5.9 1.74 5.9 1.74 5.9 1.73 6.0 1.91 5.8 1.75 6.0 1.99 5.7
Social Security(3)..................... 1.66 4.4 1.71 4.5 1.64 4.4 1.38 4.7 1.43 4.7 1.20 4.8 1.40 4.7 1.40 4.8 1.40 4.7 1.40 4.8 1.53 4.6 1.41 4.8 1.59 4.6
Medicare............................... 0.44 1.2 0.44 1.2 0.44 1.2 0.34 1.2 0.35 1.2 0.29 1.2 0.35 1.2 0.34 1.1 0.34 1.1 0.33 1.2 0.38 1.2 0.34 1.2 0.40 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... 0.05 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.05 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.02 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.05 0.2 0.03 0.1 0.05 0.2 0.03 0.1 0.07 0.2
State unemployment insurance............. 0.31 0.8 0.27 0.7 0.33 0.9 0.12 0.4 0.13 0.4 0.10 0.4 0.13 0.4 0.20 0.7 0.22 0.7 0.15 0.5 0.22 0.7 0.17 0.6 0.25 0.7
Workers' compensation.................... 0.54 1.4 0.39 1.0 0.60 1.6 0.36 1.2 0.36 1.2 0.32 1.3 0.38 1.3 0.41 1.4 0.42 1.4 0.39 1.4 0.58 1.8 0.39 1.3 0.67 1.9
1 The census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington.
2 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
3 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 8. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry workers, by establishment employment
size, December 2015
1-99 workers 100 workers or more
Compensation
component 1-99 workers 1-49 workers 50-99 workers 100 workers or more 100-499 workers 500 workers or more
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $26.66 100.0 $26.36 100.0 $27.60 100.0 $37.78 100.0 $32.57 100.0 $46.09 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 19.48 73.1 19.36 73.4 19.87 72.0 25.34 67.1 22.50 69.1 29.87 64.8
Total benefits............................... 7.18 26.9 7.00 26.6 7.74 28.0 12.44 32.9 10.07 30.9 16.22 35.2
Paid leave................................. 1.54 5.8 1.47 5.6 1.75 6.3 2.95 7.8 2.33 7.2 3.93 8.5
Vacation................................. 0.79 3.0 0.75 2.9 0.92 3.3 1.55 4.1 1.22 3.8 2.06 4.5
Holiday.................................. 0.49 1.8 0.47 1.8 0.54 2.0 0.86 2.3 0.70 2.1 1.12 2.4
Sick..................................... 0.18 0.7 0.17 0.7 0.20 0.7 0.36 1.0 0.26 0.8 0.52 1.1
Personal................................. 0.08 0.3 0.07 0.3 0.09 0.3 0.18 0.5 0.15 0.4 0.23 0.5
Supplemental pay........................... 0.84 3.1 0.91 3.5 0.62 2.2 1.32 3.5 0.99 3.0 1.85 4.0
Overtime and premium(1).................. 0.18 0.7 0.16 0.6 0.24 0.9 0.37 1.0 0.36 1.1 0.38 0.8
Shift differentials...................... (2) (3) (2) (3) 0.03 0.1 0.11 0.3 0.06 0.2 0.19 0.4
Nonproduction bonuses.................... 0.65 2.4 0.74 2.8 0.35 1.3 0.84 2.2 0.57 1.7 1.28 2.8
Insurance.................................. 1.78 6.7 1.68 6.4 2.07 7.5 3.47 9.2 2.85 8.8 4.46 9.7
Life..................................... 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.06 0.1 0.05 0.1 0.07 0.1
Health................................... 1.68 6.3 1.60 6.1 1.95 7.1 3.26 8.6 2.69 8.2 4.17 9.0
Short-term disability.................... 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.09 0.2 0.07 0.2 0.12 0.3
Long-term disability..................... 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.03 0.1 0.07 0.2 0.05 0.1 0.10 0.2
Retirement and savings..................... 0.72 2.7 0.63 2.4 0.97 3.5 1.90 5.0 1.33 4.1 2.80 6.1
Defined benefit.......................... 0.26 1.0 0.20 0.8 0.43 1.6 0.91 2.4 0.60 1.8 1.41 3.1
Defined contribution..................... 0.46 1.7 0.44 1.7 0.54 2.0 0.99 2.6 0.74 2.3 1.39 3.0
Legally required benefits.................. 2.31 8.7 2.30 8.7 2.33 8.4 2.80 7.4 2.57 7.9 3.18 6.9
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.60 6.0 1.58 6.0 1.64 5.9 2.13 5.6 1.87 5.7 2.54 5.5
Social Security(4)..................... 1.28 4.8 1.27 4.8 1.31 4.8 1.70 4.5 1.50 4.6 2.03 4.4
Medicare............................... 0.32 1.2 0.32 1.2 0.32 1.2 0.43 1.1 0.37 1.1 0.51 1.1
Federal unemployment insurance........... 0.04 0.2 0.05 0.2 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.04 0.1 0.03 0.1
State unemployment insurance............. 0.20 0.8 0.20 0.8 0.19 0.7 0.19 0.5 0.21 0.6 0.17 0.4
Workers' compensation.................... 0.47 1.7 0.47 1.8 0.46 1.7 0.44 1.2 0.45 1.4 0.43 0.9
1 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.
4 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 9. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private
industry workers, goods-producing and service-providing industries, by occupational group, December 2015
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required
leave pay ce and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All workers in private industry...................... $31.70 $22.14 $9.57 $2.18 $1.06 $2.54 $1.25 $2.53
Management, professional, and related.......... 55.92 38.75 17.17 4.68 2.26 4.00 2.52 3.71
Management, business, and financial.......... 67.54 45.95 21.59 5.99 3.85 4.43 3.13 4.18
Professional and related..................... 49.76 34.93 14.82 3.99 1.41 3.77 2.20 3.46
Sales and office............................... 23.70 17.01 6.70 1.50 0.58 2.07 0.68 1.86
Sales and related............................ 23.50 17.69 5.81 1.34 0.57 1.47 0.58 1.85
Office and administrative support............ 23.84 16.54 7.30 1.62 0.58 2.49 0.75 1.86
Service........................................ 14.84 11.27 3.57 0.58 0.25 0.91 0.26 1.58
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 33.94 22.97 10.97 1.72 1.03 3.01 1.83 3.37
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 34.89 23.55 11.34 1.31 0.95 2.92 2.27 3.88
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 33.08 22.44 10.64 2.10 1.11 3.09 1.43 2.91
Production, transportation, and material moving 26.82 17.67 9.15 1.59 0.98 2.87 1.15 2.56
Production................................... 26.15 17.42 8.73 1.58 1.12 2.78 0.90 2.35
Transportation and material moving........... 27.46 17.91 9.55 1.60 0.84 2.95 1.39 2.76
All workers, goods-producing industries(2)....... 38.18 25.31 12.87 2.47 1.49 3.55 2.11 3.25
Management, professional, and related.......... 68.37 45.50 22.87 5.86 2.65 5.07 4.88 4.41
Sales and office............................... 32.82 22.64 10.18 2.25 1.02 3.14 1.19 2.57
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 35.99 23.99 12.00 1.49 1.19 3.22 2.25 3.86
Production, transportation, and material moving 27.89 18.10 9.79 1.69 1.30 3.24 1.03 2.52
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 30.39 21.50 8.90 2.12 0.97 2.34 1.08 2.39
Management, professional, and related.......... 54.22 37.83 16.39 4.52 2.21 3.85 2.19 3.62
Sales and office............................... 23.11 16.64 6.47 1.46 0.55 2.01 0.65 1.81
Service........................................ 14.81 11.25 3.55 0.57 0.24 0.90 0.26 1.58
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 31.37 21.68 9.69 2.02 0.84 2.76 1.31 2.76
Production, transportation, and material moving 26.02 17.35 8.67 1.51 0.74 2.59 1.24 2.59
Percent of total compensation
All workers in private industry...................... 100.0 69.8 30.2 6.9 3.3 8.0 4.0 8.0
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 69.3 30.7 8.4 4.0 7.1 4.5 6.6
Management, business, and financial.......... 100.0 68.0 32.0 8.9 5.7 6.6 4.6 6.2
Professional and related..................... 100.0 70.2 29.8 8.0 2.8 7.6 4.4 7.0
Sales and office............................... 100.0 71.7 28.3 6.3 2.4 8.8 2.9 7.8
Sales and related............................ 100.0 75.3 24.7 5.7 2.4 6.3 2.5 7.9
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 69.4 30.6 6.8 2.5 10.4 3.1 7.8
Service........................................ 100.0 75.9 24.1 3.9 1.7 6.1 1.8 10.7
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 67.7 32.3 5.1 3.0 8.9 5.4 9.9
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 100.0 67.5 32.5 3.7 2.7 8.4 6.5 11.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 100.0 67.8 32.2 6.3 3.4 9.3 4.3 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 65.9 34.1 5.9 3.6 10.7 4.3 9.5
Production................................... 100.0 66.6 33.4 6.0 4.3 10.6 3.4 9.0
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 65.2 34.8 5.8 3.1 10.8 5.1 10.0
All workers, goods-producing industries(2)....... 100.0 66.3 33.7 6.5 3.9 9.3 5.5 8.5
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 66.6 33.4 8.6 3.9 7.4 7.1 6.4
Sales and office............................... 100.0 69.0 31.0 6.9 3.1 9.6 3.6 7.8
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 66.7 33.3 4.1 3.3 8.9 6.3 10.7
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 64.9 35.1 6.1 4.7 11.6 3.7 9.0
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 100.0 70.7 29.3 7.0 3.2 7.7 3.6 7.9
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 69.8 30.2 8.3 4.1 7.1 4.0 6.7
Sales and office............................... 100.0 72.0 28.0 6.3 2.4 8.7 2.8 7.8
Service........................................ 100.0 76.0 24.0 3.9 1.6 6.1 1.7 10.7
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 69.1 30.9 6.4 2.7 8.8 4.2 8.8
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 66.7 33.3 5.8 2.8 10.0 4.8 9.9
1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of
December 2006.
2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
3 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance;
real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises;
administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and
recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 10. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private
industry workers, by industry group, December 2015
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required
leave pay ce and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries(1)....... $38.18 $25.31 $12.87 $2.47 $1.49 $3.55 $2.11 $3.25
Construction................................... 37.00 25.85 11.15 1.57 0.96 2.82 1.91 3.88
Manufacturing.................................. 38.50 24.98 13.52 2.90 1.67 3.89 2.12 2.93
Aircraft manufacturing(2).................... 68.64 41.84 26.80 6.13 4.04 7.11 5.23 4.29
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 30.39 21.50 8.90 2.12 0.97 2.34 1.08 2.39
Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 25.96 18.25 7.70 1.61 0.65 2.19 1.01 2.24
Wholesale trade.............................. 34.95 24.74 10.21 2.52 1.04 2.80 1.10 2.75
Retail trade................................. 17.95 13.63 4.33 0.84 0.30 1.20 0.38 1.61
Transportation and warehousing............... 37.85 24.04 13.82 2.67 1.16 4.22 2.30 3.48
Utilities.................................... 58.88 35.28 23.60 5.07 2.19 5.96 6.18 4.20
Information.................................... 53.09 34.64 18.45 4.87 2.32 5.18 2.54 3.53
Financial activities........................... 43.87 29.76 14.11 3.78 2.03 3.74 1.69 2.87
Finance and insurance........................ 48.42 32.44 15.99 4.37 2.42 4.16 2.02 3.01
Credit intermediation and related
activities................................ 39.93 26.75 13.18 3.54 1.79 3.75 1.48 2.62
Insurance carriers and related activities.. 46.22 30.60 15.63 4.08 2.10 4.18 2.27 2.99
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 29.82 21.50 8.33 1.96 0.84 2.43 0.66 2.44
Professional and business services............. 39.40 28.16 11.24 2.76 1.95 2.32 1.30 2.91
Professional and technical services.......... 49.88 35.90 13.98 4.09 1.33 3.26 1.87 3.42
Administrative and waste services............ 22.92 17.78 5.13 0.95 0.59 1.08 0.30 2.21
Education and health services.................. 32.83 23.15 9.68 2.54 0.64 2.85 1.17 2.47
Educational services......................... 43.43 31.34 12.09 3.14 0.25 3.63 1.98 3.09
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities 52.37 36.77 15.60 4.31 0.33 4.68 2.83 3.46
Health care and social assistance............ 31.10 21.81 9.28 2.45 0.71 2.73 1.03 2.37
Leisure and hospitality........................ 13.77 10.72 3.05 0.43 0.15 0.76 0.23 1.47
Accommodation and food services.............. 12.32 9.72 2.60 0.32 0.14 0.64 0.15 1.36
Other services................................. 26.04 18.77 7.27 1.58 0.38 2.04 1.08 2.19
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries(1)....... 100.0 66.3 33.7 6.5 3.9 9.3 5.5 8.5
Construction................................... 100.0 69.9 30.1 4.3 2.6 7.6 5.2 10.5
Manufacturing.................................. 100.0 64.9 35.1 7.5 4.3 10.1 5.5 7.6
Aircraft manufacturing(2).................... 100.0 61.0 39.0 8.9 5.9 10.4 7.6 6.2
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 100.0 70.7 29.3 7.0 3.2 7.7 3.6 7.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 100.0 70.3 29.7 6.2 2.5 8.4 3.9 8.6
Wholesale trade.............................. 100.0 70.8 29.2 7.2 3.0 8.0 3.1 7.9
Retail trade................................. 100.0 75.9 24.1 4.7 1.6 6.7 2.1 8.9
Transportation and warehousing............... 100.0 63.5 36.5 7.0 3.1 11.1 6.1 9.2
Utilities.................................... 100.0 59.9 40.1 8.6 3.7 10.1 10.5 7.1
Information.................................... 100.0 65.2 34.8 9.2 4.4 9.8 4.8 6.7
Financial activities........................... 100.0 67.8 32.2 8.6 4.6 8.5 3.8 6.5
Finance and insurance........................ 100.0 67.0 33.0 9.0 5.0 8.6 4.2 6.2
Credit intermediation and related
activities................................ 100.0 67.0 33.0 8.9 4.5 9.4 3.7 6.6
Insurance carriers and related activities.. 100.0 66.2 33.8 8.8 4.6 9.0 4.9 6.5
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 100.0 72.1 27.9 6.6 2.8 8.1 2.2 8.2
Professional and business services............. 100.0 71.5 28.5 7.0 5.0 5.9 3.3 7.4
Professional and technical services.......... 100.0 72.0 28.0 8.2 2.7 6.5 3.8 6.9
Administrative and waste services............ 100.0 77.6 22.4 4.1 2.6 4.7 1.3 9.7
Education and health services.................. 100.0 70.5 29.5 7.8 2.0 8.7 3.5 7.5
Educational services......................... 100.0 72.2 27.8 7.2 0.6 8.3 4.6 7.1
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities 100.0 70.2 29.8 8.2 0.6 8.9 5.4 6.6
Health care and social assistance............ 100.0 70.1 29.9 7.9 2.3 8.8 3.3 7.6
Leisure and hospitality........................ 100.0 77.9 22.1 3.1 1.1 5.6 1.7 10.7
Accommodation and food services.............. 100.0 78.9 21.1 2.6 1.1 5.2 1.2 11.0
Other services................................. 100.0 72.1 27.9 6.1 1.5 7.8 4.1 8.4
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Data are available beginning with December 2006.
3 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance;
real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises;
administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and
recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 11. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private
industry workers, by occupational group and full-time and part-time status, December 2015
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required
leave pay ce and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All full-time workers in private industry.......... $37.28 $25.44 $11.85 $2.82 $1.36 $3.24 $1.60 $2.83
Management, professional, and related.......... 58.29 39.80 18.48 5.12 2.45 4.37 2.77 3.78
Management, business, and financial.......... 68.10 46.22 21.88 6.08 3.93 4.49 3.18 4.20
Professional and related..................... 52.05 35.73 16.32 4.51 1.51 4.29 2.50 3.52
Sales and office............................... 28.43 19.84 8.59 2.06 0.79 2.75 0.90 2.09
Sales and related............................ 33.79 24.64 9.15 2.37 1.00 2.40 0.98 2.41
Office and administrative support............ 26.00 17.66 8.34 1.92 0.69 2.91 0.87 1.95
Service........................................ 18.30 13.03 5.27 1.04 0.40 1.64 0.45 1.74
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 34.83 23.38 11.45 1.82 1.09 3.19 1.92 3.42
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 35.85 24.00 11.85 1.39 1.02 3.11 2.40 3.94
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 33.92 22.84 11.09 2.21 1.16 3.26 1.50 2.96
Production, transportation, and material moving 28.87 18.87 10.01 1.83 1.13 3.19 1.21 2.65
Production................................... 27.25 17.94 9.31 1.71 1.21 3.02 0.97 2.40
Transportation and material moving........... 30.80 19.96 10.83 1.97 1.04 3.41 1.49 2.93
All part-time workers in private industry.......... 16.73 13.29 3.44 0.46 0.24 0.67 0.32 1.75
Management, professional, and related.......... 39.75 31.56 8.18 1.71 0.94 1.46 0.83 3.25
Professional and related..................... 39.55 31.40 8.16 1.68 0.97 1.44 0.84 3.23
Sales and office............................... 13.73 11.03 2.70 0.33 0.14 0.65 0.22 1.36
Sales and related............................ 12.37 10.17 2.21 0.22 0.11 0.47 0.16 1.24
Office and administrative support............ 15.84 12.38 3.46 0.50 0.19 0.93 0.31 1.54
Service........................................ 11.89 9.77 2.12 0.19 0.11 0.28 0.10 1.45
Production, transportation, and material moving 17.24 12.08 5.16 0.49 0.28 1.35 0.88 2.16
Transportation and material moving........... 18.10 12.14 5.95 0.57 0.31 1.69 1.12 2.27
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers in private industry.......... 100.0 68.2 31.8 7.6 3.6 8.7 4.3 7.6
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 68.3 31.7 8.8 4.2 7.5 4.7 6.5
Management, business, and financial.......... 100.0 67.9 32.1 8.9 5.8 6.6 4.7 6.2
Professional and related..................... 100.0 68.6 31.4 8.7 2.9 8.2 4.8 6.8
Sales and office............................... 100.0 69.8 30.2 7.2 2.8 9.7 3.2 7.4
Sales and related............................ 100.0 72.9 27.1 7.0 3.0 7.1 2.9 7.1
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 67.9 32.1 7.4 2.7 11.2 3.4 7.5
Service........................................ 100.0 71.2 28.8 5.7 2.2 9.0 2.5 9.5
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 67.1 32.9 5.2 3.1 9.2 5.5 9.8
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 100.0 66.9 33.1 3.9 2.8 8.7 6.7 11.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 100.0 67.3 32.7 6.5 3.4 9.6 4.4 8.7
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 65.3 34.7 6.3 3.9 11.1 4.2 9.2
Production................................... 100.0 65.8 34.2 6.3 4.4 11.1 3.6 8.8
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 64.8 35.2 6.4 3.4 11.1 4.8 9.5
All part-time workers in private industry.......... 100.0 79.4 20.6 2.7 1.5 4.0 1.9 10.4
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 79.4 20.6 4.3 2.4 3.7 2.1 8.2
Professional and related..................... 100.0 79.4 20.6 4.2 2.5 3.6 2.1 8.2
Sales and office............................... 100.0 80.3 19.7 2.4 1.0 4.8 1.6 9.9
Sales and related............................ 100.0 82.2 17.8 1.8 0.9 3.8 1.3 10.0
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 78.1 21.9 3.1 1.2 5.9 1.9 9.7
Service........................................ 100.0 82.1 17.9 1.6 0.9 2.4 0.8 12.1
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 70.1 29.9 2.9 1.6 7.8 5.1 12.6
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 67.1 32.9 3.1 1.7 9.3 6.2 12.5
1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of
December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 12. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Private industry workers, by industry group and full-time and part-time status, December 2015
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required
leave pay ce and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All full-time workers in private industry.... $37.28 $25.44 $11.85 $2.82 $1.36 $3.24 $1.60 $2.83
Goods-producing(1)......................... 38.82 25.63 13.19 2.55 1.54 3.66 2.18 3.27
Construction............................. 38.17 26.47 11.70 1.69 1.02 3.01 2.04 3.93
Manufacturing............................ 38.89 25.18 13.70 2.95 1.70 3.95 2.16 2.95
Service-providing(2)....................... 36.85 25.38 11.46 2.90 1.31 3.12 1.43 2.70
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 32.88 22.61 10.27 2.34 0.93 2.97 1.36 2.67
Information.............................. 55.55 36.06 19.48 5.16 2.46 5.50 2.70 3.66
Financial activities..................... 46.46 31.39 15.07 4.10 2.20 3.99 1.81 2.98
Professional and business services....... 42.97 30.08 12.89 3.29 2.23 2.76 1.56 3.05
Education and health services............ 35.31 24.23 11.08 3.01 0.73 3.44 1.39 2.51
Leisure and hospitality.................. 18.94 13.62 5.31 1.03 0.31 1.75 0.52 1.70
Other services........................... 31.16 21.91 9.25 2.23 0.53 2.77 1.26 2.46
All part-time workers in private industry.... 16.73 13.29 3.44 0.46 0.24 0.67 0.32 1.75
Service-providing(2)....................... 16.60 13.19 3.41 0.46 0.24 0.67 0.32 1.72
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 14.07 10.77 3.30 0.35 0.16 0.86 0.42 1.51
Professional and business services....... 23.24 19.48 3.75 0.37 0.70 0.30 0.12 2.27
Education and health services............ 26.11 20.22 5.88 1.29 0.40 1.25 0.56 2.38
Leisure and hospitality.................. 10.64 8.96 1.67 0.06 0.06 0.17 0.05 1.34
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers in private industry.... 100.0 68.2 31.8 7.6 3.6 8.7 4.3 7.6
Goods-producing(1)......................... 100.0 66.0 34.0 6.6 4.0 9.4 5.6 8.4
Construction............................. 100.0 69.4 30.6 4.4 2.7 7.9 5.4 10.3
Manufacturing............................ 100.0 64.8 35.2 7.6 4.4 10.2 5.5 7.6
Service-providing(2)....................... 100.0 68.9 31.1 7.9 3.6 8.5 3.9 7.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 100.0 68.8 31.2 7.1 2.8 9.0 4.1 8.1
Information.............................. 100.0 64.9 35.1 9.3 4.4 9.9 4.9 6.6
Financial activities..................... 100.0 67.6 32.4 8.8 4.7 8.6 3.9 6.4
Professional and business services....... 100.0 70.0 30.0 7.7 5.2 6.4 3.6 7.1
Education and health services............ 100.0 68.6 31.4 8.5 2.1 9.8 3.9 7.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 100.0 71.9 28.1 5.4 1.6 9.3 2.8 9.0
Other services........................... 100.0 70.3 29.7 7.1 1.7 8.9 4.1 7.9
All part-time workers in private industry.... 100.0 79.4 20.6 2.7 1.5 4.0 1.9 10.4
Service-providing(2)....................... 100.0 79.5 20.5 2.8 1.5 4.0 1.9 10.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 100.0 76.5 23.5 2.5 1.2 6.1 3.0 10.7
Professional and business services....... 100.0 83.9 16.1 1.6 3.0 1.3 0.5 9.8
Education and health services............ 100.0 77.5 22.5 4.9 1.5 4.8 2.2 9.1
Leisure and hospitality.................. 100.0 84.3 15.7 0.6 0.5 1.6 0.5 12.6
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is
excluded.
2 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and
insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and
enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts,
entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 13. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Private industry workers, by major industry group and establishment employment size and bargaining unit status,
December 2015
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required
leave pay ce and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries(1) $38.18 $25.31 $12.87 $2.47 $1.49 $3.55 $2.11 $3.25
1-99 workers............................... 31.84 22.45 9.40 1.57 0.95 2.51 1.18 3.19
1-49 workers............................. 30.50 21.90 8.60 1.39 0.85 2.21 0.97 3.18
50-99 workers............................ 35.72 24.04 11.68 2.10 1.23 3.37 1.78 3.22
100 workers or more........................ 43.58 27.75 15.83 3.24 1.96 4.43 2.90 3.29
100-499 workers.......................... 38.49 25.19 13.30 2.62 1.46 4.03 1.98 3.20
500 workers or more...................... 51.22 31.60 19.62 4.17 2.69 5.04 4.29 3.43
Union...................................... 48.54 28.11 20.43 2.66 1.81 6.66 5.11 4.19
Nonunion................................... 36.21 24.78 11.43 2.44 1.43 2.96 1.54 3.07
All workers, service-providing
industries(2)............................. 30.39 21.50 8.90 2.12 0.97 2.34 1.08 2.39
1-99 workers............................... 25.81 18.99 6.82 1.54 0.82 1.65 0.64 2.16
1-49 workers............................. 25.69 18.95 6.74 1.49 0.92 1.59 0.58 2.16
50-99 workers............................ 26.19 19.14 7.05 1.69 0.52 1.84 0.83 2.18
100 workers or more........................ 36.33 24.74 11.59 2.88 1.16 3.23 1.65 2.68
100-499 workers.......................... 31.12 21.84 9.28 2.26 0.87 2.56 1.18 2.41
500 workers or more...................... 44.74 29.42 15.32 3.87 1.62 4.31 2.41 3.11
Union...................................... 43.86 26.81 17.05 3.31 1.33 5.80 3.27 3.34
Nonunion................................... 29.31 21.07 8.24 2.02 0.94 2.06 0.90 2.31
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries(1) 100.0 66.3 33.7 6.5 3.9 9.3 5.5 8.5
1-99 workers............................... 100.0 70.5 29.5 4.9 3.0 7.9 3.7 10.0
1-49 workers............................. 100.0 71.8 28.2 4.6 2.8 7.2 3.2 10.4
50-99 workers............................ 100.0 67.3 32.7 5.9 3.4 9.4 5.0 9.0
100 workers or more........................ 100.0 63.7 36.3 7.4 4.5 10.2 6.7 7.6
100-499 workers.......................... 100.0 65.4 34.6 6.8 3.8 10.5 5.1 8.3
500 workers or more...................... 100.0 61.7 38.3 8.1 5.3 9.8 8.4 6.7
Union...................................... 100.0 57.9 42.1 5.5 3.7 13.7 10.5 8.6
Nonunion................................... 100.0 68.4 31.6 6.7 4.0 8.2 4.2 8.5
All workers, service-providing
industries(2)............................. 100.0 70.7 29.3 7.0 3.2 7.7 3.6 7.9
1-99 workers............................... 100.0 73.6 26.4 6.0 3.2 6.4 2.5 8.4
1-49 workers............................. 100.0 73.8 26.2 5.8 3.6 6.2 2.3 8.4
50-99 workers............................ 100.0 73.1 26.9 6.5 2.0 7.0 3.2 8.3
100 workers or more........................ 100.0 68.1 31.9 7.9 3.2 8.9 4.5 7.4
100-499 workers.......................... 100.0 70.2 29.8 7.3 2.8 8.2 3.8 7.8
500 workers or more...................... 100.0 65.8 34.2 8.7 3.6 9.6 5.4 7.0
Union...................................... 100.0 61.1 38.9 7.5 3.0 13.2 7.5 7.6
Nonunion................................... 100.0 71.9 28.1 6.9 3.2 7.0 3.1 7.9
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is
excluded.
2 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and
insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and
enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts,
entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 14. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Private industry health care and social assistance workers, by industry and occupational group, December 2015
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insuran- ment required
leave pay ce and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
Health care and social assistance............ $31.10 $21.81 $9.28 $2.45 $0.71 $2.73 $1.03 $2.37
Management, professional, and related.... 43.67 30.47 13.20 3.73 1.04 3.65 1.69 3.09
Registered nurses...................... 51.49 34.64 16.85 4.55 1.69 4.49 2.47 3.65
Sales and office......................... 22.35 15.47 6.88 1.64 0.35 2.63 0.56 1.71
Service.................................. 18.40 13.23 5.17 1.10 0.44 1.55 0.37 1.70
Hospitals.................................. 43.71 28.73 14.99 4.04 1.51 4.42 1.99 3.03
Management, professional, and related.... 52.91 35.05 17.87 5.10 1.80 4.88 2.49 3.60
Registered nurses...................... 55.46 36.37 19.09 5.22 2.16 5.14 2.74 3.82
Service.................................. 23.31 14.86 8.45 1.64 1.08 3.02 0.90 1.81
Nursing and residential care facilities.... 22.20 15.97 6.23 1.51 0.50 1.92 0.33 1.98
Management, professional, and related.... 34.18 24.90 9.28 2.51 0.69 2.72 0.62 2.74
Service.................................. 16.79 11.98 4.81 1.04 0.43 1.51 0.20 1.64
Nursing care facilities(1)............... 24.97 17.84 7.14 1.76 0.60 2.21 0.46 2.11
Management, professional, and related.... 38.55 28.03 10.52 2.89 0.83 2.99 0.80 3.02
Service.................................. 18.06 12.68 5.38 1.16 0.51 1.77 0.29 1.66
Percent of total compensation
Health care and social assistance............ 100.0 70.1 29.9 7.9 2.3 8.8 3.3 7.6
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 69.8 30.2 8.5 2.4 8.3 3.9 7.1
Registered nurses...................... 100.0 67.3 32.7 8.8 3.3 8.7 4.8 7.1
Sales and office......................... 100.0 69.2 30.8 7.3 1.6 11.8 2.5 7.6
Service.................................. 100.0 71.9 28.1 6.0 2.4 8.4 2.0 9.2
Hospitals.................................. 100.0 65.7 34.3 9.3 3.4 10.1 4.5 6.9
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 66.2 33.8 9.6 3.4 9.2 4.7 6.8
Registered nurses...................... 100.0 65.6 34.4 9.4 3.9 9.3 4.9 6.9
Service.................................. 100.0 63.8 36.2 7.0 4.6 12.9 3.8 7.8
Nursing and residential care facilities.... 100.0 71.9 28.1 6.8 2.2 8.6 1.5 8.9
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 72.9 27.1 7.4 2.0 8.0 1.8 8.0
Service.................................. 100.0 71.3 28.7 6.2 2.5 9.0 1.2 9.8
Nursing care facilities(1)............... 100.0 71.4 28.6 7.0 2.4 8.8 1.8 8.5
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 72.7 27.3 7.5 2.1 7.8 2.1 7.8
Service.................................. 100.0 70.2 29.8 6.4 2.8 9.8 1.6 9.2
1 Data are available beginning with December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
United States Department of Labor
