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EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - MARCH 2010
Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $29.71 per hour worked in March 2010, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $20.67 per hour worked and accounted for 69.6
percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $9.04 and accounted for the remaining 30.4 percent. Total
employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $27.73 per hour worked in March 2010.
Total employer compensation costs for State and local government workers averaged $39.81 per hour worked
in March 2010.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), a product of the National Compensation Survey, measures
employer costs for wages, salaries, and employee benefits for nonfarm private and State and local government
workers.
Metropolitan area costs in private industry
Total compensation costs for 15 metropolitan areas ranged from $38.62 for the Boston-Worcester-Manchester,
MA-NH CSA and $38.52 for the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA, to $24.00 in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano
Beach, FL MSA. Employer costs for wages and salaries in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA were $27.10
per hour worked. Employer costs for benefits in the Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA were $12.36 per hour.
(See chart 1 and table 15.)
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Metropolitan Area Data Series
Total compensation, wages and salaries, and benefit costs in private industry are included annually for the
first time in this release (table 15) for 15 combined and metropolitan statistical areas (CSA and MSA).
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Civilian
Civilian employer costs, which include private industry and State and local government workers, averaged
$2.62 per hour worked for insurance benefits (life, health, and disability insurance), or 8.8 percent of total
compensation. In addition to insurance, the other benefit categories were: paid leave (vacation, holiday, sick
leave, and personal leave); which averaged $2.06 (6.9 percent of total compensation); supplemental pay (overtime
and premium, shift differentials, and nonproduction bonuses); which averaged 73 cents per hour worked (2.5 percent);
retirement and savings (defined benefit and defined contribution plans), which averaged $1.32 per hour (4.5 percent);
and legally required benefits (Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation), which
averaged $2.30 per hour worked (7.7 percent). (See table A and table 1.)
Private industry
Private industry employer costs for paid leave averaged $1.88 per hour worked (6.8 percent of total compensation),
supplemental pay averaged 81 cents (2.9 percent), insurance benefits averaged $2.22 (8.0 percent), retirement and
savings averaged 96 cents (3.5 percent), and legally required benefits averaged $2.28 (8.2 percent) per hour worked.
(See table A and table 5.)
Health insurance costs in private industry
The average cost for health insurance benefits was $2.08 per hour worked in private industry (7.5 percent of
total compensation) in March 2010. In March 2000, employer costs for health benefits averaged $1.09, or 5.5 percent
of total compensation.
Among occupational groups, employer costs for health insurance benefits ranged from 92 cents per hour and 6.7
percent of total compensation for service workers, to $3.03 and 6.2 percent of total compensation for management,
professional, and related occupations. Among other occupational categories, employer costs for health benefits averaged
$1.87 (8.6 percent) for sales and office occupations, lower than $2.49 (8.0 percent) for natural resources, construction,
and maintenance occupations, and $2.34 (9.9 percent) for production, transportation, and material moving occupations.
(See table 5.)
Employer costs for health insurance benefits were significantly higher for union workers, averaging $4.38 per hour
(11.8 percent), than for nonunion workers, averaging $1.82 (6.8 percent). (See table 5.)
In goods-producing industries, health insurance benefit costs were higher, at $2.88 per hour (8.9 percent of total
compensation), than in service-providing industries, at $1.92 per hour (7.2 percent of total compensation).
(See table 6.)
Among the four regions, costs for health insurance benefits ranged from $1.78 per hour in the South to $2.40 in
the Northeast. Health care costs were $2.21 in the Midwest and $2.11 in the West. Within census divisions, hourly
health benefit costs ranged from $1.68 in the West South Central division to $2.40 in the New England and Middle Atlantic
divisions. (See table 7.)
Health insurance benefit costs increased, both in average hourly dollar amount and as a proportion of total
compensation, with establishment size. Establishments with fewer than 50 workers averaged $1.34 (6.0 percent); those
with 50-99 workers averaged $1.82 (7.2 percent); those with 100-499 employees averaged $2.36 (8.3 percent); and those
with 500 or more employees averaged $3.38 (8.5 percent). (See chart 2 and table 8.)
For information on health insurance provisions, see National Compensation Survey: Employee Benefits in the United
States, March 2009, at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/benefits/2009/benefits.htm.
Table A. Relative importance of employer costs for employee compensation, March 2010
Compensation component Civilian workers Private industry State and local government
Wages and salaries 69.6% 70.6% 65.9%
Benefits 30.4 29.4 34.1
Paid leave 6.9 6.8 7.5
Supplemental pay 2.5 2.9 0.8
Insurance 8.8 8.0 11.8
Health 8.3 7.5 11.4
Retirement and savings 4.5 3.5 7.9
Defined benefit 2.7 1.5 7.1
Defined contribution 1.7 2.0 0.8
Legally required 7.7 8.2 6.0
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for June 2010 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, September 8, 2010,
at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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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. 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 http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20090921ar01p1.htm.
Historical ECEC data are available in three listings, all available at http://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. The 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 final listing includes
data from March 2004 to the current reference period. These are based on the North American Industry Classification
System (NAICS) and Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) systems.
Supplemental tables with occupational, establishment size, and bargaining status series for detailed industries
are available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuphst.pdf and http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuptc14.pdf.
Relative standard errors for all cost estimates in the most recent news release and supplementary tables are
available at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ocwc/ect/ececrse.pdf and http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuprse.pdf.
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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.
The cost levels for this quarter were collected from a probability sample of approximately 63,300 occupations
selected from a sample of about 13,300 establishments in private industry and approximately 11,600 occupations from a
sample of about 1,800 establishments in State and local government. The private industry sample is rotated over
approximately 5 years, which makes the sample more representative of the economy and reduces respondent burden. The
State and local government sample, which is replaced less frequently than the private industry sample, was replaced in
its entirety in September 2007. The sample is replaced on a cross-area, cross-industry basis. Data are collected for
the pay period including the 12th day of the survey months of March, June, September, and December.
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 employer compensation costs in selected metropolitan areas and health benefit costs in private industry.
Topics of news releases for the upcoming reference periods are as follows:
- June 2010--Retirement and savings benefit costs in private industry
- September 2010--Compensation costs in State and local government
ECEC detailed information and measures
For detailed information on Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, see Chapter 8, "National Compensation
Measures," of the BLS Handbook of Methods at: http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf and
http://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm.
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, March 2010
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............................. $29.71 100.0 $48.66 100.0 $22.30 100.0 $16.26 100.0 $31.34 100.0 $23.99 100.0 $32.45 100.0 $29.25 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 20.67 69.6 34.08 70.0 15.71 70.4 11.55 71.0 21.10 67.3 15.95 66.5 21.64 66.7 20.51 70.1
Total benefits............................... 9.04 30.4 14.58 30.0 6.59 29.6 4.71 29.0 10.24 32.7 8.04 33.5 10.81 33.3 8.74 29.9
Paid leave................................. 2.06 6.9 3.85 7.9 1.47 6.6 .90 5.6 1.73 5.5 1.45 6.1 2.11 6.5 2.06 7.0
Vacation................................. .99 3.3 1.80 3.7 .72 3.2 .43 2.6 .90 2.9 .73 3.1 1.12 3.5 .97 3.3
Holiday.................................. .65 2.2 1.16 2.4 .48 2.1 .28 1.7 .56 1.8 .50 2.1 .75 2.3 .63 2.2
Sick..................................... .32 1.1 .67 1.4 .21 .9 .15 .9 .18 .6 .16 .7 .18 .6 .34 1.2
Personal................................. .11 .4 .22 .5 .07 .3 .04 .3 .08 .3 .05 .2 .06 .2 .11 .4
Supplemental pay........................... .73 2.5 1.21 2.5 .46 2.0 .29 1.8 .95 3.0 .79 3.3 1.21 3.7 .65 2.2
Overtime and premium(4).................. .25 .8 .16 .3 .14 .6 .17 1.0 .65 2.1 .52 2.1 .57 1.8 .19 .7
Shift differentials...................... .06 .2 .10 .2 .02 .1 .05 .3 .05 .2 .09 .4 .09 .3 .06 .2
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .42 1.4 .95 1.9 .30 1.3 .07 .4 .26 .8 .19 .8 .55 1.7 .40 1.4
Insurance.................................. 2.62 8.8 3.88 8.0 2.17 9.7 1.41 8.7 2.83 9.0 2.59 10.8 3.09 9.5 2.54 8.7
Life..................................... .05 .2 .09 .2 .03 .2 .02 .1 .06 .2 .05 .2 .07 .2 .05 .2
Health................................... 2.48 8.3 3.63 7.5 2.08 9.3 1.37 8.4 2.66 8.5 2.43 10.1 2.89 8.9 2.41 8.2
Short-term disability.................... .05 .2 .07 .1 .03 .2 .02 .1 .08 .3 .06 .3 .09 .3 .04 .1
Long-term disability..................... .04 .1 .08 .2 .03 .1 (5) (6) .03 .1 .04 .2 .05 .1 .04 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.32 4.5 2.45 5.0 .75 3.4 .63 3.9 1.63 5.2 .94 3.9 1.48 4.6 1.30 4.4
Defined benefit.......................... .81 2.7 1.48 3.0 .35 1.6 .49 3.0 1.14 3.6 .58 2.4 .86 2.7 .80 2.7
Defined contribution..................... .51 1.7 .98 2.0 .39 1.8 .14 .8 .49 1.6 .36 1.5 .62 1.9 .49 1.7
Legally required benefits.................. 2.30 7.7 3.19 6.6 1.74 7.8 1.48 9.1 3.10 9.9 2.27 9.5 2.92 9.0 2.19 7.5
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.68 5.6 2.66 5.5 1.31 5.9 .97 5.9 1.78 5.7 1.36 5.7 1.85 5.7 1.65 5.6
Social Security(7)..................... 1.34 4.5 2.10 4.3 1.06 4.8 .77 4.8 1.43 4.6 1.10 4.6 1.49 4.6 1.31 4.5
Medicare............................... .34 1.1 .56 1.2 .25 1.1 .19 1.2 .34 1.1 .26 1.1 .36 1.1 .34 1.1
Federal unemployment insurance........... .03 .1 .02 (6) .03 .1 .03 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .15 .5 .14 .3 .15 .7 .13 .8 .20 .6 .19 .8 .23 .7 .14 .5
Workers' compensation.................... .44 1.5 .37 .8 .25 1.1 .36 2.2 1.10 3.5 .69 2.9 .81 2.5 .38 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 for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Less than .05 percent.
7 Comprises the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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, March 2010
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insurance ment required
leave pay and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
Civilian workers(1)............................ $29.71 $20.67 $9.04 $2.06 $0.73 $2.62 $1.32 $2.30
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 48.66 34.08 14.58 3.85 1.21 3.88 2.45 3.19
Management, business, and financial.... 55.26 38.17 17.09 5.04 1.95 3.93 2.57 3.60
Professional and related............... 46.29 32.61 13.68 3.42 .94 3.86 2.41 3.05
Teachers(2).......................... 52.50 37.72 14.78 2.72 .14 5.09 3.81 3.02
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 51.08 36.41 14.67 2.42 .16 5.59 3.74 2.77
Registered nurses.................... 47.69 33.42 14.26 3.95 1.52 3.46 1.83 3.50
Sales and office......................... 22.30 15.71 6.59 1.47 .46 2.17 .75 1.74
Sales and related...................... 20.65 15.38 5.27 1.12 .51 1.40 .51 1.73
Office and administrative support...... 23.27 15.91 7.36 1.68 .43 2.62 .89 1.74
Service.................................. 16.26 11.55 4.71 .90 .29 1.41 .63 1.48
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 31.34 21.10 10.24 1.73 .95 2.83 1.63 3.10
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry(3).............. 31.20 20.77 10.43 1.30 1.02 2.71 1.95 3.44
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 31.48 21.43 10.06 2.17 .89 2.94 1.31 2.75
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 23.99 15.95 8.04 1.45 .79 2.59 .94 2.27
Production............................. 24.33 16.12 8.21 1.58 .93 2.69 .78 2.24
Transportation and material moving..... 23.67 15.79 7.87 1.33 .66 2.49 1.10 2.29
Industry group
Education and health services............ 34.44 24.12 10.32 2.42 .43 3.36 1.79 2.31
Educational services................... 41.99 29.21 12.78 2.65 .15 4.56 2.97 2.46
Elementary and secondary schools..... 41.89 28.99 12.90 2.26 .15 4.97 3.19 2.33
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 44.82 31.12 13.70 3.76 .14 4.18 2.86 2.77
Health care and social assistance...... 28.83 20.35 8.49 2.25 .64 2.47 .92 2.21
Hospitals............................ 36.39 24.47 11.92 3.18 1.09 3.62 1.45 2.59
Percent of total compensation
Civilian workers(1)............................ 100.0 69.6 30.4 6.9 2.5 8.8 4.5 7.7
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 70.0 30.0 7.9 2.5 8.0 5.0 6.6
Management, business, and financial.... 100.0 69.1 30.9 9.1 3.5 7.1 4.6 6.5
Professional and related............... 100.0 70.4 29.6 7.4 2.0 8.3 5.2 6.6
Teachers(2).......................... 100.0 71.8 28.2 5.2 .3 9.7 7.3 5.8
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 100.0 71.3 28.7 4.7 .3 10.9 7.3 5.4
Registered nurses.................... 100.0 70.1 29.9 8.3 3.2 7.3 3.8 7.3
Sales and office......................... 100.0 70.4 29.6 6.6 2.0 9.7 3.4 7.8
Sales and related...................... 100.0 74.5 25.5 5.4 2.5 6.8 2.5 8.4
Office and administrative support...... 100.0 68.4 31.6 7.2 1.8 11.3 3.8 7.5
Service.................................. 100.0 71.0 29.0 5.6 1.8 8.7 3.9 9.1
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 100.0 67.3 32.7 5.5 3.0 9.0 5.2 9.9
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry(3).............. 100.0 66.6 33.4 4.2 3.3 8.7 6.3 11.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 100.0 68.1 31.9 6.9 2.8 9.3 4.2 8.7
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 100.0 66.5 33.5 6.1 3.3 10.8 3.9 9.5
Production............................. 100.0 66.3 33.7 6.5 3.8 11.1 3.2 9.2
Transportation and material moving..... 100.0 66.7 33.3 5.6 2.8 10.5 4.7 9.7
Industry group
Education and health services............ 100.0 70.0 30.0 7.0 1.2 9.8 5.2 6.7
Educational services................... 100.0 69.6 30.4 6.3 .3 10.9 7.1 5.8
Elementary and secondary schools..... 100.0 69.2 30.8 5.4 .4 11.9 7.6 5.6
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 100.0 69.4 30.6 8.4 .3 9.3 6.4 6.2
Health care and social assistance...... 100.0 70.6 29.4 7.8 2.2 8.6 3.2 7.6
Hospitals............................ 100.0 67.2 32.8 8.7 3.0 9.9 4.0 7.1
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.
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, March 2010
Occupational group(1) Industry group
Management, Sales
Compensation All professional, and Service Service-providing
component workers and office (2)
related
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $39.81 100.0 $48.34 100.0 $27.63 100.0 $29.51 100.0 $39.86 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 26.25 65.9 33.09 68.4 16.96 61.4 17.81 60.4 26.30 66.0
Total benefits............................... 13.56 34.1 15.26 31.6 10.67 38.6 11.70 39.6 13.56 34.0
Paid leave................................. 3.00 7.5 3.34 6.9 2.50 9.0 2.61 8.9 3.00 7.5
Vacation................................. 1.13 2.8 1.12 2.3 1.12 4.0 1.13 3.8 1.12 2.8
Holiday.................................. .89 2.2 .94 2.0 .79 2.8 .84 2.9 .89 2.2
Sick..................................... .77 1.9 .99 2.0 .49 1.8 .52 1.8 .78 1.9
Personal................................. .21 .5 .29 .6 .11 .4 .12 .4 .22 .5
Supplemental pay........................... .33 .8 .25 .5 .20 .7 .55 1.9 .33 .8
Overtime and premium(3).................. .17 .4 .08 .2 .11 .4 .36 1.2 .17 .4
Shift differentials...................... .04 .1 .03 .1 .02 .1 .08 .3 .04 .1
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .12 .3 .14 .3 .07 .2 .11 .4 .12 .3
Insurance.................................. 4.68 11.8 5.21 10.8 4.23 15.3 3.77 12.8 4.68 11.8
Life..................................... .09 .2 .12 .3 .05 .2 .04 .2 .09 .2
Health................................... 4.52 11.4 5.00 10.3 4.13 15.0 3.68 12.5 4.53 11.4
Short-term disability.................... .02 .1 .03 .1 .02 .1 .02 .1 .02 .1
Long-term disability..................... .05 .1 .06 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .05 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 3.16 7.9 3.72 7.7 2.02 7.3 2.79 9.5 3.16 7.9
Defined benefit.......................... 2.84 7.1 3.32 6.9 1.78 6.4 2.58 8.7 2.84 7.1
Defined contribution..................... .32 .8 .41 .8 .23 .8 .21 .7 .32 .8
Legally required benefits.................. 2.39 6.0 2.73 5.7 1.74 6.3 1.98 6.7 2.38 6.0
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.86 4.7 2.27 4.7 1.34 4.9 1.31 4.4 1.86 4.7
Social Security(4)..................... 1.44 3.6 1.75 3.6 1.06 3.8 1.01 3.4 1.44 3.6
Medicare............................... .42 1.1 .52 1.1 .28 1.0 .29 1.0 .42 1.1
Federal unemployment insurance........... (5) (6) (5) (6) (5) (6) (5) (6) (5) (6)
State unemployment insurance............. .07 .2 .07 .1 .06 .2 .08 .3 .07 .2
Workers' compensation.................... .45 1.1 .40 .8 .33 1.2 .59 2.0 .45 1.1
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 for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
4 Comprises the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Less than .05 percent.
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, March 2010
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............. $39.81 $26.25 $13.56 $3.00 $0.33 $4.68 $3.16 $2.39
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 48.34 33.09 15.26 3.34 .25 5.21 3.72 2.73
Professional and related............... 47.49 32.65 14.84 3.03 .23 5.22 3.69 2.66
Teachers(1).......................... 54.83 38.85 15.98 2.82 .14 5.72 4.34 2.96
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 53.58 37.96 15.62 2.52 .15 6.05 4.13 2.78
Sales and office......................... 27.63 16.96 10.67 2.50 .20 4.23 2.02 1.74
Office and administrative support...... 27.82 17.03 10.79 2.53 .19 4.29 2.04 1.73
Service.................................. 29.51 17.81 11.70 2.61 .55 3.77 2.79 1.98
Industry group
Education and health services............ 41.85 28.50 13.35 2.72 .20 4.92 3.15 2.36
Educational services................... 42.84 29.38 13.46 2.64 .15 5.00 3.29 2.37
Elementary and secondary schools..... 42.49 29.22 13.27 2.29 .15 5.17 3.36 2.30
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 44.28 30.13 14.15 3.80 .13 4.51 3.11 2.59
Health care and social assistance...... 34.90 22.29 12.61 3.25 .61 4.31 2.16 2.28
Hospitals............................ 37.01 23.69 13.33 3.48 .74 4.53 2.19 2.38
Public administration.................... 37.69 23.24 14.46 3.61 .56 4.44 3.41 2.44
Percent of total compensation
State and local government workers............. 100.0 65.9 34.1 7.5 0.8 11.8 7.9 6.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 68.4 31.6 6.9 .5 10.8 7.7 5.7
Professional and related............... 100.0 68.8 31.2 6.4 .5 11.0 7.8 5.6
Teachers(1).......................... 100.0 70.9 29.1 5.1 .2 10.4 7.9 5.4
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 100.0 70.8 29.2 4.7 .3 11.3 7.7 5.2
Sales and office......................... 100.0 61.4 38.6 9.0 .7 15.3 7.3 6.3
Office and administrative support...... 100.0 61.2 38.8 9.1 .7 15.4 7.3 6.2
Service.................................. 100.0 60.4 39.6 8.9 1.9 12.8 9.5 6.7
Industry group
Education and health services............ 100.0 68.1 31.9 6.5 .5 11.8 7.5 5.6
Educational services................... 100.0 68.6 31.4 6.2 .3 11.7 7.7 5.5
Elementary and secondary schools..... 100.0 68.8 31.2 5.4 .4 12.2 7.9 5.4
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 100.0 68.1 31.9 8.6 .3 10.2 7.0 5.9
Health care and social assistance...... 100.0 63.9 36.1 9.3 1.7 12.3 6.2 6.5
Hospitals............................ 100.0 64.0 36.0 9.4 2.0 12.2 5.9 6.4
Public administration.................... 100.0 61.6 38.4 9.6 1.5 11.8 9.0 6.5
1 Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and
instructors.
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, March 2010
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............................. $27.73 100.0 $48.80 100.0 $21.77 100.0 $13.71 100.0 $31.10 100.0 $23.72 100.0 $37.16 100.0 $26.67 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 19.58 70.6 34.52 70.7 15.59 71.6 10.34 75.4 21.15 68.0 15.85 66.8 22.90 61.6 19.21 72.0
Total benefits............................... 8.15 29.4 14.28 29.3 6.18 28.4 3.37 24.6 9.95 32.0 7.87 33.2 14.26 38.4 7.46 28.0
Paid leave................................. 1.88 6.8 4.07 8.3 1.37 6.3 .57 4.2 1.59 5.1 1.41 6.0 2.77 7.5 1.78 6.7
Vacation................................. .96 3.5 2.10 4.3 .68 3.1 .29 2.1 .85 2.7 .73 3.1 1.43 3.8 .91 3.4
Holiday.................................. .60 2.2 1.26 2.6 .45 2.1 .18 1.3 .51 1.7 .49 2.1 .81 2.2 .58 2.2
Sick..................................... .23 .8 .53 1.1 .18 .8 .08 .6 .14 .5 .15 .6 .38 1.0 .22 .8
Personal................................. .09 .3 .19 .4 .07 .3 .03 .2 .08 .3 .05 .2 .15 .4 .08 .3
Supplemental pay........................... .81 2.9 1.63 3.3 .48 2.2 .24 1.7 1.00 3.2 .80 3.4 1.12 3.0 .77 2.9
Overtime and premium(1).................. .26 .9 .19 .4 .14 .7 .13 1.0 .67 2.2 .52 2.2 .74 2.0 .21 .8
Shift differentials...................... .07 .2 .14 .3 .02 .1 .04 .3 .05 .1 .09 .4 .17 .5 .06 .2
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .48 1.7 1.30 2.7 .32 1.5 .06 .5 .28 .9 .19 .8 .21 .6 .51 1.9
Insurance.................................. 2.22 8.0 3.29 6.7 1.97 9.0 .96 7.0 2.66 8.6 2.50 10.5 4.68 12.6 1.94 7.3
Life..................................... .04 .2 .08 .2 .03 .2 (2) (3) .06 .2 .05 .2 .08 .2 .04 .2
Health................................... 2.08 7.5 3.03 6.2 1.87 8.6 .92 6.7 2.49 8.0 2.34 9.9 4.38 11.8 1.82 6.8
Short-term disability.................... .05 .2 .09 .2 .04 .2 .02 .1 .09 .3 .06 .3 .14 .4 .04 .2
Long-term disability..................... .04 .2 .09 .2 .03 .1 (2) (3) .03 .1 .05 .2 .08 .2 .04 .1
Retirement and savings..................... .96 3.5 1.89 3.9 .62 2.9 .21 1.5 1.53 4.9 .89 3.7 2.53 6.8 .79 2.9
Defined benefit.......................... .41 1.5 .66 1.4 .21 1.0 .09 .6 1.00 3.2 .52 2.2 1.81 4.9 .25 1.0
Defined contribution..................... .55 2.0 1.23 2.5 .41 1.9 .12 .9 .53 1.7 .37 1.6 .72 1.9 .53 2.0
Legally required benefits.................. 2.28 8.2 3.39 7.0 1.74 8.0 1.39 10.1 3.18 10.2 2.27 9.6 3.16 8.5 2.18 8.2
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.64 5.9 2.84 5.8 1.31 6.0 .90 6.6 1.80 5.8 1.36 5.7 2.00 5.4 1.60 6.0
Social Security(4)..................... 1.32 4.8 2.26 4.6 1.06 4.9 .73 5.3 1.45 4.7 1.10 4.6 1.62 4.3 1.29 4.8
Medicare............................... .32 1.2 .58 1.2 .25 1.2 .17 1.2 .34 1.1 .26 1.1 .39 1.0 .32 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .2 .04 .3 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .17 .6 .18 .4 .16 .7 .13 1.0 .21 .7 .19 .8 .23 .6 .16 .6
Workers' compensation.................... .44 1.6 .35 .7 .24 1.1 .31 2.3 1.14 3.7 .69 2.9 .90 2.4 .39 1.4
1 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.
4 Comprises the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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, March 2010
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(3) 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............................. $32.42 100.0 $31.33 100.0 $32.20 100.0 $26.77 100.0 $23.58 100.0 $41.25 100.0 $36.72 100.0 $33.48 100.0 $29.75 100.0 $11.98 100.0 $24.53 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 21.64 66.7 21.67 69.2 21.26 66.0 19.16 71.6 16.65 70.6 28.20 68.4 24.80 67.5 24.29 72.6 21.35 71.8 9.48 79.1 18.10 73.8
Total benefits............................... 10.78 33.3 9.66 30.8 10.94 34.0 7.61 28.4 6.94 29.4 13.05 31.6 11.92 32.5 9.19 27.4 8.40 28.2 2.50 20.9 6.43 26.2
Paid leave................................. 2.10 6.5 1.13 3.6 2.44 7.6 1.84 6.9 1.42 6.0 3.81 9.2 3.02 8.2 2.34 7.0 2.23 7.5 .37 3.1 1.54 6.3
Vacation................................. 1.12 3.4 .64 2.0 1.28 4.0 .93 3.5 .73 3.1 1.96 4.8 1.53 4.2 1.22 3.6 1.09 3.7 .21 1.8 .71 2.9
Holiday.................................. .75 2.3 .39 1.2 .88 2.7 .57 2.1 .44 1.9 1.01 2.5 .92 2.5 .77 2.3 .67 2.3 .11 .9 .58 2.4
Sick..................................... .18 .6 .08 .2 .22 .7 .24 .9 .19 .8 .46 1.1 .41 1.1 .27 .8 .34 1.1 .03 .3 .20 .8
Personal................................. .06 .2 .03 .1 .07 .2 .09 .3 .06 .2 .38 .9 .15 .4 .08 .2 .13 .4 .02 .2 .05 .2
Supplemental pay........................... 1.21 3.7 1.06 3.4 1.21 3.8 .72 2.7 .54 2.3 1.09 2.7 1.83 5.0 1.16 3.5 .57 1.9 .12 1.0 .57 2.3
Overtime and premium(4).................. .57 1.8 .63 2.0 .54 1.7 .20 .7 .26 1.1 .36 .9 .15 .4 .20 .6 .21 .7 .06 .5 .15 .6
Shift differentials...................... .09 .3 (5) (6) .13 .4 .06 .2 .02 .1 .06 .1 (5) (6) .03 .1 .20 .7 (5) (6) (5) (6)
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .55 1.7 .43 1.4 .55 1.7 .46 1.7 .25 1.1 .67 1.6 1.67 4.5 .92 2.8 .16 .5 .05 .4 .41 1.7
Insurance.................................. 3.08 9.5 2.30 7.3 3.34 10.4 2.04 7.6 2.04 8.7 3.74 9.1 3.04 8.3 2.13 6.4 2.37 8.0 .64 5.4 1.53 6.3
Life..................................... .07 .2 .06 .2 .07 .2 .04 .1 .04 .2 .05 .1 .06 .2 .06 .2 .03 .1 (5) (6) .06 .2
Health................................... 2.88 8.9 2.17 6.9 3.12 9.7 1.92 7.2 1.94 8.2 3.44 8.3 2.82 7.7 1.97 5.9 2.24 7.5 .61 5.1 1.42 5.8
Short-term disability.................... .09 .3 .05 .2 .10 .3 .05 .2 .04 .2 .18 .4 .09 .3 .06 .2 .04 .1 (5) (6) .03 .1
Long-term disability..................... .04 .1 .02 .1 .05 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .07 .2 .06 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 (5) (6) .03 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.46 4.5 1.64 5.2 1.28 4.0 .86 3.2 .87 3.7 1.50 3.6 1.59 4.3 .97 2.9 .94 3.2 .10 .9 .66 2.7
Defined benefit.......................... .84 2.6 1.07 3.4 .66 2.1 .33 1.2 .42 1.8 .58 1.4 .63 1.7 .32 1.0 .27 .9 .02 .2 .27 1.1
Defined contribution..................... .62 1.9 .58 1.8 .61 1.9 .53 2.0 .45 1.9 .92 2.2 .96 2.6 .65 1.9 .66 2.2 .08 .7 .39 1.6
Legally required benefits.................. 2.92 9.0 3.52 11.2 2.66 8.3 2.15 8.0 2.07 8.8 2.90 7.0 2.44 6.7 2.58 7.7 2.28 7.7 1.26 10.5 2.12 8.7
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.85 5.7 1.80 5.7 1.84 5.7 1.60 6.0 1.39 5.9 2.41 5.8 2.07 5.6 1.99 6.0 1.78 6.0 .84 7.0 1.51 6.2
Social Security(7)..................... 1.49 4.6 1.46 4.6 1.48 4.6 1.28 4.8 1.12 4.7 1.93 4.7 1.64 4.5 1.59 4.8 1.43 4.8 .68 5.7 1.22 5.0
Medicare............................... .36 1.1 .34 1.1 .36 1.1 .32 1.2 .27 1.1 .48 1.2 .43 1.2 .40 1.2 .35 1.2 .16 1.3 .29 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .04 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .04 .3 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .23 .7 .29 .9 .21 .7 .15 .6 .16 .7 .18 .4 .16 .4 .19 .6 .13 .4 .13 1.1 .14 .6
Workers' compensation.................... .81 2.5 1.40 4.5 .58 1.8 .36 1.3 .49 2.1 .28 .7 .18 .5 .36 1.1 .34 1.2 .24 2.0 .43 1.8
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; other services, except public administration; and public administration.
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.
4 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Less than .05 percent.
7 Comprises the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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, March 2010
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............................. $32.13 100.0 $34.03 100.0 $31.38 100.0 $24.72 100.0 $25.54 100.0 $21.35 100.0 $24.99 100.0 26.75 100.0 27.09 100.0 26.04 100.0 29.52 100.0 26.59 100.0 30.78 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 22.18 69.0 23.45 68.9 21.68 69.1 17.76 71.8 18.38 72.0 15.16 71.0 17.99 72.0 18.73 70.0 18.83 69.5 18.53 71.2 21.00 71.1 19.29 72.6 21.74 70.6
Total benefits............................... 9.95 31.0 10.58 31.1 9.70 30.9 6.96 28.2 7.16 28.0 6.18 29.0 7.00 28.0 8.02 30.0 8.26 30.5 7.51 28.8 8.52 28.9 7.30 27.4 9.04 29.4
Paid leave................................. 2.37 7.4 2.51 7.4 2.32 7.4 1.61 6.5 1.70 6.6 1.32 6.2 1.61 6.4 1.77 6.6 1.81 6.7 1.67 6.4 1.98 6.7 1.72 6.5 2.09 6.8
Vacation................................. 1.18 3.7 1.27 3.7 1.15 3.6 .82 3.3 .85 3.3 .69 3.2 .82 3.3 .93 3.5 .94 3.5 .92 3.5 1.02 3.5 .88 3.3 1.09 3.5
Holiday.................................. .75 2.3 .82 2.4 .73 2.3 .52 2.1 .55 2.1 .42 2.0 .53 2.1 .56 2.1 .59 2.2 .51 1.9 .63 2.1 .55 2.1 .66 2.1
Sick..................................... .31 1.0 .30 .9 .31 1.0 .20 .8 .21 .8 .14 .7 .20 .8 .19 .7 .19 .7 .19 .7 .26 .9 .22 .8 .28 .9
Personal................................. .13 .4 .13 .4 .13 .4 .07 .3 .08 .3 .06 .3 .06 .3 .08 .3 .09 .3 .05 .2 .07 .2 .07 .3 .07 .2
Supplemental pay........................... 1.22 3.8 1.63 4.8 1.06 3.4 .67 2.7 .63 2.5 .53 2.5 .80 3.2 .71 2.7 .75 2.8 .64 2.4 .75 2.6 .65 2.4 .80 2.6
Overtime and premium(2).................. .26 .8 .26 .8 .27 .8 .25 1.0 .24 .9 .24 1.1 .28 1.1 .27 1.0 .29 1.1 .25 .9 .27 .9 .22 .8 .29 .9
Shift differentials...................... .07 .2 .06 .2 .07 .2 .07 .3 .07 .3 .07 .4 .05 .2 .08 .3 .08 .3 .06 .2 .06 .2 .05 .2 .06 .2
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .89 2.8 1.32 3.9 .72 2.3 .35 1.4 .32 1.2 .21 1.0 .47 1.9 .36 1.3 .37 1.4 .32 1.2 .43 1.5 .38 1.4 .45 1.5
Insurance.................................. 2.58 8.0 2.59 7.6 2.57 8.2 1.90 7.7 1.96 7.7 1.93 9.0 1.81 7.2 2.36 8.8 2.46 9.1 2.15 8.3 2.23 7.6 1.95 7.3 2.35 7.6
Life..................................... .05 .2 .06 .2 .05 .1 .04 .2 .04 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .04 .1 .05 .2 .04 .1
Health................................... 2.40 7.5 2.40 7.1 2.40 7.6 1.78 7.2 1.83 7.2 1.81 8.5 1.68 6.7 2.21 8.3 2.31 8.5 2.01 7.7 2.11 7.1 1.83 6.9 2.23 7.2
Short-term disability.................... .08 .2 .07 .2 .08 .3 .04 .2 .05 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .06 .2 .07 .2 .04 .2 .04 .1 .03 .1 .04 .1
Long-term disability..................... .05 .1 .06 .2 .04 .1 .04 .2 .04 .2 .03 .2 .04 .1 .04 .2 .04 .1 .05 .2 .04 .1 .04 .1 .04 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.19 3.7 1.19 3.5 1.19 3.8 .80 3.2 .83 3.2 .61 2.9 .84 3.4 .99 3.7 1.00 3.7 .95 3.7 .99 3.4 .81 3.1 1.07 3.5
Defined benefit.......................... .49 1.5 .45 1.3 .51 1.6 .31 1.3 .30 1.2 .28 1.3 .34 1.4 .46 1.7 .50 1.8 .37 1.4 .46 1.5 .31 1.2 .52 1.7
Defined contribution..................... .70 2.2 .74 2.2 .68 2.2 .49 2.0 .53 2.1 .33 1.6 .50 2.0 .53 2.0 .50 1.9 .59 2.3 .54 1.8 .50 1.9 .55 1.8
Legally required benefits.................. 2.59 8.1 2.66 7.8 2.56 8.2 1.98 8.0 2.05 8.0 1.80 8.4 1.95 7.8 2.20 8.2 2.24 8.3 2.10 8.1 2.56 8.7 2.17 8.2 2.73 8.9
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.87 5.8 1.98 5.8 1.82 5.8 1.49 6.0 1.54 6.0 1.31 6.1 1.49 6.0 1.57 5.9 1.60 5.9 1.52 5.8 1.75 5.9 1.59 6.0 1.82 5.9
Social Security(3)..................... 1.49 4.6 1.58 4.6 1.46 4.6 1.20 4.9 1.24 4.9 1.06 5.0 1.20 4.8 1.26 4.7 1.29 4.8 1.22 4.7 1.41 4.8 1.27 4.8 1.47 4.8
Medicare............................... .37 1.2 .40 1.2 .36 1.2 .29 1.2 .30 1.2 .25 1.2 .30 1.2 .31 1.2 .31 1.1 .30 1.2 .35 1.2 .31 1.2 .36 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .24 .7 .25 .7 .24 .8 .10 .4 .10 .4 .10 .5 .11 .4 .18 .7 .19 .7 .16 .6 .19 .6 .13 .5 .21 .7
Workers' compensation.................... .45 1.4 .40 1.2 .47 1.5 .35 1.4 .38 1.5 .35 1.6 .31 1.2 .41 1.5 .43 1.6 .39 1.5 .59 2.0 .42 1.6 .66 2.1
1 The States that comprise the census divisions are: 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 for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
3 Comprises the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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, March 2010
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............................. $22.84 100.0 $22.10 100.0 $25.10 100.0 $33.33 100.0 $28.55 100.0 $39.76 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 16.82 73.6 16.41 74.3 18.05 71.9 22.74 68.2 19.99 70.0 26.45 66.5
Total benefits............................... 6.02 26.4 5.68 25.7 7.05 28.1 10.59 31.8 8.57 30.0 13.31 33.5
Paid leave................................. 1.26 5.5 1.19 5.4 1.51 6.0 2.58 7.8 1.96 6.9 3.43 8.6
Vacation................................. .63 2.8 .59 2.7 .74 3.0 1.34 4.0 1.00 3.5 1.80 4.5
Holiday.................................. .43 1.9 .41 1.8 .51 2.0 .79 2.4 .63 2.2 1.01 2.5
Sick..................................... .15 .7 .14 .6 .19 .7 .33 1.0 .24 .8 .45 1.1
Personal................................. .05 .2 .05 .2 .07 .3 .12 .4 .09 .3 .16 .4
Supplemental pay........................... .61 2.7 .58 2.6 .69 2.7 1.03 3.1 .77 2.7 1.39 3.5
Overtime and premium(1).................. .19 .8 .17 .8 .25 1.0 .34 1.0 .31 1.1 .39 1.0
Shift differentials...................... .02 .1 (2) (3) .03 .1 .13 .4 .07 .2 .20 .5
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .40 1.8 .40 1.8 .40 1.6 .56 1.7 .38 1.3 .81 2.0
Insurance.................................. 1.54 6.7 1.41 6.4 1.93 7.7 3.00 9.0 2.51 8.8 3.65 9.2
Life..................................... .03 .1 .03 .1 .04 .2 .06 .2 .05 .2 .07 .2
Health................................... 1.45 6.4 1.34 6.0 1.82 7.2 2.79 8.4 2.36 8.3 3.38 8.5
Short-term disability.................... .03 .1 .03 .1 .04 .2 .08 .2 .06 .2 .11 .3
Long-term disability..................... .02 .1 .02 .1 .03 .1 .06 .2 .04 .1 .09 .2
Retirement and savings..................... .56 2.5 .51 2.3 .72 2.9 1.42 4.3 .99 3.5 2.00 5.0
Defined benefit.......................... .20 .9 .18 .8 .29 1.1 .65 2.0 .42 1.5 .97 2.4
Defined contribution..................... .36 1.6 .33 1.5 .44 1.8 .77 2.3 .58 2.0 1.03 2.6
Legally required benefits.................. 2.04 8.9 1.99 9.0 2.21 8.8 2.55 7.7 2.33 8.2 2.85 7.2
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.40 6.1 1.36 6.2 1.52 6.1 1.92 5.8 1.66 5.8 2.27 5.7
Social Security(4)..................... 1.13 4.9 1.10 5.0 1.22 4.9 1.54 4.6 1.33 4.7 1.82 4.6
Medicare............................... .27 1.2 .26 1.2 .30 1.2 .38 1.1 .33 1.2 .45 1.1
Federal unemployment insurance........... .04 .2 .04 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .17 .7 .17 .8 .17 .7 .17 .5 .18 .6 .15 .4
Workers' compensation.................... .44 1.9 .43 1.9 .48 1.9 .43 1.3 .46 1.6 .39 1.0
1 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.
4 Comprises the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
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, March 2010
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insurance ment required
leave pay and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All workers in private industry...................... $27.73 $19.58 $8.15 $1.88 $0.81 $2.22 $0.96 $2.28
Management, professional, and related.......... 48.80 34.52 14.28 4.07 1.63 3.29 1.89 3.39
Management, business, and financial.......... 55.73 38.75 16.98 5.03 2.31 3.67 2.28 3.69
Professional and related..................... 45.63 32.59 13.05 3.64 1.33 3.11 1.71 3.26
Sales and office............................... 21.77 15.59 6.18 1.37 .48 1.97 .62 1.74
Sales and related............................ 20.60 15.37 5.22 1.11 .51 1.38 .49 1.73
Office and administrative support............ 22.55 15.73 6.82 1.55 .46 2.36 .71 1.75
Service........................................ 13.71 10.34 3.37 .57 .24 .96 .21 1.39
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 31.10 21.15 9.95 1.59 1.00 2.66 1.53 3.18
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 31.03 20.88 10.15 1.11 1.08 2.53 1.86 3.57
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 31.17 21.42 9.75 2.06 .92 2.80 1.19 2.80
Production, transportation, and material moving 23.72 15.85 7.87 1.41 .80 2.50 .89 2.27
Production................................... 24.14 16.03 8.11 1.55 .93 2.65 .75 2.23
Transportation and material moving........... 23.31 15.68 7.63 1.28 .67 2.34 1.03 2.31
All workers, goods-producing industries(2)....... 32.42 21.64 10.78 2.10 1.21 3.08 1.46 2.92
Management, professional, and related.......... 57.04 38.87 18.18 5.08 2.13 4.23 2.82 3.91
Sales and office............................... 27.65 19.22 8.43 1.90 .77 2.63 .90 2.23
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 31.74 21.27 10.46 1.26 1.13 2.69 1.85 3.53
Production, transportation, and material moving 25.59 16.58 9.02 1.66 1.06 3.04 .88 2.37
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 26.77 19.16 7.61 1.84 .72 2.04 .86 2.15
Management, professional, and related.......... 47.78 33.98 13.80 3.95 1.57 3.17 1.77 3.33
Sales and office............................... 21.38 15.34 6.03 1.34 .46 1.92 .60 1.71
Service........................................ 13.63 10.30 3.32 .57 .23 .95 .20 1.38
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 30.34 21.00 9.34 1.98 .83 2.63 1.13 2.76
Production, transportation, and material moving 22.16 15.25 6.91 1.21 .59 2.04 .89 2.19
Percent of total compensation
All workers in private industry...................... 100.0 70.6 29.4 6.8 2.9 8.0 3.5 8.2
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 70.7 29.3 8.3 3.3 6.7 3.9 7.0
Management, business, and financial.......... 100.0 69.5 30.5 9.0 4.1 6.6 4.1 6.6
Professional and related..................... 100.0 71.4 28.6 8.0 2.9 6.8 3.8 7.1
Sales and office............................... 100.0 71.6 28.4 6.3 2.2 9.0 2.9 8.0
Sales and related............................ 100.0 74.6 25.4 5.4 2.5 6.7 2.4 8.4
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 69.7 30.3 6.9 2.1 10.5 3.1 7.7
Service........................................ 100.0 75.4 24.6 4.2 1.7 7.0 1.5 10.1
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 68.0 32.0 5.1 3.2 8.6 4.9 10.2
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 100.0 67.3 32.7 3.6 3.5 8.2 6.0 11.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 100.0 68.7 31.3 6.6 2.9 9.0 3.8 9.0
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 66.8 33.2 6.0 3.4 10.5 3.7 9.6
Production................................... 100.0 66.4 33.6 6.4 3.8 11.0 3.1 9.3
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 67.3 32.7 5.5 2.9 10.0 4.4 9.9
All workers, goods-producing industries(2)....... 100.0 66.7 33.3 6.5 3.7 9.5 4.5 9.0
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 68.1 31.9 8.9 3.7 7.4 4.9 6.9
Sales and office............................... 100.0 69.5 30.5 6.9 2.8 9.5 3.3 8.1
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 67.0 33.0 4.0 3.6 8.5 5.8 11.1
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 64.8 35.2 6.5 4.1 11.9 3.5 9.3
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 100.0 71.6 28.4 6.9 2.7 7.6 3.2 8.0
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 71.1 28.9 8.3 3.3 6.6 3.7 7.0
Sales and office............................... 100.0 71.8 28.2 6.2 2.2 9.0 2.8 8.0
Service........................................ 100.0 75.6 24.4 4.2 1.7 6.9 1.5 10.1
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 69.2 30.8 6.5 2.7 8.7 3.7 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 68.8 31.2 5.5 2.6 9.2 4.0 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.
Table 10. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private
industry workers, by industry group, March 2010
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insurance ment required
leave pay and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries(1)....... $32.42 $21.64 $10.78 $2.10 $1.21 $3.08 $1.46 $2.92
Construction................................... 31.33 21.67 9.66 1.13 1.06 2.30 1.64 3.52
Manufacturing.................................. 32.20 21.26 10.94 2.44 1.21 3.34 1.28 2.66
Aircraft manufacturing(2).................... 59.67 38.37 21.30 5.80 2.83 5.84 2.75 4.07
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 26.77 19.16 7.61 1.84 .72 2.04 .86 2.15
Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 23.58 16.65 6.94 1.42 .54 2.04 .87 2.07
Wholesale trade.............................. 30.01 20.87 9.14 2.02 .93 2.64 1.05 2.50
Retail trade................................. 17.22 12.97 4.25 .79 .28 1.24 .35 1.59
Transportation and warehousing............... 33.29 21.78 11.51 2.37 .74 3.68 1.77 2.95
Utilities.................................... 54.28 33.33 20.95 4.89 1.93 4.97 5.34 3.81
Information.................................... 41.25 28.20 13.05 3.81 1.09 3.74 1.50 2.90
Financial activities........................... 36.72 24.80 11.92 3.02 1.83 3.04 1.59 2.44
Finance and insurance........................ 39.54 26.33 13.20 3.36 2.14 3.33 1.86 2.52
Credit intermediation and related
activities................................ 34.03 22.86 11.17 2.91 1.42 3.03 1.60 2.21
Insurance carriers and related activities.. 38.30 26.02 12.28 3.21 1.13 3.45 1.91 2.57
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 25.91 18.91 7.00 1.72 .63 1.94 .58 2.14
Professional and business services............. 33.48 24.29 9.19 2.34 1.16 2.13 .97 2.58
Professional and technical services.......... 43.49 31.32 12.17 3.33 1.84 2.73 1.25 3.03
Administrative and waste services............ 21.23 16.02 5.22 1.00 .48 1.23 .49 2.02
Education and health services.................. 29.75 21.35 8.40 2.23 .57 2.37 .94 2.28
Educational services......................... 38.69 28.53 10.16 2.68 .14 2.84 1.71 2.79
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities 45.79 32.87 12.92 3.68 .16 3.59 2.40 3.09
Health care and social assistance............ 28.28 20.17 8.11 2.16 .64 2.30 .81 2.20
Leisure and hospitality........................ 11.98 9.48 2.50 .37 .12 .64 .10 1.26
Accommodation and food services.............. 11.20 8.89 2.31 .32 .10 .59 .09 1.20
Other services................................. 24.53 18.10 6.43 1.54 .57 1.53 .66 2.12
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries(1)....... 100.0 66.7 33.3 6.5 3.7 9.5 4.5 9.0
Construction................................... 100.0 69.2 30.8 3.6 3.4 7.3 5.2 11.2
Manufacturing.................................. 100.0 66.0 34.0 7.6 3.8 10.4 4.0 8.3
Aircraft manufacturing(2).................... 100.0 64.3 35.7 9.7 4.7 9.8 4.6 6.8
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 100.0 71.6 28.4 6.9 2.7 7.6 3.2 8.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 100.0 70.6 29.4 6.0 2.3 8.7 3.7 8.8
Wholesale trade.............................. 100.0 69.5 30.5 6.7 3.1 8.8 3.5 8.3
Retail trade................................. 100.0 75.3 24.7 4.6 1.6 7.2 2.0 9.2
Transportation and warehousing............... 100.0 65.4 34.6 7.1 2.2 11.1 5.3 8.9
Utilities.................................... 100.0 61.4 38.6 9.0 3.6 9.2 9.8 7.0
Information.................................... 100.0 68.4 31.6 9.2 2.7 9.1 3.6 7.0
Financial activities........................... 100.0 67.5 32.5 8.2 5.0 8.3 4.3 6.7
Finance and insurance........................ 100.0 66.6 33.4 8.5 5.4 8.4 4.7 6.4
Credit intermediation and related
activities................................ 100.0 67.2 32.8 8.5 4.2 8.9 4.7 6.5
Insurance carriers and related activities.. 100.0 67.9 32.1 8.4 3.0 9.0 5.0 6.7
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 100.0 73.0 27.0 6.6 2.4 7.5 2.3 8.2
Professional and business services............. 100.0 72.6 27.4 7.0 3.5 6.4 2.9 7.7
Professional and technical services.......... 100.0 72.0 28.0 7.7 4.2 6.3 2.9 7.0
Administrative and waste services............ 100.0 75.4 24.6 4.7 2.2 5.8 2.3 9.5
Education and health services.................. 100.0 71.8 28.2 7.5 1.9 8.0 3.2 7.7
Educational services......................... 100.0 73.7 26.3 6.9 .4 7.3 4.4 7.2
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities 100.0 71.8 28.2 8.0 .3 7.8 5.2 6.8
Health care and social assistance............ 100.0 71.3 28.7 7.6 2.3 8.1 2.9 7.8
Leisure and hospitality........................ 100.0 79.1 20.9 3.1 1.0 5.4 .9 10.5
Accommodation and food services.............. 100.0 79.4 20.6 2.8 .9 5.3 .8 10.8
Other services................................. 100.0 73.8 26.2 6.3 2.3 6.3 2.7 8.7
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.
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, March 2010
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insurance ment required
leave pay and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All full-time workers in private industry.......... $31.77 $22.02 $9.75 $2.35 $0.99 $2.70 $1.20 $2.51
Management, professional, and related.......... 50.39 35.28 15.11 4.39 1.73 3.52 2.04 3.43
Management, business, and financial.......... 56.31 39.04 17.27 5.13 2.35 3.75 2.32 3.72
Professional and related..................... 47.22 33.26 13.96 4.00 1.39 3.40 1.89 3.28
Sales and office............................... 25.04 17.57 7.47 1.76 .62 2.42 .77 1.90
Sales and related............................ 26.81 19.57 7.24 1.73 .79 1.93 .73 2.06
Office and administrative support............ 24.18 16.60 7.59 1.78 .54 2.66 .80 1.82
Service........................................ 16.51 11.81 4.71 .94 .38 1.54 .33 1.52
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 31.54 21.32 10.22 1.66 1.02 2.75 1.60 3.18
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 31.33 21.00 10.34 1.16 1.08 2.59 1.95 3.55
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 31.75 21.65 10.10 2.17 .96 2.91 1.24 2.82
Production, transportation, and material moving 25.45 16.84 8.60 1.62 .89 2.74 .99 2.37
Production................................... 24.99 16.46 8.53 1.64 .98 2.83 .80 2.28
Transportation and material moving........... 26.02 17.33 8.70 1.59 .77 2.63 1.23 2.48
All part-time workers in private industry.......... 15.60 12.24 3.36 .47 .25 .78 .26 1.60
Management, professional, and related.......... 37.65 29.20 8.45 1.84 .99 1.67 .83 3.13
Professional and related..................... 37.90 29.29 8.60 1.87 1.02 1.72 .84 3.15
Sales and office............................... 13.38 10.51 2.87 .37 .12 .81 .23 1.34
Sales and related............................ 11.71 9.37 2.34 .23 .10 .59 .15 1.26
Office and administrative support............ 15.75 12.11 3.64 .57 .15 1.12 .34 1.45
Service........................................ 10.83 8.84 1.99 .19 .10 .36 .09 1.25
Production, transportation, and material moving 15.00 10.85 4.16 .38 .35 1.27 .37 1.79
Transportation and material moving........... 15.52 10.95 4.57 .40 .37 1.50 .45 1.84
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers in private industry.......... 100.0 69.3 30.7 7.4 3.1 8.5 3.8 7.9
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 70.0 30.0 8.7 3.4 7.0 4.1 6.8
Management, business, and financial.......... 100.0 69.3 30.7 9.1 4.2 6.7 4.1 6.6
Professional and related..................... 100.0 70.4 29.6 8.5 2.9 7.2 4.0 6.9
Sales and office............................... 100.0 70.2 29.8 7.0 2.5 9.7 3.1 7.6
Sales and related............................ 100.0 73.0 27.0 6.4 3.0 7.2 2.7 7.7
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 68.6 31.4 7.4 2.2 11.0 3.3 7.5
Service........................................ 100.0 71.5 28.5 5.7 2.3 9.3 2.0 9.2
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 67.6 32.4 5.3 3.2 8.7 5.1 10.1
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 100.0 67.0 33.0 3.7 3.5 8.3 6.2 11.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 100.0 68.2 31.8 6.8 3.0 9.2 3.9 8.9
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 66.2 33.8 6.4 3.5 10.8 3.9 9.3
Production................................... 100.0 65.9 34.1 6.6 3.9 11.3 3.2 9.1
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 66.6 33.4 6.1 3.0 10.1 4.7 9.5
All part-time workers in private industry.......... 100.0 78.5 21.5 3.0 1.6 5.0 1.7 10.3
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 77.6 22.4 4.9 2.6 4.4 2.2 8.3
Professional and related..................... 100.0 77.3 22.7 4.9 2.7 4.5 2.2 8.3
Sales and office............................... 100.0 78.5 21.5 2.8 .9 6.1 1.7 10.0
Sales and related............................ 100.0 80.0 20.0 1.9 .9 5.0 1.3 10.8
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 76.9 23.1 3.6 1.0 7.1 2.2 9.2
Service........................................ 100.0 81.6 18.4 1.8 .9 3.3 .8 11.6
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 72.3 27.7 2.5 2.3 8.5 2.4 12.0
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 70.6 29.4 2.6 2.4 9.7 2.9 11.9
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, March 2010
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.... $31.77 $22.02 $9.75 $2.35 $0.99 $2.70 $1.20 $2.51
Goods-producing(1)......................... 32.80 21.81 10.99 2.15 1.24 3.16 1.50 2.93
Construction............................. 31.63 21.73 9.90 1.18 1.10 2.38 1.72 3.52
Manufacturing............................ 32.59 21.47 11.12 2.49 1.24 3.41 1.30 2.68
Service-providing(2)....................... 31.48 22.08 9.39 2.40 .92 2.57 1.11 2.39
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 28.25 19.64 8.61 1.93 .69 2.51 1.14 2.34
Information.............................. 43.94 29.88 14.07 4.14 1.19 4.05 1.63 3.05
Financial activities..................... 39.42 26.43 12.99 3.33 2.03 3.29 1.76 2.57
Professional and business services....... 37.15 26.63 10.52 2.82 1.29 2.50 1.17 2.75
Education and health services............ 31.31 22.05 9.26 2.57 .62 2.71 1.05 2.31
Leisure and hospitality.................. 15.31 11.46 3.86 .75 .23 1.26 .19 1.42
Other services........................... 28.43 20.22 8.21 2.03 .79 2.12 .92 2.35
All part-time workers in private industry.... 15.60 12.24 3.36 .47 .25 .78 .26 1.60
Service-providing(2)....................... 15.50 12.16 3.34 .47 .25 .78 .26 1.58
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.66 10.27 3.39 .34 .20 1.05 .29 1.49
Professional and business services....... 18.04 14.45 3.60 .35 .62 .61 .16 1.86
Education and health services............ 25.28 19.36 5.92 1.26 .43 1.41 .61 2.21
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.39 7.95 1.45 .08 .03 .16 .03 1.14
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers in private industry.... 100.0 69.3 30.7 7.4 3.1 8.5 3.8 7.9
Goods-producing(1)......................... 100.0 66.5 33.5 6.6 3.8 9.6 4.6 8.9
Construction............................. 100.0 68.7 31.3 3.7 3.5 7.5 5.4 11.1
Manufacturing............................ 100.0 65.9 34.1 7.7 3.8 10.5 4.0 8.2
Service-providing(2)....................... 100.0 70.2 29.8 7.6 2.9 8.2 3.5 7.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 100.0 69.5 30.5 6.8 2.5 8.9 4.0 8.3
Information.............................. 100.0 68.0 32.0 9.4 2.7 9.2 3.7 6.9
Financial activities..................... 100.0 67.1 32.9 8.5 5.2 8.4 4.5 6.5
Professional and business services....... 100.0 71.7 28.3 7.6 3.5 6.7 3.1 7.4
Education and health services............ 100.0 70.4 29.6 8.2 2.0 8.6 3.4 7.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 100.0 74.8 25.2 4.9 1.5 8.3 1.3 9.2
Other services........................... 100.0 71.1 28.9 7.1 2.8 7.5 3.2 8.3
All part-time workers in private industry.... 100.0 78.5 21.5 3.0 1.6 5.0 1.7 10.3
Service-providing(2)....................... 100.0 78.4 21.6 3.1 1.6 5.0 1.7 10.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 100.0 75.2 24.8 2.5 1.5 7.7 2.1 10.9
Professional and business services....... 100.0 80.1 19.9 1.9 3.4 3.4 .9 10.3
Education and health services............ 100.0 76.6 23.4 5.0 1.7 5.6 2.4 8.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 100.0 84.6 15.4 .9 .4 1.7 .4 12.1
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.
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, March
2010
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insurance ment required
leave pay and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries(1) $32.42 $21.64 $10.78 $2.10 $1.21 $3.08 $1.46 $2.92
1-99 workers............................... 27.22 19.16 8.06 1.27 .83 2.18 .94 2.83
1-49 workers............................. 26.47 18.85 7.62 1.17 .77 1.96 .86 2.86
50-99 workers............................ 29.05 19.91 9.14 1.50 .98 2.73 1.15 2.78
100 workers or more........................ 36.91 23.78 13.13 2.82 1.54 3.85 1.91 3.00
100-499 workers.......................... 31.85 20.83 11.02 2.08 1.20 3.42 1.51 2.80
500 workers or more...................... 44.17 28.02 16.15 3.88 2.03 4.47 2.49 3.28
Union...................................... 39.24 23.15 16.09 2.39 1.52 5.17 3.34 3.67
Nonunion................................... 30.78 21.28 9.51 2.03 1.14 2.58 1.01 2.74
All workers, service-providing
industries(2)............................. 26.77 19.16 7.61 1.84 .72 2.04 .86 2.15
1-99 workers............................... 22.07 16.41 5.66 1.26 .57 1.43 .50 1.91
1-49 workers............................. 21.39 16.02 5.37 1.19 .55 1.33 .45 1.85
50-99 workers............................ 24.26 17.65 6.61 1.51 .62 1.76 .63 2.09
100 workers or more........................ 32.45 22.48 9.97 2.53 .91 2.79 1.30 2.44
100-499 workers.......................... 27.72 19.77 7.95 1.93 .66 2.28 .86 2.22
500 workers or more...................... 38.73 26.08 12.65 3.32 1.24 3.45 1.88 2.74
Union...................................... 36.16 22.78 13.38 2.95 .93 4.44 2.15 2.91
Nonunion................................... 25.92 18.83 7.09 1.73 .70 1.83 .74 2.08
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries(1) 100.0 66.7 33.3 6.5 3.7 9.5 4.5 9.0
1-99 workers............................... 100.0 70.4 29.6 4.7 3.1 8.0 3.5 10.4
1-49 workers............................. 100.0 71.2 28.8 4.4 2.9 7.4 3.2 10.8
50-99 workers............................ 100.0 68.5 31.5 5.2 3.4 9.4 4.0 9.6
100 workers or more........................ 100.0 64.4 35.6 7.6 4.2 10.4 5.2 8.1
100-499 workers.......................... 100.0 65.4 34.6 6.5 3.8 10.7 4.7 8.8
500 workers or more...................... 100.0 63.4 36.6 8.8 4.6 10.1 5.6 7.4
Union...................................... 100.0 59.0 41.0 6.1 3.9 13.2 8.5 9.4
Nonunion................................... 100.0 69.1 30.9 6.6 3.7 8.4 3.3 8.9
All workers, service-providing
industries(2)............................. 100.0 71.6 28.4 6.9 2.7 7.6 3.2 8.0
1-99 workers............................... 100.0 74.3 25.7 5.7 2.6 6.5 2.2 8.6
1-49 workers............................. 100.0 74.9 25.1 5.6 2.6 6.2 2.1 8.6
50-99 workers............................ 100.0 72.8 27.2 6.2 2.6 7.2 2.6 8.6
100 workers or more........................ 100.0 69.3 30.7 7.8 2.8 8.6 4.0 7.5
100-499 workers.......................... 100.0 71.3 28.7 7.0 2.4 8.2 3.1 8.0
500 workers or more...................... 100.0 67.3 32.7 8.6 3.2 8.9 4.9 7.1
Union...................................... 100.0 63.0 37.0 8.2 2.6 12.3 5.9 8.1
Nonunion................................... 100.0 72.7 27.3 6.7 2.7 7.0 2.9 8.0
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.
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, March 2010
Benefit costs
Total Wages
Series compen- and Supple- Retire- Legally
sation salaries Total Paid mental Insurance ment required
leave pay and benefits
savings
Cost per hour worked
Health care and social assistance............ $28.28 $20.17 $8.11 $2.16 $0.64 $2.30 $0.81 $2.20
Management, professional, and related.... 40.64 29.15 11.49 3.36 .96 2.91 1.27 2.99
Registered nurses...................... 47.78 33.59 14.19 4.05 1.62 3.29 1.69 3.55
Sales and office......................... 22.06 15.38 6.67 1.58 .38 2.38 .66 1.68
Service.................................. 16.11 11.48 4.64 .97 .38 1.51 .32 1.46
Hospitals.................................. 36.26 24.62 11.64 3.12 1.16 3.43 1.30 2.64
Management, professional, and related.... 44.60 30.76 13.84 3.97 1.47 3.61 1.58 3.21
Registered nurses...................... 48.23 33.04 15.19 4.26 1.95 3.72 1.75 3.52
Service.................................. 20.49 13.07 7.41 1.44 .71 2.95 .72 1.59
Nursing and residential care facilities.... 20.01 14.63 5.39 1.32 .43 1.50 .28 1.85
Management, professional, and related.... 31.07 22.99 8.08 2.23 .68 2.01 .51 2.64
Service.................................. 14.98 10.82 4.16 .88 .35 1.26 .18 1.49
Nursing care facilities(1)............... 21.68 15.87 5.81 1.46 .53 1.56 .29 1.96
Management, professional, and related.... 33.99 25.45 8.54 2.42 .83 1.95 .48 2.87
Service.................................. 15.87 11.35 4.53 .99 .43 1.37 .19 1.55
Percent of total compensation
Health care and social assistance............ 100.0 71.3 28.7 7.6 2.3 8.1 2.9 7.8
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 71.7 28.3 8.3 2.4 7.2 3.1 7.4
Registered nurses...................... 100.0 70.3 29.7 8.5 3.4 6.9 3.5 7.4
Sales and office......................... 100.0 69.7 30.3 7.2 1.7 10.8 3.0 7.6
Service.................................. 100.0 71.2 28.8 6.0 2.3 9.4 2.0 9.0
Hospitals.................................. 100.0 67.9 32.1 8.6 3.2 9.5 3.6 7.3
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 69.0 31.0 8.9 3.3 8.1 3.5 7.2
Registered nurses...................... 100.0 68.5 31.5 8.8 4.0 7.7 3.6 7.3
Service.................................. 100.0 63.8 36.2 7.0 3.4 14.4 3.5 7.8
Nursing and residential care facilities.... 100.0 73.1 26.9 6.6 2.2 7.5 1.4 9.2
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 74.0 26.0 7.2 2.2 6.5 1.7 8.5
Service.................................. 100.0 72.3 27.7 5.9 2.3 8.4 1.2 9.9
Nursing care facilities(1)............... 100.0 73.2 26.8 6.8 2.4 7.2 1.3 9.1
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 74.9 25.1 7.1 2.4 5.7 1.4 8.4
Service.................................. 100.0 71.5 28.5 6.2 2.7 8.7 1.2 9.7
1 Data are available beginning with December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
Table 15. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total
compensation: Private industry workers, by census region and selected metropolitan area, March 2010
Total Wages and Total benefits
compensation salaries
Census region and metropolitan area
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Northeast
Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-NH CSA......... $38.62 100.0 $26.26 68.0 $12.36 32.0
New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA.... 35.18 100.0 24.18 68.7 11.00 31.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA.. 31.76 100.0 21.65 68.2 10.11 31.8
South
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL CSA... 29.86 100.0 21.24 71.1 8.62 28.9
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX CSA...................... 29.47 100.0 21.01 71.3 8.46 28.7
Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX CSA............. 30.50 100.0 22.04 72.2 8.47 27.8
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL MSA.... 24.00 100.0 17.61 73.4 6.39 26.6
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia,
DC-MD-VA-WV CSA............................... 33.79 100.0 24.44 72.3 9.35 27.7
Midwest
Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI CSA 31.96 100.0 22.12 69.2 9.83 30.8
Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI CSA................... 32.08 100.0 21.53 67.1 10.55 32.9
Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI CSA...... 30.12 100.0 21.37 70.9 8.75 29.1
West
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA CSA....... 28.70 100.0 20.67 72.0 8.04 28.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA................ 28.09 100.0 20.72 73.8 7.36 26.2
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA......... 38.52 100.0 27.10 70.4 11.42 29.6
Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA CSA................. 33.05 100.0 23.02 69.7 10.03 30.3
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
United States Department of Labor
