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EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION-SEPTEMBER 2009
State and local government employers spent an average of $39.83 per hour worked for total employee compensation
in September 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $26.24 per hour
worked and accounted for 65.9 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $13.60 and accounted for the remaining
34.1 percent. Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $27.49 per hour worked in
September 2009. Total employer compensation costs for civilian workers, which include private industry and state and
local government workers, averaged $29.40 per hour worked in September 2009. (See chart 1.)
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.
Health benefit employer costs were $4.43 per hour worked for state and local government and $2.01 in private
industry. Paid leave, including vacation, holiday, sick, and personal leave, cost $3.05 per hour worked for state and
local government and $1.86 in private industry. Retirement and savings costs, which include both defined benefit and
defined contribution plans, were $3.23 per hour worked for state and local government employers and 94 cents for private
employers. (See chart 2.)
Civilian
Civilian employer costs averaged $2.53 per hour worked for insurance benefits (life, health, and disability insurance)
or 8.6 percent of total compensation. In addition to insurance, the other benefit categories were: paid leave (vacation,
holiday, sick leave, and personal leave), which averaged $2.04 (6.9 percent of total compensation); supplemental pay
(overtime and premium, shift differentials, and nonproduction bonuses), which averaged 76 cents per hour worked (2.6
percent); retirement and savings, which averaged $1.29 per hour (4.4 percent of total compensation); and legally required
benefits (Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance, and workers’ compensation), which averaged $2.28 per hour
worked (7.8 percent). (See table A and table 1.)
Private industry
Private industry employer compensation costs averaged $27.49 per hour worked. Private industry employer wages and
salaries averaged $19.45 per hour (70.7 percent of total compensation), while benefits averaged $8.05 (29.3 percent).
Employer costs for paid leave averaged $1.86 per hour worked (6.8 percent), supplemental pay averaged 83 cents (3.0 percent),
insurance benefits averaged $2.15 (7.8 percent), retirement and savings averaged 94 cents (3.4 percent), and legally required
benefits averaged $2.27 (8.2 percent) per hour worked. (See table 5.)
Compensation costs in state and local government
State and local government compensation costs averaged $39.83 per hour worked. State and local government wages and
salaries averaged $26.24 per hour (65.9 percent of total compensation), while benefits averaged $13.60 (34.1 percent). Among
state and local government employees, average hourly compensation costs were higher for management, professional, and
related occupations ($48.80) than for service occupations ($29.40) and sales and office occupations ($27.41). (See table 3.)
For state and local government employees, employer costs for insurance benefits were $4.59 per hour, or 11.5 percent of
total compensation. The largest component of insurance costs was health insurance, which averaged $4.43, or 11.1 percent of
total compensation for state and local government employees.
In September 2009, the average cost for retirement and savings benefits was $3.23 per hour worked in state and local
governments (8.1 percent of total compensation). Included in this amount were employer costs for defined benefit plans,
which averaged $2.91 per hour (7.3 percent), and defined contribution plans, which averaged 32 cents (0.8 percent). Defined
benefit plans specify a formula for determining future benefits, while defined contribution plans specify employer contributions
but do not guarantee the amount of future benefits.
Two major components of benefit costs are paid leave and legally required benefits. Paid leave benefit costs include
vacation, holiday, sick leave, and personal leave. The average cost for paid leave was $3.05 per hour worked for state
and local government employees. Costs for legally required benefits, including Social Security, Medicare, unemployment
insurance (both state and federal), and workers’ compensation, averaged $2.38 per hour worked for state and local government
employees.
The National Compensation Survey produces data on the percentage of state and local government workers with access
to and participation in employee benefit plans, including health and retirement and savings plans. Detailed state and
local government benefits data, including civilian and private industry data, are available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs/.
Table A. Relative importance of employer costs for employee compensation, September 2009
Compensation component Civilian workers Private industry State and local government
Wages and salaries 69.7% 70.7% 65.9%
Benefits 30.3 29.3 34.1
Paid leave 6.9 6.8 7.6
Supplemental pay 2.6 3.0 0.9
Insurance 8.6 7.8 11.5
Health benefits 8.1 7.3 11.1
Retirement and savings 4.4 3.4 8.1
Defined benefit 2.7 1.5 7.3
Defined contribution 1.7 1.9 0.8
Legally required 7.8 8.2 6.0
The Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for December 2009 is scheduled to be released on Wednesday, March 10, 2010,
at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation data on total compensation, wages and salaries, and benefits in private industry
are now produced annually for 15 metropolitan areas, based on March data, at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ectb0024.pdf. 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.
Supplemental tables with occupational, establishment size, and bargaining status series for detailed industries are
available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/escuptc12.pdf and www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuptc12.txt.
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 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.
The cost levels for this quarter were collected from a probability sample of approximately 62,700 occupations selected
from a sample of about 13,200 establishments in private industry and approximately 11,700 occupations from a sample of about
1,900 establishments in state and local governments. 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
compensation costs in state and local government. Topics of news releases for the upcoming reference periods are as follows:
* December 2009--Legally required and paid leave benefit costs in private industry
* March 2010--Health benefit costs in private industry
* June 2010--Retirement and savings benefit 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, September 2009
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............................. $29.40 100.0 $48.87 100.0 $21.99 100.0 $16.08 100.0 $31.38 100.0 $23.78 100.0 $32.35 100.0 $28.86 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 20.50 69.7 34.25 70.1 15.56 70.7 11.45 71.2 21.22 67.6 15.87 66.7 21.67 67.0 20.28 70.3
Total benefits............................... 8.90 30.3 14.62 29.9 6.43 29.3 4.63 28.8 10.17 32.4 7.91 33.3 10.68 33.0 8.58 29.7
Paid leave................................. 2.04 6.9 3.90 8.0 1.45 6.6 .90 5.6 1.67 5.3 1.45 6.1 2.09 6.5 2.03 7.0
Vacation................................. .99 3.4 1.86 3.8 .71 3.2 .43 2.7 .88 2.8 .73 3.1 1.11 3.4 .97 3.4
Holiday.................................. .65 2.2 1.19 2.4 .47 2.2 .28 1.8 .54 1.7 .51 2.1 .75 2.3 .63 2.2
Sick..................................... .31 1.1 .66 1.3 .21 .9 .15 .9 .18 .6 .16 .7 .18 .6 .33 1.2
Personal................................. .09 .3 .19 .4 .06 .3 .04 .2 .07 .2 .04 .2 .05 .2 .10 .3
Supplemental pay........................... .76 2.6 1.28 2.6 .47 2.1 .29 1.8 .98 3.1 .82 3.5 1.20 3.7 .67 2.3
Overtime and premium(4).................. .26 .9 .16 .3 .14 .7 .17 1.1 .66 2.1 .52 2.2 .58 1.8 .20 .7
Shift differentials...................... .06 .2 .11 .2 .02 .1 .05 .3 .05 .2 .09 .4 .09 .3 .06 .2
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .43 1.5 1.01 2.1 .30 1.4 .07 .4 .27 .9 .21 .9 .54 1.7 .42 1.4
Insurance.................................. 2.53 8.6 3.76 7.7 2.09 9.5 1.37 8.5 2.80 8.9 2.50 10.5 3.03 9.4 2.44 8.4
Life..................................... .05 .2 .10 .2 .03 .2 .02 .1 .06 .2 .05 .2 .07 .2 .05 .2
Health................................... 2.39 8.1 3.51 7.2 1.99 9.0 1.32 8.2 2.64 8.4 2.36 9.9 2.83 8.8 2.30 8.0
Short-term disability.................... .05 .2 .07 .2 .04 .2 (5) (6) .07 .2 .06 .3 .08 .3 .04 .1
Long-term disability..................... .04 .1 .09 .2 .03 .1 (5) (6) .03 .1 .04 .2 .04 .1 .04 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.29 4.4 2.47 5.0 .72 3.3 .61 3.8 1.61 5.1 .90 3.8 1.44 4.5 1.27 4.4
Defined benefit.......................... .79 2.7 1.50 3.1 .33 1.5 .47 2.9 1.13 3.6 .54 2.3 .84 2.6 .78 2.7
Defined contribution..................... .50 1.7 .96 2.0 .39 1.8 .14 .9 .48 1.5 .36 1.5 .60 1.9 .48 1.7
Legally required benefits.................. 2.28 7.8 3.21 6.6 1.71 7.8 1.47 9.1 3.12 9.9 2.23 9.4 2.91 9.0 2.17 7.5
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.67 5.7 2.68 5.5 1.30 5.9 .96 6.0 1.78 5.7 1.36 5.7 1.85 5.7 1.64 5.7
Social Security(7)..................... 1.33 4.5 2.12 4.3 1.05 4.8 .77 4.8 1.44 4.6 1.09 4.6 1.49 4.6 1.30 4.5
Medicare............................... .34 1.1 .57 1.2 .25 1.1 .19 1.2 .34 1.1 .26 1.1 .36 1.1 .33 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .03 .1 .02 (6) .03 .1 .03 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .14 .5 .13 .3 .13 .6 .11 .7 .18 .6 .17 .7 .20 .6 .12 .4
Workers' compensation.................... .45 1.5 .38 .8 .25 1.1 .36 2.2 1.13 3.6 .68 2.9 .83 2.6 .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, September 2009
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)............................ $29.40 $20.50 $8.90 $2.04 $0.76 $2.53 $1.29 $2.28
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 48.87 34.25 14.62 3.90 1.28 3.76 2.47 3.21
Management, business, and financial.... 54.52 37.70 16.82 4.97 1.99 3.80 2.51 3.56
Professional and related............... 46.76 32.97 13.80 3.50 1.02 3.75 2.45 3.08
Teachers(2).......................... 52.48 37.70 14.79 2.69 .15 5.02 3.92 3.00
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 51.06 36.35 14.71 2.45 .16 5.44 3.91 2.75
Registered nurses.................... 47.64 33.48 14.16 4.04 1.58 3.28 1.77 3.49
Sales and office......................... 21.99 15.56 6.43 1.45 .47 2.09 .72 1.71
Sales and related...................... 20.12 15.07 5.05 1.07 .51 1.33 .46 1.68
Office and administrative support...... 23.11 15.85 7.25 1.67 .44 2.54 .87 1.73
Service.................................. 16.08 11.45 4.63 .90 .29 1.37 .61 1.47
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 31.38 21.22 10.17 1.67 .98 2.80 1.61 3.12
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry(3).............. 31.65 21.18 10.46 1.27 1.02 2.75 1.97 3.46
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 31.09 21.25 9.84 2.11 .93 2.86 1.20 2.74
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 23.78 15.87 7.91 1.45 .82 2.50 .90 2.23
Production............................. 24.26 16.10 8.16 1.58 .97 2.66 .74 2.21
Transportation and material moving..... 23.31 15.64 7.67 1.31 .69 2.35 1.06 2.26
Industry group
Education and health services............ 34.41 24.11 10.30 2.45 .45 3.26 1.82 2.31
Educational services................... 41.94 29.15 12.79 2.63 .15 4.54 3.03 2.44
Elementary and secondary schools..... 41.94 28.99 12.95 2.29 .16 4.89 3.28 2.33
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 44.60 30.99 13.61 3.67 .14 4.22 2.83 2.75
Health care and social assistance...... 29.33 20.71 8.62 2.34 .65 2.40 1.01 2.23
Hospitals............................ 35.83 24.18 11.65 3.17 1.07 3.46 1.40 2.55
Percent of total compensation
Civilian workers(1)............................ 100.0 69.7 30.3 6.9 2.6 8.6 4.4 7.8
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 70.1 29.9 8.0 2.6 7.7 5.0 6.6
Management, business, and financial.... 100.0 69.1 30.9 9.1 3.6 7.0 4.6 6.5
Professional and related............... 100.0 70.5 29.5 7.5 2.2 8.0 5.2 6.6
Teachers(2).......................... 100.0 71.8 28.2 5.1 .3 9.6 7.5 5.7
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 100.0 71.2 28.8 4.8 .3 10.6 7.7 5.4
Registered nurses.................... 100.0 70.3 29.7 8.5 3.3 6.9 3.7 7.3
Sales and office......................... 100.0 70.7 29.3 6.6 2.1 9.5 3.3 7.8
Sales and related...................... 100.0 74.9 25.1 5.3 2.5 6.6 2.3 8.4
Office and administrative support...... 100.0 68.6 31.4 7.2 1.9 11.0 3.8 7.5
Service.................................. 100.0 71.2 28.8 5.6 1.8 8.5 3.8 9.1
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance............................. 100.0 67.6 32.4 5.3 3.1 8.9 5.1 9.9
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry(3).............. 100.0 66.9 33.1 4.0 3.2 8.7 6.2 10.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair.. 100.0 68.4 31.6 6.8 3.0 9.2 3.9 8.8
Production, transportation, and material
moving.................................. 100.0 66.7 33.3 6.1 3.5 10.5 3.8 9.4
Production............................. 100.0 66.4 33.6 6.5 4.0 11.0 3.0 9.1
Transportation and material moving..... 100.0 67.1 32.9 5.6 3.0 10.1 4.6 9.7
Industry group
Education and health services............ 100.0 70.1 29.9 7.1 1.3 9.5 5.3 6.7
Educational services................... 100.0 69.5 30.5 6.3 .4 10.8 7.2 5.8
Elementary and secondary schools..... 100.0 69.1 30.9 5.4 .4 11.7 7.8 5.6
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 100.0 69.5 30.5 8.2 .3 9.5 6.4 6.2
Health care and social assistance...... 100.0 70.6 29.4 8.0 2.2 8.2 3.4 7.6
Hospitals............................ 100.0 67.5 32.5 8.8 3.0 9.7 3.9 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, September 2009
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............................. $39.83 100.0 $48.80 100.0 $27.41 100.0 $29.40 100.0 $39.88 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 26.24 65.9 33.35 68.3 16.87 61.5 17.76 60.4 26.28 65.9
Total benefits............................... 13.60 34.1 15.45 31.7 10.55 38.5 11.64 39.6 13.59 34.1
Paid leave................................. 3.05 7.6 3.44 7.0 2.47 9.0 2.62 8.9 3.04 7.6
Vacation................................. 1.17 2.9 1.20 2.5 1.11 4.0 1.13 3.8 1.17 2.9
Holiday.................................. .91 2.3 .98 2.0 .78 2.9 .85 2.9 .91 2.3
Sick..................................... .76 1.9 .97 2.0 .48 1.7 .52 1.8 .76 1.9
Personal................................. .21 .5 .28 .6 .10 .4 .12 .4 .21 .5
Supplemental pay........................... .34 .9 .26 .5 .20 .7 .56 1.9 .34 .9
Overtime and premium(3).................. .18 .4 .08 .2 .11 .4 .36 1.2 .18 .4
Shift differentials...................... .05 .1 .03 .1 .02 .1 .09 .3 .05 .1
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .12 .3 .14 .3 .07 .3 .11 .4 .12 .3
Insurance.................................. 4.59 11.5 5.11 10.5 4.17 15.2 3.70 12.6 4.59 11.5
Life..................................... .09 .2 .12 .3 .05 .2 .04 .2 .09 .2
Health................................... 4.43 11.1 4.89 10.0 4.06 14.8 3.61 12.3 4.43 11.1
Short-term disability.................... .02 .1 .03 .1 .02 .1 .02 .1 .02 .1
Long-term disability..................... .05 .1 .07 .1 .04 .1 .03 .1 .05 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 3.23 8.1 3.89 8.0 1.98 7.2 2.79 9.5 3.23 8.1
Defined benefit.......................... 2.91 7.3 3.49 7.2 1.75 6.4 2.57 8.7 2.91 7.3
Defined contribution..................... .32 .8 .40 .8 .23 .9 .22 .8 .32 .8
Legally required benefits.................. 2.38 6.0 2.75 5.6 1.72 6.3 1.97 6.7 2.38 6.0
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.85 4.6 2.27 4.7 1.33 4.8 1.29 4.4 1.85 4.6
Social Security(4)..................... 1.43 3.6 1.75 3.6 1.05 3.8 1.00 3.4 1.43 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 .06 .1 .06 .2 .07 .2 .07 .2
Workers' compensation.................... .47 1.2 .41 .8 .34 1.2 .61 2.1 .47 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 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, September 2009
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
State and local government workers............. $39.83 $26.24 $13.60 $3.05 $0.34 $4.59 $3.23 $2.38
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 48.80 33.35 15.45 3.44 .26 5.11 3.89 2.75
Professional and related............... 48.10 33.02 15.07 3.14 .24 5.12 3.90 2.68
Teachers(1).......................... 54.66 38.67 15.99 2.76 .14 5.64 4.52 2.93
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 53.64 37.88 15.76 2.54 .15 5.95 4.37 2.76
Sales and office......................... 27.41 16.87 10.55 2.47 .20 4.17 1.98 1.72
Office and administrative support...... 27.60 16.93 10.66 2.50 .20 4.23 2.01 1.72
Service.................................. 29.40 17.76 11.64 2.62 .56 3.70 2.79 1.97
Industry group
Education and health services............ 42.31 28.79 13.52 2.79 .21 4.83 3.31 2.37
Educational services................... 42.65 29.24 13.41 2.61 .15 4.93 3.37 2.35
Elementary and secondary schools..... 42.45 29.14 13.31 2.31 .15 5.10 3.47 2.29
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 43.63 29.81 13.82 3.65 .13 4.42 3.08 2.55
Health care and social assistance...... 40.26 26.03 14.23 3.92 .60 4.20 2.99 2.52
Hospitals............................ 36.56 23.46 13.10 3.49 .74 4.39 2.13 2.35
Public administration.................... 37.18 22.98 14.20 3.56 .55 4.34 3.33 2.42
Percent of total compensation
State and local government workers............. 100.0 65.9 34.1 7.6 0.9 11.5 8.1 6.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 68.3 31.7 7.0 .5 10.5 8.0 5.6
Professional and related............... 100.0 68.7 31.3 6.5 .5 10.6 8.1 5.6
Teachers(1).......................... 100.0 70.8 29.2 5.1 .3 10.3 8.3 5.4
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers......... 100.0 70.6 29.4 4.7 .3 11.1 8.1 5.1
Sales and office......................... 100.0 61.5 38.5 9.0 .7 15.2 7.2 6.3
Office and administrative support...... 100.0 61.4 38.6 9.1 .7 15.3 7.3 6.2
Service.................................. 100.0 60.4 39.6 8.9 1.9 12.6 9.5 6.7
Industry group
Education and health services............ 100.0 68.0 32.0 6.6 .5 11.4 7.8 5.6
Educational services................... 100.0 68.6 31.4 6.1 .3 11.6 7.9 5.5
Elementary and secondary schools..... 100.0 68.6 31.4 5.4 .4 12.0 8.2 5.4
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities....................... 100.0 68.3 31.7 8.4 .3 10.1 7.1 5.8
Health care and social assistance...... 100.0 64.6 35.4 9.7 1.5 10.4 7.4 6.3
Hospitals............................ 100.0 64.2 35.8 9.5 2.0 12.0 5.8 6.4
Public administration.................... 100.0 61.8 38.2 9.6 1.5 11.7 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, September
2009
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............................. $27.49 100.0 $48.91 100.0 $21.48 100.0 $13.65 100.0 $31.18 100.0 $23.52 100.0 $37.02 100.0 $26.38 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 19.45 70.7 34.63 70.8 15.44 71.9 10.30 75.5 21.28 68.3 15.77 67.1 23.00 62.1 19.03 72.2
Total benefits............................... 8.05 29.3 14.27 29.2 6.04 28.1 3.35 24.5 9.90 31.7 7.75 32.9 14.02 37.9 7.34 27.8
Paid leave................................. 1.86 6.8 4.10 8.4 1.35 6.3 .58 4.3 1.53 4.9 1.41 6.0 2.74 7.4 1.75 6.6
Vacation................................. .96 3.5 2.14 4.4 .67 3.1 .30 2.2 .82 2.6 .72 3.1 1.42 3.8 .91 3.4
Holiday.................................. .60 2.2 1.28 2.6 .45 2.1 .18 1.3 .50 1.6 .50 2.1 .81 2.2 .57 2.2
Sick..................................... .23 .8 .52 1.1 .18 .8 .08 .6 .14 .4 .15 .6 .37 1.0 .21 .8
Personal................................. .07 .3 .16 .3 .06 .3 .02 .2 .07 .2 .04 .2 .14 .4 .06 .2
Supplemental pay........................... .83 3.0 1.71 3.5 .49 2.3 .24 1.7 1.02 3.3 .84 3.6 1.15 3.1 .79 3.0
Overtime and premium(1).................. .27 1.0 .20 .4 .15 .7 .14 1.0 .68 2.2 .53 2.3 .76 2.1 .22 .8
Shift differentials...................... .07 .2 .14 .3 .02 .1 .04 .3 .04 .1 .09 .4 .17 .5 .05 .2
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .49 1.8 1.37 2.8 .32 1.5 .06 .4 .29 .9 .21 .9 .22 .6 .52 2.0
Insurance.................................. 2.15 7.8 3.19 6.5 1.89 8.8 .94 6.9 2.65 8.5 2.42 10.3 4.51 12.2 1.87 7.1
Life..................................... .05 .2 .09 .2 .03 .2 (2) (3) .06 .2 .04 .2 .08 .2 .04 .2
Health................................... 2.01 7.3 2.92 6.0 1.79 8.3 .91 6.7 2.49 8.0 2.27 9.6 4.24 11.4 1.75 6.6
Short-term disability.................... .05 .2 .09 .2 .04 .2 (2) (3) .07 .2 .06 .3 .12 .3 .04 .2
Long-term disability..................... .04 .2 .09 .2 .03 .1 (2) (3) .03 .1 .04 .2 .07 .2 .04 .1
Retirement and savings..................... .94 3.4 1.87 3.8 .60 2.8 .21 1.5 1.51 4.8 .85 3.6 2.45 6.6 .76 2.9
Defined benefit.......................... .40 1.5 .66 1.4 .19 .9 .08 .6 1.01 3.2 .48 2.0 1.75 4.7 .25 .9
Defined contribution..................... .54 1.9 1.20 2.5 .40 1.9 .12 .9 .50 1.6 .37 1.6 .70 1.9 .52 2.0
Legally required benefits.................. 2.27 8.2 3.40 7.0 1.71 8.0 1.38 10.1 3.19 10.2 2.24 9.5 3.16 8.5 2.16 8.2
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.64 6.0 2.86 5.8 1.30 6.1 .90 6.6 1.80 5.8 1.35 5.8 2.01 5.4 1.59 6.0
Social Security(4)..................... 1.32 4.8 2.27 4.6 1.05 4.9 .73 5.4 1.46 4.7 1.09 4.7 1.62 4.4 1.28 4.8
Medicare............................... .32 1.2 .58 1.2 .25 1.2 .17 1.3 .34 1.1 .26 1.1 .39 1.1 .31 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .2 .04 .3 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .15 .5 .16 .3 .14 .6 .12 .9 .19 .6 .17 .7 .22 .6 .14 .5
Workers' compensation.................... .45 1.6 .36 .7 .24 1.1 .32 2.3 1.17 3.7 .68 2.9 .90 2.4 .40 1.5
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, September 2009
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............................. $32.32 100.0 $31.38 100.0 $32.03 100.0 $26.42 100.0 $23.20 100.0 $40.97 100.0 $35.88 100.0 $33.41 100.0 $29.67 100.0 $12.15 100.0 $24.77 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 21.67 67.1 21.69 69.1 21.25 66.4 18.95 71.7 16.46 70.9 28.20 68.8 24.30 67.7 24.19 72.4 21.31 71.8 9.59 79.0 18.37 74.2
Total benefits............................... 10.65 32.9 9.69 30.9 10.78 33.6 7.47 28.3 6.74 29.1 12.77 31.2 11.58 32.3 9.22 27.6 8.37 28.2 2.56 21.0 6.40 25.8
Paid leave................................. 2.08 6.4 1.11 3.5 2.47 7.7 1.81 6.8 1.41 6.1 3.81 9.3 2.91 8.1 2.32 7.0 2.25 7.6 .40 3.3 1.56 6.3
Vacation................................. 1.10 3.4 .62 2.0 1.29 4.0 .93 3.5 .73 3.1 1.94 4.7 1.49 4.1 1.20 3.6 1.14 3.9 .22 1.8 .74 3.0
Holiday.................................. .74 2.3 .39 1.2 .89 2.8 .56 2.1 .44 1.9 1.02 2.5 .90 2.5 .77 2.3 .67 2.3 .12 1.0 .57 2.3
Sick..................................... .18 .6 .08 .3 .22 .7 .24 .9 .19 .8 .49 1.2 .39 1.1 .28 .8 .33 1.1 .04 .3 .20 .8
Personal................................. .05 .1 .03 .1 .06 .2 .08 .3 .05 .2 .36 .9 .13 .4 .07 .2 .11 .4 .02 .1 .05 .2
Supplemental pay........................... 1.21 3.7 1.07 3.4 1.21 3.8 .75 2.8 .55 2.4 1.07 2.6 1.85 5.2 1.26 3.8 .59 2.0 .14 1.1 .50 2.0
Overtime and premium(4).................. .58 1.8 .62 2.0 .54 1.7 .20 .8 .27 1.2 .36 .9 .15 .4 .21 .6 .22 .7 .07 .6 .14 .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.................... .54 1.7 .44 1.4 .54 1.7 .48 1.8 .26 1.1 .66 1.6 1.69 4.7 1.02 3.1 .17 .6 .06 .5 .34 1.4
Insurance.................................. 3.02 9.3 2.35 7.5 3.26 10.2 1.96 7.4 1.94 8.4 3.60 8.8 2.91 8.1 2.06 6.2 2.32 7.8 .65 5.4 1.56 6.3
Life..................................... .07 .2 .06 .2 .07 .2 .04 .2 .03 .1 .05 .1 .06 .2 .06 .2 .03 .1 (5) (6) .07 .3
Health................................... 2.82 8.7 2.24 7.1 3.04 9.5 1.83 6.9 1.84 7.9 3.29 8.0 2.70 7.5 1.88 5.6 2.19 7.4 .62 5.1 1.43 5.8
Short-term disability.................... .08 .3 .04 .1 .10 .3 .05 .2 .03 .1 .19 .5 .09 .2 .07 .2 .04 .1 (5) (6) .03 .1
Long-term disability..................... .04 .1 (5) (6) .05 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .06 .2 .06 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 (5) (6) .04 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.43 4.4 1.67 5.3 1.21 3.8 .83 3.1 .80 3.4 1.43 3.5 1.51 4.2 1.03 3.1 .93 3.1 .10 .8 .66 2.6
Defined benefit.......................... .82 2.5 1.14 3.6 .61 1.9 .31 1.2 .36 1.5 .53 1.3 .58 1.6 .40 1.2 .28 .9 .02 .2 .23 .9
Defined contribution..................... .61 1.9 .54 1.7 .61 1.9 .52 2.0 .44 1.9 .89 2.2 .93 2.6 .63 1.9 .65 2.2 .08 .6 .43 1.7
Legally required benefits.................. 2.92 9.0 3.48 11.1 2.63 8.2 2.12 8.0 2.03 8.8 2.87 7.0 2.40 6.7 2.55 7.6 2.28 7.7 1.27 10.5 2.12 8.6
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.85 5.7 1.80 5.7 1.85 5.8 1.59 6.0 1.37 5.9 2.40 5.9 2.04 5.7 1.99 5.9 1.79 6.0 .86 7.1 1.53 6.2
Social Security(7)..................... 1.49 4.6 1.46 4.6 1.49 4.6 1.28 4.8 1.11 4.8 1.92 4.7 1.62 4.5 1.58 4.7 1.44 4.8 .70 5.8 1.23 5.0
Medicare............................... .36 1.1 .34 1.1 .36 1.1 .31 1.2 .27 1.1 .48 1.2 .42 1.2 .40 1.2 .35 1.2 .16 1.4 .30 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............. .20 .6 .26 .8 .18 .6 .14 .5 .13 .6 .15 .4 .14 .4 .16 .5 .13 .4 .12 1.0 .13 .5
Workers' compensation.................... .83 2.6 1.40 4.4 .57 1.8 .36 1.4 .49 2.1 .28 .7 .19 .5 .36 1.1 .34 1.1 .25 2.1 .43 1.7
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, September 2009
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............................. $32.14 100.0 $33.66 100.0 $31.54 100.0 $24.40 100.0 $25.55 100.0 $20.82 100.0 $24.43 100.0 $26.32 100.0 $26.74 100.0 $25.41 100.0 $29.44 100.0 $26.25 100.0 $30.82 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 22.19 69.0 23.10 68.6 21.83 69.2 17.59 72.1 18.42 72.1 14.93 71.7 17.67 72.3 18.47 70.2 18.68 69.9 18.01 70.9 20.98 71.3 19.08 72.7 21.80 70.7
Total benefits............................... 9.96 31.0 10.57 31.4 9.71 30.8 6.81 27.9 7.14 27.9 5.89 28.3 6.76 27.7 7.85 29.8 8.06 30.1 7.41 29.1 8.46 28.7 7.17 27.3 9.02 29.3
Paid leave................................. 2.39 7.4 2.50 7.4 2.35 7.5 1.58 6.5 1.69 6.6 1.27 6.1 1.56 6.4 1.74 6.6 1.79 6.7 1.64 6.5 1.94 6.6 1.60 6.1 2.09 6.8
Vacation................................. 1.20 3.7 1.27 3.8 1.17 3.7 .81 3.3 .86 3.4 .69 3.3 .79 3.3 .93 3.5 .93 3.5 .92 3.6 1.02 3.5 .84 3.2 1.10 3.6
Holiday.................................. .76 2.4 .82 2.4 .74 2.3 .51 2.1 .55 2.1 .40 1.9 .52 2.1 .56 2.1 .59 2.2 .50 2.0 .62 2.1 .52 2.0 .66 2.1
Sick..................................... .31 1.0 .29 .9 .32 1.0 .19 .8 .21 .8 .13 .6 .19 .8 .19 .7 .19 .7 .18 .7 .26 .9 .19 .7 .28 .9
Personal................................. .12 .4 .12 .4 .12 .4 .06 .2 .06 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .07 .2 .08 .3 .04 .2 .05 .2 .04 .2 .05 .2
Supplemental pay........................... 1.29 4.0 1.81 5.4 1.08 3.4 .65 2.7 .65 2.5 .52 2.5 .73 3.0 .73 2.8 .76 2.8 .66 2.6 .81 2.7 .76 2.9 .83 2.7
Overtime and premium(2).................. .28 .9 .28 .8 .29 .9 .25 1.0 .26 1.0 .22 1.1 .27 1.1 .28 1.1 .30 1.1 .26 1.0 .27 .9 .22 .8 .30 1.0
Shift differentials...................... .07 .2 .06 .2 .07 .2 .06 .3 .07 .3 .08 .4 .05 .2 .08 .3 .08 .3 .07 .3 .06 .2 .05 .2 .06 .2
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .94 2.9 1.47 4.4 .72 2.3 .34 1.4 .33 1.3 .22 1.1 .41 1.7 .37 1.4 .38 1.4 .33 1.3 .47 1.6 .50 1.9 .47 1.5
Insurance.................................. 2.50 7.8 2.48 7.4 2.51 8.0 1.84 7.5 1.91 7.5 1.81 8.7 1.74 7.1 2.29 8.7 2.36 8.8 2.14 8.4 2.16 7.3 1.81 6.9 2.31 7.5
Life..................................... .05 .2 .05 .2 .05 .1 .05 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .04 .2 .04 .1 .04 .2 .04 .1
Health................................... 2.33 7.3 2.30 6.8 2.34 7.4 1.71 7.0 1.77 6.9 1.68 8.1 1.62 6.6 2.14 8.1 2.21 8.2 2.01 7.9 2.04 6.9 1.70 6.5 2.19 7.1
Short-term disability.................... .08 .2 .07 .2 .08 .3 .04 .2 .05 .2 .05 .2 .04 .2 .06 .2 .06 .2 .04 .2 .04 .1 .03 .1 .04 .1
Long-term disability..................... .04 .1 .05 .2 .04 .1 .04 .2 .04 .2 .03 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .04 .2 .05 .2 .04 .1 .04 .2 .04 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.17 3.6 1.16 3.4 1.18 3.7 .77 3.2 .83 3.2 .51 2.4 .82 3.4 .93 3.5 .94 3.5 .89 3.5 1.00 3.4 .82 3.1 1.08 3.5
Defined benefit.......................... .50 1.6 .50 1.5 .50 1.6 .30 1.2 .31 1.2 .19 .9 .34 1.4 .43 1.6 .46 1.7 .34 1.4 .46 1.6 .31 1.2 .52 1.7
Defined contribution..................... .67 2.1 .66 2.0 .67 2.1 .47 1.9 .52 2.0 .32 1.5 .48 2.0 .50 1.9 .48 1.8 .55 2.2 .55 1.9 .51 1.9 .56 1.8
Legally required benefits.................. 2.60 8.1 2.62 7.8 2.59 8.2 1.96 8.1 2.06 8.1 1.79 8.6 1.90 7.8 2.17 8.2 2.21 8.3 2.07 8.1 2.55 8.7 2.18 8.3 2.71 8.8
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.88 5.8 1.95 5.8 1.85 5.9 1.48 6.1 1.54 6.0 1.33 6.4 1.46 6.0 1.56 5.9 1.60 6.0 1.50 5.9 1.75 5.9 1.59 6.0 1.82 5.9
Social Security(3)..................... 1.50 4.7 1.55 4.6 1.48 4.7 1.19 4.9 1.24 4.9 1.07 5.1 1.17 4.8 1.26 4.8 1.29 4.8 1.20 4.7 1.41 4.8 1.28 4.9 1.46 4.7
Medicare............................... .37 1.2 .40 1.2 .37 1.2 .29 1.2 .30 1.2 .25 1.2 .29 1.2 .30 1.2 .31 1.2 .29 1.2 .34 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............. .23 .7 .23 .7 .22 .7 .09 .4 .09 .3 .08 .4 .08 .3 .15 .6 .16 .6 .14 .5 .17 .6 .12 .4 .19 .6
Workers' compensation.................... .46 1.4 .40 1.2 .49 1.5 .37 1.5 .39 1.5 .35 1.7 .33 1.3 .42 1.6 .42 1.6 .40 1.6 .60 2.0 .44 1.7 .67 2.2
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, September 2009
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............................. $22.81 100.0 $22.10 100.0 $24.91 100.0 $32.74 100.0 $28.24 100.0 $38.48 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 16.81 73.7 16.43 74.4 17.91 71.9 22.40 68.4 19.78 70.0 25.75 66.9
Total benefits............................... 6.00 26.3 5.66 25.6 7.00 28.1 10.33 31.6 8.46 30.0 12.72 33.1
Paid leave................................. 1.24 5.4 1.17 5.3 1.45 5.8 2.55 7.8 1.94 6.9 3.32 8.6
Vacation................................. .62 2.7 .59 2.7 .72 2.9 1.34 4.1 1.00 3.6 1.77 4.6
Holiday.................................. .43 1.9 .41 1.8 .50 2.0 .78 2.4 .63 2.2 .98 2.5
Sick..................................... .15 .6 .13 .6 .18 .7 .32 1.0 .24 .8 .44 1.1
Personal................................. .04 .2 .04 .2 .06 .2 .10 .3 .07 .3 .13 .3
Supplemental pay........................... .65 2.9 .63 2.9 .71 2.8 1.03 3.2 .81 2.9 1.31 3.4
Overtime and premium(1).................. .20 .9 .18 .8 .26 1.0 .35 1.1 .33 1.2 .38 1.0
Shift differentials...................... .02 .1 (2) (3) .03 .1 .12 .4 .07 .2 .19 .5
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .43 1.9 .44 2.0 .41 1.7 .56 1.7 .42 1.5 .74 1.9
Insurance.................................. 1.52 6.7 1.39 6.3 1.89 7.6 2.86 8.7 2.40 8.5 3.44 9.0
Life..................................... .03 .1 .03 .1 .04 .2 .06 .2 .05 .2 .07 .2
Health................................... 1.43 6.3 1.32 6.0 1.77 7.1 2.66 8.1 2.25 8.0 3.19 8.3
Short-term disability.................... .03 .1 .03 .1 .05 .2 .08 .2 .06 .2 .10 .3
Long-term disability..................... .02 .1 .02 .1 .03 .1 .06 .2 .04 .2 .08 .2
Retirement and savings..................... .56 2.5 .50 2.2 .75 3.0 1.36 4.2 .97 3.4 1.86 4.8
Defined benefit.......................... .21 .9 .17 .8 .32 1.3 .62 1.9 .42 1.5 .89 2.3
Defined contribution..................... .35 1.5 .32 1.5 .44 1.8 .74 2.3 .55 2.0 .98 2.5
Legally required benefits.................. 2.03 8.9 1.97 8.9 2.20 8.8 2.53 7.7 2.33 8.3 2.78 7.2
Social Security and Medicare............. 1.40 6.1 1.36 6.2 1.51 6.1 1.90 5.8 1.65 5.8 2.23 5.8
Social Security(4)..................... 1.13 4.9 1.10 5.0 1.21 4.9 1.53 4.7 1.32 4.7 1.79 4.6
Medicare............................... .27 1.2 .27 1.2 .29 1.2 .38 1.2 .33 1.2 .44 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .04 .2 .04 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .15 .6 .15 .7 .15 .6 .15 .5 .16 .6 .13 .3
Workers' compensation.................... .45 2.0 .43 1.9 .50 2.0 .45 1.4 .49 1.7 .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, September 2009
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...................... $27.49 $19.45 $8.05 $1.86 $0.83 $2.15 $0.94 $2.27
Management, professional, and related.......... 48.91 34.63 14.27 4.10 1.71 3.19 1.87 3.40
Management, business, and financial.......... 54.93 38.23 16.69 4.95 2.33 3.54 2.23 3.64
Professional and related..................... 46.07 32.94 13.13 3.70 1.42 3.03 1.69 3.29
Sales and office............................... 21.48 15.44 6.04 1.35 .49 1.89 .60 1.71
Sales and related............................ 20.07 15.06 5.01 1.06 .51 1.31 .45 1.68
Office and administrative support............ 22.43 15.69 6.74 1.55 .48 2.28 .70 1.73
Service........................................ 13.65 10.30 3.35 .58 .24 .94 .21 1.38
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 31.18 21.28 9.90 1.53 1.02 2.65 1.51 3.19
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 31.55 21.32 10.23 1.10 1.07 2.59 1.90 3.57
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 30.77 21.23 9.54 2.00 .96 2.71 1.08 2.78
Production, transportation, and material moving 23.52 15.77 7.75 1.41 .84 2.42 .85 2.24
Production................................... 24.08 16.01 8.07 1.55 .97 2.63 .71 2.21
Transportation and material moving........... 22.96 15.53 7.43 1.26 .70 2.21 .99 2.27
All workers, goods-producing industries(2)....... 32.32 21.67 10.65 2.08 1.21 3.02 1.43 2.92
Management, professional, and related.......... 56.93 38.96 17.97 5.15 2.00 4.17 2.74 3.91
Sales and office............................... 27.78 19.34 8.44 1.92 .84 2.57 .92 2.18
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 32.04 21.60 10.44 1.24 1.13 2.71 1.84 3.53
Production, transportation, and material moving 25.33 16.46 8.86 1.65 1.09 2.97 .82 2.34
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 26.42 18.95 7.47 1.81 .75 1.96 .83 2.12
Management, professional, and related.......... 47.84 34.06 13.79 3.96 1.67 3.07 1.75 3.34
Sales and office............................... 21.04 15.17 5.88 1.31 .47 1.84 .58 1.68
Service........................................ 13.57 10.26 3.31 .58 .23 .93 .20 1.37
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 29.98 20.84 9.14 1.93 .86 2.57 1.06 2.72
Production, transportation, and material moving 21.94 15.17 6.77 1.20 .62 1.93 .87 2.15
Percent of total compensation
All workers in private industry...................... 100.0 70.7 29.3 6.8 3.0 7.8 3.4 8.2
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 70.8 29.2 8.4 3.5 6.5 3.8 7.0
Management, business, and financial.......... 100.0 69.6 30.4 9.0 4.2 6.4 4.1 6.6
Professional and related..................... 100.0 71.5 28.5 8.0 3.1 6.6 3.7 7.1
Sales and office............................... 100.0 71.9 28.1 6.3 2.3 8.8 2.8 8.0
Sales and related............................ 100.0 75.0 25.0 5.3 2.6 6.5 2.2 8.4
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 69.9 30.1 6.9 2.1 10.2 3.1 7.7
Service........................................ 100.0 75.5 24.5 4.3 1.7 6.9 1.5 10.1
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 68.3 31.7 4.9 3.3 8.5 4.8 10.2
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 100.0 67.6 32.4 3.5 3.4 8.2 6.0 11.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 100.0 69.0 31.0 6.5 3.1 8.8 3.5 9.0
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 67.1 32.9 6.0 3.6 10.3 3.6 9.5
Production................................... 100.0 66.5 33.5 6.5 4.0 10.9 2.9 9.2
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 67.6 32.4 5.5 3.1 9.6 4.3 9.9
All workers, goods-producing industries(2)....... 100.0 67.1 32.9 6.4 3.7 9.3 4.4 9.0
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 68.4 31.6 9.0 3.5 7.3 4.8 6.9
Sales and office............................... 100.0 69.6 30.4 6.9 3.0 9.3 3.3 7.9
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 67.4 32.6 3.9 3.5 8.4 5.7 11.0
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 65.0 35.0 6.5 4.3 11.7 3.2 9.2
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 100.0 71.7 28.3 6.8 2.8 7.4 3.1 8.0
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 71.2 28.8 8.3 3.5 6.4 3.7 7.0
Sales and office............................... 100.0 72.1 27.9 6.2 2.2 8.8 2.7 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 69.5 30.5 6.4 2.9 8.6 3.5 9.1
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 69.1 30.9 5.5 2.8 8.8 4.0 9.8
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, September 2009
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)....... $32.32 $21.67 $10.65 $2.08 $1.21 $3.02 $1.43 $2.92
Construction................................... 31.38 21.69 9.69 1.11 1.07 2.35 1.67 3.48
Manufacturing.................................. 32.03 21.25 10.78 2.47 1.21 3.26 1.21 2.63
Aircraft manufacturing(2).................... 58.59 37.49 21.10 5.73 3.15 5.63 2.61 3.99
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 26.42 18.95 7.47 1.81 .75 1.96 .83 2.12
Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 23.20 16.46 6.74 1.41 .55 1.94 .80 2.03
Wholesale trade.............................. 29.45 20.63 8.81 1.99 .89 2.59 .92 2.42
Retail trade................................. 16.95 12.80 4.15 .79 .29 1.16 .34 1.57
Transportation and warehousing............... 32.63 21.41 11.22 2.31 .82 3.44 1.74 2.90
Utilities.................................... 52.37 32.87 19.50 4.94 2.00 4.80 4.01 3.75
Information.................................... 40.97 28.20 12.77 3.81 1.07 3.60 1.43 2.87
Financial activities........................... 35.88 24.30 11.58 2.91 1.85 2.91 1.51 2.40
Finance and insurance........................ 38.73 25.91 12.82 3.24 2.17 3.18 1.76 2.47
Credit intermediation and related
activities................................ 33.82 22.81 11.01 2.86 1.56 2.89 1.51 2.19
Insurance carriers and related activities.. 38.04 25.92 12.12 3.20 1.17 3.34 1.88 2.53
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 25.40 18.36 7.04 1.71 .69 1.92 .59 2.13
Professional and business services............. 33.41 24.19 9.22 2.32 1.26 2.06 1.03 2.55
Professional and technical services.......... 44.82 32.04 12.78 3.45 2.14 2.77 1.36 3.06
Administrative and waste services............ 20.31 15.44 4.87 .91 .46 1.11 .46 1.94
Education and health services.................. 29.67 21.31 8.37 2.25 .59 2.32 .93 2.28
Educational services......................... 39.09 28.78 10.31 2.69 .16 2.96 1.69 2.82
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities 46.37 33.14 13.22 3.71 .16 3.86 2.38 3.11
Health care and social assistance............ 28.28 20.20 8.08 2.19 .65 2.22 .82 2.20
Leisure and hospitality........................ 12.15 9.59 2.56 .40 .14 .65 .10 1.27
Accommodation and food services.............. 11.29 8.96 2.33 .33 .11 .60 .08 1.21
Other services................................. 24.77 18.37 6.40 1.56 .50 1.56 .66 2.12
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries(1)....... 100.0 67.1 32.9 6.4 3.7 9.3 4.4 9.0
Construction................................... 100.0 69.1 30.9 3.5 3.4 7.5 5.3 11.1
Manufacturing.................................. 100.0 66.4 33.6 7.7 3.8 10.2 3.8 8.2
Aircraft manufacturing(2).................... 100.0 64.0 36.0 9.8 5.4 9.6 4.4 6.8
All workers, service-providing industries(3)..... 100.0 71.7 28.3 6.8 2.8 7.4 3.1 8.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities........... 100.0 70.9 29.1 6.1 2.4 8.4 3.4 8.8
Wholesale trade.............................. 100.0 70.1 29.9 6.8 3.0 8.8 3.1 8.2
Retail trade................................. 100.0 75.5 24.5 4.7 1.7 6.8 2.0 9.3
Transportation and warehousing............... 100.0 65.6 34.4 7.1 2.5 10.5 5.3 8.9
Utilities.................................... 100.0 62.8 37.2 9.4 3.8 9.2 7.7 7.2
Information.................................... 100.0 68.8 31.2 9.3 2.6 8.8 3.5 7.0
Financial activities........................... 100.0 67.7 32.3 8.1 5.2 8.1 4.2 6.7
Finance and insurance........................ 100.0 66.9 33.1 8.4 5.6 8.2 4.6 6.4
Credit intermediation and related
activities................................ 100.0 67.5 32.5 8.5 4.6 8.5 4.5 6.5
Insurance carriers and related activities.. 100.0 68.1 31.9 8.4 3.1 8.8 4.9 6.7
Real estate and rental and leasing........... 100.0 72.3 27.7 6.7 2.7 7.6 2.3 8.4
Professional and business services............. 100.0 72.4 27.6 7.0 3.8 6.2 3.1 7.6
Professional and technical services.......... 100.0 71.5 28.5 7.7 4.8 6.2 3.0 6.8
Administrative and waste services............ 100.0 76.0 24.0 4.5 2.3 5.5 2.2 9.5
Education and health services.................. 100.0 71.8 28.2 7.6 2.0 7.8 3.1 7.7
Educational services......................... 100.0 73.6 26.4 6.9 .4 7.6 4.3 7.2
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities 100.0 71.5 28.5 8.0 .4 8.3 5.1 6.7
Health care and social assistance............ 100.0 71.4 28.6 7.7 2.3 7.9 2.9 7.8
Leisure and hospitality........................ 100.0 79.0 21.0 3.3 1.1 5.4 .8 10.5
Accommodation and food services.............. 100.0 79.4 20.6 2.9 1.0 5.3 .7 10.8
Other services................................. 100.0 74.2 25.8 6.3 2.0 6.3 2.6 8.6
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, September 2009
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.......... $31.25 $21.72 $9.53 $2.29 $1.01 $2.60 $1.16 $2.48
Management, professional, and related.......... 50.32 35.28 15.04 4.39 1.80 3.41 2.01 3.43
Management, business, and financial.......... 55.45 38.50 16.96 5.04 2.37 3.61 2.27 3.66
Professional and related..................... 47.48 33.50 13.98 4.03 1.48 3.30 1.86 3.30
Sales and office............................... 24.62 17.36 7.26 1.72 .63 2.31 .74 1.86
Sales and related............................ 26.13 19.18 6.95 1.65 .80 1.85 .66 2.00
Office and administrative support............ 23.88 16.47 7.42 1.76 .55 2.54 .78 1.79
Service........................................ 16.27 11.65 4.62 .93 .36 1.49 .32 1.51
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 31.46 21.36 10.10 1.59 1.05 2.71 1.56 3.19
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 31.69 21.33 10.36 1.14 1.08 2.63 1.97 3.55
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 31.21 21.39 9.82 2.10 1.01 2.80 1.12 2.80
Production, transportation, and material moving 25.16 16.71 8.46 1.60 .93 2.65 .94 2.33
Production................................... 24.87 16.39 8.48 1.65 1.02 2.80 .76 2.25
Transportation and material moving........... 25.53 17.10 8.43 1.55 .81 2.46 1.17 2.43
All part-time workers in private industry.......... 15.66 12.30 3.36 .49 .26 .75 .26 1.60
Management, professional, and related.......... 38.82 30.00 8.82 1.99 1.09 1.68 .85 3.21
Professional and related..................... 39.16 30.16 9.00 2.04 1.11 1.74 .87 3.24
Sales and office............................... 13.32 10.45 2.87 .38 .14 .78 .23 1.34
Sales and related............................ 11.38 9.16 2.22 .21 .11 .52 .15 1.23
Office and administrative support............ 16.17 12.35 3.83 .63 .18 1.17 .35 1.49
Service........................................ 10.69 8.77 1.91 .19 .09 .32 .08 1.22
Production, transportation, and material moving 14.86 10.84 4.02 .37 .36 1.17 .35 1.77
Transportation and material moving........... 15.30 10.85 4.45 .39 .38 1.43 .43 1.81
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers in private industry.......... 100.0 69.5 30.5 7.3 3.2 8.3 3.7 7.9
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 70.1 29.9 8.7 3.6 6.8 4.0 6.8
Management, business, and financial.......... 100.0 69.4 30.6 9.1 4.3 6.5 4.1 6.6
Professional and related..................... 100.0 70.6 29.4 8.5 3.1 6.9 3.9 7.0
Sales and office............................... 100.0 70.5 29.5 7.0 2.6 9.4 3.0 7.5
Sales and related............................ 100.0 73.4 26.6 6.3 3.0 7.1 2.5 7.6
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 68.9 31.1 7.4 2.3 10.6 3.3 7.5
Service........................................ 100.0 71.6 28.4 5.7 2.2 9.2 2.0 9.3
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance................................... 100.0 67.9 32.1 5.1 3.3 8.6 5.0 10.1
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry(1)............................. 100.0 67.3 32.7 3.6 3.4 8.3 6.2 11.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair........ 100.0 68.5 31.5 6.7 3.2 9.0 3.6 9.0
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 66.4 33.6 6.4 3.7 10.5 3.7 9.2
Production................................... 100.0 65.9 34.1 6.6 4.1 11.3 3.0 9.0
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 67.0 33.0 6.1 3.2 9.7 4.6 9.5
All part-time workers in private industry.......... 100.0 78.5 21.5 3.1 1.7 4.8 1.7 10.2
Management, professional, and related.......... 100.0 77.3 22.7 5.1 2.8 4.3 2.2 8.3
Professional and related..................... 100.0 77.0 23.0 5.2 2.8 4.4 2.2 8.3
Sales and office............................... 100.0 78.4 21.6 2.9 1.0 5.9 1.7 10.0
Sales and related............................ 100.0 80.5 19.5 1.9 .9 4.6 1.3 10.8
Office and administrative support............ 100.0 76.3 23.7 3.9 1.1 7.2 2.2 9.2
Service........................................ 100.0 82.1 17.9 1.8 .9 3.0 .8 11.4
Production, transportation, and material moving 100.0 72.9 27.1 2.5 2.4 7.9 2.3 11.9
Transportation and material moving........... 100.0 70.9 29.1 2.5 2.5 9.4 2.8 11.8
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, September 2009
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.... $31.25 $21.72 $9.53 $2.29 $1.01 $2.60 $1.16 $2.48
Goods-producing(1)......................... 32.68 21.83 10.85 2.13 1.24 3.09 1.46 2.93
Construction............................. 31.68 21.77 9.92 1.15 1.11 2.43 1.74 3.48
Manufacturing............................ 32.40 21.45 10.95 2.51 1.23 3.32 1.24 2.65
Service-providing(2)....................... 30.82 21.68 9.14 2.34 .94 2.45 1.06 2.34
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 27.62 19.31 8.31 1.90 .71 2.38 1.04 2.28
Information.............................. 44.04 30.15 13.89 4.17 1.18 3.94 1.57 3.04
Financial activities..................... 38.37 25.80 12.57 3.21 2.05 3.14 1.66 2.52
Professional and business services....... 36.86 26.38 10.48 2.76 1.40 2.39 1.22 2.71
Education and health services............ 30.94 21.82 9.12 2.55 .63 2.61 1.04 2.29
Leisure and hospitality.................. 15.29 11.44 3.85 .77 .23 1.23 .17 1.45
Other services........................... 28.63 20.46 8.16 2.06 .67 2.17 .91 2.35
All part-time workers in private industry.... 15.66 12.30 3.36 .49 .26 .75 .26 1.60
Service-providing(2)....................... 15.54 12.20 3.34 .49 .26 .75 .26 1.57
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 13.46 10.18 3.28 .35 .20 .97 .28 1.47
Professional and business services....... 18.05 14.43 3.62 .39 .65 .58 .19 1.81
Education and health services............ 26.02 19.83 6.19 1.37 .46 1.46 .62 2.27
Leisure and hospitality.................. 9.37 7.96 1.41 .07 .05 .14 .03 1.12
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers in private industry.... 100.0 69.5 30.5 7.3 3.2 8.3 3.7 7.9
Goods-producing(1)......................... 100.0 66.8 33.2 6.5 3.8 9.5 4.5 9.0
Construction............................. 100.0 68.7 31.3 3.6 3.5 7.7 5.5 11.0
Manufacturing............................ 100.0 66.2 33.8 7.8 3.8 10.3 3.8 8.2
Service-providing(2)....................... 100.0 70.4 29.6 7.6 3.1 7.9 3.5 7.6
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 100.0 69.9 30.1 6.9 2.6 8.6 3.7 8.3
Information.............................. 100.0 68.5 31.5 9.5 2.7 8.9 3.6 6.9
Financial activities..................... 100.0 67.2 32.8 8.4 5.3 8.2 4.3 6.6
Professional and business services....... 100.0 71.6 28.4 7.5 3.8 6.5 3.3 7.4
Education and health services............ 100.0 70.5 29.5 8.3 2.0 8.4 3.4 7.4
Leisure and hospitality.................. 100.0 74.8 25.2 5.0 1.5 8.1 1.1 9.5
Other services........................... 100.0 71.5 28.5 7.2 2.4 7.6 3.2 8.2
All part-time workers in private industry.... 100.0 78.5 21.5 3.1 1.7 4.8 1.7 10.2
Service-providing(2)....................... 100.0 78.5 21.5 3.2 1.7 4.8 1.7 10.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities..... 100.0 75.6 24.4 2.6 1.5 7.2 2.1 11.0
Professional and business services....... 100.0 80.0 20.0 2.2 3.6 3.2 1.0 10.0
Education and health services............ 100.0 76.2 23.8 5.3 1.8 5.6 2.4 8.7
Leisure and hospitality.................. 100.0 84.9 15.1 .8 .5 1.5 .3 12.0
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 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,
September 2009
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) $32.32 $21.67 $10.65 $2.08 $1.21 $3.02 $1.43 $2.92
1-99 workers............................... 27.33 19.22 8.11 1.23 .87 2.21 .98 2.82
1-49 workers............................. 26.10 18.76 7.35 1.11 .75 1.90 .79 2.79
50-99 workers............................ 30.17 20.29 9.88 1.53 1.13 2.91 1.42 2.89
100 workers or more........................ 36.80 23.88 12.92 2.83 1.51 3.75 1.83 3.00
100-499 workers.......................... 31.60 20.76 10.84 2.04 1.18 3.33 1.47 2.82
500 workers or more...................... 44.25 28.35 15.90 3.96 1.98 4.35 2.34 3.27
Union...................................... 39.66 23.67 15.99 2.37 1.58 5.09 3.25 3.70
Nonunion................................... 30.52 21.18 9.34 2.00 1.12 2.51 .98 2.73
All workers, service-providing
industries(2)............................. 26.42 18.95 7.47 1.81 .75 1.96 .83 2.12
1-99 workers............................... 21.93 16.34 5.59 1.24 .61 1.39 .48 1.88
1-49 workers............................. 21.37 16.01 5.36 1.18 .61 1.30 .44 1.83
50-99 workers............................ 23.65 17.34 6.31 1.43 .60 1.65 .60 2.03
100 workers or more........................ 31.70 22.03 9.67 2.47 .91 2.63 1.25 2.41
100-499 workers.......................... 27.33 19.51 7.81 1.91 .71 2.15 .84 2.20
500 workers or more...................... 37.12 25.15 11.98 3.17 1.16 3.23 1.75 2.67
Union...................................... 35.64 22.64 13.00 2.93 .93 4.21 2.04 2.89
Nonunion................................... 25.57 18.61 6.96 1.70 .73 1.75 .72 2.05
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries(1) 100.0 67.1 32.9 6.4 3.7 9.3 4.4 9.0
1-99 workers............................... 100.0 70.3 29.7 4.5 3.2 8.1 3.6 10.3
1-49 workers............................. 100.0 71.9 28.1 4.2 2.9 7.3 3.0 10.7
50-99 workers............................ 100.0 67.3 32.7 5.1 3.8 9.7 4.7 9.6
100 workers or more........................ 100.0 64.9 35.1 7.7 4.1 10.2 5.0 8.2
100-499 workers.......................... 100.0 65.7 34.3 6.5 3.7 10.5 4.7 8.9
500 workers or more...................... 100.0 64.1 35.9 8.9 4.5 9.8 5.3 7.4
Union...................................... 100.0 59.7 40.3 6.0 4.0 12.8 8.2 9.3
Nonunion................................... 100.0 69.4 30.6 6.6 3.7 8.2 3.2 8.9
All workers, service-providing
industries(2)............................. 100.0 71.7 28.3 6.8 2.8 7.4 3.1 8.0
1-99 workers............................... 100.0 74.5 25.5 5.7 2.8 6.3 2.2 8.6
1-49 workers............................. 100.0 74.9 25.1 5.5 2.9 6.1 2.1 8.5
50-99 workers............................ 100.0 73.3 26.7 6.1 2.5 7.0 2.5 8.6
100 workers or more........................ 100.0 69.5 30.5 7.8 2.9 8.3 3.9 7.6
100-499 workers.......................... 100.0 71.4 28.6 7.0 2.6 7.9 3.1 8.0
500 workers or more...................... 100.0 67.7 32.3 8.5 3.1 8.7 4.7 7.2
Union...................................... 100.0 63.5 36.5 8.2 2.6 11.8 5.7 8.1
Nonunion................................... 100.0 72.8 27.2 6.7 2.9 6.8 2.8 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, September 2009
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 $20.20 $8.08 $2.19 $0.65 $2.22 $0.82 $2.20
Management, professional, and related.... 40.64 29.21 11.43 3.38 .99 2.78 1.27 3.01
Registered nurses...................... 47.53 33.46 14.07 4.09 1.69 3.14 1.62 3.53
Sales and office......................... 21.56 15.07 6.49 1.58 .36 2.21 .67 1.67
Service.................................. 16.25 11.55 4.70 1.00 .38 1.53 .34 1.45
Hospitals.................................. 35.68 24.32 11.36 3.10 1.14 3.27 1.25 2.60
Management, professional, and related.... 44.02 30.46 13.56 3.97 1.47 3.41 1.53 3.18
Registered nurses...................... 47.83 32.85 14.99 4.28 1.97 3.52 1.71 3.50
Service.................................. 20.32 13.08 7.24 1.46 .66 2.83 .71 1.58
Nursing and residential care facilities.... 19.87 14.49 5.38 1.33 .45 1.48 .29 1.84
Management, professional, and related.... 31.02 22.85 8.17 2.31 .70 1.97 .54 2.66
Service.................................. 14.93 10.78 4.15 .87 .36 1.26 .18 1.48
Nursing care facilities(1)............... 21.43 15.67 5.76 1.48 .54 1.48 .30 1.96
Management, professional, and related.... 34.02 25.34 8.68 2.52 .87 1.85 .54 2.90
Service.................................. 15.68 11.24 4.44 .99 .42 1.31 .19 1.53
Percent of total compensation
Health care and social assistance............ 100.0 71.4 28.6 7.7 2.3 7.9 2.9 7.8
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 71.9 28.1 8.3 2.4 6.8 3.1 7.4
Registered nurses...................... 100.0 70.4 29.6 8.6 3.6 6.6 3.4 7.4
Sales and office......................... 100.0 69.9 30.1 7.3 1.7 10.3 3.1 7.7
Service.................................. 100.0 71.1 28.9 6.2 2.3 9.4 2.1 8.9
Hospitals.................................. 100.0 68.2 31.8 8.7 3.2 9.2 3.5 7.3
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 69.2 30.8 9.0 3.3 7.8 3.5 7.2
Registered nurses...................... 100.0 68.7 31.3 9.0 4.1 7.4 3.6 7.3
Service.................................. 100.0 64.4 35.6 7.2 3.3 13.9 3.5 7.8
Nursing and residential care facilities.... 100.0 72.9 27.1 6.7 2.2 7.4 1.5 9.2
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 73.7 26.3 7.4 2.2 6.4 1.7 8.6
Service.................................. 100.0 72.2 27.8 5.9 2.4 8.4 1.2 9.9
Nursing care facilities(1)............... 100.0 73.1 26.9 6.9 2.5 6.9 1.4 9.1
Management, professional, and related.... 100.0 74.5 25.5 7.4 2.6 5.4 1.6 8.5
Service.................................. 100.0 71.7 28.3 6.3 2.7 8.3 1.2 9.8
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
