Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group [Mar. 2025]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent
Civilian workers(2)	47.92	100.0	32.92	68.7	15.00	31.3	3.60	7.5	1.71	3.6	3.89	8.1	2.49	5.2	3.31	6.9
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	75.86	100.0	51.26	67.6	24.61	32.4	6.66	8.8	2.87	3.8	5.89	7.8	4.57	6.0	4.61	6.1
Management, business and financial	88.03	100.0	58.82	66.8	29.20	33.2	8.53	9.7	4.73	5.4	6.28	7.1	4.35	4.9	5.31	6.0
Professional and related	70.69	100.0	48.04	68.0	22.65	32.0	5.86	8.3	2.09	3.0	5.73	8.1	4.66	6.6	4.31	6.1
Teachers(3)	76.01	100.0	51.47	67.7	24.55	32.3	3.96	5.2	0.41	0.5	7.07	9.3	9.32	12.3	3.80	5.0
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	74.38	100.0	48.64	65.4	25.74	34.6	3.34	4.5	0.31	0.4	7.87	10.6	10.82	14.6	3.40	4.6
Registered nurses	76.69	100.0	50.14	65.4	26.56	34.6	7.47	9.7	3.63	4.7	6.25	8.2	4.12	5.4	5.08	6.6
Sales and office	35.92	100.0	25.21	70.2	10.71	29.8	2.50	7.0	1.02	2.8	3.31	9.2	1.34	3.7	2.54	7.1
Sales and related	35.23	100.0	26.51	75.3	8.72	24.7	2.12	6.0	1.05	3.0	2.05	5.8	0.88	2.5	2.62	7.4
Office and administrative support	36.39	100.0	24.33	66.9	12.06	33.1	2.76	7.6	1.00	2.7	4.16	11.4	1.65	4.5	2.49	6.8
Service	25.81	100.0	18.75	72.7	7.06	27.3	1.33	5.2	0.64	2.5	1.78	6.9	1.20	4.7	2.10	8.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	46.30	100.0	31.36	67.7	14.94	32.3	2.71	5.9	1.82	3.9	3.98	8.6	2.57	5.5	3.86	8.3
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	45.20	100.0	30.67	67.9	14.53	32.1	2.11	4.7	1.89	4.2	3.94	8.7	2.55	5.6	4.04	8.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair	47.50	100.0	32.11	67.6	15.39	32.4	3.36	7.1	1.74	3.7	4.03	8.5	2.58	5.4	3.67	7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving	35.87	100.0	24.58	68.5	11.29	31.5	2.17	6.1	1.59	4.4	3.31	9.2	1.29	3.6	2.93	8.2
Production	35.95	100.0	24.04	66.9	11.91	33.1	2.24	6.2	2.20	6.1	3.61	10.0	1.02	2.8	2.83	7.9
Transportation and material moving	35.82	100.0	24.90	69.5	10.93	30.5	2.13	6.0	1.22	3.4	3.14	8.8	1.45	4.0	2.98	8.3
Industry group
Education and health services	54.30	100.0	36.93	68.0	17.37	32.0	4.17	7.7	1.22	2.2	4.79	8.8	3.87	7.1	3.33	6.1
Educational services	64.85	100.0	42.55	65.6	22.30	34.4	4.11	6.3	0.36	0.5	6.75	10.4	7.69	11.9	3.39	5.2
Elementary and secondary schools	63.29	100.0	40.86	64.6	22.44	35.4	3.28	5.2	0.28	0.4	7.10	11.2	8.69	13.7	3.09	4.9
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	73.95	100.0	48.58	65.7	25.37	34.3	6.39	8.6	0.51	0.7	7.20	9.7	7.19	9.7	4.08	5.5
Health care and social assistance	48.50	100.0	33.84	69.8	14.66	30.2	4.20	8.7	1.69	3.5	3.71	7.7	1.76	3.6	3.30	6.8
Hospitals	68.53	100.0	44.89	65.5	23.64	34.5	6.67	9.7	3.01	4.4	6.01	8.8	3.70	5.4	4.25	6.2
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (3) Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.

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Last Modified Date: June 13, 2025