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. 2026]
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)	49.32	100.0	33.72	68.4	15.60	31.6	3.72	7.5	1.74	3.5	4.18	8.5	2.56	5.2	3.39	6.9
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	78.23	100.0	52.69	67.4	25.53	32.6	6.88	8.8	2.88	3.7	6.34	8.1	4.67	6.0	4.77	6.1
Management, business and financial	88.30	100.0	58.89	66.7	29.41	33.3	8.50	9.6	4.52	5.1	6.73	7.6	4.21	4.8	5.43	6.1
Professional and related	73.94	100.0	50.06	67.7	23.89	32.3	6.18	8.4	2.18	2.9	6.18	8.4	4.86	6.6	4.49	6.1
Teachers(3)	79.54	100.0	53.97	67.8	25.58	32.2	4.19	5.3	0.38	0.5	7.38	9.3	9.65	12.1	3.96	5.0
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	79.01	100.0	51.73	65.5	27.28	34.5	3.59	4.5	0.29	0.4	8.33	10.5	11.48	14.5	3.60	4.6
Registered nurses	77.32	100.0	50.89	65.8	26.43	34.2	7.34	9.5	3.68	4.8	6.30	8.1	3.98	5.1	5.13	6.6
Sales and office	36.92	100.0	25.78	69.8	11.13	30.2	2.61	7.1	1.00	2.7	3.54	9.6	1.36	3.7	2.61	7.1
Sales and related	35.33	100.0	26.58	75.2	8.76	24.8	2.09	5.9	1.05	3.0	2.11	6.0	0.85	2.4	2.66	7.5
Office and administrative support	37.98	100.0	25.25	66.5	12.72	33.5	2.96	7.8	0.97	2.5	4.50	11.9	1.71	4.5	2.58	6.8
Service	27.06	100.0	19.48	72.0	7.57	28.0	1.43	5.3	0.71	2.6	1.97	7.3	1.28	4.7	2.18	8.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	48.27	100.0	32.64	67.6	15.63	32.4	2.87	5.9	1.94	4.0	4.24	8.8	2.64	5.5	3.95	8.2
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	47.06	100.0	31.81	67.6	15.25	32.4	2.33	4.9	2.02	4.3	4.11	8.7	2.67	5.7	4.12	8.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair	49.53	100.0	33.50	67.6	16.03	32.4	3.43	6.9	1.85	3.7	4.38	8.8	2.60	5.3	3.77	7.6
Production, transportation, and material moving	36.84	100.0	24.93	67.7	11.91	32.3	2.23	6.1	1.66	4.5	3.61	9.8	1.45	3.9	2.96	8.0
Production	37.37	100.0	25.03	67.0	12.34	33.0	2.35	6.3	2.26	6.1	3.68	9.8	1.14	3.1	2.91	7.8
Transportation and material moving	36.50	100.0	24.87	68.1	11.64	31.9	2.16	5.9	1.28	3.5	3.57	9.8	1.63	4.5	2.99	8.2
Industry group
Education and health services	55.96	100.0	37.98	67.9	17.98	32.1	4.24	7.6	1.29	2.3	5.09	9.1	3.93	7.0	3.43	6.1
Educational services	66.91	100.0	43.82	65.5	23.08	34.5	4.28	6.4	0.35	0.5	7.04	10.5	7.94	11.9	3.48	5.2
Elementary and secondary schools	65.91	100.0	42.60	64.6	23.31	35.4	3.44	5.2	0.27	0.4	7.38	11.2	9.01	13.7	3.21	4.9
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	75.18	100.0	49.22	65.5	25.97	34.5	6.53	8.7	0.52	0.7	7.56	10.1	7.25	9.6	4.10	5.5
Health care and social assistance	49.91	100.0	34.75	69.6	15.16	30.4	4.21	8.4	1.82	3.6	4.01	8.0	1.71	3.4	3.41	6.8
Hospitals	65.66	100.0	42.84	65.3	22.82	34.7	6.32	9.6	2.98	4.5	6.02	9.2	3.29	5.0	4.22	6.4
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (3) Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.

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Last Modified Date: June 12, 2026