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Table 2. Civilian workers by occupational and industry group

Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group [Sept. 2019]
Series Total compensation(1) Wages and salaries Total benefits Paid leave Supplemental pay Insurance Retirement and savings Legally required benefits
Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent

Civilian workers(2)

 37.03 100.0 25.43 68.7 11.60 31.3 2.68 7.2 1.04 2.8 3.22 8.7 1.96 5.3 2.70 7.3

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 61.11 100.0 41.79 68.4 19.32 31.6 5.19 8.5 1.68 2.7 4.89 8.0 3.76 6.1 3.80 6.2

Management, business and financial

 68.28 100.0 46.70 68.4 21.58 31.6 6.40 9.4 2.60 3.8 4.76 7.0 3.53 5.2 4.29 6.3

Professional and related

 57.89 100.0 39.59 68.4 18.30 31.6 4.64 8.0 1.27 2.2 4.95 8.6 3.86 6.7 3.58 6.2

Teachers(3)

 63.93 100.0 43.68 68.3 20.25 31.7 3.32 5.2 0.24 0.4 6.31 9.9 7.08 11.1 3.31 5.2

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

 63.76 100.0 42.55 66.7 21.21 33.3 2.99 4.7 0.21 0.3 6.93 10.9 8.02 12.6 3.06 4.8

Registered nurses

 57.12 100.0 37.36 65.4 19.75 34.6 5.46 9.6 2.08 3.6 5.32 9.3 3.09 5.4 3.80 6.6

Sales and office

 27.43 100.0 19.25 70.2 8.18 29.8 1.87 6.8 0.69 2.5 2.61 9.5 1.01 3.7 2.00 7.3

Sales and related

 25.83 100.0 19.50 75.5 6.33 24.5 1.52 5.9 0.63 2.4 1.59 6.2 0.63 2.4 1.96 7.6

Office and administrative support

 28.38 100.0 19.10 67.3 9.28 32.7 2.08 7.3 0.72 2.5 3.21 11.3 1.24 4.4 2.03 7.1

Service

 19.75 100.0 14.11 71.4 5.65 28.6 1.03 5.2 0.41 2.1 1.64 8.3 0.86 4.4 1.70 8.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 36.76 100.0 24.66 67.1 12.10 32.9 1.95 5.3 1.21 3.3 3.35 9.1 2.12 5.8 3.47 9.4

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry

 37.69 100.0 24.99 66.3 12.69 33.7 1.57 4.2 1.24 3.3 3.38 9.0 2.65 7.0 3.85 10.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 35.76 100.0 24.30 68.0 11.46 32.0 2.37 6.6 1.17 3.3 3.31 9.3 1.55 4.3 3.05 8.5

Production, transportation, and material moving

 29.30 100.0 19.29 65.8 10.01 34.2 1.74 5.9 1.19 4.0 3.09 10.6 1.35 4.6 2.64 9.0

Production

 28.37 100.0 18.76 66.1 9.62 33.9 1.75 6.2 1.39 4.9 3.08 10.9 0.98 3.4 2.43 8.5

Transportation and material moving

 30.16 100.0 19.79 65.6 10.38 34.4 1.74 5.8 1.00 3.3 3.11 10.3 1.69 5.6 2.84 9.4

Industry group

Education and health services

 43.08 100.0 29.26 67.9 13.82 32.1 3.27 7.6 0.65 1.5 4.23 9.8 2.99 6.9 2.68 6.2

Educational services

 53.80 100.0 35.76 66.5 18.04 33.5 3.47 6.4 0.25 0.5 5.80 10.8 5.63 10.5 2.88 5.4

Elementary and secondary schools

 52.73 100.0 34.66 65.7 18.06 34.3 2.84 5.4 0.20 0.4 6.06 11.5 6.31 12.0 2.66 5.0

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

 59.96 100.0 39.99 66.7 19.97 33.3 5.26 8.8 0.37 0.6 5.92 9.9 4.97 8.3 3.45 5.7

Health care and social assistance

 36.93 100.0 25.53 69.1 11.40 30.9 3.15 8.5 0.88 2.4 3.33 9.0 1.47 4.0 2.57 7.0

Hospitals

 50.50 100.0 32.58 64.5 17.92 35.5 4.91 9.7 1.78 3.5 5.30 10.5 2.69 5.3 3.24 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: December 18, 2019