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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 [Dec. 2022]
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)

42.48 100.0 29.32 69.0 13.17 31.0 3.17 7.5 1.37 3.2 3.45 8.1 2.16 5.1 3.02 7.1

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

67.86 100.0 46.20 68.1 21.65 31.9 5.97 8.8 2.23 3.3 5.28 7.8 3.98 5.9 4.20 6.2

Management, business and financial

79.20 100.0 53.93 68.1 25.27 31.9 7.78 9.8 3.54 4.5 5.48 6.9 3.69 4.7 4.77 6.0

Professional and related

62.65 100.0 42.66 68.1 19.99 31.9 5.14 8.2 1.63 2.6 5.18 8.3 4.11 6.6 3.93 6.3

Teachers(3)

68.47 100.0 46.21 67.5 22.25 32.5 3.63 5.3 0.29 0.4 6.51 9.5 8.30 12.1 3.53 5.2

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

66.94 100.0 44.09 65.9 22.85 34.1 3.16 4.7 0.26 0.4 7.05 10.5 9.20 13.7 3.18 4.8

Registered nurses

66.46 100.0 43.80 65.9 22.66 34.1 6.75 10.2 2.55 3.8 5.59 8.4 3.24 4.9 4.53 6.8

Sales and office

31.58 100.0 22.48 71.2 9.09 28.8 2.15 6.8 0.86 2.7 2.70 8.5 1.08 3.4 2.31 7.3

Sales and related

30.30 100.0 23.12 76.3 7.17 23.7 1.76 5.8 0.89 2.9 1.56 5.1 0.66 2.2 2.31 7.6

Office and administrative support

32.52 100.0 22.01 67.7 10.51 32.3 2.44 7.5 0.84 2.6 3.53 10.9 1.39 4.3 2.31 7.1

Service

23.05 100.0 16.86 73.1 6.19 26.9 1.18 5.1 0.49 2.1 1.56 6.8 1.00 4.3 1.95 8.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

42.77 100.0 28.69 67.1 14.07 32.9 2.43 5.7 1.58 3.7 3.66 8.6 2.69 6.3 3.71 8.7

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry

42.93 100.0 28.74 66.9 14.20 33.1 1.89 4.4 1.62 3.8 3.65 8.5 3.07 7.2 3.97 9.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair

42.58 100.0 28.65 67.3 13.93 32.7 3.02 7.1 1.55 3.6 3.67 8.6 2.26 5.3 3.43 8.1

Production, transportation, and material moving

33.17 100.0 22.34 67.3 10.83 32.7 2.05 6.2 1.40 4.2 3.31 10.0 1.30 3.9 2.78 8.4

Production

32.59 100.0 21.66 66.5 10.93 33.5 2.04 6.3 1.82 5.6 3.49 10.7 0.95 2.9 2.62 8.0

Transportation and material moving

33.51 100.0 22.74 67.9 10.77 32.1 2.05 6.1 1.14 3.4 3.21 9.6 1.51 4.5 2.87 8.6

Industry group

Education and health services

48.44 100.0 32.96 68.0 15.48 32.0 3.78 7.8 0.79 1.6 4.37 9.0 3.47 7.2 3.07 6.3

Educational services

59.39 100.0 39.16 65.9 20.23 34.1 3.79 6.4 0.32 0.5 6.12 10.3 6.84 11.5 3.16 5.3

Elementary and secondary schools

58.10 100.0 37.74 65.0 20.36 35.0 3.02 5.2 0.26 0.4 6.47 11.1 7.70 13.3 2.90 5.0

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

67.13 100.0 44.36 66.1 22.77 33.9 5.94 8.8 0.43 0.6 6.35 9.5 6.28 9.4 3.77 5.6

Health care and social assistance

42.22 100.0 29.44 69.7 12.78 30.3 3.78 8.9 1.05 2.5 3.38 8.0 1.56 3.7 3.02 7.2

Hospitals

58.85 100.0 38.84 66.0 20.01 34.0 5.74 9.8 2.13 3.6 5.38 9.1 2.95 5.0 3.82 6.5

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.

Last Modified Date: March 17, 2023