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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. 2024]
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)

46.84 100.0 32.25 68.9 14.59 31.1 3.51 7.5 1.62 3.4 3.76 8.0 2.44 5.2 3.27 7.0

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

74.19 100.0 50.31 67.8 23.88 32.2 6.52 8.8 2.73 3.7 5.65 7.6 4.44 6.0 4.54 6.1

Management, business and financial

84.75 100.0 56.97 67.2 27.78 32.8 8.14 9.6 4.37 5.2 6.04 7.1 4.13 4.9 5.11 6.0

Professional and related

69.52 100.0 47.37 68.1 22.15 31.9 5.81 8.4 2.00 2.9 5.48 7.9 4.58 6.6 4.29 6.2

Teachers(3)

74.95 100.0 50.92 67.9 24.03 32.1 4.14 5.5 0.37 0.5 6.80 9.1 8.92 11.9 3.79 5.1

Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers

71.66 100.0 47.21 65.9 24.45 34.1 3.32 4.6 0.29 0.4 7.42 10.4 10.08 14.1 3.33 4.6

Registered nurses

75.03 100.0 49.44 65.9 25.59 34.1 7.40 9.9 3.35 4.5 5.86 7.8 3.91 5.2 5.07 6.8

Sales and office

34.31 100.0 24.34 70.9 9.97 29.1 2.38 6.9 0.89 2.6 3.01 8.8 1.25 3.6 2.45 7.2

Sales and related

32.78 100.0 24.97 76.2 7.81 23.8 1.97 6.0 0.77 2.4 1.80 5.5 0.82 2.5 2.46 7.5

Office and administrative support

35.37 100.0 23.90 67.6 11.47 32.4 2.66 7.5 0.97 2.7 3.85 10.9 1.55 4.4 2.45 6.9

Service

25.49 100.0 18.50 72.6 6.99 27.4 1.33 5.2 0.59 2.3 1.76 6.9 1.21 4.8 2.10 8.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

46.41 100.0 31.42 67.7 14.99 32.3 2.61 5.6 1.75 3.8 3.99 8.6 2.73 5.9 3.91 8.4

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry

45.29 100.0 30.77 67.9 14.52 32.1 1.96 4.3 1.74 3.8 3.88 8.6 2.85 6.3 4.09 9.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair

47.63 100.0 32.13 67.5 15.50 32.5 3.32 7.0 1.76 3.7 4.10 8.6 2.60 5.5 3.71 7.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

36.11 100.0 24.51 67.9 11.60 32.1 2.21 6.1 1.59 4.4 3.45 9.6 1.40 3.9 2.95 8.2

Production

35.45 100.0 23.56 66.5 11.89 33.5 2.24 6.3 2.12 6.0 3.72 10.5 1.01 2.9 2.80 7.9

Transportation and material moving

36.49 100.0 25.07 68.7 11.43 31.3 2.19 6.0 1.28 3.5 3.29 9.0 1.62 4.5 3.04 8.3

Industry group

Education and health services

53.47 100.0 36.39 68.0 17.09 32.0 4.18 7.8 1.07 2.0 4.64 8.7 3.85 7.2 3.35 6.3

Educational services

64.48 100.0 42.41 65.8 22.07 34.2 4.17 6.5 0.36 0.6 6.60 10.2 7.57 11.7 3.38 5.2

Elementary and secondary schools

62.78 100.0 40.75 64.9 22.03 35.1 3.29 5.2 0.27 0.4 6.91 11.0 8.48 13.5 3.08 4.9

Junior colleges, colleges, and universities

73.86 100.0 48.51 65.7 25.35 34.3 6.61 8.9 0.51 0.7 6.96 9.4 7.18 9.7 4.10 5.5

Health care and social assistance

47.60 100.0 33.17 69.7 14.42 30.3 4.19 8.8 1.45 3.0 3.59 7.6 1.86 3.9 3.33 7.0

Hospitals

66.73 100.0 43.89 65.8 22.84 34.2 6.31 9.5 2.88 4.3 5.79 8.7 3.60 5.4 4.27 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.

Last Modified Date: December 17, 2024