Table 4. Private industry workers by occupational and industry group

Table 4. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by occupational and industry group [Mar. 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

Private industry workers

 34.49 100.0 24.17 70.1 10.33 29.9 2.48 7.2 1.10 3.2 2.75 8.0 1.33 3.9 2.66 7.7

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 60.06 100.0 41.85 69.7 18.21 30.3 5.37 8.9 2.06 3.4 4.27 7.1 2.56 4.3 3.96 6.6

Management, business, and financial

 66.61 100.0 46.15 69.3 20.46 30.7 6.18 9.3 2.78 4.2 4.41 6.6 2.79 4.2 4.31 6.5

Professional and related

 56.37 100.0 39.43 69.9 16.95 30.1 4.91 8.7 1.65 2.9 4.19 7.4 2.43 4.3 3.77 6.7

Sales and office

 26.18 100.0 18.74 71.6 7.44 28.4 1.71 6.5 0.69 2.6 2.29 8.7 0.79 3.0 1.96 7.5

Sales and related

 25.19 100.0 19.03 75.5 6.16 24.5 1.46 5.8 0.62 2.4 1.53 6.1 0.63 2.5 1.93 7.7

Office and administrative support

 26.86 100.0 18.55 69.1 8.31 30.9 1.88 7.0 0.73 2.7 2.81 10.5 0.91 3.4 1.98 7.4

Service

 17.01 100.0 12.86 75.6 4.15 24.4 0.73 4.3 0.35 2.0 1.20 7.0 0.29 1.7 1.60 9.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 35.65 100.0 24.13 67.7 11.52 32.3 1.79 5.0 1.21 3.4 3.09 8.7 1.98 5.5 3.45 9.7

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry

 36.57 100.0 24.52 67.0 12.05 33.0 1.38 3.8 1.25 3.4 3.12 8.5 2.45 6.7 3.87 10.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 34.68 100.0 23.73 68.4 10.96 31.6 2.22 6.4 1.18 3.4 3.05 8.8 1.49 4.3 3.02 8.7

Production, transportation, and material moving

 28.89 100.0 19.10 66.1 9.79 33.9 1.73 6.0 1.19 4.1 2.98 10.3 1.26 4.4 2.64 9.1

Production

 27.85 100.0 18.44 66.2 9.41 33.8 1.70 6.1 1.37 4.9 3.01 10.8 0.92 3.3 2.41 8.7

Transportation and material moving

 29.92 100.0 19.75 66.0 10.17 34.0 1.76 5.9 1.01 3.4 2.94 9.8 1.60 5.3 2.86 9.6

Industry group

Goods-producing(2)

 39.90 100.0 26.61 66.7 13.29 33.3 2.60 6.5 1.71 4.3 3.70 9.3 1.94 4.9 3.35 8.4

Construction

 39.55 100.0 27.38 69.2 12.16 30.8 1.74 4.4 1.26 3.2 3.20 8.1 2.04 5.2 3.91 9.9

Manufacturing

 39.53 100.0 25.86 65.4 13.67 34.6 3.00 7.6 1.94 4.9 3.94 10.0 1.77 4.5 3.02 7.6

Aircraft manufacturing

 71.17 100.0 43.15 60.6 28.01 39.4 6.37 8.9 5.00 7.0 6.89 9.7 5.24 7.4 4.51 6.3

Service-providing(3)

 33.39 100.0 23.67 70.9 9.72 29.1 2.46 7.4 0.98 2.9 2.56 7.7 1.21 3.6 2.52 7.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 28.65 100.0 20.13 70.3 8.52 29.7 1.80 6.3 0.80 2.8 2.35 8.2 1.21 4.2 2.36 8.2

Wholesale trade

 37.89 100.0 26.83 70.8 11.05 29.2 2.77 7.3 1.18 3.1 2.89 7.6 1.34 3.5 2.87 7.6

Retail trade

 20.19 100.0 15.22 75.4 4.97 24.6 0.97 4.8 0.44 2.2 1.37 6.8 0.47 2.3 1.72 8.5

Transportation and warehousing

 39.47 100.0 25.41 64.4 14.07 35.6 2.78 7.0 1.27 3.2 4.09 10.4 2.51 6.4 3.42 8.7

Utilities

 63.25 100.0 38.13 60.3 25.12 39.7 5.38 8.5 2.28 3.6 6.23 9.9 6.79 10.7 4.43 7.0

Information

 58.23 100.0 38.67 66.4 19.56 33.6 5.28 9.1 2.58 4.4 4.97 8.5 2.98 5.1 3.75 6.4

Financial activities

 47.30 100.0 31.83 67.3 15.47 32.7 4.07 8.6 2.55 5.4 4.03 8.5 1.75 3.7 3.06 6.5

Financial and insurance

 52.75 100.0 34.95 66.3 17.79 33.7 4.76 9.0 3.14 6.0 4.52 8.6 2.13 4.0 3.25 6.2

Credit intermediation and related activities

 44.77 100.0 29.97 66.9 14.81 33.1 4.07 9.1 2.16 4.8 4.08 9.1 1.63 3.6 2.87 6.4

Insurance carriers and related activities

 51.41 100.0 33.72 65.6 17.68 34.4 4.53 8.8 3.00 5.8 4.56 8.9 2.37 4.6 3.23 6.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 32.07 100.0 23.12 72.1 8.96 27.9 2.16 6.7 0.91 2.8 2.67 8.3 0.68 2.1 2.52 7.9

Professional and business services

 41.48 100.0 29.85 72.0 11.63 28.0 3.30 8.0 1.30 3.1 2.63 6.3 1.36 3.3 3.05 7.3

Professional and technical services

 53.90 100.0 38.62 71.7 15.28 28.3 4.71 8.7 1.68 3.1 3.44 6.4 1.77 3.3 3.68 6.8

Administrative and waste services

 23.59 100.0 17.84 75.6 5.75 24.4 1.16 4.9 0.63 2.7 1.42 6.0 0.39 1.6 2.15 9.1

Education and health services

 37.18 100.0 26.14 70.3 11.03 29.7 3.07 8.3 0.79 2.1 3.20 8.6 1.35 3.6 2.61 7.0

Educational services

 46.71 100.0 33.56 71.8 13.15 28.2 3.61 7.7 0.25 0.5 3.86 8.3 2.28 4.9 3.16 6.8

Junior colleges, colleges, universities and professional schools

 58.92 100.0 40.96 69.5 17.96 30.5 5.25 8.9 0.41 0.7 5.38 9.1 3.13 5.3 3.79 6.4

Health care and social assistance

 35.75 100.0 25.03 70.0 10.71 30.0 2.99 8.4 0.87 2.4 3.11 8.7 1.22 3.4 2.53 7.1

Leisure and hospitality

 15.52 100.0 12.19 78.5 3.33 21.5 0.50 3.2 0.22 1.4 0.84 5.4 0.24 1.5 1.53 9.9

Accommodation and food services

 14.37 100.0 11.29 78.6 3.07 21.4 0.45 3.1 0.21 1.5 0.76 5.3 0.22 1.5 1.44 10.0

Other services

 29.17 100.0 21.30 73.0 7.87 27.0 1.74 6.0 0.45 1.5 2.13 7.3 1.22 4.2 2.33 8.0

Footnotes
(1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(2) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
(3) Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.

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Last Modified Date: June 18, 2019