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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. 2021]
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

 36.64 100.0 25.80 70.4 10.83 29.6 2.72 7.4 1.27 3.5 2.83 7.7 1.25 3.4 2.77 7.6

Occupational group

Management, professional, and related

 62.32 100.0 43.31 69.5 19.02 30.5 5.83 9.4 2.33 3.7 4.45 7.1 2.33 3.7 4.08 6.5

Management, business, and financial

 72.88 100.0 50.46 69.2 22.42 30.8 7.09 9.7 3.35 4.6 4.76 6.5 2.67 3.7 4.55 6.2

Professional and related

 56.29 100.0 39.22 69.7 17.07 30.3 5.11 9.1 1.74 3.1 4.28 7.6 2.13 3.8 3.81 6.8

Sales and office

 28.25 100.0 20.44 72.3 7.81 27.7 1.83 6.5 0.81 2.9 2.37 8.4 0.73 2.6 2.07 7.3

Sales and related

 28.51 100.0 21.80 76.5 6.71 23.5 1.60 5.6 0.85 3.0 1.55 5.4 0.59 2.1 2.11 7.4

Office and administrative support

 28.06 100.0 19.43 69.2 8.63 30.8 2.00 7.1 0.79 2.8 2.97 10.6 0.83 3.0 2.05 7.3

Service

 18.15 100.0 13.93 76.7 4.23 23.3 0.77 4.2 0.38 2.1 1.12 6.2 0.27 1.5 1.68 9.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 38.58 100.0 26.25 68.0 12.33 32.0 2.07 5.4 1.44 3.7 3.14 8.1 2.10 5.4 3.59 9.3

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry

 39.61 100.0 26.59 67.1 13.01 32.9 1.65 4.2 1.52 3.8 3.22 8.1 2.69 6.8 3.93 9.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 37.47 100.0 25.87 69.0 11.60 31.0 2.52 6.7 1.35 3.6 3.05 8.2 1.45 3.9 3.23 8.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

 30.26 100.0 20.36 67.3 9.90 32.7 1.84 6.1 1.32 4.4 2.98 9.9 1.09 3.6 2.66 8.8

Production

 28.94 100.0 19.40 67.0 9.54 33.0 1.78 6.1 1.43 4.9 3.07 10.6 0.83 2.9 2.43 8.4

Transportation and material moving

 31.49 100.0 21.25 67.5 10.24 32.5 1.91 6.1 1.21 3.9 2.90 9.2 1.33 4.2 2.88 9.2

Industry group

Goods-producing(2)

 40.59 100.0 27.43 67.6 13.16 32.4 2.64 6.5 1.77 4.4 3.62 8.9 1.79 4.4 3.34 8.2

Construction

 40.85 100.0 28.48 69.7 12.37 30.3 1.87 4.6 1.47 3.6 3.08 7.5 2.08 5.1 3.87 9.5

Manufacturing

 40.38 100.0 26.82 66.4 13.56 33.6 3.06 7.6 1.90 4.7 3.92 9.7 1.64 4.1 3.03 7.5

Aircraft manufacturing

 77.20 100.0 47.99 62.2 29.21 37.8 7.36 9.5 4.30 5.6 7.42 9.6 5.25 6.8 4.89 6.3

Service-providing(3)

 35.83 100.0 25.47 71.1 10.36 28.9 2.74 7.6 1.17 3.3 2.67 7.4 1.14 3.2 2.65 7.4

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 31.03 100.0 22.02 70.9 9.02 29.1 2.05 6.6 0.96 3.1 2.40 7.7 1.13 3.6 2.48 8.0

Wholesale trade

 42.26 100.0 29.87 70.7 12.39 29.3 3.27 7.7 1.58 3.7 3.06 7.3 1.36 3.2 3.11 7.4

Retail trade

 21.95 100.0 16.69 76.0 5.26 24.0 1.11 5.0 0.55 2.5 1.35 6.1 0.42 1.9 1.83 8.3

Transportation and warehousing

 40.01 100.0 26.42 66.0 13.59 34.0 2.91 7.3 1.30 3.2 3.99 10.0 2.12 5.3 3.27 8.2

Utilities

 68.44 100.0 42.20 61.7 26.25 38.3 6.06 8.9 2.25 3.3 6.44 9.4 6.68 9.8 4.81 7.0

Information

 57.53 100.0 38.16 66.3 19.36 33.7 5.37 9.3 2.86 5.0 4.95 8.6 2.44 4.2 3.75 6.5

Financial activities

 52.58 100.0 35.42 67.4 17.15 32.6 4.60 8.8 3.08 5.9 4.45 8.5 1.77 3.4 3.26 6.2

Financial and insurance

 58.76 100.0 39.21 66.7 19.54 33.3 5.28 9.0 3.74 6.4 4.92 8.4 2.12 3.6 3.48 5.9

Credit intermediation and related activities

 51.29 100.0 34.02 66.3 17.27 33.7 4.76 9.3 2.87 5.6 4.73 9.2 1.77 3.4 3.15 6.2

Insurance carriers and related activities

 52.19 100.0 34.53 66.2 17.66 33.8 4.66 8.9 2.85 5.5 4.77 9.1 2.09 4.0 3.30 6.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

 32.38 100.0 23.03 71.1 9.35 28.9 2.39 7.4 0.91 2.8 2.89 8.9 0.61 1.9 2.55 7.9

Professional and business services

 44.96 100.0 32.29 71.8 12.68 28.2 3.67 8.2 1.60 3.5 2.90 6.5 1.29 2.9 3.22 7.2

Professional and technical services

 59.05 100.0 42.10 71.3 16.95 28.7 5.29 9.0 2.03 3.4 3.85 6.5 1.82 3.1 3.97 6.7

Administrative and waste services

 24.13 100.0 18.39 76.2 5.74 23.8 1.18 4.9 0.64 2.7 1.40 5.8 0.34 1.4 2.17 9.0

Education and health services

 37.82 100.0 26.63 70.4 11.19 29.6 3.25 8.6 0.84 2.2 3.18 8.4 1.22 3.2 2.70 7.1

Educational services

 49.57 100.0 35.75 72.1 13.82 27.9 3.87 7.8 0.33 0.7 4.00 8.1 2.26 4.6 3.35 6.8

Junior colleges, colleges, universities and professional schools

 61.64 100.0 42.96 69.7 18.68 30.3 5.52 9.0 0.45 0.7 5.53 9.0 3.31 5.4 3.87 6.3

Health care and social assistance

 36.17 100.0 25.35 70.1 10.82 29.9 3.16 8.7 0.91 2.5 3.07 8.5 1.07 3.0 2.61 7.2

Leisure and hospitality

 15.97 100.0 12.88 80.6 3.10 19.4 0.47 2.9 0.22 1.4 0.68 4.3 0.16 1.0 1.57 9.8

Accommodation and food services

 15.27 100.0 12.32 80.7 2.95 19.3 0.40 2.6 0.22 1.4 0.66 4.3 0.15 1.0 1.52 9.9

Other services

 29.72 100.0 22.10 74.4 7.62 25.6 1.87 6.3 0.49 1.7 1.79 6.0 1.06 3.6 2.41 8.1

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 17, 2021