Table 5. Private industry workers by bargaining and work status

Table 5. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by bargaining and work status [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

Union

All workers

 47.27 100.0 27.90 59.0 19.37 41.0 3.34 7.1 1.55 3.3 6.58 13.9 4.30 9.1 3.59 7.6

Goods-producing(2)

 51.40 100.0 29.52 57.4 21.88 42.6 2.80 5.5 2.28 4.4 7.43 14.5 5.13 10.0 4.23 8.2

Service-providing(3)

 45.58 100.0 27.23 59.7 18.35 40.3 3.57 7.8 1.26 2.8 6.23 13.7 3.96 8.7 3.33 7.3

Nonunion

All workers

 33.26 100.0 23.81 71.6 9.46 28.4 2.40 7.2 1.06 3.2 2.38 7.2 1.05 3.1 2.57 7.7

Goods-producing(2)

 37.87 100.0 26.09 68.9 11.78 31.1 2.56 6.8 1.61 4.3 3.04 8.0 1.37 3.6 3.19 8.4

Service-providing(3)

 32.40 100.0 23.38 72.2 9.02 27.8 2.37 7.3 0.96 3.0 2.26 7.0 0.99 3.0 2.45 7.6

Full-time

All workers

 39.92 100.0 27.43 68.7 12.49 31.3 3.11 7.8 1.37 3.4 3.39 8.5 1.66 4.2 2.95 7.4

Occupational group

Management, professional and related

 62.33 100.0 43.04 69.1 19.29 30.9 5.73 9.2 2.20 3.5 4.58 7.3 2.74 4.4 4.04 6.5

Management, business, and financial

 67.53 100.0 46.64 69.1 20.89 30.9 6.33 9.4 2.83 4.2 4.53 6.7 2.86 4.2 4.34 6.4

Professional and related

 58.98 100.0 40.72 69.0 18.26 31.0 5.34 9.1 1.79 3.0 4.61 7.8 2.66 4.5 3.85 6.5

Sales and office

 30.78 100.0 21.48 69.8 9.29 30.2 2.27 7.4 0.89 2.9 2.92 9.5 1.02 3.3 2.20 7.1

Sales and related

 34.49 100.0 25.30 73.3 9.20 26.7 2.45 7.1 0.97 2.8 2.33 6.8 1.00 2.9 2.44 7.1

Office and administrative support

 29.06 100.0 19.72 67.9 9.34 32.1 2.19 7.5 0.85 2.9 3.19 11.0 1.03 3.5 2.08 7.2

Service

 19.97 100.0 14.29 71.6 5.68 28.4 1.15 5.7 0.50 2.5 1.90 9.5 0.45 2.3 1.69 8.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

 36.70 100.0 24.70 67.3 12.00 32.7 1.88 5.1 1.27 3.5 3.26 8.9 2.08 5.7 3.51 9.6

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry

 37.47 100.0 25.00 66.7 12.47 33.3 1.44 3.8 1.31 3.5 3.26 8.7 2.54 6.8 3.92 10.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair

 35.88 100.0 24.38 67.9 11.51 32.1 2.35 6.5 1.23 3.4 3.26 9.1 1.58 4.4 3.08 8.6

Production, transportation, and material moving

 31.00 100.0 20.31 65.5 10.69 34.5 1.97 6.3 1.35 4.4 3.29 10.6 1.35 4.4 2.73 8.8

Production

 28.98 100.0 19.02 65.6 9.97 34.4 1.82 6.3 1.46 5.0 3.23 11.2 0.99 3.4 2.46 8.5

Transportation and material moving

 33.39 100.0 21.85 65.4 11.54 34.6 2.14 6.4 1.21 3.6 3.35 10.0 1.77 5.3 3.06 9.2

Industry group

Goods-producing(2)

 40.43 100.0 26.89 66.5 13.53 33.5 2.66 6.6 1.74 4.3 3.78 9.4 1.99 4.9 3.36 8.3

Construction

 40.25 100.0 27.76 69.0 12.49 31.0 1.80 4.5 1.29 3.2 3.34 8.3 2.13 5.3 3.94 9.8

Manufacturing

 39.96 100.0 26.11 65.3 13.85 34.7 3.05 7.6 1.97 4.9 3.99 10.0 1.80 4.5 3.04 7.6

Service-providing(3)

 39.78 100.0 27.59 69.4 12.19 30.6 3.24 8.1 1.27 3.2 3.28 8.3 1.57 3.9 2.83 7.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 35.20 100.0 24.23 68.8 10.97 31.2 2.52 7.2 1.08 3.1 3.01 8.6 1.57 4.5 2.78 7.9

Information

 62.53 100.0 41.33 66.1 21.20 33.9 5.74 9.2 2.81 4.5 5.39 8.6 3.27 5.2 3.98 6.4

Financial activities

 50.23 100.0 33.59 66.9 16.64 33.1 4.45 8.9 2.76 5.5 4.36 8.7 1.88 3.7 3.19 6.3

Professional and business services

 45.24 100.0 32.13 71.0 13.10 29.0 3.80 8.4 1.47 3.3 3.02 6.7 1.58 3.5 3.22 7.1

Education and health services

 40.29 100.0 27.79 69.0 12.49 31.0 3.57 8.9 0.87 2.2 3.77 9.4 1.60 4.0 2.69 6.7

Leisure and hospitality

 19.72 100.0 14.56 73.8 5.17 26.2 1.02 5.2 0.37 1.9 1.61 8.2 0.46 2.3 1.70 8.6

Other services

 34.62 100.0 24.39 70.5 10.22 29.5 2.43 7.0 0.56 1.6 3.01 8.7 1.64 4.8 2.58 7.4

Part-time

All workers

 18.30 100.0 14.41 78.8 3.89 21.2 0.60 3.3 0.30 1.7 0.84 4.6 0.36 2.0 1.78 9.7

Occupational group

Management, professional and related

 41.38 100.0 32.05 77.4 9.33 22.6 2.36 5.7 0.87 2.1 1.74 4.2 1.05 2.5 3.32 8.0

Professional and related

 41.71 100.0 32.13 77.0 9.58 23.0 2.47 5.9 0.82 2.0 1.85 4.4 1.12 2.7 3.31 7.9

Sales and office

 15.79 100.0 12.55 79.5 3.25 20.5 0.44 2.8 0.23 1.5 0.87 5.5 0.28 1.8 1.43 9.0

Sales and related

 14.31 100.0 11.70 81.8 2.61 18.2 0.29 2.1 0.20 1.4 0.58 4.1 0.20 1.4 1.33 9.3

Office and administrative support

 18.13 100.0 13.89 76.6 4.24 23.4 0.66 3.7 0.27 1.5 1.31 7.2 0.42 2.3 1.57 8.7

Service

 13.91 100.0 11.35 81.6 2.55 18.4 0.28 2.0 0.19 1.3 0.46 3.3 0.12 0.9 1.50 10.8

Production, transportation, and material moving

 18.19 100.0 12.96 71.2 5.23 28.8 0.51 2.8 0.37 2.0 1.40 7.7 0.82 4.5 2.14 11.8

Transportation and material moving

 19.20 100.0 13.28 69.2 5.91 30.8 0.55 2.9 0.39 2.1 1.68 8.7 1.05 5.4 2.24 11.7

Industry group

Service-providing(3)

 18.21 100.0 14.35 78.8 3.86 21.2 0.60 3.3 0.30 1.6 0.84 4.6 0.36 2.0 1.76 9.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 16.40 100.0 12.46 76.0 3.94 24.0 0.45 2.7 0.27 1.6 1.11 6.8 0.53 3.2 1.58 9.6

Professional and business services

 21.78 100.0 17.86 82.0 3.91 18.0 0.68 3.1 0.39 1.8 0.54 2.5 (4)0.18 (4)0.8 2.13 9.8

Education and health services

 28.07 100.0 21.32 75.9 6.75 24.1 1.62 5.8 0.56 2.0 1.55 5.5 0.64 2.3 2.38 8.5

Leisure and hospitality

 12.24 100.0 10.34 84.5 1.90 15.5 0.10 0.8 0.10 0.8 0.24 2.0 0.06 0.5 1.40 11.4

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.
(4) The relative standard error for this estimate is greater than 30 percent.

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Last Modified Date: June 18, 2019