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. 2025]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent	Cost ($)	Percent
Union workers	60.21	100.0	36.67	60.9	23.54	39.1	4.47	7.4	2.48	4.1	7.50	12.5	4.73	7.9	4.35	7.2
Goods-producing industries(2)	60.13	100.0	35.76	59.5	24.37	40.5	3.44	5.7	3.21	5.3	8.18	13.6	4.97	8.3	4.56	7.6
Manufacturing industry	51.79	100.0	29.90	57.7	21.89	42.3	3.69	7.1	3.90	7.5	7.99	15.4	2.54	4.9	3.76	7.3
Service-providing industries(3)	60.25	100.0	37.06	61.5	23.18	38.5	4.92	8.2	2.17	3.6	7.21	12.0	4.63	7.7	4.26	7.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	58.99	100.0	37.08	62.9	21.92	37.1	4.26	7.2	2.12	3.6	6.75	11.4	4.54	7.7	4.25	7.2
Retail trade industry	31.67	100.0	20.13	63.6	11.54	36.4	1.95	6.2	0.95	3.0	4.01	12.7	2.13	6.7	2.50	7.9
Transportation and warehousing industry	70.38	100.0	44.71	63.5	25.67	36.5	5.16	7.3	2.54	3.6	7.65	10.9	5.37	7.6	4.96	7.0
Education and health services industry	67.33	100.0	41.44	61.5	25.89	38.5	6.57	9.8	2.81	4.2	7.44	11.1	4.47	6.6	4.59	6.8
Health care and social assistance industry	66.65	100.0	40.85	61.3	25.80	38.7	6.58	9.9	3.06	4.6	7.27	10.9	4.28	6.4	4.60	6.9

Nonunion workers	44.13	100.0	31.49	71.4	12.64	28.6	3.35	7.6	1.83	4.2	2.99	6.8	1.26	2.9	3.20	7.3
Goods-producing industries(2)	44.81	100.0	31.25	69.7	13.57	30.3	2.95	6.6	2.48	5.5	3.38	7.5	1.22	2.7	3.53	7.9
Manufacturing industries	45.02	100.0	30.70	68.2	14.32	31.8	3.36	7.5	2.42	5.4	3.83	8.5	1.40	3.1	3.31	7.4
Service-providing industries(3)	44.00	100.0	31.53	71.7	12.47	28.3	3.42	7.8	1.72	3.9	2.92	6.6	1.27	2.9	3.14	7.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities industries	35.00	100.0	25.90	74.0	9.10	26.0	2.24	6.4	1.02	2.9	2.17	6.2	0.90	2.6	2.78	7.9
Retail trade industries	25.51	100.0	19.89	78.0	5.62	22.0	1.27	5.0	0.52	2.1	1.30	5.1	0.41	1.6	2.12	8.3
Transportation and warehousing industries	40.35	100.0	28.91	71.6	11.44	28.4	2.57	6.4	1.38	3.4	2.95	7.3	1.08	2.7	3.46	8.6
Education and health services industries	47.34	100.0	33.99	71.8	13.35	28.2	3.96	8.4	1.47	3.1	3.24	6.9	1.42	3.0	3.25	6.9
Health care and social assistance industries	46.23	100.0	33.12	71.6	13.11	28.4	3.90	8.4	1.62	3.5	3.14	6.8	1.27	2.8	3.18	6.9

Full-time workers	51.98	100.0	35.71	68.7	16.28	31.3	4.24	8.2	2.33	4.5	4.19	8.1	1.89	3.6	3.62	7.0
Occupational group
Management, professional and related occupations	79.34	100.0	53.90	67.9	25.44	32.1	7.68	9.7	3.89	4.9	5.80	7.3	3.11	3.9	4.97	6.3
Management, business, and financial occupations	88.75	100.0	59.76	67.3	29.00	32.7	8.63	9.7	5.31	6.0	6.16	6.9	3.46	3.9	5.43	6.1
Professional and related occupations	73.42	100.0	50.21	68.4	23.21	31.6	7.08	9.6	2.99	4.1	5.57	7.6	2.89	3.9	4.68	6.4
Sales and office occupations	40.50	100.0	28.25	69.8	12.25	30.2	3.03	7.5	1.39	3.4	3.83	9.5	1.21	3.0	2.79	6.9
Sales and related occupations	47.48	100.0	34.57	72.8	12.91	27.2	3.35	7.1	1.69	3.6	3.25	6.8	1.33	2.8	3.28	6.9
Office and administrative support occupations	36.74	100.0	24.85	67.6	11.89	32.4	2.85	7.8	1.22	3.3	4.14	11.3	1.14	3.1	2.53	6.9
Service occupations	26.23	100.0	19.29	73.6	6.94	26.4	1.45	5.5	0.90	3.4	1.96	7.5	0.50	1.9	2.12	8.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	46.40	100.0	31.63	68.2	14.77	31.8	2.62	5.6	1.95	4.2	3.88	8.4	2.37	5.1	3.94	8.5
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	44.83	100.0	30.72	68.5	14.11	31.5	1.91	4.3	2.03	4.5	3.73	8.3	2.33	5.2	4.12	9.2
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	48.13	100.0	32.64	67.8	15.49	32.2	3.41	7.1	1.87	3.9	4.04	8.4	2.42	5.0	3.75	7.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	38.06	100.0	25.89	68.0	12.17	32.0	2.40	6.3	1.87	4.9	3.63	9.5	1.25	3.3	3.03	8.0
Production occupations	36.17	100.0	24.14	66.7	12.03	33.3	2.26	6.2	2.28	6.3	3.69	10.2	0.95	2.6	2.85	7.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	39.60	100.0	27.31	69.0	12.29	31.0	2.51	6.3	1.53	3.9	3.58	9.0	1.49	3.8	3.18	8.0
Industry group
Goods-producing industries(2)	47.66	100.0	32.21	67.6	15.45	32.4	3.10	6.5	2.65	5.6	4.19	8.8	1.81	3.8	3.71	7.8
Construction industry	49.23	100.0	34.09	69.2	15.14	30.8	2.43	4.9	2.57	5.2	3.73	7.6	2.23	4.5	4.19	8.5
Manufacturing industry	46.52	100.0	30.93	66.5	15.58	33.5	3.49	7.5	2.66	5.7	4.45	9.6	1.58	3.4	3.40	7.3
Service-providing industries(3)	53.13	100.0	36.64	69.0	16.49	31.0	4.55	8.6	2.25	4.2	4.19	7.9	1.91	3.6	3.59	6.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	45.73	100.0	32.13	70.3	13.60	29.7	3.37	7.4	1.54	3.4	3.56	7.8	1.74	3.8	3.38	7.4
Information industry	83.31	100.0	53.31	64.0	30.01	36.0	8.74	10.5	4.34	5.2	7.74	9.3	3.96	4.8	5.23	6.3
Financial activities industry	66.19	100.0	42.90	64.8	23.29	35.2	6.13	9.3	4.52	6.8	6.14	9.3	2.43	3.7	4.07	6.2
Professional and business services industry	62.28	100.0	43.06	69.1	19.22	30.9	5.50	8.8	3.08	4.9	4.45	7.1	2.06	3.3	4.14	6.7
Education and health services industry	52.90	100.0	36.58	69.2	16.32	30.8	4.83	9.1	1.77	3.4	4.36	8.2	1.91	3.6	3.45	6.5
Leisure and hospitality industry	25.14	100.0	19.39	77.2	5.74	22.8	1.23	4.9	0.48	1.9	1.55	6.2	0.47	1.9	2.01	8.0
Other services industry	44.94	100.0	32.25	71.8	12.68	28.2	3.57	7.9	0.84	1.9	2.93	6.5	2.14	4.8	3.21	7.1

Part-time workers	24.83	100.0	20.02	80.6	4.81	19.4	0.92	3.7	0.49	2.0	0.70	2.8	0.41	1.6	2.29	9.2
Occupational group
Management, professional and related occupations	50.68	100.0	39.50	77.9	11.18	22.1	3.01	5.9	1.46	2.9	1.40	2.8	1.27	2.5	4.03	8.0
Professional and related occupations	51.35	100.0	39.97	77.8	11.38	22.2	3.06	6.0	1.51	2.9	1.41	2.8	1.30	2.5	4.09	8.0
Sales and office occupations	20.45	100.0	16.95	82.9	3.50	17.1	0.59	2.9	0.28	1.4	0.54	2.6	0.24	1.2	1.85	9.0
Sales and related occupations	18.51	100.0	15.60	84.3	2.91	15.7	0.42	2.3	0.18	1.0	0.37	2.0	0.21	1.1	1.72	9.3
Office and administrative support occupations	24.60	100.0	19.84	80.7	4.76	19.3	0.94	3.8	0.51	2.1	0.90	3.6	0.29	1.2	2.12	8.6
Service occupations	18.46	100.0	15.46	83.7	3.00	16.3	0.39	2.1	0.24	1.3	0.35	1.9	0.17	0.9	1.85	10.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	24.33	100.0	18.45	75.8	5.88	24.2	0.99	4.1	0.55	2.2	1.35	5.6	0.57	2.4	2.42	9.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	24.47	100.0	18.47	75.5	5.99	24.5	1.01	4.1	0.51	2.1	1.43	5.9	0.60	2.5	2.43	9.9
Industry group
Service-providing industries(3)	24.77	100.0	19.97	80.6	4.80	19.4	0.93	3.7	0.48	1.9	0.70	2.8	0.41	1.7	2.27	9.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	21.96	100.0	17.39	79.2	4.57	20.8	0.69	3.1	0.36	1.7	0.97	4.4	0.46	2.1	2.09	9.5
Professional and business services industry	33.68	100.0	27.69	82.2	6.00	17.8	1.00	(4)3.0	1.16	3.4	0.46	(4)1.4	0.23	(4)0.7	3.14	9.3
Education and health services industry	37.27	100.0	28.74	77.1	8.53	22.9	2.26	6.1	1.01	2.7	1.27	3.4	0.93	2.5	3.06	8.2
Leisure and hospitality industry	16.85	100.0	14.58	86.5	2.27	13.5	0.24	1.4	0.09	0.6	0.15	0.9	0.08	0.5	1.72	10.2
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 equal to or greater than 30 percent.

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