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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 [Dec. 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

Union workers

59.86 100.0 36.47 60.9 23.39 39.1 4.44 7.4 2.55 4.3 7.31 12.2 4.78 8.0 4.32 7.2

Goods-producing industries(2)

59.67 100.0 35.52 59.5 24.16 40.5 3.45 5.8 3.24 5.4 8.01 13.4 4.92 8.2 4.53 7.6

Manufacturing industry

51.42 100.0 29.66 57.7 21.76 42.3 3.69 7.2 3.96 7.7 7.85 15.3 2.52 4.9 3.75 7.3

Service-providing industries(3)

59.93 100.0 36.88 61.5 23.05 38.5 4.86 8.1 2.24 3.7 7.00 11.7 4.72 7.9 4.23 7.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities industry

58.27 100.0 36.66 62.9 21.62 37.1 4.21 7.2 2.12 3.6 6.52 11.2 4.55 7.8 4.20 7.2

Retail trade industry

31.44 100.0 19.90 63.3 11.54 36.7 1.94 6.2 1.00 3.2 4.00 12.7 2.13 6.8 2.47 7.9

Transportation and warehousing industry

69.27 100.0 44.09 63.7 25.18 36.3 5.09 7.3 2.52 3.6 7.30 10.5 5.36 7.7 4.90 7.1

Education and health services industry

68.03 100.0 41.73 61.3 26.29 38.7 6.60 9.7 3.05 4.5 7.34 10.8 4.72 6.9 4.58 6.7

Health care and social assistance industry

67.49 100.0 41.21 61.1 26.28 38.9 6.62 9.8 3.33 4.9 7.18 10.6 4.56 6.8 4.59 6.8

Nonunion workers

43.39 100.0 31.05 71.6 12.34 28.4 3.29 7.6 1.78 4.1 2.87 6.6 1.24 2.9 3.15 7.3

Goods-producing industries(2)

44.17 100.0 30.83 69.8 13.34 30.2 2.90 6.6 2.46 5.6 3.30 7.5 1.19 2.7 3.49 7.9

Manufacturing industries

44.43 100.0 30.34 68.3 14.09 31.7 3.32 7.5 2.38 5.4 3.74 8.4 1.37 3.1 3.28 7.4

Service-providing industries(3)

43.25 100.0 31.09 71.9 12.16 28.1 3.36 7.8 1.66 3.8 2.80 6.5 1.25 2.9 3.09 7.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities industries

34.62 100.0 25.62 74.0 9.00 26.0 2.21 6.4 1.03 3.0 2.14 6.2 0.88 2.5 2.74 7.9

Retail trade industries

25.35 100.0 19.76 78.0 5.59 22.0 1.26 5.0 0.53 2.1 1.29 5.1 0.40 1.6 2.10 8.3

Transportation and warehousing industries

39.70 100.0 28.49 71.8 11.21 28.2 2.55 6.4 1.35 3.4 2.87 7.2 1.06 2.7 3.38 8.5

Education and health services industries

46.33 100.0 33.42 72.1 12.92 27.9 3.89 8.4 1.36 2.9 3.08 6.7 1.40 3.0 3.18 6.9

Health care and social assistance industries

45.16 100.0 32.50 72.0 12.66 28.0 3.82 8.5 1.49 3.3 2.99 6.6 1.25 2.8 3.11 6.9

Full-time workers

51.16 100.0 35.24 68.9 15.92 31.1 4.17 8.2 2.28 4.5 4.04 7.9 1.87 3.7 3.56 7.0

Occupational group

Management, professional and related occupations

78.14 100.0 53.25 68.1 24.89 31.9 7.57 9.7 3.79 4.9 5.55 7.1 3.09 4.0 4.88 6.2

Management, business, and financial occupations

87.40 100.0 59.09 67.6 28.31 32.4 8.51 9.7 5.13 5.9 5.91 6.8 3.43 3.9 5.33 6.1

Professional and related occupations

72.23 100.0 49.52 68.6 22.71 31.4 6.98 9.7 2.94 4.1 5.32 7.4 2.88 4.0 4.59 6.4

Sales and office occupations

39.85 100.0 27.90 70.0 11.96 30.0 2.99 7.5 1.38 3.5 3.65 9.2 1.19 3.0 2.75 6.9

Sales and related occupations

46.56 100.0 33.93 72.9 12.64 27.1 3.32 7.1 1.68 3.6 3.13 6.7 1.31 2.8 3.21 6.9

Office and administrative support occupations

36.20 100.0 24.61 68.0 11.59 32.0 2.81 7.8 1.21 3.3 3.94 10.9 1.13 3.1 2.51 6.9

Service occupations

25.86 100.0 19.04 73.6 6.82 26.4 1.44 5.6 0.86 3.3 1.93 7.5 0.50 1.9 2.09 8.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

45.90 100.0 31.40 68.4 14.50 31.6 2.58 5.6 1.88 4.1 3.76 8.2 2.36 5.1 3.91 8.5

Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

44.19 100.0 30.45 68.9 13.74 31.1 1.88 4.3 1.87 4.2 3.64 8.2 2.28 5.2 4.07 9.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

47.82 100.0 32.47 67.9 15.35 32.1 3.37 7.0 1.90 4.0 3.89 8.1 2.45 5.1 3.74 7.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

37.55 100.0 25.59 68.1 11.96 31.9 2.37 6.3 1.85 4.9 3.54 9.4 1.22 3.3 2.99 8.0

Production occupations

35.85 100.0 23.91 66.7 11.94 33.3 2.24 6.3 2.30 6.4 3.64 10.1 0.93 2.6 2.83 7.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

38.88 100.0 26.90 69.2 11.99 30.8 2.46 6.3 1.49 3.8 3.46 8.9 1.45 3.7 3.12 8.0

Industry group

Goods-producing industries(2)

47.03 100.0 31.81 67.7 15.21 32.3 3.05 6.5 2.62 5.6 4.09 8.7 1.78 3.8 3.66 7.8

Construction industry

48.50 100.0 33.63 69.3 14.87 30.7 2.39 4.9 2.56 5.3 3.62 7.5 2.18 4.5 4.12 8.5

Manufacturing industry

45.94 100.0 30.59 66.6 15.36 33.4 3.45 7.5 2.63 5.7 4.36 9.5 1.55 3.4 3.36 7.3

Service-providing industries(3)

52.27 100.0 36.16 69.2 16.11 30.8 4.47 8.6 2.19 4.2 4.02 7.7 1.90 3.6 3.53 6.7

Trade, transportation, and utilities industry

45.21 100.0 31.77 70.3 13.44 29.7 3.33 7.4 1.56 3.5 3.49 7.7 1.72 3.8 3.34 7.4

Information industry

82.10 100.0 52.66 64.1 29.45 35.9 8.62 10.5 4.38 5.3 7.36 9.0 3.97 4.8 5.12 6.2

Financial activities industry

64.85 100.0 42.43 65.4 22.42 34.6 6.02 9.3 4.18 6.4 5.80 8.9 2.44 3.8 3.98 6.1

Professional and business services industry

61.18 100.0 42.43 69.4 18.75 30.6 5.41 8.8 3.03 5.0 4.23 6.9 2.03 3.3 4.06 6.6

Education and health services industry

51.92 100.0 36.05 69.4 15.87 30.6 4.75 9.2 1.66 3.2 4.18 8.0 1.89 3.6 3.39 6.5

Leisure and hospitality industry

24.95 100.0 19.16 76.8 5.78 23.2 1.23 4.9 0.52 2.1 1.57 6.3 0.47 1.9 1.98 8.0

Other services industry

44.69 100.0 32.19 72.0 12.50 28.0 3.51 7.9 0.87 1.9 2.76 6.2 2.17 4.9 3.18 7.1

Part-time workers

24.49 100.0 19.76 80.7 4.74 19.3 0.91 3.7 0.48 2.0 0.68 2.8 0.41 1.7 2.25 9.2

Occupational group

Management, professional and related occupations

49.97 100.0 38.99 78.0 10.98 22.0 2.96 5.9 1.44 2.9 1.34 2.7 1.28 2.6 3.95 7.9

Professional and related occupations

50.73 100.0 39.50 77.9 11.23 22.1 3.02 6.0 1.51 3.0 1.36 2.7 1.32 2.6 4.01 7.9

Sales and office occupations

20.23 100.0 16.79 83.0 3.45 17.0 0.59 2.9 0.29 1.4 0.52 2.6 0.23 1.2 1.82 9.0

Sales and related occupations

18.34 100.0 15.46 84.3 2.88 15.7 0.42 2.3 0.19 1.0 0.37 2.0 0.21 1.1 1.70 9.2

Office and administrative support occupations

24.31 100.0 19.65 80.8 4.66 19.2 0.94 3.9 0.51 2.1 0.84 3.4 0.29 1.2 2.08 8.6

Service occupations

18.22 100.0 15.25 83.7 2.98 16.3 0.39 2.1 0.24 1.3 0.33 1.8 0.17 0.9 1.84 10.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

24.17 100.0 18.34 75.9 5.82 24.1 0.98 4.1 0.54 2.2 1.33 5.5 0.58 2.4 2.39 9.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

24.31 100.0 18.37 75.6 5.94 24.4 1.01 4.1 0.51 2.1 1.41 5.8 0.61 2.5 2.40 9.9

Industry group

Service-providing industries(3)

24.43 100.0 19.70 80.6 4.73 19.4 0.92 3.8 0.47 1.9 0.68 2.8 0.42 1.7 2.24 9.2

Trade, transportation, and utilities industry

21.77 100.0 17.25 79.2 4.52 20.8 0.68 3.1 0.36 1.7 0.95 4.4 0.46 2.1 2.06 9.5

Professional and business services industry

32.98 100.0 27.17 82.4 5.81 17.6 0.97 (4)3.0 1.12 3.4 0.42 (4)1.3 0.22 (4)0.7 3.07 9.3

Education and health services industry

36.73 100.0 28.34 77.2 8.38 22.8 2.24 6.1 0.99 2.7 1.21 3.3 0.94 2.5 3.01 8.2

Leisure and hospitality industry

16.57 100.0 14.33 86.4 2.25 13.6 0.24 1.4 0.09 0.6 0.13 0.8 0.08 0.5 1.70 10.3

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.

Last Modified Date: March 14, 2025