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
Series	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.

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