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. 2026]
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	62.79	100.0	37.34	59.5	25.45	40.5	4.78	7.6	2.61	4.1	8.55	13.6	5.05	8.0	4.46	7.1
Goods-producing industries(2)	68.09	100.0	39.53	58.1	28.56	41.9	4.04	5.9	3.64	5.3	9.30	13.7	6.46	9.5	5.12	7.5
Manufacturing industry	58.67	100.0	33.90	57.8	24.77	42.2	4.41	7.5	4.07	6.9	9.03	15.4	3.03	5.2	4.24	7.2
Service-providing industries(3)	60.94	100.0	36.58	60.0	24.36	40.0	5.04	8.3	2.24	3.7	8.28	13.6	4.56	7.5	4.23	6.9
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	62.81	100.0	36.90	58.7	25.91	41.3	4.32	6.9	2.54	4.0	9.27	14.8	5.48	8.7	4.31	6.9
Retail trade industry	30.55	100.0	19.33	63.3	11.21	36.7	1.74	5.7	0.98	3.2	4.23	13.8	1.73	5.7	2.53	8.3
Transportation and warehousing industry	76.80	100.0	44.48	57.9	32.32	42.1	5.31	6.9	3.12	4.1	11.70	15.2	7.21	9.4	4.99	6.5
Education and health services industry	65.10	100.0	39.97	61.4	25.13	38.6	6.65	10.2	2.61	4.0	7.44	11.4	3.88	6.0	4.55	7.0
Health care and social assistance industry	64.42	100.0	39.61	61.5	24.81	38.5	6.68	10.4	2.77	4.3	7.20	11.2	3.60	5.6	4.56	7.1

Nonunion workers	45.21	100.0	32.19	71.2	13.03	28.8	3.44	7.6	1.84	4.1	3.20	7.1	1.27	2.8	3.28	7.3
Goods-producing industries(2)	46.87	100.0	32.66	69.7	14.21	30.3	3.12	6.7	2.54	5.4	3.65	7.8	1.24	2.6	3.66	7.8
Manufacturing industries	46.97	100.0	31.99	68.1	14.99	31.9	3.52	7.5	2.56	5.5	4.07	8.7	1.42	3.0	3.42	7.3
Service-providing industries(3)	44.90	100.0	32.10	71.5	12.80	28.5	3.50	7.8	1.71	3.8	3.11	6.9	1.27	2.8	3.21	7.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities industries	35.85	100.0	26.47	73.8	9.38	26.2	2.31	6.4	1.04	2.9	2.27	6.3	0.92	2.6	2.84	7.9
Retail trade industries	26.42	100.0	20.47	77.5	5.95	22.5	1.32	5.0	0.56	2.1	1.42	5.4	0.45	1.7	2.19	8.3
Transportation and warehousing industries	39.48	100.0	28.51	72.2	10.98	27.8	2.58	6.5	1.16	2.9	2.79	7.1	1.06	2.7	3.39	8.6
Education and health services industries	48.48	100.0	34.84	71.9	13.64	28.1	3.93	8.1	1.59	3.3	3.43	7.1	1.36	2.8	3.33	6.9
Health care and social assistance industries	47.46	100.0	34.05	71.8	13.41	28.2	3.81	8.0	1.76	3.7	3.36	7.1	1.21	2.5	3.27	6.9

Full-time workers	53.54	100.0	36.62	68.4	16.92	31.6	4.39	8.2	2.37	4.4	4.50	8.4	1.93	3.6	3.73	7.0
Occupational group
Management, professional and related occupations	81.37	100.0	55.10	67.7	26.28	32.3	7.89	9.7	3.89	4.8	6.25	7.7	3.09	3.8	5.16	6.3
Management, business, and financial occupations	88.29	100.0	59.39	67.3	28.90	32.7	8.51	9.6	5.04	5.7	6.59	7.5	3.23	3.7	5.53	6.3
Professional and related occupations	77.00	100.0	52.38	68.0	24.61	32.0	7.50	9.7	3.17	4.1	6.03	7.8	3.00	3.9	4.92	6.4
Sales and office occupations	41.74	100.0	28.94	69.3	12.80	30.7	3.18	7.6	1.37	3.3	4.14	9.9	1.23	2.9	2.88	6.9
Sales and related occupations	47.68	100.0	34.59	72.5	13.09	27.5	3.34	7.0	1.73	3.6	3.38	7.1	1.32	2.8	3.33	7.0
Office and administrative support occupations	38.62	100.0	25.97	67.3	12.65	32.7	3.09	8.0	1.18	3.1	4.54	11.8	1.18	3.1	2.65	6.8
Service occupations	28.36	100.0	20.58	72.5	7.79	27.5	1.64	5.8	1.00	3.5	2.30	8.1	0.60	2.1	2.25	7.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	48.33	100.0	32.95	68.2	15.38	31.8	2.77	5.7	2.07	4.3	4.11	8.5	2.40	5.0	4.03	8.3
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	46.77	100.0	32.00	68.4	14.77	31.6	2.13	4.5	2.16	4.6	3.86	8.3	2.40	5.1	4.21	9.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	49.98	100.0	33.96	67.9	16.02	32.1	3.45	6.9	1.98	4.0	4.37	8.7	2.40	4.8	3.83	7.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	38.64	100.0	26.14	67.6	12.50	32.4	2.46	6.4	1.93	5.0	3.71	9.6	1.37	3.5	3.04	7.9
Production occupations	37.58	100.0	25.12	66.8	12.46	33.2	2.37	6.3	2.35	6.2	3.75	10.0	1.06	2.8	2.93	7.8
Transportation and material moving occupations	39.56	100.0	27.01	68.3	12.54	31.7	2.55	6.4	1.57	4.0	3.67	9.3	1.63	4.1	3.13	7.9
Industry group
Goods-producing industries(2)	50.20	100.0	33.88	67.5	16.32	32.5	3.31	6.6	2.74	5.5	4.46	8.9	1.93	3.8	3.88	7.7
Construction industry	51.96	100.0	35.94	69.2	16.02	30.8	2.67	5.1	2.54	4.9	3.97	7.6	2.44	4.7	4.40	8.5
Manufacturing industry	49.00	100.0	32.56	66.5	16.44	33.5	3.70	7.6	2.80	5.7	4.75	9.7	1.64	3.3	3.54	7.2
Service-providing industries(3)	54.45	100.0	37.37	68.6	17.08	31.4	4.69	8.6	2.27	4.2	4.51	8.3	1.93	3.5	3.69	6.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	46.46	100.0	32.42	69.8	14.04	30.2	3.42	7.4	1.61	3.5	3.78	8.1	1.82	3.9	3.41	7.3
Information industry	88.76	100.0	56.77	64.0	32.00	36.0	9.32	10.5	4.85	5.5	8.40	9.5	3.82	4.3	5.61	6.3
Financial activities industry	68.49	100.0	44.50	65.0	23.99	35.0	6.38	9.3	4.20	6.1	6.61	9.6	2.55	3.7	4.25	6.2
Professional and business services industry	63.02	100.0	43.40	68.9	19.62	31.1	5.66	9.0	2.92	4.6	4.71	7.5	2.11	3.4	4.22	6.7
Education and health services industry	54.24	100.0	37.23	68.6	17.01	31.4	4.95	9.1	1.95	3.6	4.70	8.7	1.86	3.4	3.55	6.5
Leisure and hospitality industry	27.53	100.0	21.00	76.3	6.53	23.7	1.42	5.2	0.57	2.1	1.84	6.7	0.52	1.9	2.17	7.9
Other services industry	45.09	100.0	32.19	71.4	12.90	28.6	3.53	7.8	0.84	1.9	3.46	7.7	1.81	4.0	3.26	7.2

Part-time workers	25.12	100.0	20.12	80.1	5.00	19.9	0.91	3.6	0.46	1.8	0.91	3.6	0.43	1.7	2.29	9.1
Occupational group
Management, professional and related occupations	52.90	100.0	41.18	77.8	11.72	22.2	3.13	5.9	1.37	2.6	1.78	3.4	1.37	2.6	4.08	7.7
Professional and related occupations	53.20	100.0	41.40	77.8	11.79	22.2	3.15	5.9	1.38	2.6	1.77	3.3	1.40	2.6	4.10	7.7
Sales and office occupations	20.81	100.0	17.27	83.0	3.54	17.0	0.62	3.0	0.25	1.2	0.57	2.7	0.22	1.1	1.88	9.0
Sales and related occupations	19.09	100.0	16.12	84.4	2.97	15.6	0.44	2.3	0.17	0.9	0.40	2.1	0.19	1.0	1.78	9.3
Office and administrative support occupations	24.53	100.0	19.76	80.5	4.77	19.5	1.03	4.2	0.43	1.8	0.95	3.9	0.29	1.2	2.08	8.5
Service occupations	18.74	100.0	15.65	83.5	3.09	16.5	0.41	2.2	0.26	1.4	0.39	2.1	0.16	0.8	1.88	10.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	26.19	100.0	18.80	71.8	7.39	28.2	0.92	3.5	0.62	2.3	2.48	9.5	0.84	3.2	2.53	9.7
Transportation and material moving occupations	26.50	100.0	18.81	71.0	7.69	29.0	0.95	3.6	0.61	2.3	2.68	10.1	0.90	3.4	2.55	9.6
Industry group
Service-providing industries(3)	25.10	100.0	20.10	80.1	5.01	19.9	0.92	3.7	0.46	1.8	0.91	3.6	0.44	1.7	2.28	9.1
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	23.11	100.0	17.84	77.2	5.27	22.8	0.71	3.1	0.38	1.6	1.47	6.4	0.55	2.4	2.16	9.3
Professional and business services industry	29.78	100.0	23.68	79.5	6.10	20.5	1.35	4.5	1.00	3.4	0.73	2.4	(4)0.37	(4)1.2	2.66	8.9
Education and health services industry	38.40	100.0	30.03	78.2	8.37	21.8	2.07	5.4	0.96	2.5	1.31	3.4	0.85	2.2	3.17	8.3
Leisure and hospitality industry	17.07	100.0	14.63	85.7	2.44	14.3	0.26	1.5	0.11	0.7	0.25	1.5	0.10	0.6	1.71	10.0
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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Last Modified Date: June 12, 2026