Table 5. Private industry, by major occupational group and bargaining unit status
Table 5. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: private industry workers, by major occupational group and bargaining unit status, December 2018
Occupational group Bargaining unit status
Management, Natural Production,
Compensation All professional, Sales resources, transportation,
component workers and and Service construction, and Union Nonunion
related office and material
maintenance moving
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $34.05 100.0 $59.57 100.0 $25.77 100.0 $16.78 100.0 $35.34 100.0 $28.51 100.0 $47.29 100.0 $32.81 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 23.85 70.0 41.52 69.7 18.43 71.5 12.66 75.4 23.95 67.8 18.84 66.1 27.85 58.9 23.47 71.6
Total benefits............................... 10.20 30.0 18.05 30.3 7.34 28.5 4.12 24.6 11.39 32.2 9.67 33.9 19.45 41.1 9.33 28.4
Paid leave................................. 2.44 7.2 5.30 8.9 1.67 6.5 .71 4.2 1.77 5.0 1.70 6.0 3.36 7.1 2.35 7.2
Vacation................................. 1.26 3.7 2.78 4.7 .85 3.3 .34 2.0 .91 2.6 .86 3.0 1.71 3.6 1.21 3.7
Holiday.................................. .73 2.2 1.55 2.6 .50 1.9 .22 1.3 .57 1.6 .57 2.0 .99 2.1 .71 2.2
Sick..................................... .31 .9 .69 1.2 .21 .8 .10 .6 .20 .6 .21 .7 .48 1.0 .30 .9
Personal................................. .14 .4 .28 .5 .12 .5 .05 .3 .09 .3 .07 .3 .18 .4 .14 .4
Supplemental pay........................... 1.09 3.2 2.05 3.4 .69 2.7 .35 2.1 1.20 3.4 1.16 4.1 1.56 3.3 1.05 3.2
Overtime and premium(1).................. .29 .9 .19 .3 .17 .6 .16 .9 .79 2.2 .60 2.1 .77 1.6 .25 .8
Shift differentials...................... .08 .2 .13 .2 .03 .1 .07 .4 .05 .1 .11 .4 .22 .5 .06 .2
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .72 2.1 1.73 2.9 .49 1.9 .13 .8 .37 1.0 .45 1.6 .57 1.2 .74 2.3
Insurance.................................. 2.71 8.0 4.22 7.1 2.25 8.7 1.18 7.0 3.02 8.6 2.94 10.3 6.61 14.0 2.34 7.1
Life..................................... .04 .1 .08 .1 .03 .1 .02 .1 .04 .1 .04 .1 .08 .2 .04 .1
Health................................... 2.56 7.5 3.92 6.6 2.15 8.3 1.14 6.8 2.87 8.1 2.79 9.8 6.27 13.3 2.21 6.7
Short-term disability.................... .07 .2 .13 .2 .05 .2 .02 .1 .08 .2 .06 .2 .18 .4 .06 .2
Long-term disability..................... .04 .1 .09 .2 .03 .1 (2) (3) .03 .1 .04 .2 .08 .2 .04 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.32 3.9 2.55 4.3 .78 3.0 .29 1.7 1.93 5.5 1.25 4.4 4.31 9.1 1.04 3.2
Defined benefit.......................... .54 1.6 .86 1.4 .28 1.1 .12 .7 1.23 3.5 .65 2.3 3.16 6.7 .29 .9
Defined contribution..................... .78 2.3 1.69 2.8 .51 2.0 .17 1.0 .71 2.0 .60 2.1 1.15 2.4 .74 2.3
Legally required benefits.................. 2.64 7.7 3.93 6.6 1.95 7.6 1.59 9.5 3.46 9.8 2.62 9.2 3.60 7.6 2.55 7.8
Social Security and Medicare............. 2.01 5.9 3.43 5.8 1.55 6.0 1.08 6.5 2.05 5.8 1.64 5.7 2.46 5.2 1.96 6.0
Social Security(4)..................... 1.61 4.7 2.73 4.6 1.25 4.9 .88 5.2 1.66 4.7 1.32 4.6 1.98 4.2 1.57 4.8
Medicare............................... .40 1.2 .70 1.2 .30 1.2 .21 1.2 .39 1.1 .31 1.1 .48 1.0 .39 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .04 .1 .03 .1 .04 .1 .04 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 .04 .1 .04 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .15 .4 .16 .3 .13 .5 .13 .8 .19 .5 .15 .5 .18 .4 .14 .4
Workers' compensation.................... .45 1.3 .31 .5 .22 .9 .34 2.0 1.19 3.4 .81 2.8 .93 2.0 .41 1.2
1 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.
4 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
