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Table 6. Private industry workers by establishment size and industry group

Table 6. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by establishment size and industry group [Dec. 2022]
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

All workers

40.23 100.0 28.37 70.5 11.86 29.5 3.01 7.5 1.49 3.7 3.00 7.4 1.36 3.4 3.01 7.5

1-99 workers

33.52 100.0 24.91 74.3 8.61 25.7 2.14 6.4 0.90 2.7 2.08 6.2 0.81 2.4 2.69 8.0

1-49 workers

32.32 100.0 24.26 75.1 8.06 24.9 1.99 6.2 0.83 2.6 1.90 5.9 0.71 2.2 2.63 8.1

50-99 workers

37.85 100.0 27.25 72.0 10.60 28.0 2.69 7.1 1.15 3.0 2.71 7.2 1.16 3.1 2.89 7.6

100 workers or more

48.38 100.0 32.57 67.3 15.81 32.7 4.06 8.4 2.20 4.5 4.11 8.5 2.03 4.2 3.40 7.0

100-499 workers

41.07 100.0 28.53 69.5 12.54 30.5 3.19 7.8 1.53 3.7 3.35 8.2 1.44 3.5 3.03 7.4

500 workers or more

58.38 100.0 38.09 65.2 20.29 34.8 5.26 9.0 3.12 5.3 5.16 8.8 2.84 4.9 3.90 6.7

Goods-producing industries(2)

43.07 100.0 29.14 67.7 13.93 32.3 2.76 6.4 2.07 4.8 3.76 8.7 1.86 4.3 3.47 8.1

1-99 workers

37.08 100.0 26.62 71.8 10.46 28.2 1.88 5.1 1.32 3.6 2.57 6.9 1.35 3.7 3.33 9.0

1-49 workers

35.78 100.0 26.09 72.9 9.69 27.1 1.71 4.8 1.14 3.2 2.24 6.3 1.24 3.5 3.36 9.4

50-99 workers

40.35 100.0 27.95 69.3 12.40 30.7 2.30 5.7 1.79 4.4 3.39 8.4 1.65 4.1 3.27 8.1

100 workers or more

48.49 100.0 31.42 64.8 17.08 35.2 3.56 7.3 2.75 5.7 4.85 10.0 2.31 4.8 3.60 7.4

100-499 workers

44.72 100.0 29.74 66.5 14.99 33.5 3.03 6.8 2.15 4.8 4.29 9.6 2.00 4.5 3.52 7.9

500 workers or more

53.97 100.0 33.86 62.7 20.11 37.3 4.33 8.0 3.63 6.7 5.65 10.5 2.77 5.1 3.73 6.9

Manufacturing industry

42.78 100.0 28.38 66.3 14.40 33.7 3.22 7.5 2.29 5.3 4.10 9.6 1.64 3.8 3.16 7.4

1-99 workers

33.66 100.0 24.05 71.5 9.61 28.5 2.09 6.2 1.22 3.6 2.64 7.8 0.91 2.7 2.74 8.1

1-49 workers

31.58 100.0 23.17 73.4 8.41 26.6 1.89 6.0 0.97 3.1 2.12 6.7 (3)0.76 (3)2.4 2.67 8.4

50-99 workers

37.20 100.0 25.55 68.7 11.64 31.3 2.44 6.5 1.65 4.4 3.52 9.5 1.16 3.1 2.87 7.7

100 workers or more

47.87 100.0 30.79 64.3 17.08 35.7 3.85 8.0 2.88 6.0 4.91 10.3 2.04 4.3 3.40 7.1

100-499 workers

41.97 100.0 28.02 66.8 13.94 33.2 3.25 7.7 2.04 4.9 4.10 9.8 1.41 3.4 3.14 7.5

500 workers or more

54.52 100.0 33.91 62.2 20.61 37.8 4.51 8.3 3.83 7.0 5.83 10.7 2.76 5.1 3.69 6.8

Service-providing industries(4)

39.67 100.0 28.22 71.1 11.46 28.9 3.06 7.7 1.37 3.5 2.85 7.2 1.26 3.2 2.92 7.4

1-99 workers

32.93 100.0 24.63 74.8 8.31 25.2 2.18 6.6 0.83 2.5 1.99 6.1 0.72 2.2 2.58 7.8

1-49 workers

31.81 100.0 23.99 75.4 7.82 24.6 2.03 6.4 0.78 2.5 1.85 5.8 0.63 2.0 2.52 7.9

50-99 workers

37.28 100.0 27.09 72.7 10.19 27.3 2.77 7.4 1.00 2.7 2.56 6.9 1.05 2.8 2.81 7.5

100 workers or more

48.35 100.0 32.84 67.9 15.51 32.1 4.18 8.6 2.07 4.3 3.94 8.2 1.96 4.1 3.35 6.9

100-499 workers

40.19 100.0 28.24 70.3 11.94 29.7 3.23 8.0 1.38 3.4 3.12 7.8 1.30 3.2 2.92 7.3

500 workers or more

59.37 100.0 39.04 65.8 20.33 34.2 5.47 9.2 3.01 5.1 5.05 8.5 2.85 4.8 3.94 6.6

Trade, transportation, and utilities industry

34.17 100.0 24.35 71.3 9.82 28.7 2.25 6.6 1.07 3.1 2.55 7.5 1.25 3.6 2.70 7.9

1-99 workers

30.36 100.0 22.84 75.2 7.52 24.8 1.75 5.8 0.81 2.7 1.79 5.9 0.66 2.2 2.52 8.3

1-49 workers

29.80 100.0 22.68 76.1 7.11 23.9 1.66 5.6 0.78 2.6 1.60 5.4 0.58 2.0 2.49 8.3

50-99 workers

32.53 100.0 23.46 72.1 9.07 27.9 2.07 6.4 0.89 2.8 2.52 7.7 0.93 2.9 2.66 8.2

100 workers or more

38.58 100.0 26.09 67.6 12.49 32.4 2.83 7.3 1.38 3.6 3.44 8.9 1.93 5.0 2.91 7.6

100-499 workers

32.13 100.0 22.42 69.8 9.71 30.2 2.15 6.7 1.14 3.6 2.66 8.3 1.20 3.7 2.56 8.0

500 workers or more

53.08 100.0 34.35 64.7 18.73 35.3 4.35 8.2 1.92 3.6 5.19 9.8 3.57 6.7 3.71 7.0

Wholesale trade industry

46.35 100.0 33.03 71.2 13.33 28.8 3.60 7.8 1.79 3.9 3.09 6.7 1.45 3.1 3.39 7.3

1-99 workers

45.03 100.0 32.66 72.5 12.37 27.5 3.33 7.4 1.62 3.6 2.84 6.3 1.21 2.7 3.36 7.5

1-49 workers

45.01 100.0 32.90 73.1 12.12 26.9 3.27 7.3 1.56 3.5 2.71 6.0 1.21 2.7 3.37 7.5

100 workers or more

48.67 100.0 33.67 69.2 15.00 30.8 4.06 8.3 2.09 4.3 3.54 7.3 1.88 3.9 3.44 7.1

100-499 workers

47.64 100.0 33.16 69.6 14.47 30.4 3.90 8.2 2.02 4.2 3.45 7.2 1.74 3.6 3.36 7.1

Retail trade industry

23.98 100.0 18.39 76.7 5.59 23.3 1.22 5.1 0.62 2.6 1.33 5.6 0.41 1.7 2.00 8.3

1-99 workers

23.19 100.0 18.38 79.3 4.80 20.7 1.05 4.5 0.46 2.0 1.03 4.4 0.29 1.2 1.98 8.5

1-49 workers

22.64 100.0 18.14 80.1 4.50 19.9 0.98 4.3 0.45 2.0 0.90 4.0 0.23 1.0 1.95 8.6

50-99 workers

25.41 100.0 19.36 76.2 6.04 23.8 1.34 5.3 0.49 1.9 1.58 6.2 0.54 2.1 2.10 8.3

100 workers or more

25.15 100.0 18.40 73.2 6.75 26.8 1.47 5.9 0.87 3.4 1.78 7.1 0.60 2.4 2.03 8.1

100-499 workers

24.65 100.0 18.03 73.2 6.61 26.8 1.41 5.7 0.84 3.4 1.78 7.2 0.58 2.3 2.01 8.2

Transportation and warehousing industry

43.75 100.0 28.89 66.0 14.85 34.0 3.07 7.0 1.37 3.1 4.46 10.2 2.42 5.5 3.53 8.1

1-99 workers

32.57 100.0 23.56 72.3 9.01 27.7 1.67 5.1 0.76 2.3 2.72 8.4 0.68 2.1 3.17 9.7

1-49 workers

31.55 100.0 23.29 73.8 8.26 26.2 1.55 4.9 0.70 2.2 2.33 7.4 0.58 1.8 3.11 9.8

100 workers or more

49.44 100.0 31.61 63.9 17.83 36.1 3.79 7.7 1.69 3.4 5.34 10.8 3.30 6.7 3.71 7.5

100-499 workers

38.29 100.0 24.78 64.7 13.51 35.3 2.52 6.6 1.27 3.3 4.25 11.1 2.10 5.5 3.36 8.8

Information industry

68.31 100.0 44.63 65.3 23.68 34.7 6.78 9.9 3.19 4.7 6.09 8.9 3.37 4.9 4.26 6.2

1-99 workers

49.77 100.0 33.35 67.0 16.43 33.0 4.29 8.6 1.87 3.8 4.39 8.8 (3)2.47 (3)5.0 3.41 6.9

100 workers or more

83.21 100.0 53.70 64.5 29.50 35.5 8.78 10.6 4.25 5.1 7.46 9.0 4.08 4.9 4.93 5.9

100-499 workers

67.46 100.0 45.13 66.9 22.33 33.1 6.55 9.7 2.33 3.5 6.56 9.7 2.67 4.0 4.22 6.3

500 workers or more

96.10 100.0 60.72 63.2 35.38 36.8 10.61 11.0 5.82 6.1 8.19 8.5 5.24 5.5 5.52 5.7

Financial activities industry

56.23 100.0 37.31 66.4 18.92 33.6 5.07 9.0 3.54 6.3 4.79 8.5 2.02 3.6 3.49 6.2

1-99 workers

45.52 100.0 31.50 69.2 14.02 30.8 3.85 8.5 2.07 4.6 3.79 8.3 1.29 2.8 3.01 6.6

1-49 workers

43.42 100.0 30.16 69.5 13.26 30.5 3.57 8.2 2.01 4.6 3.60 8.3 1.18 2.7 2.91 6.7

100 workers or more

70.30 100.0 44.95 63.9 25.35 36.1 6.67 9.5 5.46 7.8 6.11 8.7 2.98 4.2 4.13 5.9

100-499 workers

65.69 100.0 43.42 66.1 22.28 33.9 6.03 9.2 4.01 6.1 5.76 8.8 2.55 3.9 3.93 6.0

500 workers or more

74.08 100.0 46.21 62.4 27.87 37.6 7.19 9.7 6.66 9.0 6.39 8.6 3.33 4.5 4.30 5.8

Professional and business services industry

49.66 100.0 35.41 71.3 14.25 28.7 4.00 8.1 2.11 4.2 3.33 6.7 1.29 2.6 3.53 7.1

1-99 workers

46.92 100.0 34.55 73.6 12.37 26.4 3.52 7.5 1.54 3.3 2.91 6.2 0.97 2.1 3.42 7.3

1-49 workers

43.25 100.0 32.08 74.2 11.17 25.8 3.06 7.1 1.40 3.2 2.65 6.1 0.81 1.9 3.26 7.5

50-99 workers

57.93 100.0 41.97 72.5 15.96 27.5 4.92 8.5 1.98 3.4 3.70 6.4 1.46 2.5 3.90 6.7

100 workers or more

52.28 100.0 36.23 69.3 16.05 30.7 4.46 8.5 2.65 5.1 3.72 7.1 1.59 3.0 3.63 6.9

100-499 workers

47.28 100.0 33.40 70.6 13.88 29.4 4.03 8.5 1.75 3.7 3.57 7.5 1.23 2.6 3.30 7.0

500 workers or more

58.82 100.0 39.93 67.9 18.90 32.1 5.02 8.5 3.83 6.5 3.93 6.7 2.06 3.5 4.06 6.9

Education and health services industry

42.93 100.0 30.37 70.7 12.56 29.3 3.77 8.8 0.97 2.3 3.28 7.6 1.46 3.4 3.09 7.2

1-99 workers

33.87 100.0 25.43 75.1 8.45 24.9 2.57 7.6 0.37 1.1 2.16 6.4 0.73 2.1 2.62 7.7

1-49 workers

33.85 100.0 25.63 75.7 8.22 24.3 2.52 7.5 0.34 1.0 2.03 6.0 0.71 2.1 2.61 7.7

50-99 workers

33.98 100.0 24.67 72.6 9.30 27.4 2.74 8.1 0.47 1.4 2.66 7.8 0.80 2.3 2.64 7.8

100 workers or more

51.16 100.0 34.86 68.1 16.30 31.9 4.86 9.5 1.52 3.0 4.29 8.4 2.12 4.1 3.52 6.9

100-499 workers

41.57 100.0 29.64 71.3 11.92 28.7 3.71 8.9 0.93 2.2 3.00 7.2 1.29 3.1 2.99 7.2

500 workers or more

59.04 100.0 39.15 66.3 19.89 33.7 5.80 9.8 2.00 3.4 5.34 9.1 2.80 4.7 3.95 6.7

Educational services industry

52.93 100.0 38.12 72.0 14.81 28.0 4.34 8.2 0.40 0.8 4.01 7.6 2.44 4.6 3.62 6.8

1-99 workers

39.57 100.0 30.44 76.9 9.13 23.1 2.48 6.3 0.14 0.3 2.28 5.8 1.20 3.0 3.04 7.7

100 workers or more

63.12 100.0 43.98 69.7 19.14 30.3 5.76 9.1 0.60 1.0 5.32 8.4 3.40 5.4 4.06 6.4

100-499 workers

50.00 100.0 36.34 72.7 13.66 27.3 3.94 7.9 (3)0.34 (3)0.7 3.93 7.9 1.93 3.9 3.53 7.1

500 workers or more

72.26 100.0 49.29 68.2 22.96 31.8 7.02 9.7 0.79 1.1 6.30 8.7 4.42 6.1 4.43 6.1

Health care and social assistance industry

41.48 100.0 29.24 70.5 12.23 29.5 3.68 8.9 1.05 2.5 3.17 7.6 1.31 3.2 3.01 7.3

1-99 workers

33.13 100.0 24.78 74.8 8.36 25.2 2.58 7.8 0.40 1.2 2.15 6.5 0.67 2.0 2.56 7.7

1-49 workers

33.66 100.0 25.33 75.3 8.33 24.7 2.61 7.7 0.37 1.1 2.09 6.2 0.68 2.0 2.59 7.7

50-99 workers

31.02 100.0 22.56 72.7 8.46 27.3 2.47 8.0 0.52 1.7 2.40 7.7 0.59 1.9 2.47 8.0

100 workers or more

49.26 100.0 33.41 67.8 15.85 32.2 4.71 9.6 1.67 3.4 4.12 8.4 1.91 3.9 3.43 7.0

100-499 workers

40.36 100.0 28.69 71.1 11.68 28.9 3.68 9.1 1.02 2.5 2.86 7.1 1.20 3.0 2.92 7.2

500 workers or more

56.76 100.0 37.39 65.9 19.36 34.1 5.59 9.8 2.22 3.9 5.18 9.1 2.52 4.4 3.86 6.8

Leisure and hospitality industry

18.40 100.0 14.98 81.4 3.42 18.6 0.56 3.1 0.26 1.4 0.67 3.6 0.18 1.0 1.74 9.5

1-99 workers

16.99 100.0 14.15 83.3 2.84 16.7 0.39 2.3 0.20 1.2 0.50 2.9 0.09 0.5 1.66 9.8

1-49 workers

16.66 100.0 13.92 83.6 2.73 16.4 0.36 2.2 0.19 1.1 0.49 2.9 0.06 0.4 1.64 9.9

50-99 workers

18.24 100.0 15.01 82.3 3.22 17.7 0.49 2.7 0.26 1.4 0.53 2.9 0.20 1.1 1.75 9.6

100 workers or more

24.10 100.0 18.34 76.1 5.75 23.9 1.27 5.3 0.51 2.1 1.36 5.6 0.57 2.4 2.05 8.5

100-499 workers

23.66 100.0 18.30 77.3 5.36 22.7 1.15 4.9 0.51 2.2 1.19 5.0 0.45 1.9 2.06 8.7

500 workers or more

25.28 100.0 18.46 73.1 6.81 26.9 1.58 6.3 0.50 2.0 1.81 7.2 0.89 3.5 2.03 8.0

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) The relative standard error for this estimate is equal to or greater than 30 percent.
(4) 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.

Last Modified Date: March 17, 2023