Table 6. Private industry, by major industry group
Table 6. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: private industry workers, by major industry group, September 2018
Goods-producing(1) Service-providing(2)
All Trade, Professional Education Leisure
Compensation All goods- Construction Manufacturing service- transportation, Information Financial and and and Other services
component producing(1) providing(2) and activities business health hospitality
utilities services services
Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent Cost Percent
Total compensation............................. $39.80 100.0 $39.65 100.0 $39.41 100.0 $33.42 100.0 $28.63 100.0 $59.46 100.0 $49.46 100.0 $41.65 100.0 $37.30 100.0 $15.14 100.0 $26.75 100.0
Wages and salaries........................... 26.59 66.8 27.49 69.3 25.87 65.7 23.52 70.4 20.10 70.2 38.62 65.0 32.51 65.7 29.49 70.8 26.32 70.5 11.91 78.7 19.73 73.7
Total benefits............................... 13.21 33.2 12.17 30.7 13.53 34.3 9.90 29.6 8.53 29.8 20.84 35.0 16.95 34.3 12.16 29.2 10.99 29.5 3.22 21.3 7.02 26.3
Paid leave................................. 2.56 6.4 1.73 4.4 2.97 7.5 2.38 7.1 1.78 6.2 5.42 9.1 4.20 8.5 3.06 7.3 3.00 8.1 .45 3.0 1.59 5.9
Vacation................................. 1.32 3.3 .91 2.3 1.53 3.9 1.23 3.7 .94 3.3 2.84 4.8 2.22 4.5 1.60 3.8 1.51 4.0 .24 1.6 .77 2.9
Holiday.................................. .89 2.2 .60 1.5 1.04 2.6 .69 2.1 .51 1.8 1.42 2.4 1.18 2.4 .91 2.2 .89 2.4 .11 .7 .51 1.9
Sick..................................... .26 .7 .15 .4 .31 .8 .31 .9 .23 .8 .61 1.0 .54 1.1 .37 .9 .41 1.1 .06 .4 .20 .8
Personal................................. .09 .2 .07 .2 .09 .2 .15 .5 .11 .4 .55 .9 .26 .5 .18 .4 .20 .5 .03 .2 .11 .4
Supplemental pay........................... 1.63 4.1 1.12 2.8 1.83 4.6 1.26 3.8 .81 2.8 2.83 4.8 (*)3.85 7.8 (*)2.25 5.4 .73 2.0 .17 1.1 .37 1.4
Overtime and premium(3).................. .64 1.6 .69 1.7 .59 1.5 .22 .7 .29 1.0 .25 .4 .20 .4 .27 .6 .20 .5 .08 .5 .14 .5
Shift differentials...................... .09 .2 .02 (4) .14 .4 .06 .2 .03 .1 .03 .1 (5) (4) .02 (4) .22 .6 (5) (4) (5) (4)
Nonproduction bonuses.................... .89 2.2 .41 1.0 1.10 2.8 .97 2.9 .50 1.7 2.55 4.3 (*)3.63 7.3 (*)1.96 4.7 .31 .8 .08 .5 (*).21 .8
Insurance.................................. 3.73 9.4 3.22 8.1 3.97 10.1 2.53 7.6 2.32 8.1 5.25 8.8 3.97 8.0 2.56 6.1 3.24 8.7 .85 5.6 1.90 7.1
Life..................................... .06 .2 .05 .1 .07 .2 .04 .1 .03 .1 .08 .1 .06 .1 .05 .1 .05 .1 (5) (4) .03 .1
Health................................... 3.53 8.9 3.08 7.8 3.75 9.5 2.38 7.1 2.19 7.7 4.83 8.1 3.71 7.5 2.38 5.7 3.06 8.2 .83 5.5 1.82 6.8
Short-term disability.................... .08 .2 .06 .2 .09 .2 .06 .2 .05 .2 .25 .4 .14 .3 .07 .2 .06 .2 (5) (4) .03 .1
Long-term disability..................... .05 .1 .03 .1 .05 .1 .05 .1 .04 .2 .09 .1 .06 .1 .06 .1 .07 .2 (5) (4) .02 .1
Retirement and savings..................... 1.96 4.9 2.16 5.5 1.76 4.5 1.22 3.6 1.22 4.3 3.60 6.1 1.85 3.7 1.31 3.1 1.37 3.7 .24 1.6 .91 3.4
Defined benefit.......................... .97 2.4 1.34 3.4 .71 1.8 .48 1.4 .60 2.1 1.95 3.3 .50 1.0 .52 1.2 .40 1.1 .07 .5 (*).41 1.5
Defined contribution..................... .99 2.5 .83 2.1 1.05 2.7 .74 2.2 .62 2.2 1.66 2.8 1.35 2.7 .79 1.9 .97 2.6 .16 1.1 .50 1.9
Legally required benefits.................. 3.34 8.4 3.93 9.9 3.00 7.6 2.51 7.5 2.39 8.4 3.74 6.3 3.08 6.2 2.99 7.2 2.64 7.1 1.52 10.0 2.26 8.4
Social Security and Medicare............. 2.27 5.7 2.28 5.8 2.25 5.7 1.95 5.8 1.67 5.8 3.24 5.5 2.69 5.4 2.42 5.8 2.16 5.8 1.02 6.8 1.64 6.1
Social Security(6)..................... 1.83 4.6 1.84 4.7 1.81 4.6 1.55 4.7 1.34 4.7 2.57 4.3 2.11 4.3 1.92 4.6 1.73 4.6 .83 5.5 1.32 4.9
Medicare............................... .44 1.1 .44 1.1 .44 1.1 .39 1.2 .33 1.1 .67 1.1 .58 1.2 .50 1.2 .43 1.2 .19 1.3 .32 1.2
Federal unemployment insurance........... .03 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .04 .1 .04 .1 .03 .1 .04 .1 .03 .1 .03 .1 .05 .3 .03 .1
State unemployment insurance............. .20 .5 .27 .7 .16 .4 .14 .4 .12 .4 .15 .2 .13 .3 .19 .5 .15 .4 .13 .8 .13 .5
Workers' compensation.................... .84 2.1 1.34 3.4 .56 1.4 .38 1.1 .57 2.0 .32 .5 .22 .5 .35 .8 .30 .8 .31 2.1 .45 1.7
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 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.
3 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
4 Less than .05 percent.
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
(*) The relative standard error for this estimate is greater than 30 percent.
