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A look at compensation costs in aircraft manufacturing on Wright Brothers Day
December 17, 2019
We celebrate the anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first successful flight on December 17, 1903, by looking at employee compensation in the aircraft manufacturing industry. Total compensation costs for workers in aircraft manufacturing rose 22.4 percent from December 2005 to September 2019. Wages and salaries increased 44.1 percent during this time. Employer costs for benefits were about the same in September 2019 as they were in December 2005.
Employment Cost Indexes for private industry aircraft manufacturing workers, not seasonally adjusted, 2005–19
Series ID
Total compensation
Wages and salaries
Benefits
Dec 2005
100.0
100.0
100.0
Mar 2006
90.9
101.9
79.1
Jun 2006
91.3
102.5
79.2
Sep 2006
93.9
102.9
84.3
Dec 2006
93.2
102.7
83.2
Mar 2007
89.2
104.7
72.6
Jun 2007
89.6
104.8
73.4
Sep 2007
87.1
104.4
68.5
Dec 2007
87.2
104.6
68.6
Mar 2008
89.7
107.0
71.1
Jun 2008
89.9
107.4
71.3
Sep 2008
90.9
107.6
73.1
Dec 2008
91.3
108.1
73.3
Mar 2009
92.6
110.5
73.4
Jun 2009
92.9
111.0
73.5
Sep 2009
92.4
111.5
72.0
Dec 2009
92.4
111.5
72.0
Mar 2010
93.4
113.7
71.9
Jun 2010
93.4
113.9
71.6
Sep 2010
99.4
114.5
83.2
Dec 2010
99.3
114.4
83.2
Mar 2011
102.3
116.2
87.4
Jun 2011
102.7
116.8
87.6
Sep 2011
96.8
117.4
74.7
Dec 2011
96.7
117.3
74.6
Mar 2012
99.2
119.6
77.3
Jun 2012
99.4
119.9
77.4
Sep 2012
104.2
120.6
86.6
Dec 2012
104.2
120.6
86.6
Mar 2013
105.2
122.7
86.5
Jun 2013
105.8
123.7
86.8
Sep 2013
104.0
124.3
82.4
Dec 2013
104.1
124.4
82.4
Mar 2014
107.4
127.0
86.4
Jun 2014
107.9
127.4
87.1
Sep 2014
110.4
127.8
91.7
Dec 2014
110.3
127.7
91.7
Mar 2015
111.3
130.5
90.8
Jun 2015
111.4
130.9
90.6
Sep 2015
110.2
131.4
87.5
Dec 2015
110.1
131.3
87.4
Mar 2016
113.3
133.6
91.6
Jun 2016
113.7
134.2
91.8
Sep 2016
112.0
134.5
88.0
Dec 2016
112.9
134.7
89.6
Mar 2017
115.9
137.4
92.9
Jun 2017
116.5
138.0
93.4
Sep 2017
128.9
138.5
118.2
Dec 2017
128.9
138.4
118.3
Mar 2018
132.1
141.1
122.2
Jun 2018
132.3
141.2
122.4
Sep 2018
120.6
141.2
98.5
Dec 2018
120.3
141.5
97.7
Mar 2019
122.1
143.8
99.0
Jun 2019
122.4
144.1
99.2
Sep 2019
122.4
144.1
99.3
Compensation costs for workers in aircraft manufacturing were $71.60 per hour worked in June 2019. That was about double the compensation cost for all workers in private industry, $34.44 per hour worked.
United States Department of Labor
