Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Relative Standard Errors

Because the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation is a sample survey, it is subject to sampling errors. Sampling errors are differences that occur between the results computed from a sample of observations and those computed from all observations in the population. The estimates derived from different samples selected using the same sample design may differ from each other. A measure of the variation among these differing estimates is the standard error. The relative standard error is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost. It can be used to measure the precision with which an estimate from a particular sample approximates the expected result of all possible samples. The chances are about 68 out of 100 that an estimate from the survey differs from a complete population figure by less than the standard error. The chances are about 90 out of 100 that this difference would be less than 1.6 times the standard error. Footnotes have been added for estimates with relative standard errors greater than 30 percent.

For a more detailed explanation of relative standard errors, see Measuring Trends in the Structure and Levels of Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, Compensation and Working Conditions, Summer 1997. For a detailed explanation of how to use standard error data to analyze differences in year-to-year changes, see Analyzing Year-to-Year Changes in Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, Compensation and Working Conditions, Spring 1998. This article supplements an article from the Summer 1997 issue of Compensation and Working Conditions, Explaining the Differential Growth Rates of the ECI and ECEC, which examined how differences in the construction of these measures contribute to differing trends.

Standard errors relate to differences that occur from sampling errors, but not from nonsampling errors. Sampling errors are differences between the results computed from a sample of observations and those computed from all observations in the population. Nonsampling errors are not measured and include survey nonresponse and data collection and processing errors. Survey nonresponse is when sample members are unwilling or unable to participate in the survey. Data collection errors include provision of inaccurate data by respondents and definitional difficulties. Processing errors include errors in recording, coding, and entering data. Although nonsampling errors are not measured, BLS quality assurance programs contain procedures for reducing such errors. These procedures include data collection reinterviews, observed interviews, computer data edits, and systematic review of reports on which data are recorded. Extensive field economist training also is conducted to maintain high data collection standards.

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Table 1. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by ownership [Sept. 2025]
Compensation component	Civilian workers(1)		Private industry workers		State and local government workers
Compensation component	Cost ($)	Relative standard error	Cost ($)	Relative standard error	Cost ($)	Relative standard error
Total compensation(2)	48.60	1.3	46.05	1.5	65.28	0.8
Wages and salaries	33.41	1.3	32.37	1.5	40.24	0.8
Total benefits	15.18	1.4	13.68	1.7	25.04	1.0
Paid leave	3.66	1.9	3.48	2.3	4.82	1.6
Vacation	1.77	2.5	1.77	2.8	1.80	2.3
Holiday	1.07	1.8	1.02	2.1	1.39	2.2
Sick	0.57	1.5	0.47	2.0	1.24	1.3
Personal	0.24	2.8	0.22	3.5	0.40	3.0
Supplemental pay	1.70	3.6	1.85	3.8	0.67	4.6
Overtime and premium(3)	0.43	2.6	0.44	2.8	0.31	5.7
Shift differentials	0.09	4.6	0.09	5.2	0.07	6.9
Nonproduction bonuses	1.18	5.1	1.31	5.2	0.30	6.1
Insurance	3.99	1.6	3.46	2.0	7.45	1.1
Life	0.06	3.3	0.05	4.0	0.09	3.4
Health	3.78	1.6	3.25	2.0	7.26	1.1
Short-term disability	0.09	2.5	0.10	2.6	0.04	4.2
Long-term disability	0.05	2.6	0.05	3.1	0.06	3.6
Retirement and savings	2.49	2.1	1.55	2.9	8.63	1.5
Defined benefit	1.42	3.1	0.41	7.8	8.04	1.6
Defined contribution	1.07	2.8	1.14	3.0	0.58	4.8
Legally Required benefits	3.35	0.9	3.34	1.0	3.47	1.3
Social Security and Medicare	2.74	1.0	2.73	1.1	2.77	1.3
Social Security(4)	2.18	0.9	2.19	1.0	2.11	1.6
Medicare	0.56	1.3	0.54	1.6	0.66	0.8
Federal unemployment insurance	0.03	5.6	0.03	5.5	(5)-	(6)-
State unemployment insurance	0.13	2.1	0.14	2.3	0.06	4.5
Workers' compensation	0.46	1.6	0.43	1.8	0.64	2.7
Footnotes (1) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (3) Includes premium pay for work (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) in addition to the regular work schedule. (4) Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program. (5) Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less. (6) The relative standard error is not available as the cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.

Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group [Sept. 2025]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)
Civilian workers(3)	48.60	1.3	33.41	1.3	15.18	1.4	3.66	1.9	1.70	3.6	3.99	1.6	2.49	2.1	3.35	0.9
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	77.32	1.7	52.39	1.8	24.92	1.8	6.82	2.2	2.85	5.5	6.01	1.9	4.56	2.2	4.69	1.1
Management, business and financial	89.20	2.8	59.86	2.7	29.34	3.1	8.65	3.7	4.55	8.4	6.43	2.6	4.34	3.4	5.38	1.6
Professional and related	72.22	1.6	49.19	1.7	23.03	1.7	6.04	2.4	2.12	5.4	5.83	2.1	4.65	2.5	4.40	1.3
Teachers(4)	77.92	3.4	52.91	3.8	25.01	2.9	4.08	6.9	0.41	11.5	7.18	3.2	9.46	3.3	3.88	2.9
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	76.52	2.7	50.20	2.5	26.32	3.2	3.46	3.5	0.30	6.3	8.05	3.7	11.01	4.0	3.50	2.6
Registered nurses	77.58	2.4	50.70	1.7	26.88	3.9	7.60	5.1	3.68	5.7	6.32	3.3	4.12	6.7	5.16	2.6
Sales and office	36.43	1.6	25.61	1.6	10.82	1.8	2.54	2.6	0.99	6.4	3.37	1.9	1.34	3.8	2.58	1.3
Sales and related	35.72	3.2	26.93	3.1	8.79	4.1	2.16	5.7	0.97	15.7	2.12	3.8	0.88	9.1	2.66	2.3
Office and administrative support	36.91	1.0	24.72	0.9	12.19	1.6	2.79	2.0	1.01	3.0	4.21	2.1	1.65	3.5	2.53	1.0
Service	26.15	1.4	19.02	1.2	7.13	2.7	1.35	2.8	0.66	7.1	1.79	3.9	1.20	6.5	2.13	1.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	47.32	1.4	32.08	1.1	15.24	2.4	2.75	2.9	1.85	5.2	4.07	2.4	2.62	6.3	3.96	1.5
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry	46.14	2.0	31.37	1.5	14.77	3.3	2.14	2.8	1.92	8.7	3.97	3.8	2.59	7.5	4.14	2.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair	48.63	2.7	32.87	2.4	15.76	4.2	3.42	3.8	1.77	5.7	4.17	4.1	2.65	9.8	3.76	2.4
Production, transportation, and material moving	36.88	2.1	24.99	2.2	11.89	2.5	2.23	2.7	1.59	3.4	3.69	3.6	1.40	6.2	2.98	1.7
Production	36.52	1.4	24.49	1.2	12.03	2.1	2.29	2.2	2.19	5.1	3.64	2.4	1.04	4.9	2.88	1.2
Transportation and material moving	37.09	3.4	25.28	3.5	11.80	4.0	2.19	4.4	1.24	3.6	3.72	5.7	1.61	8.3	3.04	2.5
Industry group
Education and health services	55.28	3.3	37.68	3.5	17.60	3.2	4.28	4.4	1.25	9.3	4.84	3.3	3.84	4.1	3.40	2.3
Educational services	66.35	0.9	43.63	0.8	22.72	1.3	4.20	1.8	0.35	5.1	6.89	1.7	7.81	1.9	3.47	1.2
Elementary and secondary schools	64.83	0.9	42.01	0.8	22.83	1.5	3.37	2.6	0.27	4.4	7.22	1.9	8.79	2.0	3.17	1.4
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	75.60	1.6	49.68	1.7	25.91	1.7	6.54	2.8	0.51	7.3	7.39	2.5	7.33	3.0	4.15	2.2
Health care and social assistance	49.55	5.3	34.60	5.5	14.95	5.1	4.32	6.6	1.71	10.1	3.78	5.3	1.79	7.9	3.36	3.5
Hospitals	69.84	5.6	45.79	6.3	24.06	4.4	6.81	6.9	3.07	4.8	6.09	3.0	3.75	7.3	4.33	2.7
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost. (3) Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government. (4) Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.

Table 3. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for state and local government workers by occupational and industry group [Sept. 2025]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)
State and local government workers	65.28	0.8	40.24	0.8	25.04	1.0	4.82	1.6	0.67	4.6	7.45	1.1	8.63	1.5	3.47	1.3
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related	77.51	1.0	49.44	1.1	28.07	1.3	5.33	2.2	0.49	5.0	8.10	1.4	10.28	1.7	3.86	1.6
Professional and related	75.18	1.0	48.27	1.1	26.91	1.2	4.73	2.2	0.48	5.3	8.06	1.4	9.93	1.6	3.72	1.6
Teachers(3)	84.47	1.2	55.65	1.3	28.82	1.4	3.99	2.9	0.30	7.2	8.58	1.7	12.08	1.6	3.87	2.0
Primary, secondary, and special education school teachers	83.80	1.2	54.33	1.2	29.47	1.4	3.65	2.9	0.29	5.0	9.06	1.7	12.84	2.0	3.64	2.2
Sales and office	45.76	1.8	26.29	1.8	19.47	2.1	3.99	2.2	0.41	9.0	7.15	2.5	5.24	3.4	2.68	2.1
Office and administrative support	45.92	1.8	26.33	1.9	19.59	2.2	4.00	2.2	0.41	9.1	7.22	2.5	5.28	3.4	2.68	2.1
Service	49.90	2.5	28.35	2.2	21.54	3.0	4.16	3.1	1.15	8.3	5.94	2.0	7.35	5.0	2.94	2.2
Industry group
Education and health services	67.68	0.9	43.18	0.8	24.50	1.2	4.31	2.4	0.44	5.0	7.60	1.4	8.78	1.6	3.37	1.6
Educational services	69.31	0.8	44.45	0.7	24.85	1.2	4.07	2.4	0.30	6.1	7.70	1.3	9.43	1.6	3.35	1.6
Elementary and secondary schools	67.08	0.9	43.02	0.9	24.06	1.5	3.38	2.6	0.27	4.2	7.63	1.6	9.61	1.9	3.17	1.5
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities	76.32	2.0	48.98	2.3	27.34	2.0	6.25	4.1	0.38	13.6	7.88	3.0	8.93	3.7	3.91	3.2
Health care and social assistance	58.62	4.0	36.07	4.1	22.55	4.4	5.60	6.0	1.23	7.1	7.06	4.6	5.18	6.8	3.49	5.6
Hospitals	61.57	4.7	38.67	4.7	22.90	5.0	5.86	6.6	1.45	7.5	6.92	4.8	5.01	10.9	3.67	6.8
Public administration	64.07	1.8	36.86	1.9	27.21	2.0	5.93	2.2	1.04	7.6	7.41	2.1	9.12	3.1	3.71	2.6
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost. (3) Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.

Table 4. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by occupational and industry group [Sept. 2025]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)
Private industry workers	46.05	1.5	32.37	1.5	13.68	1.7	3.48	2.3	1.85	3.8	3.46	2.0	1.55	2.9	3.34	1.0
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related occupations	77.26	2.2	53.25	2.2	24.01	2.4	7.25	2.6	3.53	5.7	5.40	2.7	2.89	3.7	4.93	1.3
Management, business, and financial occupations	88.87	3.1	60.21	3.0	28.66	3.6	8.60	4.2	5.00	8.4	6.21	3.2	3.40	4.4	5.45	1.8
Professional and related occupations	71.08	2.1	49.54	2.3	21.54	2.4	6.54	3.0	2.74	5.8	4.97	3.2	2.62	4.2	4.66	1.5
Sales and office occupations	35.50	1.8	25.54	1.8	9.96	2.1	2.39	3.0	1.05	6.6	2.99	2.3	0.95	4.6	2.57	1.5
Sales and related occupations	35.68	3.2	26.94	3.1	8.74	4.1	2.15	5.7	0.97	15.7	2.10	3.8	0.85	9.0	2.66	2.3
Office and administrative support occupations	35.35	1.1	24.44	1.0	10.91	1.7	2.58	2.2	1.11	3.3	3.69	2.6	1.02	3.9	2.50	1.2
Service occupations	22.80	1.6	17.71	1.5	5.09	2.9	0.95	3.9	0.58	8.2	1.20	5.2	0.33	6.7	2.02	1.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	46.56	1.5	32.00	1.2	14.56	2.7	2.56	3.3	1.91	5.5	3.79	2.8	2.31	7.4	4.00	1.6
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	45.36	2.2	31.29	1.7	14.07	3.6	1.91	3.3	2.00	9.0	3.66	4.3	2.30	8.8	4.20	3.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	47.89	2.9	32.78	2.6	15.11	4.6	3.27	4.2	1.81	6.0	3.93	4.5	2.33	11.8	3.78	2.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	36.36	2.3	24.82	2.3	11.54	2.8	2.17	2.9	1.61	3.5	3.56	3.9	1.23	7.6	2.96	1.8
Production occupations	36.13	1.4	24.31	1.2	11.82	2.1	2.23	2.1	2.20	5.2	3.57	2.5	0.93	4.6	2.87	1.2
Transportation and material moving occupations	36.51	3.6	25.13	3.7	11.38	4.3	2.14	4.7	1.25	3.8	3.56	6.2	1.42	10.2	3.02	2.6
Industry and occupational group
Goods-producing industries(3)	47.85	1.3	32.55	1.2	15.30	1.8	3.07	2.8	2.58	6.2	4.10	1.6	1.79	4.6	3.76	1.3
Management, professional, and related occupations	78.07	3.1	53.20	2.3	24.87	5.2	6.62	4.5	4.44	18.6	5.47	3.2	3.12	6.9	5.22	2.2
Management, business, and financial occupations	83.25	4.0	56.90	2.5	26.35	7.7	6.83	5.0	5.40	27.7	5.54	3.7	3.05	8.1	5.53	2.3
Professional and related occupations	71.57	3.3	48.54	3.1	23.02	4.1	6.35	4.9	3.25	6.9	5.39	4.2	3.20	7.7	4.84	2.8
Sales and office occupations	42.32	2.9	30.61	3.4	11.71	2.5	2.71	3.8	1.39	5.9	3.52	4.1	0.96	4.9	3.13	2.3
Office and administrative support occupations	37.57	1.9	26.54	2.1	11.03	2.4	2.43	3.2	1.36	7.3	3.59	3.9	0.84	6.4	2.81	2.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	47.04	2.0	32.16	1.4	14.88	3.5	2.18	4.6	2.22	7.4	3.82	4.0	2.42	9.0	4.23	1.9
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing and forestry occupations	45.75	2.1	31.58	1.6	14.17	3.6	1.87	3.4	2.09	9.7	3.62	4.6	2.34	8.2	4.26	2.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	51.20	6.4	34.06	4.3	17.14	10.7	3.21	8.2	2.64	10.0	4.45	9.5	2.70	28.4	4.14	4.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	37.19	1.2	24.64	1.2	12.56	1.9	2.30	2.0	2.37	5.3	3.95	2.1	0.98	4.2	2.96	1.1
Production occupations	37.59	1.5	24.78	1.3	12.81	2.3	2.37	2.2	2.48	5.9	4.03	2.4	0.99	5.3	2.95	1.2
Transportation and material moving occupations	35.79	3.0	24.13	2.8	11.66	3.9	2.07	5.4	1.99	7.5	3.65	5.0	0.94	9.5	3.01	3.0
Construction industry	49.53	2.0	34.50	1.5	15.03	3.9	2.41	4.8	2.54	16.4	3.64	3.2	2.18	9.0	4.26	1.8
Manufacturing industry	46.60	1.8	31.19	1.7	15.41	2.0	3.47	3.5	2.58	4.3	4.38	2.0	1.56	5.0	3.42	1.4
Management, professional, and related occupations	78.94	2.6	53.89	2.3	25.05	3.5	7.29	4.2	3.31	6.0	5.83	3.4	3.43	7.9	5.19	2.2
Management, business, and financial occupations	86.23	2.5	59.41	2.2	26.82	3.4	8.09	4.3	3.45	7.8	6.20	3.4	3.51	9.1	5.57	2.0
Professional and related occupations	73.18	3.4	49.53	3.2	23.65	4.5	6.65	4.8	3.21	8.3	5.53	4.6	3.37	8.1	4.89	3.0
Sales and office occupations	41.01	2.8	28.80	2.9	12.21	3.3	2.96	4.4	1.46	7.0	3.78	4.6	1.10	5.8	2.92	2.7
Office and administrative support occupations	37.17	2.6	25.60	2.9	11.56	3.3	2.64	4.4	1.41	8.4	3.94	4.3	0.97	7.0	2.60	2.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	51.39	4.4	33.00	3.2	18.39	7.4	3.52	5.8	3.60	27.2	5.24	6.6	2.10	9.0	3.93	3.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	51.46	3.7	34.00	3.5	17.46	4.8	3.78	6.2	2.78	6.6	4.95	7.0	1.98	9.9	3.96	3.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	36.62	1.1	24.06	0.8	12.56	1.9	2.32	2.1	2.42	5.4	3.97	1.8	0.97	4.0	2.88	0.9
Production occupations	37.23	1.4	24.38	1.0	12.84	2.2	2.38	2.2	2.52	5.7	4.05	2.1	0.99	5.0	2.90	1.0
Transportation and material moving occupations	33.99	2.5	22.64	2.1	11.35	3.5	2.05	4.0	2.02	6.7	3.61	4.0	0.87	9.7	2.80	2.6
Aircraft manufacturing industry	81.10	3.1	51.03	3.0	30.07	3.4	7.44	4.2	4.68	4.4	7.99	3.6	4.57	5.0	5.38	2.4
Service-providing industries(4)	45.69	1.8	32.33	1.8	13.36	2.1	3.56	2.6	1.71	4.6	3.34	2.5	1.50	3.5	3.25	1.2
Management, professional, and related occupations	77.17	2.4	53.26	2.5	23.91	2.6	7.33	2.9	3.43	5.9	5.39	3.0	2.87	4.0	4.90	1.5
Management, business, and financial occupations	89.97	3.6	60.86	3.5	29.11	4.0	8.94	4.7	4.93	8.4	6.34	3.6	3.47	4.9	5.43	2.1
Professional and related occupations	71.04	2.3	49.62	2.5	21.43	2.6	6.55	3.2	2.71	6.3	4.94	3.5	2.58	4.4	4.65	1.6
Sales and office occupations	34.92	1.9	25.11	1.9	9.81	2.3	2.37	3.3	1.02	7.3	2.95	2.5	0.95	5.0	2.53	1.6
Sales and related occupations	34.73	3.3	26.20	3.2	8.53	4.3	2.09	6.0	0.95	16.6	2.06	4.0	0.83	9.6	2.60	2.4
Office and administrative support occupations	35.07	1.2	24.18	1.1	10.89	1.9	2.60	2.5	1.08	3.5	3.70	2.9	1.04	4.3	2.46	1.3
Service occupations	22.80	1.6	17.71	1.5	5.09	3.0	0.96	3.9	0.58	8.4	1.20	5.3	0.33	6.8	2.02	1.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	45.88	2.1	31.76	2.2	14.12	3.6	3.09	5.1	1.46	5.2	3.74	3.9	2.16	12.5	3.68	2.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	46.52	3.0	32.25	3.1	14.27	4.1	3.29	4.9	1.46	5.8	3.71	4.6	2.18	10.0	3.63	2.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	35.87	3.6	24.93	3.6	10.94	4.5	2.09	4.6	1.16	3.8	3.33	6.5	1.39	10.6	2.97	2.7
Production occupations	31.21	3.5	22.73	3.2	8.48	5.4	1.77	7.6	1.29	8.8	2.05	9.5	0.74	11.5	2.63	3.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	36.62	4.1	25.29	4.2	11.33	5.0	2.15	5.4	1.14	4.2	3.54	7.1	1.49	11.1	3.02	3.0
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	38.75	2.1	27.66	2.0	11.09	2.8	2.53	3.0	1.14	2.7	3.03	3.8	1.39	7.4	3.00	1.4
Management, professional, and related occupations	70.95	3.3	50.36	3.0	20.59	4.4	6.30	5.6	2.48	6.2	4.36	5.2	2.70	8.5	4.75	2.8
Management, business, and financial occupations	83.68	4.2	58.67	4.0	25.01	5.3	7.76	7.0	3.38	8.3	5.22	5.8	3.26	9.5	5.39	3.1
Professional and related occupations	59.92	4.4	43.16	4.1	16.76	5.7	5.04	7.0	1.70	7.7	3.61	5.8	2.21	9.8	4.20	4.1
Sales and office occupations	30.32	2.1	22.94	2.0	7.38	2.8	1.74	4.4	0.69	7.3	1.92	4.0	0.69	5.0	2.35	1.6
Sales and related occupations	29.20	2.7	22.61	2.5	6.59	3.7	1.56	6.2	0.63	9.0	1.54	4.7	0.57	7.2	2.29	1.9
Office and administrative support occupations	34.38	2.2	24.12	1.9	10.25	3.7	2.38	4.4	0.90	6.7	3.29	6.2	1.10	8.0	2.59	1.7
Service occupations	23.42	3.9	17.75	3.1	5.67	7.7	1.06	10.6	0.50	10.8	1.43	10.3	0.60	15.8	2.08	3.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	50.51	5.9	35.09	6.4	15.42	5.4	3.51	7.8	1.68	6.8	3.89	6.1	2.34	10.1	3.99	4.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	51.27	6.3	35.72	6.8	15.55	6.0	3.61	8.4	1.62	7.9	3.92	6.8	2.39	10.9	4.02	5.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	38.94	4.1	26.60	4.3	12.34	4.9	2.37	5.1	1.24	4.1	3.86	7.1	1.71	11.1	3.17	2.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	38.99	4.3	26.61	4.6	12.37	5.1	2.35	5.6	1.21	4.4	3.91	7.3	1.74	11.3	3.17	3.1
Wholesale trade industry	53.20	4.1	37.91	4.0	15.29	4.6	4.19	6.6	1.95	7.9	3.66	5.0	1.68	8.8	3.81	2.9
Sales and office occupations	55.22	6.7	40.45	6.9	14.77	6.7	4.16	9.6	1.54	10.5	3.68	9.0	1.59	9.9	3.81	5.5
Office and administrative support occupations	35.21	3.6	24.94	3.0	10.26	6.5	2.63	6.1	1.04	15.1	3.12	9.6	0.85	14.0	2.63	3.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	33.88	2.4	23.71	1.9	10.17	4.6	2.14	4.9	1.43	7.9	2.82	7.1	0.92	10.0	2.86	2.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	34.09	3.1	23.78	2.5	10.32	5.6	2.13	5.7	1.43	9.7	2.87	8.4	1.00	11.4	2.89	3.3
Retail trade industry	26.28	1.6	20.19	1.4	6.09	2.4	1.34	3.5	0.56	4.5	1.52	3.3	0.48	5.4	2.18	1.3
Sales and office occupations	23.53	1.5	18.53	1.3	5.00	2.4	1.06	2.7	0.41	5.4	1.23	5.2	0.35	7.2	1.95	1.2
Sales and related occupations	23.00	1.5	18.23	1.4	4.76	2.4	0.99	2.8	0.39	5.4	1.13	5.8	0.34	7.8	1.93	1.2
Office and administrative support occupations	28.30	3.1	21.21	2.9	7.09	4.6	1.71	6.7	0.55	9.5	2.16	6.7	0.52	8.8	2.16	3.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	24.81	1.2	18.38	1.0	6.43	2.0	1.25	3.2	0.66	6.0	1.80	2.7	0.54	4.9	2.19	1.1
Transportation and material moving occupations	24.52	1.0	18.18	0.9	6.33	1.7	1.22	2.8	0.64	5.5	1.77	2.4	0.54	4.7	2.17	1.0
Transportation and warehousing industry	51.15	5.3	33.96	5.9	17.19	5.7	3.41	6.7	1.62	5.8	5.47	7.9	2.73	11.9	3.96	3.9
Utilities industry	78.89	1.5	49.83	1.5	29.06	1.6	7.16	2.0	2.62	6.1	7.55	2.5	6.34	3.9	5.39	1.5
Information industry	79.79	3.7	51.23	3.9	28.56	3.7	8.11	4.0	4.00	7.6	7.64	3.5	3.75	9.0	5.06	3.1
Management, professional, and related occupations	99.42	4.9	64.75	4.8	34.67	5.4	10.85	5.4	5.53	9.2	8.60	5.1	3.52	7.3	6.17	3.8
Professional and related occupations	95.70	4.5	62.38	4.6	33.32	4.7	10.50	5.6	4.99	7.5	8.43	4.2	3.37	6.7	6.03	3.6
Sales and office occupations	55.26	5.7	35.54	6.5	19.72	5.4	4.62	7.3	2.10	9.5	6.52	4.0	2.88	18.9	3.59	5.4
Financial activities industry	64.62	2.1	42.49	1.9	22.13	2.7	5.90	2.5	3.86	10.6	6.01	1.7	2.36	2.6	4.01	1.6
Management, professional, and related occupations	93.93	1.6	61.32	1.6	32.61	2.3	9.34	1.7	6.29	8.7	7.73	1.4	3.72	3.0	5.52	1.1
Management, business, and financial occupations	95.26	1.8	62.39	1.8	32.87	2.5	9.41	2.2	6.64	9.8	7.67	1.8	3.64	3.5	5.52	1.3
Professional and related occupations	89.47	2.8	57.75	2.7	31.73	3.1	9.09	3.7	5.12	6.1	7.95	2.0	4.00	5.0	5.55	2.2
Sales and office occupations	44.10	3.4	29.18	2.8	14.92	4.7	3.53	3.5	2.20	19.6	4.91	3.0	1.41	4.6	2.87	2.3
Sales and related occupations	54.52	10.1	37.71	8.4	16.82	15.6	3.90	10.5	(5)3.83	45.0	3.95	8.7	1.59	11.5	3.55	6.6
Office and administrative support occupations	40.75	1.0	26.44	1.1	14.31	1.5	3.41	2.2	1.68	4.4	5.22	2.0	1.35	3.6	2.65	1.3
Finance and insurance industry	72.54	2.4	47.05	2.2	25.49	3.0	6.85	2.6	4.70	11.0	6.76	1.5	2.85	2.6	4.34	1.9
Credit intermediation and related activities industry	66.27	3.1	42.80	3.1	23.47	3.5	6.35	3.9	4.03	9.3	6.34	1.8	2.73	4.4	4.02	2.6
Insurance carriers and related activities industry	66.28	3.1	43.12	3.0	23.16	3.4	6.14	4.6	3.78	5.4	6.58	2.9	2.51	4.9	4.14	2.6
Real estate and rental and leasing industry	40.81	4.4	28.76	4.2	12.05	5.3	3.05	7.3	1.33	11.0	3.75	7.3	0.88	10.2	3.05	2.8
Professional and business services industry	59.21	3.4	41.53	3.4	17.68	4.0	4.99	5.1	2.81	8.9	4.05	4.7	1.80	6.7	4.04	2.8
Management, professional, and related occupations	85.89	3.7	59.12	3.5	26.77	4.9	8.21	5.5	4.55	11.1	5.62	5.7	2.94	7.2	5.45	2.4
Management, business, and financial occupations	94.66	5.9	63.70	5.6	30.97	6.9	9.36	7.7	6.22	15.0	6.29	5.5	3.29	7.3	5.81	3.4
Professional and related occupations	80.19	3.6	56.14	3.4	24.05	5.9	7.47	7.8	3.47	12.3	5.18	8.0	2.71	9.2	5.22	2.9
Sales and office occupations	40.52	6.2	29.16	6.1	11.36	7.0	2.87	10.3	1.24	7.8	3.34	8.7	1.05	19.3	2.86	4.9
Office and administrative support occupations	34.26	2.5	24.33	2.0	9.92	4.5	2.35	6.6	1.28	8.8	3.12	7.8	0.73	7.6	2.45	2.6
Service occupations	27.97	4.6	21.31	4.8	6.67	5.8	1.26	6.8	0.94	10.4	1.79	10.0	0.26	15.2	2.42	4.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	27.36	4.8	20.29	3.7	7.07	10.0	1.07	16.3	1.25	13.4	1.90	19.3	0.43	25.6	2.43	4.8
Transportation and material moving occupations	28.55	4.3	20.64	3.4	7.91	9.2	1.08	13.8	1.32	15.9	2.52	17.0	0.45	24.9	2.55	4.1
Professional, scientific, and technical services industry	73.89	4.0	51.22	3.7	22.67	5.2	6.88	5.1	3.48	14.2	4.99	5.3	2.61	8.6	4.71	2.8
Administrative and waste services industry	35.33	8.9	26.45	9.2	8.88	8.4	1.86	7.0	1.32	12.5	2.22	6.0	0.57	20.0	2.92	10.4
Education and health services industry	49.82	5.0	35.26	5.2	14.56	5.0	4.26	6.4	1.60	10.4	3.62	5.1	1.67	8.2	3.41	3.2
Management, professional, and related occupations	68.12	5.2	47.92	5.7	20.20	4.7	6.32	6.0	2.21	9.6	4.72	4.6	2.57	7.8	4.38	3.2
Management, business, and financial occupations	84.09	16.7	59.06	16.8	25.04	16.7	9.05	20.5	1.90	24.7	5.60	11.9	3.64	24.5	4.84	9.0
Professional and related occupations	66.24	3.8	46.61	4.3	19.64	3.5	6.00	4.1	2.25	9.6	4.62	4.4	2.45	6.1	4.32	2.7
Sales and office occupations	33.78	2.8	23.53	2.4	10.24	4.6	2.66	5.5	0.62	9.6	3.67	6.4	0.90	8.1	2.40	3.0
Office and administrative support occupations	33.52	2.8	23.36	2.4	10.17	4.6	2.64	5.6	0.61	9.5	3.64	6.6	0.89	8.4	2.38	3.0
Service occupations	26.79	3.2	19.51	2.6	7.28	6.1	1.57	6.3	1.03	14.6	1.93	9.0	0.54	13.7	2.22	3.3
Educational services industry	56.98	3.0	41.02	2.9	15.96	3.5	4.60	4.0	0.51	12.4	4.32	4.6	2.69	6.6	3.84	2.4
Management, professional, and related occupations	61.40	3.1	44.49	2.9	16.90	3.9	4.92	4.2	0.53	14.2	4.48	5.2	2.87	7.5	4.10	2.1
Management, business, and financial occupations	73.85	7.3	51.36	7.7	22.49	6.6	8.30	8.4	0.55	16.9	5.73	6.7	3.32	10.4	4.60	4.1
Professional and related occupations	58.68	3.1	42.99	2.9	15.69	4.3	4.19	3.6	0.53	16.7	4.21	6.5	2.77	8.4	3.99	2.4
Sales and office occupations	37.56	5.6	25.96	4.2	11.60	11.3	3.27	11.6	0.30	18.0	3.65	19.2	1.78	16.7	2.61	4.1
Office and administrative support occupations	37.60	5.7	25.98	4.3	11.62	11.4	3.28	11.7	0.29	18.0	3.66	19.3	1.79	16.8	2.61	4.1
Service occupations	36.71	11.7	26.04	13.3	10.68	12.8	2.48	14.3	0.48	15.5	3.09	16.3	1.78	24.4	2.84	17.8
Junior colleges, colleges, universities and professional schools industry	74.23	2.8	51.02	3.0	23.21	2.6	7.09	3.5	0.75	9.9	6.46	2.5	4.31	3.5	4.61	2.4
Health care and social assistance industry	48.87	5.7	34.49	5.9	14.38	5.7	4.22	7.3	1.75	10.8	3.53	5.8	1.53	9.9	3.35	3.7
Registered nurse occupations	78.85	3.0	51.59	2.1	27.26	5.0	7.83	6.0	4.06	6.1	6.23	3.8	3.83	10.5	5.31	2.9
Management, professional, and related occupations	69.57	6.2	48.65	6.8	20.91	5.4	6.63	6.8	2.57	9.7	4.77	5.4	2.51	9.5	4.44	3.8
Professional and related occupations	67.71	4.4	47.31	5.0	20.40	3.9	6.36	4.5	2.58	9.7	4.70	5.1	2.38	7.2	4.39	3.2
Sales and office occupations	33.30	3.1	23.23	2.6	10.07	5.1	2.58	6.2	0.67	10.5	3.67	6.9	0.79	9.5	2.37	3.3
Office and administrative support occupations	33.01	3.1	23.03	2.6	9.98	5.2	2.56	6.3	0.65	10.4	3.64	7.1	0.78	9.9	2.35	3.3
Service occupations	26.53	3.2	19.34	2.5	7.20	6.2	1.54	6.4	1.05	14.7	1.90	9.3	0.50	14.5	2.20	3.3
Hospitals industry	71.36	6.4	47.09	7.2	24.27	5.1	6.99	8.0	3.36	5.0	5.94	3.5	3.52	8.3	4.46	3.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	86.30	8.2	57.29	9.1	29.02	6.6	8.76	9.7	4.05	6.3	6.60	4.2	4.35	10.3	5.26	4.0
Registered nurse occupations	81.31	2.0	52.42	2.0	28.89	2.3	8.16	2.8	4.51	4.5	6.76	2.8	4.11	5.1	5.36	2.0
Service occupations	35.97	2.0	23.19	1.9	12.77	2.9	2.61	3.1	2.15	5.6	3.82	5.0	1.60	6.9	2.60	2.3
Nursing and residential care facilities industry	33.39	1.6	24.29	1.7	9.11	3.0	2.35	4.2	0.98	6.0	2.58	5.1	0.56	11.8	2.63	1.4
Management, professional, and related occupations	49.70	2.0	35.98	2.9	13.72	2.8	4.04	4.7	1.31	8.4	3.65	6.9	1.04	10.7	3.67	2.4
Service occupations	26.27	1.3	19.24	1.0	7.03	3.0	1.57	3.3	0.90	6.0	2.04	5.5	0.34	14.5	2.18	1.4
Nursing care facilities industry	35.38	2.6	26.02	2.4	9.35	4.7	2.35	5.2	1.16	6.0	2.57	8.2	0.51	13.0	2.77	2.4
Management, professional, and related occupations	50.79	2.5	37.70	3.0	13.09	3.7	3.59	5.1	1.57	6.5	3.20	9.3	0.88	12.0	3.85	3.3
Service occupations	27.26	2.7	19.85	2.2	7.41	5.2	1.67	5.8	1.02	6.2	2.20	8.5	0.32	20.2	2.21	2.5
Leisure and hospitality industry	20.39	2.6	16.69	2.3	3.69	5.9	0.64	10.2	0.25	9.3	0.72	14.7	0.23	14.9	1.86	1.7
Sales and office occupations	20.79	4.9	17.01	4.6	3.78	13.1	0.72	18.0	(5)0.20	31.4	(5)1.00	31.0	(5)0.22	35.1	1.64	5.2
Service occupations	18.52	2.1	15.39	2.1	3.12	3.9	0.46	8.3	0.22	9.3	0.52	12.4	0.17	9.9	1.76	1.6
Accommodation and food services industry	19.21	2.8	15.72	2.1	3.49	7.6	0.58	13.6	0.25	10.9	0.69	18.0	0.21	19.3	1.77	1.8
Other services industry	38.67	7.7	28.58	6.9	10.09	10.9	2.73	13.0	0.64	14.4	2.24	13.1	1.58	29.6	2.90	4.4
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost. (3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded. (4) Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental and leasing; professional, scientific, 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. (5) The relative standard error for this estimate is equal to or greater than 30 percent.

Table 5. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by bargaining and work status [Sept. 2025]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)
Union workers	62.98	2.6	37.76	2.7	25.22	2.9	4.65	4.8	2.53	4.5	8.43	2.3	5.07	5.6	4.54	2.5
Goods-producing industries(3)	62.10	3.0	37.02	2.3	25.08	4.6	3.58	5.9	3.20	6.5	8.31	3.3	5.19	9.4	4.80	3.6
Manufacturing industry	53.37	3.0	30.85	2.7	22.53	3.7	3.92	4.6	3.87	5.6	8.14	4.3	2.69	6.6	3.91	3.2
Service-providing industries(4)	63.37	3.4	38.08	3.6	25.29	3.7	5.13	5.8	2.24	6.4	8.49	3.0	5.02	6.9	4.42	3.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	64.40	5.2	38.30	6.5	26.10	4.4	4.54	6.0	2.22	5.6	9.48	5.2	5.41	7.7	4.46	3.7
Retail trade industry	32.04	6.6	20.62	8.0	11.42	4.5	2.01	12.5	0.98	8.8	4.19	3.4	1.59	4.8	2.65	5.9
Transportation and warehousing industry	78.95	5.8	46.27	8.3	32.68	4.0	5.57	6.9	2.69	6.9	12.10	5.8	7.12	7.9	5.20	4.2
Education and health services industry	68.79	8.1	42.51	7.4	26.28	9.7	6.74	13.2	2.91	14.6	7.42	4.6	4.49	16.0	4.72	7.8
Health care and social assistance industry	68.18	8.9	41.98	8.2	26.20	10.7	6.76	14.5	3.15	14.7	7.27	5.0	4.30	18.1	4.72	8.6

Nonunion workers	44.61	1.6	31.91	1.6	12.70	1.9	3.38	2.5	1.79	4.3	3.04	2.2	1.25	3.2	3.24	1.0
Goods-producing industries(3)	45.48	1.6	31.81	1.4	13.67	2.5	2.98	3.3	2.48	7.5	3.40	2.0	1.22	4.2	3.58	1.3
Manufacturing industries	45.66	2.0	31.23	2.0	14.43	2.4	3.41	4.0	2.40	4.9	3.86	2.4	1.41	5.9	3.35	1.7
Service-providing industries(4)	44.45	1.9	31.93	1.8	12.52	2.2	3.45	2.8	1.67	5.0	2.98	2.6	1.26	3.6	3.17	1.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities industries	35.52	2.0	26.33	2.0	9.19	2.3	2.27	3.4	1.00	3.6	2.21	2.8	0.88	5.7	2.82	1.3
Retail trade industries	25.90	1.6	20.16	1.3	5.74	2.5	1.29	3.5	0.54	4.6	1.34	3.9	0.41	5.6	2.15	1.3
Transportation and warehousing industries	40.79	6.3	29.37	6.9	11.41	5.5	2.60	9.4	1.22	9.1	2.99	7.9	1.10	9.8	3.50	4.3
Education and health services industries	48.23	5.5	34.65	5.7	13.58	5.6	4.06	7.1	1.49	11.8	3.30	5.5	1.43	9.6	3.30	3.5
Health care and social assistance industries	47.21	6.4	33.85	6.5	13.36	6.4	4.00	8.1	1.63	12.2	3.21	6.3	1.29	11.7	3.23	4.0

Full-time workers	52.76	1.6	36.30	1.6	16.46	1.7	4.30	2.2	2.29	4.0	4.29	1.7	1.91	2.7	3.67	1.0
Occupational group
Management, professional and related occupations	80.71	2.3	55.00	2.4	25.71	2.4	7.82	2.7	3.80	5.9	5.94	2.5	3.11	3.6	5.05	1.4
Management, business, and financial occupations	89.72	3.1	60.70	3.0	29.02	3.6	8.71	4.2	5.08	8.5	6.30	3.0	3.45	4.5	5.49	1.8
Professional and related occupations	75.00	2.4	51.39	2.6	23.61	2.4	7.25	2.7	2.99	6.3	5.71	3.0	2.89	3.9	4.77	1.7
Sales and office occupations	41.08	1.9	28.69	2.0	12.39	2.1	3.07	2.8	1.34	7.1	3.92	2.1	1.22	4.8	2.84	1.6
Sales and related occupations	48.18	3.5	35.15	3.6	13.03	4.1	3.42	5.1	1.57	16.8	3.37	3.3	1.34	10.2	3.34	2.7
Office and administrative support occupations	37.28	1.2	25.24	1.1	12.04	1.8	2.88	2.1	1.22	3.7	4.21	2.4	1.16	3.9	2.57	1.2
Service occupations	26.74	2.0	19.69	1.6	7.05	3.6	1.48	3.9	0.91	9.6	2.01	5.1	0.49	7.7	2.16	2.0
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	47.48	1.5	32.40	1.2	15.08	2.6	2.65	3.2	1.98	5.5	3.96	2.6	2.43	7.4	4.05	1.6
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	45.84	2.3	31.47	1.8	14.36	3.7	1.94	3.2	2.05	9.2	3.76	4.0	2.38	9.0	4.23	3.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	49.35	2.9	33.46	2.6	15.89	4.4	3.46	3.8	1.91	5.6	4.19	4.1	2.49	11.7	3.84	2.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	38.86	2.4	26.33	2.6	12.53	2.4	2.45	3.0	1.86	3.5	3.78	2.7	1.34	6.6	3.09	1.8
Production occupations	36.75	1.3	24.60	1.2	12.15	2.0	2.30	2.2	2.26	5.2	3.72	2.4	0.97	4.5	2.90	1.2
Transportation and material moving occupations	40.58	4.1	27.74	4.4	12.84	4.1	2.58	5.2	1.54	3.7	3.83	4.6	1.65	9.4	3.24	3.0
Industry group
Goods-producing industries(3)	48.54	1.4	32.89	1.3	15.64	1.8	3.15	2.9	2.64	6.2	4.22	1.6	1.85	4.6	3.79	1.3
Construction industry	50.20	2.1	34.83	1.6	15.37	4.0	2.47	4.8	2.59	16.8	3.76	3.2	2.26	9.1	4.29	1.7
Manufacturing industry	47.30	1.8	31.54	1.8	15.76	2.0	3.56	3.6	2.64	4.2	4.50	2.0	1.61	5.0	3.45	1.4
Service-providing industries(4)	53.90	1.9	37.22	2.0	16.68	2.0	4.61	2.6	2.19	4.8	4.32	2.2	1.93	3.2	3.64	1.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	46.78	2.4	32.78	2.4	14.00	2.7	3.46	3.0	1.53	3.1	3.74	3.2	1.82	6.8	3.45	1.6
Information industry	85.28	3.6	54.28	3.9	31.01	3.3	8.84	3.6	4.36	8.0	8.37	2.9	4.10	8.4	5.33	2.9
Financial activities industry	66.87	2.0	43.70	1.9	23.17	2.6	6.20	2.1	4.07	10.6	6.32	1.3	2.47	2.4	4.10	1.6
Professional and business services industry	62.39	3.5	43.23	3.3	19.16	4.1	5.49	5.2	3.01	9.5	4.50	4.6	2.00	6.1	4.15	2.3
Education and health services industry	54.08	5.5	37.45	5.8	16.63	5.2	4.94	6.5	1.80	11.8	4.44	4.9	1.92	8.7	3.52	3.6
Leisure and hospitality industry	25.61	2.8	19.77	2.4	5.84	6.1	1.25	8.2	0.48	8.7	1.60	11.5	0.47	14.3	2.04	2.6
Other services industry	45.96	7.8	33.03	7.2	12.93	10.2	3.63	12.4	0.84	15.2	3.05	11.0	2.15	28.5	3.27	4.5

Part-time workers	25.27	2.8	20.20	2.9	5.07	4.4	0.94	6.9	0.50	7.2	0.89	9.8	0.43	12.7	2.31	2.7
Occupational group
Management, professional and related occupations	52.00	6.0	40.43	6.1	11.57	9.4	3.14	12.8	1.56	11.9	1.43	15.6	1.33	18.9	4.11	6.8
Professional and related occupations	52.46	6.4	40.77	6.4	11.70	9.9	3.18	13.4	1.58	12.1	1.43	16.2	1.35	19.7	4.15	7.2
Sales and office occupations	20.74	1.5	17.21	1.3	3.53	3.5	0.60	6.9	0.28	10.2	0.55	11.9	0.23	9.3	1.88	1.5
Sales and related occupations	18.70	1.5	15.79	1.4	2.91	2.5	0.43	5.4	0.16	13.9	0.38	9.2	0.19	9.4	1.75	2.0
Office and administrative support occupations	25.02	2.6	20.19	2.1	4.83	6.3	0.97	11.4	0.51	12.8	0.89	17.0	0.30	14.4	2.15	2.8
Service occupations	18.58	2.4	15.58	2.5	3.00	3.4	0.39	8.5	0.24	12.0	0.34	11.1	0.15	10.8	1.87	2.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	26.24	3.7	18.72	1.8	7.53	9.3	1.03	6.9	0.58	9.9	2.67	15.7	0.79	28.1	2.47	2.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	26.55	3.9	18.75	1.8	7.79	9.7	1.05	7.1	0.54	10.3	2.87	16.0	0.84	27.6	2.48	3.1
Industry group
Service-providing industries(4)	25.21	2.9	20.15	2.9	5.07	4.5	0.95	7.0	0.49	7.4	0.89	9.9	0.44	12.8	2.30	2.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	23.01	2.4	17.63	1.2	5.38	6.7	0.71	4.9	0.38	9.1	1.62	12.8	0.55	21.0	2.13	1.7
Professional and business services industry	33.89	18.8	27.99	20.0	5.90	14.5	0.96	20.4	1.19	21.3	0.39	21.9	0.20	27.0	3.15	20.8
Education and health services industry	37.70	4.9	29.01	4.6	8.69	7.7	2.33	9.8	1.03	11.3	1.28	11.3	0.96	15.5	3.09	4.1
Leisure and hospitality industry	16.97	3.1	14.68	3.1	2.29	3.9	0.24	15.0	0.09	19.6	0.15	13.5	0.07	13.5	1.73	2.8
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost. (3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded. (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.

Table 6. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by establishment size and industry group [Sept. 2025]
Series	Total compensation(1)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Series	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)	Cost ($)	RSE(2)
All workers	46.05	1.5	32.37	1.5	13.68	1.7	3.48	2.3	1.85	3.8	3.46	2.0	1.55	2.9	3.34	1.0
1-99 workers	37.00	1.7	27.44	1.7	9.56	2.0	2.32	3.0	1.15	6.8	2.28	3.3	0.90	3.9	2.92	1.3
1-49 workers	36.32	1.7	27.13	1.7	9.18	2.3	2.24	3.2	1.10	9.5	2.10	3.5	0.85	4.8	2.89	1.3
50-99 workers	39.00	3.4	28.32	3.4	10.67	3.9	2.56	5.8	1.29	6.9	2.79	5.6	1.04	7.1	3.00	2.6
100 workers or more	56.81	2.0	38.24	2.1	18.57	2.1	4.85	2.7	2.69	4.1	4.87	2.0	2.32	3.5	3.84	1.4
100-499 workers	48.26	3.1	33.61	3.2	14.66	3.1	3.83	4.8	1.91	4.3	3.88	2.8	1.63	6.4	3.41	1.8
500 workers or more	67.54	2.6	44.05	2.7	23.49	2.8	6.13	3.7	3.68	5.2	6.11	2.6	3.19	4.0	4.37	2.1

Goods-producing industries(3)	47.85	1.3	32.55	1.2	15.30	1.8	3.07	2.8	2.58	6.2	4.10	1.6	1.79	4.6	3.76	1.3
1-99 workers	42.58	1.5	30.37	1.4	12.21	2.8	2.33	3.9	1.98	15.9	2.93	3.7	1.33	6.6	3.65	1.9
1-49 workers	41.62	2.4	30.09	1.9	11.53	5.3	2.20	5.9	1.88	23.5	2.53	4.0	1.26	10.1	3.66	2.1
50-99 workers	44.83	4.7	31.02	3.7	13.81	7.6	2.63	7.3	2.19	14.6	3.86	11.3	1.50	16.2	3.64	4.5
100 workers or more	52.59	1.8	34.52	1.7	18.07	2.2	3.73	3.2	3.13	4.0	5.15	1.7	2.20	6.5	3.85	1.7
100-499 workers	48.10	2.5	32.50	2.4	15.61	3.3	3.20	3.6	2.38	8.1	4.51	2.8	1.83	10.9	3.69	2.0
500 workers or more	59.36	3.2	37.58	3.0	21.78	3.6	4.53	5.8	4.26	3.7	6.13	3.1	2.77	8.1	4.10	2.7

Manufacturing industry	46.60	1.8	31.19	1.7	15.41	2.0	3.47	3.5	2.58	4.3	4.38	2.0	1.56	5.0	3.42	1.4
1-99 workers	39.32	2.7	28.04	2.5	11.28	4.2	2.59	5.2	1.65	13.7	3.06	6.2	0.88	9.5	3.11	2.3
1-49 workers	38.09	4.8	27.82	4.5	10.27	6.2	2.52	9.3	1.31	10.9	2.50	6.9	0.83	17.9	3.09	3.7
50-99 workers	41.41	5.6	28.41	4.2	13.00	9.2	2.70	7.3	2.21	23.5	3.99	13.4	0.96	17.8	3.14	4.3
100 workers or more	50.87	2.4	33.03	2.3	17.83	2.6	3.99	4.3	3.12	3.2	5.16	2.3	1.96	5.9	3.60	1.9
100-499 workers	43.37	2.1	29.34	2.1	14.03	2.2	3.24	3.3	2.05	5.3	4.22	2.4	1.28	5.1	3.23	1.8
500 workers or more	59.93	4.0	37.50	3.9	22.43	4.4	4.90	7.0	4.41	4.1	6.29	3.4	2.78	9.0	4.05	3.3

Service-providing industries(4)	45.69	1.8	32.33	1.8	13.36	2.1	3.56	2.6	1.71	4.6	3.34	2.5	1.50	3.5	3.25	1.2
1-99 workers	36.06	2.1	26.94	2.1	9.12	2.6	2.32	3.5	1.01	7.5	2.17	3.9	0.83	4.8	2.79	1.6
1-49 workers	35.48	2.0	26.67	2.0	8.81	2.6	2.25	3.7	0.97	10.2	2.04	4.1	0.79	5.5	2.77	1.6
50-99 workers	37.81	4.1	27.77	4.1	10.03	4.7	2.55	6.8	1.10	6.2	2.57	6.5	0.94	7.9	2.87	3.0
100 workers or more	57.81	2.4	39.12	2.5	18.69	2.5	5.12	3.1	2.59	5.2	4.80	2.5	2.35	4.0	3.84	1.7
100-499 workers	48.30	3.9	33.90	4.0	14.41	3.9	3.99	5.8	1.78	4.9	3.72	3.6	1.57	7.7	3.34	2.3
500 workers or more	69.25	3.0	45.40	3.1	23.85	3.2	6.47	4.0	3.56	6.4	6.11	3.0	3.28	4.4	4.43	2.5

Trade, transportation, and utilities industry	38.75	2.1	27.66	2.0	11.09	2.8	2.53	3.0	1.14	2.7	3.03	3.8	1.39	7.4	3.00	1.4
1-99 workers	35.26	3.3	26.59	3.2	8.67	3.9	2.07	5.4	0.84	5.8	2.12	5.1	0.80	7.8	2.84	2.3
1-49 workers	34.64	4.2	26.47	4.1	8.17	4.8	1.98	7.0	0.76	8.4	1.90	5.4	0.74	9.7	2.80	2.8
50-99 workers	37.24	4.0	26.97	3.6	10.27	5.7	2.37	6.8	1.09	7.3	2.81	8.6	1.00	8.1	3.00	3.4
100 workers or more	42.91	3.2	28.94	2.8	13.97	4.4	3.07	4.8	1.50	4.5	4.11	5.5	2.09	9.0	3.20	1.9
100-499 workers	35.88	3.0	25.05	2.7	10.83	4.3	2.48	5.8	1.14	6.3	3.09	5.6	1.31	9.7	2.82	2.0
500 workers or more	60.68	5.5	38.78	6.0	21.91	5.4	4.58	6.6	2.40	5.8	6.69	7.1	4.09	9.1	4.14	3.9

Wholesale trade industry	53.20	4.1	37.91	4.0	15.29	4.6	4.19	6.6	1.95	7.9	3.66	5.0	1.68	8.8	3.81	2.9
1-99 workers	49.28	4.6	35.94	4.6	13.33	5.2	3.53	6.3	1.55	8.9	3.26	6.9	1.37	8.3	3.62	3.6
1-49 workers	48.99	5.5	36.11	5.4	12.88	6.2	3.43	7.0	1.37	11.2	3.15	8.8	1.34	10.6	3.59	4.0
100 workers or more	61.78	7.9	42.22	8.0	19.56	8.0	5.64	11.4	2.83	10.9	4.51	5.4	2.36	13.3	4.22	5.9
100-499 workers	57.05	8.3	39.14	8.6	17.92	8.1	5.07	12.1	2.52	11.1	4.29	7.1	2.02	12.9	4.02	6.3

Retail trade industry	26.28	1.6	20.19	1.4	6.09	2.4	1.34	3.5	0.56	4.5	1.52	3.3	0.48	5.4	2.18	1.3
1-99 workers	25.51	2.4	20.23	2.1	5.28	3.4	1.14	5.5	0.42	5.7	1.18	5.8	0.35	10.9	2.18	1.9
1-49 workers	24.88	3.1	19.91	2.7	4.97	4.9	1.08	7.0	0.40	7.5	1.05	8.2	0.30	15.4	2.14	2.6
50-99 workers	27.88	3.4	21.44	3.3	6.45	4.5	1.41	7.8	0.51	10.3	1.65	6.1	0.54	11.7	2.33	2.9
100 workers or more	27.40	1.7	20.14	1.4	7.26	2.6	1.62	3.8	0.77	5.9	2.00	2.6	0.68	4.2	2.19	1.2
100-499 workers	27.35	1.6	20.11	1.4	7.24	2.4	1.63	3.7	0.75	5.5	1.99	2.3	0.67	4.0	2.20	1.1

Transportation and warehousing industry	51.15	5.3	33.96	5.9	17.19	5.7	3.41	6.7	1.62	5.8	5.47	7.9	2.73	11.9	3.96	3.9
1-99 workers	47.18	11.4	34.38	12.2	12.80	11.1	2.93	18.7	1.18	17.2	3.47	15.5	1.25	17.8	3.97	7.1
1-49 workers	50.08	15.3	37.21	16.0	12.87	15.2	3.06	25.8	1.17	29.8	3.11	18.5	1.34	22.5	4.19	9.1
100 workers or more	53.13	6.1	33.75	6.1	19.38	7.3	3.65	8.0	1.84	5.5	6.46	8.9	3.47	13.6	3.96	4.1
100-499 workers	41.76	7.6	27.25	5.3	14.51	12.3	2.69	12.1	1.21	11.3	4.95	16.0	2.14	26.7	3.53	4.7

Information industry	79.79	3.7	51.23	3.9	28.56	3.7	8.11	4.0	4.00	7.6	7.64	3.5	3.75	9.0	5.06	3.1
1-99 workers	61.87	6.3	40.54	5.5	21.32	9.0	5.50	8.7	2.00	10.6	6.22	6.5	3.38	25.7	4.22	5.3
100 workers or more	99.20	5.1	62.80	5.4	36.41	5.1	10.94	4.9	6.16	8.5	9.19	4.3	4.16	9.9	5.96	4.4
100-499 workers	81.25	6.5	52.21	7.2	29.04	5.8	8.50	7.8	4.23	7.3	7.97	5.3	3.32	9.5	5.02	6.1
500 workers or more	111.05	6.4	69.79	7.0	41.27	6.3	12.55	6.6	7.42	9.9	10.00	5.1	4.71	12.8	6.59	5.6

Financial activities industry	64.62	2.1	42.49	1.9	22.13	2.7	5.90	2.5	3.86	10.6	6.01	1.7	2.36	2.6	4.01	1.6
1-99 workers	54.13	2.9	36.99	2.9	17.14	4.1	4.58	4.1	2.70	19.6	4.77	3.2	1.54	5.3	3.54	2.1
1-49 workers	51.56	3.1	35.43	3.0	16.13	4.7	4.29	4.6	2.48	24.4	4.55	3.5	1.39	5.6	3.42	2.2
100 workers or more	77.33	2.4	49.15	2.4	28.18	2.7	7.51	2.5	5.26	7.3	7.50	1.8	3.34	3.6	4.58	2.0
100-499 workers	72.45	3.8	47.45	3.7	24.99	5.0	6.81	4.8	4.37	15.1	6.75	3.9	2.72	7.5	4.34	3.3
500 workers or more	81.06	2.6	50.44	2.4	30.62	2.9	8.03	2.8	5.94	6.3	8.07	2.1	3.81	3.4	4.77	2.1

Professional and business services industry	59.21	3.4	41.53	3.4	17.68	4.0	4.99	5.1	2.81	8.9	4.05	4.7	1.80	6.7	4.04	2.8
1-99 workers	48.27	3.7	35.13	3.6	13.14	4.7	3.51	6.0	1.77	8.5	3.00	7.5	1.30	12.5	3.56	3.0
1-49 workers	47.21	4.6	34.48	4.5	12.73	5.6	3.35	7.5	1.72	10.6	2.83	7.6	1.32	16.6	3.51	3.8
50-99 workers	51.12	7.5	36.87	7.3	14.24	9.7	3.92	12.7	1.91	17.1	3.44	14.1	1.26	17.9	3.71	5.6
100 workers or more	69.42	4.9	47.50	5.1	21.92	5.6	6.37	7.2	3.77	12.5	5.02	5.6	2.27	7.3	4.48	4.1
100-499 workers	63.19	5.7	44.00	5.7	19.19	6.0	5.68	8.9	2.87	9.1	4.64	5.4	1.87	11.5	4.13	4.8
500 workers or more	76.41	7.2	51.43	7.6	24.98	8.4	7.14	11.3	4.78	16.3	5.45	9.1	2.72	9.6	4.88	6.6

Education and health services industry	49.82	5.0	35.26	5.2	14.56	5.0	4.26	6.4	1.60	10.4	3.62	5.1	1.67	8.2	3.41	3.2
1-99 workers	35.91	7.0	27.25	7.1	8.67	8.0	2.46	10.1	(5)0.82	33.3	2.07	10.7	0.58	15.4	2.73	5.3
1-49 workers	33.92	6.9	25.88	6.8	8.04	9.1	2.26	11.2	(5)0.83	44.0	1.82	14.0	0.48	17.6	2.66	5.5
50-99 workers	41.83	12.4	31.31	12.9	10.51	12.4	3.03	16.4	0.81	21.8	2.81	13.2	0.90	22.6	2.96	8.8
100 workers or more	61.66	4.6	42.07	4.8	19.58	4.5	5.80	5.8	2.27	7.1	4.95	4.2	2.59	7.1	3.98	2.8
100-499 workers	53.18	12.8	38.36	12.7	14.82	13.1	4.70	17.0	1.41	15.1	3.63	11.4	1.57	25.6	3.50	6.8
500 workers or more	67.69	3.9	44.72	4.0	22.97	4.2	6.58	5.7	2.88	6.7	5.88	3.3	3.31	6.4	4.32	3.2

Educational services industry	56.98	3.0	41.02	2.9	15.96	3.5	4.60	4.0	0.51	12.4	4.32	4.6	2.69	6.6	3.84	2.4
1-99 workers	43.01	5.6	33.33	4.9	9.68	9.3	2.42	10.3	0.38	28.8	2.27	17.2	1.25	18.3	3.36	4.9
100 workers or more	66.74	2.8	46.39	2.8	20.35	3.4	6.13	3.8	0.61	9.9	5.75	4.0	3.69	6.1	4.18	2.3
100-499 workers	53.16	5.0	38.02	4.7	15.14	6.8	4.44	8.5	0.20	24.6	4.56	8.3	2.44	16.8	3.50	4.2
500 workers or more	76.58	3.3	52.45	3.6	24.13	3.2	7.35	3.6	0.91	11.1	6.60	3.0	4.60	4.4	4.68	2.8

Health care and social assistance industry	48.87	5.7	34.49	5.9	14.38	5.7	4.22	7.3	1.75	10.8	3.53	5.8	1.53	9.9	3.35	3.7
1-99 workers	35.08	7.9	26.53	8.0	8.55	8.9	2.46	11.2	(5)0.87	35.0	2.04	11.9	0.51	18.8	2.66	6.0
1-49 workers	33.10	7.9	25.15	7.7	7.95	10.2	2.26	12.5	(5)0.88	46.0	1.81	15.5	0.41	21.5	2.58	6.2
50-99 workers	40.97	14.2	30.64	14.8	10.33	14.0	3.06	17.9	0.85	23.2	2.73	14.7	0.79	28.0	2.89	10.2
100 workers or more	60.91	5.3	41.44	5.5	19.47	5.2	5.75	6.7	2.51	7.2	4.83	4.9	2.43	8.6	3.95	3.2
100-499 workers	53.18	14.7	38.41	14.6	14.77	15.1	4.74	19.4	1.59	15.3	3.49	13.7	(5)1.45	32.0	3.50	7.8
500 workers or more	66.39	4.5	43.59	4.6	22.80	4.8	6.47	6.6	3.16	7.0	5.78	3.8	3.13	7.6	4.26	3.7

Leisure and hospitality industry	20.39	2.6	16.69	2.3	3.69	5.9	0.64	10.2	0.25	9.3	0.72	14.7	0.23	14.9	1.86	1.7
1-99 workers	18.51	2.8	15.61	2.5	2.90	5.6	0.41	13.4	0.20	11.3	0.43	18.7	0.10	19.1	1.76	2.1
1-49 workers	18.74	3.1	15.92	3.0	2.82	4.8	0.42	10.4	0.19	15.5	0.34	20.1	0.08	17.3	1.80	3.1
50-99 workers	17.99	3.8	14.91	2.8	3.08	10.1	0.38	26.9	0.23	10.5	0.64	26.9	(5)0.16	30.6	1.68	4.7
100 workers or more	26.94	4.9	20.47	4.8	6.46	8.8	1.46	8.5	0.41	10.1	1.73	17.0	0.68	23.2	2.18	4.7
100-499 workers	24.12	8.6	19.14	8.2	4.99	12.9	1.04	18.0	0.40	13.9	1.18	24.9	0.34	27.0	2.03	7.9
500 workers or more	31.82	6.3	22.79	6.7	9.03	9.5	2.20	11.0	0.43	16.8	2.70	15.7	1.26	25.2	2.44	6.7
Footnotes (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (2) The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost. (3) Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded. (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. (5) The relative standard error for this estimate is equal to or greater than 30 percent.

Table 7. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by census region and division [Sept. 2025]
Area(1)	Total compensation(2)		Wages and salaries		Total benefits		Paid leave		Supplemental pay		Insurance		Retirement and savings		Legally required benefits
Area(1)	Cost ($)	RSE(3)	Cost ($)	RSE(3)	Cost ($)	RSE(3)	Cost ($)	RSE(3)	Cost ($)	RSE(3)	Cost ($)	RSE(3)	Cost ($)	RSE(3)	Cost ($)	RSE(3)
Northeast	57.09	4.8	39.54	5.2	17.54	4.5	4.73	6.4	2.04	9.8	4.51	4.7	2.21	6.5	4.06	2.9
New England	57.02	3.8	39.16	3.6	17.86	4.5	5.04	6.0	2.03	13.3	4.70	6.1	2.20	5.5	3.89	2.3
Middle Atlantic	57.11	6.4	39.67	6.8	17.44	6.2	4.63	8.9	2.04	13.5	4.44	6.2	2.21	8.7	4.12	3.6
South	40.37	1.7	29.00	1.7	11.37	2.1	2.91	2.5	1.55	3.7	2.89	3.2	1.17	5.5	2.85	1.4
South Atlantic	42.24	1.9	30.24	1.7	11.99	2.7	3.15	2.8	1.64	4.3	2.95	4.8	1.27	8.0	2.99	1.5
East South Central	33.73	4.9	24.37	4.5	9.36	6.1	2.19	6.2	1.29	9.0	2.62	7.6	0.83	13.5	2.43	4.1
West South Central	40.44	3.2	29.15	3.6	11.29	3.3	2.86	4.9	1.53	8.4	2.91	4.3	1.16	6.2	2.83	2.6
Midwest	42.48	2.0	29.50	1.7	12.98	2.6	3.04	4.0	1.91	4.8	3.48	3.7	1.47	5.2	3.08	1.6
East North Central	43.49	2.1	30.01	1.9	13.48	2.8	3.14	4.6	2.05	4.0	3.56	4.8	1.62	6.3	3.12	1.7
West North Central	40.38	4.0	28.43	3.5	11.95	5.5	2.86	7.9	1.61	13.9	3.33	5.3	1.17	7.8	2.99	3.1
West	50.16	3.1	35.11	2.9	15.05	4.0	3.84	5.0	2.12	10.9	3.55	4.3	1.72	6.3	3.81	1.7
Mountain	41.75	1.8	30.26	1.5	11.49	2.7	2.89	3.8	1.56	5.3	2.77	4.7	1.14	4.6	3.14	1.9
Pacific	54.64	4.3	37.70	4.0	16.94	5.3	4.35	6.5	2.42	14.4	3.96	5.7	2.03	8.0	4.17	2.1
Footnotes (1) The census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington. (2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits. (3) The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the cost.

Last Modified Date: February 24, 2026