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EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION – SEPTEMBER 2015
Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $33.37 per hour worked in
September 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged
$22.88 per hour worked and accounted for 68.6 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $10.48
and accounted for the remaining 31.4 percent. Total employer compensation costs for private industry
workers averaged $31.53 per hour worked in September 2015.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), a product of the National Compensation Survey,
measures employer costs for wages and salaries, and employee benefits for nonfarm private and state and
local government workers.
Chart 1. Employer costs per hour worked for total
compensation: selected major occupational groups,
state and local government workers, September 2015
Chart 2. Employer costs as a percent of total compensation:
total benefits, health insurance, and defined benefit, state
and local government workers, September 2015
Cost per hour worked
Percent of total compensation
Compensation costs in state and local government
State and local government employers spent an average of $44.66 per hour worked for employee
compensation in September 2015. Wages and salaries averaged $28.45 per hour and accounted for 63.7
percent of compensation costs, while benefits averaged $16.21 per hour worked and accounted for the
remaining 36.3 percent. Total compensation costs for management, professional, and related workers
averaged $54.02 per hour worked. This major occupational group includes teachers, averaging $60.92
per hour worked. Total compensation for sales and office workers averaged $30.83 per hour worked and
service workers averaged $34.02. (See chart 1 and table 4.)
For state and local government employees, employer costs for insurance benefits averaged $5.34 per
hour, or 12.0 percent of total compensation. The largest component of insurance costs in September 2015
was health insurance, which averaged $5.20, or 11.6 percent of total compensation. (See chart 2 and table
3.)
In September 2015, the average cost for retirement and savings benefits was $4.63 per hour worked in
state and local government, or 10.4 percent of total compensation. Included in this amount were
employer costs for defined benefit plans, which averaged $4.26 per hour (9.5 percent of total
compensation), and defined contribution plans, which averaged 37 cents (0.8 percent). (See chart 2 and
table 3.) Defined benefit plans specify a formula for determining future benefits, while defined
contribution plans specify employer contributions but do not guarantee the amount of future benefits.
Two components of benefit costs are paid leave and legally required benefits. Paid leave benefit costs
include vacation, holiday, sick leave, and personal leave. The average cost for paid leave was $3.24 per
hour worked for state and local government employees. Costs for legally required benefits, including
Social Security, Medicare, unemployment insurance (both state and federal), and workers’ compensation,
averaged $2.63 per hour worked. (See table 3.)
The National Compensation Survey also produces data on the percentage of state and local government
workers with access to and participation in employee benefit plans, including health and retirement and
savings plans. Detailed data on health and retirement plan provisions are available at www.bls.gov/ebs.
Benefit costs in private industry
Private industry employer costs for paid leave averaged $2.17 per hour worked or 6.9 percent of total
compensation, supplemental pay averaged $1.04 or 3.3 percent, insurance benefits averaged $2.59 or
8.2 percent, retirement and savings averaged $1.25 or 4.0 percent, and legally required benefits
averaged $2.51 per hour worked or 7.9 percent. (See table A and table 5.)
Table A. Relative importance of employer costs for employee compensation, September 2015
Compensation
component
Wages and salaries
Benefits
Paid leave
Supplemental pay
Insurance
Health benefits
Retirement and savings
Defined benefit
Defined contribution
Legally required
Civilian
workers
68.6%
31.4
7.0
2.8
8.9
8.5
5.2
3.2
2.0
7.6
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Private
industry
69.7%
30.3
6.9
3.3
8.2
7.7
4.0
1.7
2.2
7.9
State and local
government
63.7%
36.3
7.3
0.8
12.0
11.6
10.4
9.5
0.8
5.9
The Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for December 2015 is scheduled to be released on
Thursday, March 10, 2016, at 10:00 a.m. (EST).
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation data on total compensation, wages and salaries, and
benefits in private industry are produced annually in the March reference period for 15 metropolitan
areas. Selected metropolitan area data were included in the March 2015 news release published in June
2015. For further information about metropolitan area ECEC estimates see: “BLS Introduces New
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation Data for Private Industry Workers in 15 Metropolitan
Areas,” at www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/bls-introduces-new-employer-costs-for-employee-compensationdata-for-private-industry-workers-in-15-metropolitan-areas.pdf.
Supplemental tables with occupational, establishment size, and bargaining status series by industry group
are available at www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuphst.pdf and www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuptc36.pdf.
Relative standard errors for all cost estimates in the most recent news release and supplementary tables
are available at www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ececrse.pdf and www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuprse.pdf.
Historical ECEC data are available in three listings, all available at www.bls.gov/ect/#tables. The first
historical listing covers data for the March reference periods from 1986 to 2001. These data use the
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and Census of Population occupational classification systems. A
second listing contains data for the March, June, September, and December reference periods from
March 2002 to December 2003. These data are also based on the SIC and Census of Population
occupational classification systems. The most recent listing includes data for March 2004 to the current
reference period. These are based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) systems.
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BLS news releases, including the ECEC, are available through an e-mail subscription service at:
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TECHNICAL NOTE
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC) measures the average cost to employers for wages
and salaries and benefits per employee hour worked. ECEC includes the civilian economy, which
includes data from both private industry and state and local government. Excluded from private industry
are the self-employed and farm and private household workers. Federal government workers are
excluded from the public sector. The private industry series and the state and local government series
provide data for the two sectors separately.
Sample size
The ECEC cost levels for this quarter were collected from a probability sample of approximately 36,900
occupations selected from a sample of about 8,600 establishments in private industry and approximately
8,900 occupations from a sample of about 1,500 establishments in state and local government.
Comparing ECEC and Employment Cost Index (ECI) data
Current employment weights are used to calculate ECEC cost levels. The weights are derived from the
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) and the Current Employment Statistics (CES).
The ECI, which measures the change in employer costs for employee compensation, is calculated with
fixed 2012 employment counts to prevent employment shifts among occupations and industries from
influencing the changes. Therefore, changes over time in the ECEC will likely differ from those in the
ECI. For additional information, see www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/cwc/explaining-the-differential-growthrates-of-the-eci-and-ecec.pdf.
Comparing private and public sector data
Compensation cost levels in state and local government should not be directly compared with levels in
private industry. Differences between these sectors stem from factors such as variation in work activities
and occupational structures. Manufacturing and sales, for example, make up a large part of private
industry work activities but are rare in state and local government. Professional and administrative
support occupations (including teachers) account for two-thirds of the state and local government
workforce, compared with one-half of private industry.
ECEC quarterly publication focus
ECEC news releases are published quarterly, providing civilian, private industry, and state and local
government cost per hour estimates as well as additional detail on a specific compensation cost topic of
interest. This quarter focuses on compensation costs in state and local government. Topics of news
releases for the upcoming reference periods are as follows:
 December 2015—Supplemental pay benefit costs in private industry
 March 2016—Health benefit costs in private industry
ECEC detailed information and measures
For detailed information on the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, see Chapter 8, National
Compensation Measures of the BLS Handbook of Methods at www.bls.gov/opub/hom/pdf/homch8.pdf.
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Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total
compensation: Civilian workers, by major occupational and industry group, September 2015
Occupational group
Compensation
component
Management,
professional,
and
related
All
workers1
Sales
and
office
Service
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Total compensation ..................................................
$33.37
100.0
$55.26
100.0
$24.59
100.0
$17.24
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
22.88
68.6
37.86
68.5
17.28
70.3
12.25
71.0
Total benefits ........................................................
10.48
31.4
17.40
31.5
7.31
29.7
4.99
29.0
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.32
1.14
0.70
0.34
0.13
7.0
3.4
2.1
1.0
0.4
4.41
2.15
1.28
0.71
0.27
8.0
3.9
2.3
1.3
0.5
1.60
0.80
0.49
0.21
0.10
6.5
3.2
2.0
0.9
0.4
0.89
0.43
0.28
0.14
0.05
5.2
2.5
1.6
0.8
0.3
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium4 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.94
0.26
0.06
0.63
2.8
0.8
0.2
1.9
1.73
0.16
0.08
1.49
3.1
0.3
0.1
2.7
0.55
0.15
0.02
0.37
2.2
0.6
0.1
1.5
0.29
0.15
0.05
0.09
1.7
0.9
0.3
0.5
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
2.97
0.05
2.83
0.06
0.05
8.9
0.1
8.5
0.2
0.1
4.46
0.08
4.21
0.09
0.08
8.1
0.1
7.6
0.2
0.1
2.42
0.03
2.32
0.04
0.03
9.8
0.1
9.4
0.2
0.1
1.43
0.02
1.39
0.02
(5)
8.3
0.1
8.1
0.1
6
( )
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.72
1.07
0.65
5.2
3.2
2.0
3.30
2.02
1.27
6.0
3.7
2.3
0.86
0.42
0.45
3.5
1.7
1.8
0.76
0.61
0.15
4.4
3.5
0.9
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security7 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.52
1.84
1.46
0.38
0.03
0.19
0.46
7.6
5.5
4.4
1.1
0.1
0.6
1.4
3.51
2.93
2.30
0.63
0.03
0.17
0.38
6.3
5.3
4.2
1.1
6
( )
0.3
0.7
1.89
1.43
1.15
0.28
0.04
0.18
0.24
7.7
5.8
4.7
1.1
0.2
0.7
1.0
1.62
1.01
0.81
0.20
0.04
0.16
0.41
9.4
5.8
4.7
1.2
0.2
0.9
2.4
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 1. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total
compensation: Civilian workers, by major occupational and industry group, September 2015 — Continued
Occupational group
Compensation
component
Natural
resources,
construction,
and
maintenance
Industry group
Production,
transportation,
and
material
moving
Goodsproducing2
Serviceproviding3
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Total compensation ..................................................
$34.76
100.0
$27.48
100.0
$37.71
100.0
$32.60
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
23.07
66.4
18.00
65.5
24.99
66.3
22.51
69.1
Total benefits ........................................................
11.69
33.6
9.48
34.5
12.72
33.7
10.09
30.9
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
1.94
0.98
0.64
0.21
0.12
5.6
2.8
1.8
0.6
0.3
1.68
0.86
0.56
0.20
0.07
6.1
3.1
2.0
0.7
0.2
2.48
1.29
0.86
0.23
0.09
6.6
3.4
2.3
0.6
0.2
2.29
1.12
0.67
0.36
0.14
7.0
3.4
2.1
1.1
0.4
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium4 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.99
0.70
0.05
0.24
2.8
2.0
0.1
0.7
0.97
0.56
0.09
0.32
3.5
2.0
0.3
1.2
1.41
0.58
0.08
0.75
3.7
1.5
0.2
2.0
0.86
0.20
0.05
0.60
2.6
0.6
0.2
1.9
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.31
0.04
3.14
0.09
0.03
9.5
0.1
9.0
0.3
0.1
3.04
0.04
2.88
0.06
0.07
11.1
0.1
10.5
0.2
0.2
3.56
0.07
3.36
0.08
0.06
9.4
0.2
8.9
0.2
0.2
2.87
0.04
2.73
0.05
0.04
8.8
0.1
8.4
0.2
0.1
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
2.16
1.54
0.62
6.2
4.4
1.8
1.22
0.70
0.51
4.4
2.6
1.9
2.07
1.18
0.89
5.5
3.1
2.4
1.66
1.05
0.61
5.1
3.2
1.9
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security7 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
3.29
1.95
1.57
0.37
0.03
0.26
1.05
9.5
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.8
3.0
2.57
1.53
1.23
0.30
0.04
0.21
0.80
9.3
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.8
2.9
3.20
2.12
1.70
0.41
0.04
0.25
0.79
8.5
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.7
2.1
2.40
1.79
1.42
0.37
0.03
0.17
0.41
7.4
5.5
4.4
1.1
0.1
0.5
1.2
1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy excluding households and the public sector excluding the Federal government.
2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
3 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; other services, except
public administration; and public administration.
4 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Less than .05 percent.
7 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 2. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total
compensation: Civilian workers, by occupational and industry group, September 2015
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Paid
leave
Total
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
Civilian workers1 .......................................................
$33.37
$22.88
$10.48
$2.32
$0.94
$2.97
$1.72
$2.52
55.26
65.92
50.69
56.73
37.86
44.50
35.01
39.89
17.40
21.42
15.68
16.84
4.41
5.89
3.77
2.69
1.73
3.40
1.02
0.17
4.46
4.60
4.40
5.52
3.30
3.45
3.23
5.33
3.51
4.08
3.26
3.12
57.33
51.45
24.59
23.69
25.13
17.24
39.36
35.38
17.28
17.79
16.98
12.25
17.96
16.07
7.31
5.90
8.15
4.99
2.47
4.27
1.60
1.31
1.77
0.89
0.17
1.56
0.55
0.56
0.54
0.29
6.46
4.25
2.42
1.58
2.91
1.43
6.02
2.32
0.86
0.58
1.03
0.76
2.84
3.68
1.89
1.87
1.90
1.62
34.76
23.07
11.69
1.94
0.99
3.31
2.16
3.29
35.55
34.07
23.26
22.91
12.29
11.16
1.54
2.30
0.92
1.05
3.37
3.25
2.75
1.64
3.71
2.92
27.48
26.91
28.00
18.00
17.78
18.21
9.48
9.14
9.80
1.68
1.70
1.67
0.97
1.13
0.83
3.04
2.94
3.14
1.22
0.96
1.45
2.57
2.41
2.71
37.64
46.22
45.36
25.89
31.40
30.57
11.75
14.82
14.79
2.64
2.75
2.29
0.47
0.18
0.17
3.79
5.11
5.44
2.36
4.17
4.48
2.49
2.62
2.40
51.25
32.25
43.35
34.96
22.43
28.58
16.29
9.82
14.77
4.06
2.57
3.88
0.18
0.66
1.34
4.85
2.96
4.48
4.08
1.23
2.10
3.13
2.40
2.97
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related .......
Management, business, and financial ......
Professional and related ...........................
Teachers2 .............................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ..............
Registered nurses ................................
Sales and office ............................................
Sales and related ......................................
Office and administrative support .............
Service ..........................................................
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ...............................................
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry3 ...........................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ........
Production, transportation, and material
moving ........................................................
Production ................................................
Transportation and material moving .........
Industry group
Education and health services ......................
Educational services .................................
Elementary and secondary schools ......
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities .........................................
Health care and social assistance ............
Hospitals ...............................................
Percent of total compensation
Civilian workers1 .......................................................
100.0
68.6
31.4
7.0
2.8
8.9
5.2
7.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.5
67.5
69.1
70.3
31.5
32.5
30.9
29.7
8.0
8.9
7.4
4.7
3.1
5.2
2.0
0.3
8.1
7.0
8.7
9.7
6.0
5.2
6.4
9.4
6.3
6.2
6.4
5.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.7
68.8
70.3
75.1
67.6
71.0
31.3
31.2
29.7
24.9
32.4
29.0
4.3
8.3
6.5
5.5
7.1
5.2
0.3
3.0
2.2
2.4
2.1
1.7
11.3
8.3
9.8
6.7
11.6
8.3
10.5
4.5
3.5
2.4
4.1
4.4
5.0
7.1
7.7
7.9
7.6
9.4
100.0
66.4
33.6
5.6
2.8
9.5
6.2
9.5
100.0
100.0
65.4
67.2
34.6
32.8
4.3
6.7
2.6
3.1
9.5
9.5
7.7
4.8
10.4
8.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
65.5
66.0
65.0
34.5
34.0
35.0
6.1
6.3
6.0
3.5
4.2
3.0
11.1
10.9
11.2
4.4
3.6
5.2
9.3
9.0
9.7
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.8
67.9
67.4
31.2
32.1
32.6
7.0
5.9
5.1
1.3
0.4
0.4
10.1
11.1
12.0
6.3
9.0
9.9
6.6
5.7
5.3
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.2
69.6
65.9
31.8
30.4
34.1
7.9
8.0
8.9
0.4
2.0
3.1
9.5
9.2
10.3
8.0
3.8
4.8
6.1
7.5
6.9
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related .......
Management, business, and financial ......
Professional and related ...........................
Teachers2 .............................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ..............
Registered nurses ................................
Sales and office ............................................
Sales and related ......................................
Office and administrative support .............
Service ..........................................................
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance ...............................................
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing,
and forestry3 ...........................................
Installation, maintenance, and repair ........
Production, transportation, and material
moving ........................................................
Production ................................................
Transportation and material moving .........
Industry group
Education and health services ......................
Educational services .................................
Elementary and secondary schools ......
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities .........................................
Health care and social assistance ............
Hospitals ...............................................
1 Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy excluding households and the public sector excluding the Federal government.
2 Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.
3 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 3. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: State and local
government workers, by major occupational and industry group, September 2015
Occupational group1
Compensation
component
Management,
professional,
and
related
All
workers
Industry group
Sales
and
office
Service-providing2
Service
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Total compensation ..................................................
$44.66
100.0
$54.02
100.0
$30.83
100.0
$34.02
100.0
$44.72
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
28.45
63.7
35.86
66.4
18.30
59.4
19.68
57.9
28.51
63.8
Total benefits ........................................................
16.21
36.3
18.16
33.6
12.53
40.6
14.34
42.1
16.20
36.2
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
3.24
1.20
0.95
0.84
0.24
7.3
2.7
2.1
1.9
0.5
3.56
1.17
1.00
1.07
0.32
6.6
2.2
1.9
2.0
0.6
2.67
1.19
0.84
0.52
0.13
8.7
3.8
2.7
1.7
0.4
2.95
1.27
0.93
0.60
0.15
8.7
3.7
2.7
1.8
0.4
3.24
1.20
0.95
0.85
0.24
7.2
2.7
2.1
1.9
0.5
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.37
0.20
0.05
0.12
0.8
0.4
0.1
0.3
0.27
0.08
0.04
0.15
0.5
0.2
0.1
0.3
0.21
0.13
0.02
0.06
0.7
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.62
0.42
0.09
0.10
1.8
1.2
0.3
0.3
0.36
0.20
0.05
0.12
0.8
0.4
0.1
0.3
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
5.34
0.06
5.20
0.03
0.04
12.0
0.1
11.6
0.1
0.1
5.82
0.07
5.67
0.04
0.05
10.8
0.1
10.5
0.1
0.1
4.86
0.05
4.75
0.03
0.03
15.8
0.2
15.4
0.1
0.1
4.55
0.05
4.45
0.03
0.02
13.4
0.2
13.1
0.1
0.1
5.35
0.06
5.21
0.03
0.04
12.0
0.1
11.7
0.1
0.1
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
4.63
4.26
0.37
10.4
9.5
0.8
5.51
5.01
0.50
10.2
9.3
0.9
2.85
2.63
0.23
9.3
8.5
0.7
4.01
3.79
0.22
11.8
11.1
0.6
4.62
4.25
0.37
10.3
9.5
0.8
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.63
1.97
1.51
0.46
(5)
0.09
0.57
5.9
4.4
3.4
1.0
6
( )
0.2
1.3
2.99
2.38
1.82
0.57
(5)
0.08
0.52
5.5
4.4
3.4
1.0
6
( )
0.2
1.0
1.93
1.44
1.14
0.30
(5)
0.07
0.42
6.3
4.7
3.7
1.0
6
( )
0.2
1.4
2.21
1.41
1.09
0.33
(5)
0.09
0.71
6.5
4.2
3.2
1.0
6
( )
0.3
2.1
2.63
1.97
1.51
0.46
(5)
0.09
0.57
5.9
4.4
3.4
1.0
6
( )
0.2
1.3
1 This table presents data for the three major occupational groups in State and local government: management, professional, and related occupations, including
teachers; sales and office occupations, including clerical workers; and service occupations, including police and firefighters.
2 Service-providing industries, which include health and educational services, employ a large part of the State and local government workforce.
3 Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work 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 Less than .05 percent.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 4. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total
compensation: State and local government workers, by occupational and industry group, September 2015
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Paid
leave
Total
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
State and local government workers ........................
$44.66
$28.45
$16.21
$3.24
$0.37
$5.34
$4.63
$2.63
54.02
53.04
60.92
35.86
35.43
42.09
18.16
17.61
18.83
3.56
3.21
2.86
0.27
0.26
0.15
5.82
5.82
6.29
5.51
5.47
6.42
2.99
2.86
3.11
60.95
30.83
31.02
34.02
41.52
18.30
18.37
19.68
19.44
12.53
12.65
14.34
2.58
2.67
2.71
2.95
0.18
0.21
0.21
0.62
6.97
4.86
4.92
4.55
6.81
2.85
2.88
4.01
2.91
1.93
1.93
2.21
46.68
47.52
46.59
30.93
31.70
31.10
15.75
15.82
15.49
2.88
2.72
2.34
0.23
0.16
0.17
5.51
5.59
5.72
4.59
4.83
4.87
2.54
2.52
2.39
51.09
41.78
46.79
42.91
34.14
26.45
29.97
25.36
16.95
15.33
16.81
17.55
4.02
3.82
4.38
3.98
0.13
0.61
0.78
0.59
5.03
5.01
5.33
5.25
4.80
3.20
3.48
4.93
2.97
2.69
2.84
2.78
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related .......
Professional and related ...........................
Teachers1 .............................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ..............
Sales and office ............................................
Office and administrative support .............
Service ..........................................................
Industry group
Education and health services ......................
Educational services .................................
Elementary and secondary schools ......
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities .........................................
Health care and social assistance ............
Hospitals ...............................................
Public administration ....................................
Percent of total compensation
State and local government workers ........................
100.0
63.7
36.3
7.3
0.8
12.0
10.4
5.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
66.4
66.8
69.1
33.6
33.2
30.9
6.6
6.0
4.7
0.5
0.5
0.3
10.8
11.0
10.3
10.2
10.3
10.5
5.5
5.4
5.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.1
59.4
59.2
57.9
31.9
40.6
40.8
42.1
4.2
8.7
8.7
8.7
0.3
0.7
0.7
1.8
11.4
15.8
15.9
13.4
11.2
9.3
9.3
11.8
4.8
6.3
6.2
6.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
66.3
66.7
66.7
33.7
33.3
33.3
6.2
5.7
5.0
0.5
0.3
0.4
11.8
11.8
12.3
9.8
10.2
10.4
5.5
5.3
5.1
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
66.8
63.3
64.1
59.1
33.2
36.7
35.9
40.9
7.9
9.2
9.4
9.3
0.3
1.4
1.7
1.4
9.8
12.0
11.4
12.2
9.4
7.7
7.4
11.5
5.8
6.4
6.1
6.5
Occupational group
Management, professional, and related .......
Professional and related ...........................
Teachers1 .............................................
Primary, secondary, and special
education school teachers ..............
Sales and office ............................................
Office and administrative support .............
Service ..........................................................
Industry group
Education and health services ......................
Educational services .................................
Elementary and secondary schools ......
Junior colleges, colleges, and
universities .........................................
Health care and social assistance ............
Hospitals ...............................................
Public administration ....................................
1 Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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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,
September 2015
Occupational group
Compensation
component
Management,
professional,
and
related
All
workers
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $31.53
Sales
and
office
Service
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$55.69
100.0
$24.06
100.0
$14.57
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
21.98
69.7
38.55
69.2
17.19
71.5
11.07
76.0
Total benefits ........................................................
9.55
30.3
17.14
30.8
6.87
28.5
3.50
24.0
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.17
1.13
0.66
0.26
0.12
6.9
3.6
2.1
0.8
0.4
4.69
2.49
1.37
0.59
0.25
8.4
4.5
2.5
1.1
0.4
1.51
0.76
0.46
0.19
0.10
6.3
3.2
1.9
0.8
0.4
0.56
0.29
0.17
0.07
0.03
3.9
2.0
1.2
0.5
0.2
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.04
0.27
0.06
0.71
3.3
0.8
0.2
2.2
2.23
0.19
0.10
1.95
4.0
0.3
0.2
3.5
0.57
0.15
0.02
0.40
2.4
0.6
0.1
1.7
0.24
0.11
0.04
0.09
1.6
0.7
0.3
0.6
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
2.59
0.04
2.44
0.06
0.05
8.2
0.1
7.7
0.2
0.1
3.99
0.08
3.71
0.11
0.09
7.2
0.2
6.7
0.2
0.2
2.21
0.03
2.11
0.04
0.03
9.2
0.1
8.8
0.2
0.1
0.93
(2)
0.90
(2)
(2)
6.4
(3)
6.2
(3)
(3)
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.25
0.55
0.70
4.0
1.7
2.2
2.54
1.00
1.54
4.6
1.8
2.8
0.69
0.23
0.46
2.9
0.9
1.9
0.24
0.10
0.14
1.7
0.7
1.0
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.51
1.82
1.45
0.36
0.04
0.20
0.45
7.9
5.8
4.6
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.4
3.68
3.12
2.46
0.65
0.04
0.20
0.33
6.6
5.6
4.4
1.2
0.1
0.4
0.6
1.89
1.43
1.15
0.28
0.04
0.19
0.22
7.8
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.2
0.8
0.9
1.52
0.94
0.76
0.18
0.05
0.18
0.36
10.4
6.5
5.2
1.2
0.3
1.2
2.5
See footnotes at end of table.
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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,
September 2015 — Continued
Occupational group
Compensation
component
Natural
resources,
construction,
and
maintenance
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $34.39
Bargaining unit status
Production,
transportation,
and
material
moving
Union
Nonunion
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$27.24
100.0
$46.38
100.0
$30.04
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
23.12
67.2
17.94
65.8
27.87
60.1
21.39
71.2
Total benefits ........................................................
11.27
32.8
9.30
34.2
18.51
39.9
8.65
28.8
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
1.80
0.92
0.60
0.17
0.11
5.2
2.7
1.7
0.5
0.3
1.65
0.86
0.55
0.18
0.06
6.1
3.1
2.0
0.7
0.2
3.26
1.66
0.95
0.47
0.17
7.0
3.6
2.1
1.0
0.4
2.06
1.08
0.63
0.24
0.11
6.9
3.6
2.1
0.8
0.4
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.02
0.72
0.05
0.26
3.0
2.1
0.1
0.8
0.99
0.57
0.09
0.33
3.6
2.1
0.3
1.2
1.41
0.89
0.18
0.34
3.0
1.9
0.4
0.7
1.00
0.20
0.05
0.75
3.3
0.7
0.2
2.5
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.14
0.04
2.97
0.09
0.03
9.1
0.1
8.6
0.3
0.1
2.95
0.04
2.78
0.06
0.07
10.8
0.1
10.2
0.2
0.3
6.14
0.07
5.77
0.18
0.12
13.2
0.2
12.4
0.4
0.3
2.23
0.04
2.11
0.05
0.04
7.4
0.1
7.0
0.2
0.1
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.96
1.30
0.66
5.7
3.8
1.9
1.14
0.61
0.53
4.2
2.2
1.9
4.05
2.92
1.13
8.7
6.3
2.4
0.97
0.31
0.65
3.2
1.0
2.2
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
3.36
1.96
1.59
0.37
0.03
0.28
1.08
9.8
5.7
4.6
1.1
0.1
0.8
3.1
2.57
1.53
1.23
0.30
0.04
0.21
0.80
9.4
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.8
2.9
3.66
2.31
1.84
0.47
0.04
0.28
1.02
7.9
5.0
4.0
1.0
0.1
0.6
2.2
2.39
1.77
1.42
0.35
0.04
0.19
0.39
8.0
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.3
1
2
3
4
Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
Less than .05 percent.
Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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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 2015
Goods-producing1
Compensation
component
All goodsproducing1
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $37.68
Construction
Service-providing2
Manufacturing
All
serviceproviding2
Trade,
transportation,
and
utilities
Information
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$36.87
100.0
$37.24
100.0
$30.25
100.0
$26.54
100.0
$53.03
100.0
21.35
70.6
18.63
70.2
34.44
65.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
25.01
66.4
25.50
69.2
24.32
65.3
Total benefits ........................................................
12.67
33.6
11.37
30.8
12.91
34.7
8.90
29.4
7.91
29.8
18.59
35.0
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.46
1.29
0.86
0.23
0.09
6.5
3.4
2.3
0.6
0.2
1.63
0.84
0.59
0.13
0.08
4.4
2.3
1.6
0.4
0.2
2.81
1.47
0.97
0.27
0.10
7.6
3.9
2.6
0.7
0.3
2.11
1.10
0.62
0.27
0.12
7.0
3.6
2.0
0.9
0.4
1.65
0.88
0.48
0.21
0.08
6.2
3.3
1.8
0.8
0.3
4.85
2.50
1.19
0.57
0.58
9.1
4.7
2.2
1.1
1.1
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.42
0.58
0.08
0.76
3.8
1.5
0.2
2.0
0.88
0.59
(4)
0.27
2.4
1.6
(5)
0.7
1.57
0.55
0.12
0.91
4.2
1.5
0.3
2.4
0.95
0.20
0.05
0.70
3.2
0.7
0.2
2.3
0.66
0.28
0.02
0.36
2.5
1.0
0.1
1.4
2.19
0.36
0.07
1.76
4.1
0.7
0.1
3.3
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.55
0.07
3.34
0.08
0.06
9.4
0.2
8.9
0.2
0.1
3.00
0.04
2.88
0.05
0.03
8.1
0.1
7.8
0.1
0.1
3.77
0.07
3.55
0.09
0.07
10.1
0.2
9.5
0.3
0.2
2.39
0.04
2.25
0.05
0.04
7.9
0.1
7.4
0.2
0.1
2.33
0.03
2.21
0.04
0.05
8.8
0.1
8.3
0.1
0.2
5.20
0.06
4.78
0.28
0.07
9.8
0.1
9.0
0.5
0.1
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
2.04
1.13
0.90
5.4
3.0
2.4
2.07
1.31
0.76
5.6
3.6
2.1
1.86
0.94
0.92
5.0
2.5
2.5
1.08
0.43
0.65
3.6
1.4
2.2
1.02
0.49
0.53
3.8
1.9
2.0
2.80
1.35
1.45
5.3
2.5
2.7
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security6 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
3.20
2.12
1.70
0.42
0.04
0.26
0.79
8.5
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.7
2.1
3.79
2.10
1.70
0.40
0.04
0.36
1.29
10.3
5.7
4.6
1.1
0.1
1.0
3.5
2.89
2.09
1.68
0.41
0.04
0.21
0.55
7.8
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.6
1.5
2.36
1.76
1.40
0.35
0.04
0.19
0.37
7.8
5.8
4.6
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.2
2.25
1.53
1.23
0.30
0.04
0.16
0.51
8.5
5.8
4.6
1.1
0.2
0.6
1.9
3.54
2.99
2.39
0.60
0.04
0.22
0.29
6.7
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.4
0.6
See footnotes at end of table.
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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 2015 — Continued
Service-providing2
Compensation
component
Financial activities
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $43.73
Professional
and
business
services
Education
and
health
services
Leisure
and
hospitality
Other services
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$38.56
100.0
$32.73
100.0
$13.47
100.0
$26.34
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
29.43
67.3
27.34
70.9
23.16
70.7
10.53
78.2
19.07
72.4
Total benefits ........................................................
14.31
32.7
11.23
29.1
9.58
29.3
2.94
21.8
7.27
27.6
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
3.75
1.94
1.08
0.52
0.21
8.6
4.4
2.5
1.2
0.5
2.77
1.47
0.84
0.31
0.16
7.2
3.8
2.2
0.8
0.4
2.50
1.27
0.73
0.36
0.14
7.7
3.9
2.2
1.1
0.4
0.42
0.23
0.12
0.05
0.02
3.1
1.7
0.9
0.4
0.2
1.57
0.74
0.53
0.20
0.10
5.9
2.8
2.0
0.7
0.4
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
2.18
0.17
(4)
1.99
5.0
0.4
(5)
4.6
1.87
0.23
0.02
1.62
4.9
0.6
0.1
4.2
0.61
0.19
0.18
0.24
1.8
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.14
0.07
(4)
0.07
1.0
0.5
(5)
0.5
0.37
0.14
0.02
0.20
1.4
0.5
0.1
0.8
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.76
0.06
3.52
0.12
0.06
8.6
0.1
8.1
0.3
0.1
2.45
0.05
2.27
0.07
0.06
6.3
0.1
5.9
0.2
0.1
2.85
0.04
2.71
0.05
0.05
8.7
0.1
8.3
0.2
0.2
0.76
(4)
0.74
(4)
(4)
5.7
(5)
5.5
(5)
5
( )
1.95
0.03
1.87
0.03
0.02
7.4
0.1
7.1
0.1
0.1
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.77
0.51
1.26
4.1
1.2
2.9
1.28
0.47
0.81
3.3
1.2
2.1
1.16
0.38
0.77
3.5
1.2
2.4
0.21
0.09
0.12
1.6
0.7
0.9
1.15
0.67
0.48
4.4
2.5
1.8
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security6 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.85
2.40
1.90
0.51
0.04
0.20
0.20
6.5
5.5
4.3
1.2
0.1
0.5
0.5
2.85
2.20
1.74
0.46
0.04
0.23
0.38
7.4
5.7
4.5
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.0
2.46
1.92
1.54
0.38
0.03
0.18
0.32
7.5
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.0
1.41
0.90
0.73
0.17
0.05
0.17
0.28
10.4
6.7
5.4
1.3
0.4
1.3
2.1
2.24
1.57
1.27
0.30
0.04
0.22
0.41
8.5
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.8
1.6
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 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
5 Less than .05 percent.
6 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Private industry workers, by census region and division, September 2015
Census region and division1
Northeast
Compensation
component
Northeast divisions
New England
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $38.11
South
South divisions
Middle Atlantic
Percent
South Atlantic
Cost
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$37.64
100.0
$38.27
100.0
$29.13
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$30.22
100.0
20.72
71.1
21.48
71.1
Wages and salaries ..............................................
25.65
67.3
26.54
70.5
25.33
66.2
Total benefits ........................................................
12.46
32.7
11.10
29.5
12.94
33.8
8.40
28.9
8.74
28.9
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.83
1.44
0.83
0.38
0.18
7.4
3.8
2.2
1.0
0.5
2.73
1.43
0.81
0.33
0.16
7.3
3.8
2.2
0.9
0.4
2.86
1.44
0.84
0.39
0.19
7.5
3.8
2.2
1.0
0.5
1.96
1.03
0.60
0.23
0.11
6.7
3.5
2.1
0.8
0.4
2.15
1.13
0.64
0.26
0.13
7.1
3.7
2.1
0.8
0.4
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
1.84
0.25
0.08
1.52
4.8
0.7
0.2
4.0
1.03
0.26
0.10
0.68
2.7
0.7
0.3
1.8
2.13
0.25
0.07
1.81
5.6
0.6
0.2
4.7
0.90
0.30
0.05
0.55
3.1
1.0
0.2
1.9
0.84
0.24
0.06
0.54
2.8
0.8
0.2
1.8
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
3.20
0.05
3.00
0.10
0.06
8.4
0.1
7.9
0.3
0.1
2.99
0.04
2.81
0.09
0.06
8.0
0.1
7.5
0.2
0.1
3.28
0.05
3.07
0.10
0.06
8.6
0.1
8.0
0.3
0.1
2.21
0.05
2.07
0.05
0.04
7.6
0.2
7.1
0.2
0.1
2.30
0.05
2.15
0.06
0.05
7.6
0.2
7.1
0.2
0.2
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.62
0.73
0.89
4.3
1.9
2.3
1.48
0.66
0.82
3.9
1.8
2.2
1.68
0.76
0.92
4.4
2.0
2.4
1.10
0.47
0.63
3.8
1.6
2.1
1.15
0.48
0.67
3.8
1.6
2.2
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.96
2.09
1.65
0.44
0.04
0.30
0.52
7.8
5.5
4.3
1.2
0.1
0.8
1.4
2.87
2.15
1.71
0.44
0.04
0.27
0.41
7.6
5.7
4.5
1.2
0.1
0.7
1.1
2.99
2.07
1.63
0.44
0.04
0.32
0.56
7.8
5.4
4.2
1.1
0.1
0.8
1.5
2.24
1.72
1.38
0.34
0.03
0.13
0.35
7.7
5.9
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.4
1.2
2.30
1.79
1.43
0.35
0.03
0.13
0.35
7.6
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.4
1.1
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation:
Private industry workers, by census region and division, September 2015 — Continued
Census region and division1
South divisions
Compensation
component
East South
Central
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $24.43
Midwest
West South
Central
Midwest divisions
East North Central
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$29.55
100.0
$29.21
Percent
West North
Central
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$29.56
100.0
$28.50
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
17.39
71.2
21.06
71.3
20.34
69.6
20.49
69.3
20.02
70.3
Total benefits ........................................................
7.04
28.8
8.49
28.7
8.87
30.4
9.07
30.7
8.48
29.7
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
1.51
0.80
0.49
0.16
0.07
6.2
3.3
2.0
0.6
0.3
1.86
0.97
0.58
0.21
0.11
6.3
3.3
2.0
0.7
0.4
1.99
1.08
0.60
0.21
0.10
6.8
3.7
2.1
0.7
0.3
2.00
1.09
0.61
0.21
0.10
6.8
3.7
2.1
0.7
0.4
1.97
1.07
0.60
0.21
0.09
6.9
3.8
2.1
0.7
0.3
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.70
0.31
0.04
0.36
2.9
1.3
0.1
1.5
1.10
0.40
0.05
0.65
3.7
1.4
0.2
2.2
0.79
0.26
0.06
0.46
2.7
0.9
0.2
1.6
0.85
0.29
0.07
0.50
2.9
1.0
0.2
1.7
0.65
0.20
0.06
0.39
2.3
0.7
0.2
1.4
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
2.10
0.04
1.99
0.04
0.04
8.6
0.2
8.1
0.2
0.2
2.10
0.05
1.97
0.04
0.04
7.1
0.2
6.7
0.1
0.1
2.64
0.04
2.49
0.06
0.05
9.0
0.1
8.5
0.2
0.2
2.69
0.04
2.54
0.07
0.05
9.1
0.1
8.6
0.2
0.2
2.55
0.04
2.40
0.06
0.05
8.9
0.1
8.4
0.2
0.2
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
0.75
0.31
0.44
3.1
1.3
1.8
1.18
0.53
0.65
4.0
1.8
2.2
1.10
0.44
0.66
3.8
1.5
2.3
1.13
0.50
0.63
3.8
1.7
2.1
1.05
0.31
0.73
3.7
1.1
2.6
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
1.97
1.48
1.19
0.28
0.04
0.11
0.34
8.1
6.0
4.9
1.2
0.1
0.5
1.4
2.25
1.74
1.39
0.35
0.02
0.13
0.36
7.6
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.4
1.2
2.35
1.72
1.38
0.33
0.04
0.20
0.40
8.0
5.9
4.7
1.1
0.1
0.7
1.4
2.39
1.73
1.39
0.34
0.05
0.21
0.41
8.1
5.9
4.7
1.1
0.2
0.7
1.4
2.26
1.69
1.36
0.33
0.03
0.18
0.37
7.9
5.9
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.3
See footnotes at end of table.
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Table 7. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a
percent of total compensation: Private industry workers, by census region and division,
September 2015 — Continued
Census region and division1
West
West divisions
Compensation
component
Mountain
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $32.21
Pacific
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$28.07
100.0
$34.15
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
22.62
70.2
20.19
71.9
23.76
69.6
Total benefits ........................................................
9.59
29.8
7.88
28.1
10.39
30.4
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
2.13
1.09
0.66
0.28
0.09
6.6
3.4
2.1
0.9
0.3
1.72
0.90
0.53
0.21
0.09
6.1
3.2
1.9
0.7
0.3
2.32
1.19
0.73
0.31
0.09
6.8
3.5
2.1
0.9
0.3
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.82
0.24
0.04
0.54
2.6
0.7
0.1
1.7
0.70
0.22
0.03
0.45
2.5
0.8
0.1
1.6
0.88
0.25
0.05
0.58
2.6
0.7
0.1
1.7
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
2.60
0.04
2.48
0.03
0.04
8.1
0.1
7.7
0.1
0.1
2.22
0.04
2.11
0.04
0.04
7.9
0.1
7.5
0.1
0.2
2.77
0.04
2.66
0.03
0.04
8.1
0.1
7.8
0.1
0.1
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
1.33
0.65
0.68
4.1
2.0
2.1
0.97
0.35
0.62
3.5
1.3
2.2
1.50
0.79
0.71
4.4
2.3
2.1
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.71
1.85
1.48
0.37
0.05
0.23
0.59
8.4
5.7
4.6
1.2
0.2
0.7
1.8
2.26
1.67
1.34
0.33
0.03
0.17
0.39
8.0
5.9
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.4
2.93
1.93
1.54
0.39
0.06
0.25
0.68
8.6
5.7
4.5
1.1
0.2
0.7
2.0
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 premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work
schedule.
3 Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 8. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private industry
workers, by establishment employment size, September 2015
1-99 workers
Compensation
component
1-99 workers
Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $26.30
1-49 workers
100 workers or more
50-99 workers
100 workers or
more
100-499 workers
500 workers or
more
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
Cost
Percent
100.0
$25.61
100.0
$28.39
100.0
$37.73
100.0
$32.03
100.0
$46.37
100.0
Wages and salaries ..............................................
19.20
73.0
18.80
73.4
20.45
72.0
25.27
67.0
22.06
68.9
30.12
65.0
Total benefits ........................................................
7.10
27.0
6.82
26.6
7.94
28.0
12.46
33.0
9.96
31.1
16.24
35.0
Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................
1.53
0.78
0.49
0.18
0.07
5.8
3.0
1.9
0.7
0.3
1.43
0.74
0.46
0.16
0.07
5.6
2.9
1.8
0.6
0.3
1.81
0.93
0.58
0.21
0.09
6.4
3.3
2.0
0.8
0.3
2.94
1.55
0.86
0.36
0.17
7.8
4.1
2.3
1.0
0.4
2.29
1.21
0.68
0.26
0.14
7.1
3.8
2.1
0.8
0.4
3.92
2.06
1.13
0.53
0.21
8.5
4.4
2.4
1.1
0.4
Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................
0.80
0.19
(2)
0.60
3.1
0.7
(3)
2.3
0.87
0.17
(2)
0.70
3.4
0.7
(3)
2.7
0.59
0.23
0.03
0.33
2.1
0.8
0.1
1.2
1.31
0.36
0.11
0.83
3.5
1.0
0.3
2.2
0.95
0.34
0.06
0.55
3.0
1.1
0.2
1.7
1.86
0.40
0.19
1.26
4.0
0.9
0.4
2.7
Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................
1.79
0.03
1.70
0.03
0.03
6.8
0.1
6.5
0.1
0.1
1.68
0.03
1.59
0.03
0.02
6.5
0.1
6.2
0.1
0.1
2.15
0.04
2.04
0.04
0.03
7.6
0.1
7.2
0.1
0.1
3.53
0.06
3.32
0.09
0.07
9.4
0.1
8.8
0.2
0.2
2.90
0.05
2.73
0.07
0.05
9.1
0.2
8.5
0.2
0.1
4.49
0.07
4.20
0.12
0.11
9.7
0.1
9.1
0.3
0.2
Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................
0.72
0.27
0.45
2.7
1.0
1.7
0.61
0.21
0.40
2.4
0.8
1.5
1.05
0.46
0.60
3.7
1.6
2.1
1.88
0.88
0.99
5.0
2.3
2.6
1.29
0.54
0.75
4.0
1.7
2.4
2.76
1.40
1.36
5.9
3.0
2.9
Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................
2.25
1.56
1.25
0.31
0.04
0.20
0.45
8.6
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.2
0.8
1.7
2.23
1.53
1.22
0.31
0.04
0.20
0.45
8.7
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.2
0.8
1.8
2.34
1.65
1.32
0.33
0.04
0.20
0.44
8.2
5.8
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.7
1.6
2.80
2.13
1.70
0.43
0.04
0.20
0.44
7.4
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.5
1.2
2.53
1.85
1.48
0.37
0.04
0.20
0.45
7.9
5.8
4.6
1.1
0.1
0.6
1.4
3.22
2.55
2.03
0.52
0.03
0.19
0.44
6.9
5.5
4.4
1.1
0.1
0.4
1.0
1
2
3
4
Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.
Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
Less than .05 percent.
Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 9. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private
industry workers, goods-producing and service-providing industries, by occupational group, September 2015
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Paid
leave
Total
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All workers in private industry ....................................................
$31.53
$21.98
$9.55
$2.17
$1.04
$2.59
$1.25
$2.51
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
55.69
66.88
49.63
24.06
23.66
24.33
14.57
34.39
35.37
33.57
27.24
26.70
27.77
38.55
45.43
34.82
17.19
17.80
16.79
11.07
23.12
23.50
22.81
17.94
17.68
18.19
17.14
21.45
14.81
6.87
5.86
7.54
3.50
11.27
11.88
10.76
9.30
9.02
9.58
4.69
5.93
4.02
1.51
1.30
1.65
0.56
1.80
1.34
2.18
1.65
1.67
1.63
2.23
3.86
1.35
0.57
0.57
0.58
0.24
1.02
0.96
1.08
0.99
1.13
0.85
3.99
4.41
3.76
2.21
1.57
2.64
0.93
3.14
3.21
3.07
2.95
2.90
3.01
2.54
3.10
2.23
0.69
0.56
0.78
0.24
1.96
2.53
1.47
1.14
0.92
1.35
3.68
4.13
3.44
1.89
1.87
1.90
1.52
3.36
3.84
2.95
2.57
2.40
2.74
All workers, goods-producing industries2 .........................
37.68
25.01
12.67
2.46
1.42
3.55
2.04
3.20
Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
67.56
30.79
36.05
27.91
45.31
21.44
23.80
18.12
22.25
9.35
12.25
9.79
5.81
2.08
1.52
1.73
2.57
0.79
1.15
1.27
4.87
3.07
3.36
3.25
4.60
0.98
2.43
0.99
4.40
2.43
3.80
2.54
All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................
30.25
21.35
8.90
2.11
0.95
2.39
1.08
2.36
Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
54.01
23.55
14.52
32.45
26.70
37.59
16.87
11.04
22.33
17.79
16.42
6.68
3.48
10.12
8.91
4.54
1.47
0.56
2.13
1.59
2.19
0.56
0.24
0.87
0.76
3.87
2.14
0.93
2.87
2.71
2.25
0.67
0.24
1.41
1.25
3.58
1.84
1.52
2.83
2.60
Percent of total compensation
All workers in private industry ....................................................
100.0
69.7
30.3
6.9
3.3
8.2
4.0
7.9
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
69.2
67.9
70.2
71.5
75.2
69.0
76.0
67.2
66.4
67.9
65.8
66.2
65.5
30.8
32.1
29.8
28.5
24.8
31.0
24.0
32.8
33.6
32.1
34.2
33.8
34.5
8.4
8.9
8.1
6.3
5.5
6.8
3.9
5.2
3.8
6.5
6.1
6.3
5.9
4.0
5.8
2.7
2.4
2.4
2.4
1.6
3.0
2.7
3.2
3.6
4.2
3.1
7.2
6.6
7.6
9.2
6.6
10.8
6.4
9.1
9.1
9.2
10.8
10.9
10.8
4.6
4.6
4.5
2.9
2.4
3.2
1.7
5.7
7.2
4.4
4.2
3.4
4.8
6.6
6.2
6.9
7.8
7.9
7.8
10.4
9.8
10.8
8.8
9.4
9.0
9.9
All workers, goods-producing industries2 .........................
100.0
66.4
33.6
6.5
3.8
9.4
5.4
8.5
Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
67.1
69.6
66.0
64.9
32.9
30.4
34.0
35.1
8.6
6.7
4.2
6.2
3.8
2.6
3.2
4.6
7.2
10.0
9.3
11.7
6.8
3.2
6.7
3.6
6.5
7.9
10.5
9.1
All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................
100.0
70.6
29.4
7.0
3.2
7.9
3.6
7.8
Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
69.6
71.6
76.0
68.8
66.6
30.4
28.4
24.0
31.2
33.4
8.4
6.2
3.9
6.6
6.0
4.1
2.4
1.6
2.7
2.8
7.2
9.1
6.4
8.9
10.2
4.2
2.8
1.7
4.3
4.7
6.6
7.8
10.4
8.7
9.7
1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of December 2006.
2 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
3 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.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 10. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private
industry workers, by industry group, September 2015
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Paid
leave
Total
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries1 .........................
$37.68
$25.01
$12.67
$2.46
$1.42
$3.55
$2.04
$3.20
Construction .......................................................................
Manufacturing .....................................................................
Aircraft manufacturing2 ...................................................
36.87
37.24
68.87
25.50
24.32
41.87
11.37
12.91
27.00
1.63
2.81
6.13
0.88
1.57
4.07
3.00
3.77
7.12
2.07
1.86
5.40
3.79
2.89
4.28
All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................
30.25
21.35
8.90
2.11
0.95
2.39
1.08
2.36
Trade, transportation, and utilities ......................................
Wholesale trade ..............................................................
Retail trade .....................................................................
Transportation and warehousing ....................................
Utilities ............................................................................
Information ..........................................................................
Financial activities ..............................................................
Finance and insurance ...................................................
Credit intermediation and related activities .................
Insurance carriers and related activities .....................
Real estate and rental and leasing .................................
Professional and business services ...................................
Professional and technical services ...............................
Administrative and waste services .................................
Education and health services ............................................
Educational services .......................................................
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities .................
Health care and social assistance ..................................
Leisure and hospitality ........................................................
Accommodation and food services .................................
Other services ....................................................................
26.54
35.30
18.40
38.96
63.42
53.03
43.73
48.16
40.76
45.84
29.25
38.56
49.20
22.25
32.73
41.66
51.53
31.38
13.47
12.17
26.34
18.63
24.84
13.89
24.83
38.54
34.44
29.43
32.06
27.36
30.29
20.80
27.34
35.23
17.05
23.16
30.35
36.40
22.06
10.53
9.63
19.07
7.91
10.46
4.51
14.13
24.88
18.59
14.31
16.10
13.41
15.55
8.45
11.23
13.97
5.20
9.58
11.31
15.14
9.31
2.94
2.54
7.27
1.65
2.48
0.85
2.82
5.62
4.85
3.75
4.29
3.62
4.05
1.96
2.77
4.15
0.97
2.50
2.85
4.13
2.45
0.42
0.31
1.57
0.66
1.06
0.30
1.17
2.52
2.19
2.18
2.62
1.81
2.00
0.74
1.87
1.33
0.52
0.61
0.22
0.27
0.66
0.14
0.12
0.37
2.33
3.02
1.32
4.37
6.32
5.20
3.76
4.14
3.72
4.26
2.52
2.45
3.32
1.24
2.85
3.42
4.52
2.77
0.76
0.64
1.95
1.02
1.12
0.41
2.29
6.16
2.80
1.77
2.07
1.64
2.27
0.82
1.28
1.80
0.32
1.16
1.85
2.80
1.05
0.21
0.15
1.15
2.25
2.77
1.63
3.46
4.26
3.54
2.85
2.98
2.63
2.98
2.41
2.85
3.37
2.16
2.46
2.97
3.42
2.38
1.41
1.31
2.24
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries1 .........................
100.0
66.4
33.6
6.5
3.8
9.4
5.4
8.5
Construction .......................................................................
Manufacturing .....................................................................
Aircraft manufacturing2 ...................................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
69.2
65.3
60.8
30.8
34.7
39.2
4.4
7.6
8.9
2.4
4.2
5.9
8.1
10.1
10.3
5.6
5.0
7.8
10.3
7.8
6.2
All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................
100.0
70.6
29.4
7.0
3.2
7.9
3.6
7.8
Trade, transportation, and utilities ......................................
Wholesale trade ..............................................................
Retail trade .....................................................................
Transportation and warehousing ....................................
Utilities ............................................................................
Information ..........................................................................
Financial activities ..............................................................
Finance and insurance ...................................................
Credit intermediation and related activities .................
Insurance carriers and related activities .....................
Real estate and rental and leasing .................................
Professional and business services ...................................
Professional and technical services ...............................
Administrative and waste services .................................
Education and health services ............................................
Educational services .......................................................
Junior colleges, colleges, and universities .................
Health care and social assistance ..................................
Leisure and hospitality ........................................................
Accommodation and food services .................................
Other services ....................................................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
70.2
70.4
75.5
63.7
60.8
65.0
67.3
66.6
67.1
66.1
71.1
70.9
71.6
76.6
70.7
72.8
70.6
70.3
78.2
79.1
72.4
29.8
29.6
24.5
36.3
39.2
35.0
32.7
33.4
32.9
33.9
28.9
29.1
28.4
23.4
29.3
27.2
29.4
29.7
21.8
20.9
27.6
6.2
7.0
4.6
7.3
8.9
9.1
8.6
8.9
8.9
8.8
6.7
7.2
8.4
4.3
7.7
6.8
8.0
7.8
3.1
2.6
5.9
2.5
3.0
1.6
3.0
4.0
4.1
5.0
5.4
4.4
4.4
2.5
4.9
2.7
2.3
1.8
0.5
0.5
2.1
1.0
1.0
1.4
8.8
8.6
7.2
11.2
10.0
9.8
8.6
8.6
9.1
9.3
8.6
6.3
6.7
5.6
8.7
8.2
8.8
8.8
5.7
5.3
7.4
3.8
3.2
2.2
5.9
9.7
5.3
4.1
4.3
4.0
5.0
2.8
3.3
3.7
1.4
3.5
4.4
5.4
3.4
1.6
1.3
4.4
8.5
7.8
8.9
8.9
6.7
6.7
6.5
6.2
6.4
6.5
8.2
7.4
6.8
9.7
7.5
7.1
6.6
7.6
10.4
10.8
8.5
1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture, forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Data are available beginning with December 2006.
3 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.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 11. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total compensation: Private
industry workers, by occupational group and full-time and part-time status, September 2015
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Paid
leave
Total
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All full-time workers in private industry .................................
$36.90
$25.18
$11.71
$2.78
$1.32
$3.24
$1.57
$2.80
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
58.04
67.76
51.88
28.32
32.65
26.32
17.96
35.08
36.16
34.17
29.23
27.52
31.31
39.69
45.91
35.74
19.74
23.91
17.82
12.80
23.45
23.89
23.08
19.12
18.08
20.39
18.35
21.85
16.14
8.58
8.73
8.50
5.16
11.63
12.28
11.09
10.11
9.44
10.92
5.11
6.06
4.50
2.01
2.17
1.94
1.00
1.88
1.41
2.27
1.87
1.76
2.01
2.42
3.96
1.45
0.77
0.95
0.68
0.40
1.06
1.00
1.11
1.13
1.20
1.04
4.32
4.50
4.21
2.84
2.39
3.04
1.64
3.27
3.34
3.20
3.23
3.07
3.43
2.75
3.17
2.49
0.87
0.87
0.87
0.40
2.03
2.63
1.52
1.21
0.97
1.50
3.75
4.16
3.49
2.09
2.35
1.97
1.72
3.40
3.89
2.98
2.67
2.44
2.94
All part-time workers in private industry ................................
16.35
12.92
3.43
0.45
0.22
0.73
0.33
1.69
Management, professional, and related .............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
38.68
38.79
14.08
12.55
16.35
11.56
17.16
17.68
30.28
30.36
11.22
10.24
12.68
9.53
11.94
11.94
8.40
8.43
2.86
2.32
3.67
2.03
5.23
5.74
1.72
1.71
0.33
0.23
0.49
0.18
0.52
0.56
0.87
0.89
0.12
0.10
0.17
0.09
0.30
0.32
1.62
1.62
0.73
0.54
1.02
0.31
1.55
1.81
0.98
1.00
0.26
0.18
0.38
0.10
0.76
0.90
3.20
3.21
1.41
1.27
1.62
1.34
2.10
2.15
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers in private industry .................................
100.0
68.3
31.7
7.5
3.6
8.8
4.3
7.6
Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.4
67.8
68.9
69.7
73.2
67.7
71.3
66.8
66.1
67.5
65.4
65.7
65.1
31.6
32.2
31.1
30.3
26.8
32.3
28.7
33.2
33.9
32.5
34.6
34.3
34.9
8.8
8.9
8.7
7.1
6.7
7.4
5.5
5.4
3.9
6.7
6.4
6.4
6.4
4.2
5.8
2.8
2.7
2.9
2.6
2.3
3.0
2.8
3.3
3.9
4.4
3.3
7.4
6.6
8.1
10.0
7.3
11.6
9.2
9.3
9.2
9.4
11.1
11.1
11.0
4.7
4.7
4.8
3.1
2.7
3.3
2.2
5.8
7.3
4.5
4.1
3.5
4.8
6.5
6.1
6.7
7.4
7.2
7.5
9.6
9.7
10.8
8.7
9.1
8.9
9.4
All part-time workers in private industry ................................
100.0
79.0
21.0
2.8
1.4
4.5
2.0
10.3
Management, professional, and related .............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Transportation and material moving ...............................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
78.3
78.3
79.7
81.5
77.6
82.4
69.5
67.5
21.7
21.7
20.3
18.5
22.4
17.6
30.5
32.5
4.5
4.4
2.4
1.8
3.0
1.6
3.1
3.2
2.3
2.3
0.9
0.8
1.0
0.8
1.7
1.8
4.2
4.2
5.2
4.3
6.2
2.6
9.1
10.2
2.5
2.6
1.8
1.4
2.3
0.9
4.4
5.1
8.3
8.3
10.0
10.1
9.9
11.6
12.2
12.2
1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined with construction and extraction occupational group as of December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 12. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total
compensation: Private industry workers, by industry group and full-time and part-time status, September 2015
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Paid
leave
Total
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All full-time workers in private industry ...........
$36.90
$25.18
$11.71
$2.78
$1.32
$3.24
$1.57
$2.80
Goods-producing1 ............................................
Construction .................................................
Manufacturing ...............................................
38.25
37.61
37.70
25.30
25.88
24.57
12.95
11.73
13.13
2.53
1.70
2.87
1.45
0.90
1.60
3.64
3.13
3.85
2.09
2.16
1.90
3.22
3.83
2.91
Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Information ....................................................
Financial activities ........................................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
Other services ..............................................
36.51
32.98
55.45
45.96
42.58
35.00
18.69
30.69
25.15
22.71
35.85
30.78
29.69
24.14
13.57
21.71
11.36
10.27
19.60
15.18
12.89
10.86
5.12
8.98
2.85
2.33
5.13
4.02
3.29
2.96
0.97
2.17
1.29
0.93
2.32
2.34
2.16
0.67
0.30
0.49
3.13
3.02
5.50
3.97
2.90
3.42
1.68
2.54
1.42
1.35
2.97
1.90
1.52
1.34
0.47
1.33
2.67
2.65
3.67
2.95
3.02
2.48
1.71
2.45
All part-time workers in private industry ..........
16.35
12.92
3.43
0.45
0.22
0.73
0.33
1.69
Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
16.21
14.46
19.51
26.52
10.09
12.83
10.99
16.16
20.46
8.56
3.39
3.48
3.35
6.06
1.53
0.45
0.36
0.31
1.27
0.07
0.21
0.16
0.52
0.42
0.04
0.73
1.03
0.32
1.31
0.17
0.33
0.41
0.14
0.67
0.05
1.67
1.51
2.06
2.40
1.21
Percent of total compensation
All full-time workers in private industry ...........
100.0
68.3
31.7
7.5
3.6
8.8
4.3
7.6
Goods-producing1 ............................................
Construction .................................................
Manufacturing ...............................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
66.2
68.8
65.2
33.8
31.2
34.8
6.6
4.5
7.6
3.8
2.4
4.2
9.5
8.3
10.2
5.5
5.7
5.0
8.4
10.2
7.7
Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Information ....................................................
Financial activities ........................................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
Other services ..............................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
68.9
68.9
64.7
67.0
69.7
69.0
72.6
70.7
31.1
31.1
35.3
33.0
30.3
31.0
27.4
29.3
7.8
7.1
9.2
8.8
7.7
8.4
5.2
7.1
3.5
2.8
4.2
5.1
5.1
1.9
1.6
1.6
8.6
9.2
9.9
8.6
6.8
9.8
9.0
8.3
3.9
4.1
5.4
4.1
3.6
3.8
2.5
4.3
7.3
8.0
6.6
6.4
7.1
7.1
9.1
8.0
All part-time workers in private industry ..........
100.0
79.0
21.0
2.8
1.4
4.5
2.0
10.3
Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
79.1
76.0
82.8
77.1
84.8
20.9
24.0
17.2
22.9
15.2
2.8
2.5
1.6
4.8
0.7
1.3
1.1
2.7
1.6
0.3
4.5
7.1
1.7
4.9
1.7
2.0
2.8
0.7
2.5
0.5
10.3
10.4
10.6
9.0
12.0
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.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 13. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total
compensation: Private industry workers, by major industry group and establishment employment size and
bargaining unit status, September 2015
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Paid
leave
Total
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
All workers, goods-producing industries1 ...
$37.68
$25.01
$12.67
$2.46
$1.42
$3.55
$2.04
$3.20
1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................
31.46
30.43
34.19
43.00
37.23
51.16
22.28
21.86
23.40
27.35
24.22
31.76
9.18
8.57
10.79
15.66
13.01
19.40
1.60
1.42
2.08
3.20
2.52
4.17
0.87
0.79
1.10
1.89
1.39
2.60
2.52
2.26
3.19
4.43
4.01
5.02
1.12
1.03
1.35
2.82
1.92
4.10
3.07
3.07
3.06
3.31
3.17
3.51
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
46.85
35.78
27.30
24.54
19.55
11.25
2.56
2.44
1.65
1.38
6.39
2.96
4.84
1.46
4.12
3.01
All workers, service-providing industries2 ..
30.25
21.35
8.90
2.11
0.95
2.39
1.08
2.36
1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................
25.42
24.83
27.27
36.40
30.75
45.08
18.68
18.29
19.88
24.75
21.53
29.69
6.74
6.53
7.40
11.65
9.21
15.40
1.51
1.43
1.76
2.87
2.23
3.85
0.79
0.89
0.49
1.16
0.84
1.66
1.67
1.58
1.95
3.31
2.63
4.35
0.65
0.54
1.00
1.64
1.14
2.40
2.12
2.09
2.20
2.67
2.37
3.14
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
46.15
28.97
28.15
20.80
18.01
8.17
3.60
1.99
1.29
0.93
6.02
2.10
3.67
0.88
3.44
2.27
Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries1 ...
100.0
66.4
33.6
6.5
3.8
9.4
5.4
8.5
1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
70.8
71.8
68.4
63.6
65.1
62.1
29.2
28.2
31.6
36.4
34.9
37.9
5.1
4.7
6.1
7.4
6.8
8.1
2.8
2.6
3.2
4.4
3.7
5.1
8.0
7.4
9.3
10.3
10.8
9.8
3.6
3.4
3.9
6.6
5.1
8.0
9.8
10.1
9.0
7.7
8.5
6.9
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
100.0
100.0
58.3
68.6
41.7
31.4
5.5
6.8
3.5
3.8
13.6
8.3
10.3
4.1
8.8
8.4
All workers, service-providing industries2 ..
100.0
70.6
29.4
7.0
3.2
7.9
3.6
7.8
1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
73.5
73.7
72.9
68.0
70.0
65.8
26.5
26.3
27.1
32.0
30.0
34.2
6.0
5.8
6.5
7.9
7.3
8.5
3.1
3.6
1.8
3.2
2.7
3.7
6.6
6.4
7.1
9.1
8.5
9.6
2.6
2.2
3.7
4.5
3.7
5.3
8.3
8.4
8.1
7.3
7.7
7.0
Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................
100.0
100.0
61.0
71.8
39.0
28.2
7.8
6.9
2.8
3.2
13.0
7.2
7.9
3.0
7.4
7.9
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.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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Table 14. Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation and costs as a percent of total
compensation: Private industry health care and social assistance workers, by industry and occupational group,
September 2015
Benefit costs
Series
Total
compensation
Wages
and
salaries
Paid
leave
Total
Supplemental
pay
Insurance
Retirement
and
savings
Legally
required
benefits
Cost per hour worked
Health care and social assistance ....................
$31.38
$22.06
$9.31
$2.45
$0.66
$2.77
$1.05
$2.38
Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Sales and office ............................................
Service ..........................................................
44.30
51.59
22.62
18.09
31.01
35.46
15.83
12.97
13.29
16.13
6.79
5.12
3.76
4.38
1.63
1.07
0.94
1.68
0.31
0.46
3.70
4.24
2.58
1.61
1.78
2.12
0.52
0.33
3.11
3.71
1.75
1.66
Hospitals .........................................................
42.63
28.28
14.34
3.77
1.46
4.30
1.81
3.00
Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Service ..........................................................
51.95
54.74
23.25
34.88
36.48
14.74
17.07
18.25
8.51
4.75
4.89
1.66
1.77
2.20
0.99
4.69
4.86
3.19
2.27
2.48
0.85
3.59
3.83
1.82
Nursing and residential care facilities ..........
21.60
15.57
6.03
1.47
0.43
1.86
0.31
1.96
Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................
33.17
16.30
24.14
11.66
9.03
4.64
2.47
1.00
0.59
0.38
2.66
1.46
0.59
0.19
2.74
1.61
Nursing care facilities1 ..............................
23.81
17.02
6.80
1.67
0.53
2.09
0.38
2.12
Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................
36.69
17.24
26.64
12.09
10.05
5.15
2.76
1.10
0.72
0.46
2.84
1.70
0.72
0.22
3.01
1.67
Percent of total compensation
Health care and social assistance ....................
100.0
70.3
29.7
7.8
2.1
8.8
3.4
7.6
Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Sales and office ............................................
Service ..........................................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
70.0
68.7
70.0
71.7
30.0
31.3
30.0
28.3
8.5
8.5
7.2
5.9
2.1
3.3
1.4
2.5
8.4
8.2
11.4
8.9
4.0
4.1
2.3
1.8
7.0
7.2
7.7
9.2
Hospitals .........................................................
100.0
66.4
33.6
8.8
3.4
10.1
4.2
7.0
Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Service ..........................................................
100.0
100.0
100.0
67.1
66.7
63.4
32.9
33.3
36.6
9.1
8.9
7.1
3.4
4.0
4.2
9.0
8.9
13.7
4.4
4.5
3.6
6.9
7.0
7.8
Nursing and residential care facilities ..........
100.0
72.1
27.9
6.8
2.0
8.6
1.4
9.1
Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................
100.0
100.0
72.8
71.5
27.2
28.5
7.4
6.2
1.8
2.3
8.0
9.0
1.8
1.1
8.2
9.9
Nursing care facilities1 ..............................
100.0
71.5
28.5
7.0
2.2
8.8
1.6
8.9
Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................
100.0
100.0
72.6
70.1
27.4
29.9
7.5
6.4
2.0
2.7
7.7
9.9
2.0
1.3
8.2
9.7
1 Data are available beginning with December 2006.
Note: The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.
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