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EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION – SEPTEMBER 2011
Employer costs for employee compensation averaged $30.11 per hour worked in September 2011, the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries averaged $20.91 per hour worked
and accounted for 69.4 percent of these costs, while benefits averaged $9.21 and accounted for the
remaining 30.6 percent. Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged
$28.24 per hour worked in September 2011.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), a product of the National Compensation Survey,
measures employer costs for wages, salaries, and employee benefits for nonfarm private and state and
local government workers.
Chart 1. Employer costs per hour worked: total
compensation, selected occupational groups, state and
local government workers, September 2011

Chart 2. Employer costs per hour worked: health, defined
benefit, defined contribution, state and local government,
private industry workers, September 2011

Cost per hour worked

Cost per hour worked

Compensation costs in state and local government
State and local government employers spent an average of $40.76 per hour worked for employee
compensation in September 2011. Wages and salaries averaged $26.57 per hour and 65.2 percent of
compensation costs, while benefits averaged $14.19 per hour worked and accounted for the remaining
34.8 percent. Total compensation costs for management, professional, and related occupations, which
represent approximately half of all state and local government employment, averaged $49.37 per hour
worked. Average hourly compensation costs were $30.86 for service occupations and $28.49 for sales
and office occupations. (See chart 1.)

For state and local government employees, employer costs for insurance benefits were $4.89 per hour,
or 12.0 percent of total compensation. The largest component of insurance costs was health insurance,
which averaged $4.74, or 11.6 percent of total compensation. (See chart 2.)
In September 2011, the average cost for retirement and savings benefits was $3.42 per hour worked in
state and local government (8.4 percent of total compensation). Included in this amount were employer
costs for defined benefit plans, which averaged $3.10 per hour (7.6 percent), and defined contribution
plans, which averaged 33 cents (0.8 percent). 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 $3.03 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 $2.50 per hour worked.
The National Compensation Survey 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
http://www.bls.gov/ebs.

Table A. Relative importance of employer costs for employee compensation, September 2011
Compensation
component
Wages and salaries
Benefits
Paid leave
Supplemental pay
Insurance
Health benefits
Retirement and savings
Defined benefit
Defined contribution
Legally required

Civilian
workers
69.4%
30.6
6.9
2.4
8.9
8.4
4.6
2.8
1.8
7.8

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Private
industry
70.5%
29.5
6.7
2.8
8.1
7.6
3.6
1.6
2.0
8.3

State and local
government
65.2%
34.8
7.4
0.8
12.0
11.6
8.4
7.6
0.8
6.1

The Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for December 2011 is scheduled to be released
on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. (EDT).
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. The most recent metropolitan area data were included in the March 2011 news release published
in June 2011. 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 http://www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/cm20090921ar01p1.htm.
Supplemental tables with occupational, establishment size, and bargaining status series for detailed
industries are available at http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuphst.pdf and
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuptc20.pdf.
Relative standard errors for all cost estimates in the most recent news release and supplementary tables
are available at ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ocwc/ect/ececrse.pdf and
http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/sp/ecsuprse.pdf.
Historical ECEC data are available in three listings, all available at http://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.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request—
Telephone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
BLS news releases, including the ECEC, are available through an e-mail subscription service at:
www.bls.gov/bls/list.htm.

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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.
The cost levels for this quarter were collected from a probability sample of approximately 61,600
occupations selected from a sample of about 12,600 establishments in private industry and
approximately 9,300 occupations from a sample of about 1,400 establishments in State and local
government. Data are collected for the pay period including the 12th day of the survey months of March,
June, September, and December.
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 2011 —Legally required and paid leave benefit costs in private industry
 March 2012—Health benefit costs in private industry
 June 2012—Retirement and savings benefit costs in private industry
ECEC detailed information and measures
For detailed information on the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation series, see National
Compensation Measures, Chapter 8, 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 2011
Occupational group

Compensation
component

Management,
professional,
and
related

All
workers1

Sales
and
office

Service

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Total compensa ion ..................................................

$30.11

100.0

$50.11

100.0

$22.84

100.0

$16.48

100.0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

20.91

69.4

35 01

69.9

16.07

70.3

11.71

71.0

Total benefits ........................................................

9.21

30.6

15.10

30.1

6.77

29.7

4.77

29.0

Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

2.07
1.00
0.64
0.32
0.11

6.9
3.3
2.1
1.1
0.4

3 96
1 87
1.19
0.68
0 23

7.9
3.7
2.4
1.4
0.5

1.48
0.72
0.48
0.21
0.07

6.5
3.2
2.1
0.9
0.3

0.91
0.43
0.29
0.15
0.04

5.5
2.6
1.7
0.9
0.3

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium4 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

0.73
0.25
0.06
0.42

2.4
0.8
0.2
1.4

1 20
0.15
0.11
0 95

2.4
0.3
0.2
1.9

0.47
0.14
0.02
0.30

2.0
0.6
0.1
1.3

0.30
0.17
0.05
0.08

1.8
1.0
0.3
0.5

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

2.67
0.05
2.54
0.05
0.04

8.9
0.2
8.4
0.2
0.1

4 03
0.10
3.78
0 07
0 08

8.0
0.2
7.5
0.1
0.2

2.24
0.03
2.14
0.03
0.03

9.8
0.1
9.4
0.1
0.1

1.39
0.02
1.35
(5)
(5)

8.5
0.1
8.2
6
( )
6
( )

Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribu ion ......................................

1.38
0.85
0.53

4.6
2.8
1.8

2 59
1 55
1 04

5.2
3.1
2.1

0.78
0.36
0.42

3.4
1.6
1.8

0.64
0.50
0.14

3.9
3.1
0.8

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security7 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

2.36
1.69
1.35
0.34
0.02
0.20
0.45

7.8
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.7
1.5

3 31
2.73
2.15
0 58
0 02
0.19
0 38

6.6
5.4
4.3
1.2
6
( )
0.4
0.8

1.81
1.34
1.08
0.26
0.02
0.20
0.25

7.9
5.8
4.7
1.1
0.1
0.9
1.1

1.54
0.98
0.79
0.19
0.02
0.17
0.36

9.3
5.9
4.8
1.2
0.1
1.0
2.2

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 2011 — 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 compensa ion ..................................................

$31.77

100.0

$24 29

100.0

$33.35

100.0

$29.54

100.0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

21.41

67.4

16 03

66.0

22.10

66.3

20.69

70.0

Total benefits ........................................................

10.36

32.6

8 26

34.0

11.24

33.7

8.85

30.0

Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

1.70
0.88
0.55
0.18
0.09

5.3
2.8
1.7
0.6
0.3

1.43
0.73
0.49
0.16
0 06

5.9
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.2

2.12
1.12
0.75
0.19
0.06

6.4
3.4
2.2
0.6
0.2

2.06
0.97
0.63
0.34
0.12

7.0
3.3
2.1
1.2
0.4

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium4 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

0.91
0.64
0.05
0.22

2.9
2.0
0.1
0.7

0 84
0 52
0 08
0 24

3.5
2.1
0.3
1.0

1.31
0.56
0.08
0.66

3.9
1.7
0.2
2.0

0.63
0.19
0.06
0.38

2.1
0.6
0.2
1.3

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

2.86
0.05
2.70
0.08
0.03

9.0
0.1
8.5
0.2
0.1

2.66
0 04
2 52
0 05
0 05

11.0
0.2
10.4
0.2
0.2

3.17
0.06
2.98
0.08
0.05

9.5
0.2
8.9
0.2
0.1

2.58
0.05
2.46
0.04
0.04

8.7
0.2
8.3
0.1
0.1

Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribu ion ......................................

1.73
1.24
0.49

5.4
3.9
1.5

1 02
0.67
0 35

4.2
2.7
1.4

1.67
1.01
0.67

5.0
3.0
2.0

1.32
0.82
0.50

4.5
2.8
1.7

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security7 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

3.16
1.80
1.45
0.35
0.02
0.26
1.09

10.0
5.7
4.6
1.1
0.1
0.8
3.4

2 31
1 37
1.10
0 26
0 02
0 24
0.68

9.5
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
1.0
2.8

2.97
1.88
1.51
0.37
0.02
0.29
0.78

8.9
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.9
2.3

2.25
1.66
1.32
0.34
0.02
0.18
0.39

7.6
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.6
1.3

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; educa ional 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 for work in addition to he regular work
schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
5 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6 Less than .05 percent.
7 Comprises 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 2011
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 .......................................................

$30.11

$20.91

$9 21

$2.07

$0.73

$2.67

$1.38

$2.36

50.11
57.82
47.21
53.60

35.01
39.81
33.20
38.41

15.10
18 01
14 01
15.19

3.96
5.22
3.49
2.62

1.20
2.09
0.87
0.14

4.03
4.13
3.99
5.29

2.59
2.80
2.52
4.05

3.31
3.77
3.14
3.09

53.87
48.67
22.84
21.33
23.72
16.48

38.03
33.93
16.07
15.89
16.17
11.71

15 83
14.74
6.77
5.44
7 54
4.77

2.41
3.95
1.48
1.15
1.67
0.91

0.17
1.56
0.47
0.51
0.44
0.30

6.04
3.70
2.24
1.46
2.68
1.39

4.32
1.98
0.78
0.53
0.92
0.64

2.90
3.56
1.81
1.78
1.82
1.54

31.77

21.41

10 36

1.70

0.91

2.86

1.73

3.16

31.86
31.67

21.29
21.55

10 57
10.12

1.29
2.14

0.95
0.86

2.73
3.00

2.11
1.32

3.50
2.80

24.29
24.99
23.64

16.03
16.38
15.71

8 26
8.61
7 93

1.43
1.57
1.29

0.84
1.01
0.68

2.66
2.76
2.57

1.02
0.96
1.07

2.31
2.31
2.32

34.60
42.77
42.63

24.18
29.64
29.33

10.42
13.13
13 30

2.40
2.61
2.23

0.44
0.15
0.16

3.37
4.70
5.18

1.84
3.15
3.35

2.36
2.52
2.38

45.98
29.15
37.73

31.95
20.54
25.24

14 03
8.62
12.49

3.70
2.26
3.30

0.14
0.64
1.10

4.18
2.48
3.82

3.16
0.97
1.59

2.85
2.26
2.67

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, construc ion, 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

69.4

30.6

6.9

2.4

8.9

4.6

7.8

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

69.9
68.8
70.3
71.7

30.1
31.2
29.7
28.3

7.9
9.0
7.4
4.9

2.4
3.6
1.8
0.3

8.0
7.1
8.4
9.9

5.2
4.8
5.3
7.6

6.6
6.5
6.7
5.8

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

70.6
69.7
70.3
74.5
68.2
71.0

29.4
30.3
29.7
25.5
31.8
29.0

4.5
8.1
6.5
5.4
7.1
5.5

0.3
3.2
2.0
2.4
1.9
1.8

11.2
7.6
9.8
6.9
11.3
8.5

8.0
4.1
3.4
2.5
3.9
3.9

5.4
7.3
7.9
8.4
7.7
9.3

100.0

67.4

32.6

5.3

2.9

9.0

5.4

10.0

100.0
100.0

66.8
68.0

33.2
32.0

4.0
6.8

3.0
2.7

8.6
9.5

6.6
4.2

11.0
8.9

100.0
100.0
100.0

66.0
65.5
66.5

34.0
34.5
33.5

5.9
6.3
5.5

3.5
4.1
2.9

11.0
11.0
10.9

4.2
3.8
4.5

9.5
9.2
9.8

100.0
100.0
100.0

69.9
69.3
68.8

30.1
30.7
31.2

6.9
6.1
5.2

1.3
0.3
0.4

9.7
11.0
12.2

5.3
7.4
7.9

6.8
5.9
5.6

100.0
100.0
100.0

69.5
70.4
66.9

30.5
29.6
33.1

8.1
7.8
8.7

0.3
2.2
2.9

9.1
8.5
10.1

6.9
3.3
4.2

6.2
7.8
7.1

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, construc ion, 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 wi h

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 2011
Occupational group1

Compensa ion
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 ..................................................

$40.76

100.0

$49.37

100.0

$28.49

100.0

$30.86

100.0

$40.79

100.0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

26.57

65.2

33.51

67.9

17.31

60.7

18.33

59.4

26.61

65.2

Total benefits ........................................................

14.19

34.8

15.86

32.1

11.18

39.3

12.53

40.6

14.18

34.8

Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

3.03
1.15
0.88
0.78
0.23

7.4
2.8
2.2
1.9
0.6

3.34
1.13
0.92
0.98
0.31

6.8
2.3
1.9
2.0
0.6

2.51
1.12
0.79
0.49
0.12

8.8
3.9
2.8
1.7
0.4

2.74
1.18
0.87
0.56
0.14

8.9
3.8
2.8
1.8
0.4

3.03
1.14
0.88
0.78
0.23

7.4
2.8
2.2
1.9
0.6

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

0.34
0.18
0.04
0.12

0.8
0.4
0.1
0.3

0.24
0.07
0.03
0.14

0.5
0.1
0.1
0.3

0.20
0.12
0.02
0.07

0.7
0.4
0.1
0.2

0.58
0.39
0.09
0.11

1.9
1.3
0.3
0.3

0.34
0.18
0.04
0.12

0.8
0.4
0.1
0.3

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

4.89
0.08
4.74
0.03
0.04

12.0
0.2
11.6
0.1
0.1

5.42
0.12
5.22
0.03
0.05

11.0
0.2
10.6
0.1
0.1

4.38
0.05
4.28
0.02
0.03

15.4
0.2
15.0
0.1
0.1

4.04
0.05
3.95
0.02
0.02

13.1
0.1
12.8
0.1
0.1

4.89
0.08
4.74
0.03
0.04

12.0
0.2
11.6
0.1
0.1

Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

3.42
3.10
0.33

8.4
7.6
0.8

4.01
3.58
0.43

8.1
7.2
0.9

2.19
1.95
0.24

7.7
6.9
0.8

3.10
2.90
0.20

10.0
9.4
0.6

3.42
3.09
0.33

8.4
7.6
0.8

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

2.50
1.88
1.45
0.42
(5)
0.12
0.50

6.1
4.6
3.6
1.0
6
( )
0.3
1.2

2.85
2.28
1.75
0.53
(5)
0.11
0.46

5.8
4.6
3.6
1.1
6
( )
0.2
0.9

1.90
1.36
1.08
0.29
(5)
0.17
0.36

6.7
4.8
3.8
1.0
6
( )
0.6
1.3

2.07
1.34
1.04
0.31
(5)
0.11
0.62

6.7
4.4
3.4
1.0
6
( )
0.3
2.0

2.50
1.88
1.45
0.43
(5)
0.12
0.50

6.1
4.6
3.6
1.0
6
( )
0.3
1.2

1 This table presents data for the hree 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 for work in addition to the regular work schedule

(such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
4 Comprises he 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 2011
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 ........................

$40.76

$26.57

$14.19

$3.03

$0.34

$4.89

$3.42

$2.50

49.37
48.39
55.69

33.51
33.05
39.36

15 86
15 34
16 33

3.34
3.00
2.67

0.24
0.23
0.14

5.42
5.41
5.90

4.01
3.96
4.59

2.85
2.74
3.02

56.59
28.49
28.68
30.86

39.69
17.31
17.37
18.33

16 90
11.18
11 31
12 53

2.49
2.51
2.55
2.74

0.16
0.20
0.20
0.58

6.57
4.38
4.44
4.04

4.78
2.19
2.22
3.10

2.91
1.90
1.90
2.07

42.65
43.67
43.27

28.86
29.82
29.57

13.79
13 86
13.70

2.68
2.57
2.25

0.21
0.15
0.16

5.10
5.18
5.40

3.36
3.53
3.53

2.43
2.43
2.36

45.28
36.07
38.26
39.08

30.82
22.74
24.19
23.73

14.46
13 33
14 07
15 36

3.68
3.36
3.61
3.71

0.12
0.62
0.74
0.56

4.42
4.62
4.89
4.71

3.55
2.30
2.35
3.73

2.68
2.44
2.49
2.64

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

65.2

34.8

7.4

0.8

12.0

8.4

6.1

100.0
100.0
100.0

67.9
68.3
70.7

32.1
31.7
29.3

6.8
6.2
4.8

0.5
0.5
0.3

11.0
11.2
10.6

8.1
8.2
8.2

5.8
5.7
5.4

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

70.1
60.7
60.6
59.4

29.9
39.3
39.4
40.6

4.4
8.8
8.9
8.9

0.3
0.7
0.7
1.9

11.6
15.4
15.5
13.1

8.4
7.7
7.7
10.0

5.1
6.7
6.6
6.7

100.0
100.0
100.0

67.7
68.3
68.3

32.3
31.7
31.7

6.3
5.9
5.2

0.5
0.3
0.4

12.0
11.9
12.5

7.9
8.1
8.2

5.7
5.6
5.5

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

68.1
63.0
63.2
60.7

31.9
37.0
36.8
39.3

8.1
9.3
9.4
9.5

0.3
1.7
1.9
1.4

9.8
12.8
12.8
12.0

7.8
6.4
6.1
9.6

5.9
6.8
6.5
6.8

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 2011
Occupational group

Compensation
component

Management,
professional,
and
related

All
workers

Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $28.24

Sales
and
office

Service

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

100.0

$50.41

100.0

$22.33

100.0

$14.00

100.0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

19.91

70.5

35.61

70.6

15.96

71.5

10.57

75.5

Total benefits ........................................................

8.33

29.5

14.80

29.4

6.37

28.5

3.44

24.5

Paid leave .........................................................
Vaca ion ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

1.90
0.97
0.60
0.24
0.09

6.7
3.4
2.1
0.8
0.3

4.22
2.17
1.29
0.56
0.20

8.4
4.3
2.6
1.1
0.4

1.39
0.69
0.45
0.18
0.07

6.2
3.1
2.0
0.8
0.3

0.59
0.30
0.19
0.08
0.03

4.2
2.1
1.3
0.6
02

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

0.80
0.26
0.07
0.47

2.8
0.9
0.2
1.7

1.59
0.18
0.14
1.27

3.1
0.4
0.3
2.5

0.49
0.14
0.02
0.33

2.2
0.6
0.1
1.5

0.25
0.13
0.05
0.07

1.8
0.9
0.3
0.5

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

2.28
0.04
2.15
0.05
0.04

8.1
0.2
7.6
0.2
0.1

3.47
0.09
3.21
0.08
0.09

6.9
0.2
6.4
0.2
0.2

2.04
0.03
1.95
0.03
0.03

9.1
0.1
8.7
0.2
0.1

0.94
(2)
0.91
(2)
(2)

6.7
(3)
6.5
(3)
(3)

Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

1.02
0.45
0.56

3.6
1.6
2.0

2.03
0.74
1.29

4.0
1.5
2.6

0.65
0.21
0.44

2.9
0.9
2.0

0.22
0.09
0.12

1.5
0.7
0.9

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

2.34
1.66
1.33
0.33
0.02
0.21
0.44

8.3
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.8
1.5

3.50
2.91
2.31
0.60
0.02
0.22
0.35

6.9
5.8
4.6
1.2
3
( )
0.4
0.7

1.80
1.33
1.08
0.26
0.03
0.20
0.24

8.1
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.9
1.1

1.44
0.92
0.74
0.17
0.03
0.18
0.32

10.3
6.6
5.3
1.2
0.2
1.3
2.3

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 2011 — Continued
Occupational group

Compensation
component

Natural
resources,
construction,
and
maintenance
Cost

Total compensation .................................................. $31.44

Bargaining unit status

Production,
transporta ion,
and
material
moving

Union

Nonunion

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

100.0

$24.02

100.0

$38.30

100.0

$27.16

100.0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

21.43

68.2

15.93

66.3

23.26

60.7

19.55

72.0

Total benefits ........................................................

10.01

31.8

8.09

33.7

15.04

39.3

7.61

28.0

Paid leave .........................................................
Vaca ion ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

1.55
0.82
0.51
0.15
0.08

4.9
2.6
1.6
0.5
0.3

1.39
0.72
0.48
0.14
0.05

5.8
3.0
2.0
0.6
0.2

2.74
1.42
0.80
0.38
0.15

7.2
3.7
2.1
1.0
0.4

1.81
0.92
0.58
0.22
0.08

6.7
3.4
2.1
08
03

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

0.94
0.66
0.04
0.23

3.0
2.1
0.1
0.7

0.85
0.52
0.08
0.25

3.6
2.2
0.4
1.0

1.18
0.76
0.17
0.26

3.1
2.0
0.4
0.7

0.76
0.20
0.06
0.50

2.8
0.8
0.2
1.8

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

2.69
0.05
2.53
0.08
0.03

8.6
0.1
8.1
0.3
0.1

2.57
0.04
2.43
0.06
0.05

10.7
0.2
10.1
0.2
0.2

5.03
0.07
4.73
0.14
0.09

13.1
0.2
12.4
0.4
0.2

1.99
0.04
1.87
0.04
0.04

7.3
0.1
6.9
0.1
0.1

Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

1.59
1.08
0.51

5.1
3.4
1.6

0.96
0.60
0.36

4.0
2.5
1.5

2.85
2.14
0.72

7.4
5.6
1.9

0.82
0.27
0.55

3.0
1.0
2.0

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

3.23
1.81
1.46
0.34
0.02
0.27
1.12

10.3
5.8
4.7
1.1
0.1
0.9
3.6

2.31
1.36
1.10
0.26
0.02
0.24
0.68

9.6
5.7
4.6
1.1
0.1
1.0
2.8

3.23
2.03
1.63
0.39
0.02
0.27
0.91

8.4
5.3
4.3
1.0
0.1
0.7
2.4

2.24
1.62
1.30
0.32
0.03
0.21
0.39

8.2
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.8
1.4

1 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular
work schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.
4 Comprises 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 2011
Goods-producing1

Compensation
component

All goodsproducing1

Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $33.30

Construction

Service-providing2

Manufacturing

All
serviceproviding2

Trade,
transportation,
and
utilities

Informa ion

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

100.0

$32.01

100.0

$32.95

100.0

$27.17

100.0

$24.09

100.0

$42.74

100 0

22.18

69.3

21.51

65.3

19.44

71.6

16.95

70.4

29.14

68 2

Wages and salaries ..............................................

22.10

66.4

Total benefits ........................................................

11.21

33.6

9.83

30.7

11.44

34.7

7.72

28.4

7.14

29.6

13.60

31 8

Paid leave .........................................................
Vaca ion ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

2.11
1.12
0.74
0.19
0.06

6.3
3.4
2.2
0.6
0.2

1.18
0.64
0.42
0.09
0.04

3.7
2.0
1.3
0.3
0.1

2.44
1.28
0.86
0.22
0.07

7.4
3.9
2.6
0.7
0.2

1.85
0.94
0.57
0.25
0.09

6.8
3.5
2.1
0.9
0.3

1.44
0.74
0.44
0.19
0.06

6.0
3.1
18
0.8
0.3

3.91
2.01
1.04
0.49
0.37

92
4.7
2.4
1.1
09

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

1.31
0.56
0.08
0.66

3.9
1.7
0.3
2.0

0.99
0.63
(4)
0.35

3.1
2.0
(5)
1.1

1.38
0.52
0.12
0.74

4.2
1.6
0.4
2.2

0.69
0.19
0.06
0.43

2.5
0.7
0.2
1.6

0.57
0.26
0.02
0.28

2.4
1.1
0.1
1.2

1.16
0.36
0.06
0.74

2.7
08
0.1
1.7

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

3.16
0.06
2.97
0.08
0.05

9.5
0.2
8.9
0.2
0.1

2.41
0.04
2.29
0.05
0.02

7.5
0.1
7.2
0.2
0.1

3.42
0.07
3.21
0.09
0.05

10.4
0.2
9.7
0.3
0.2

2.10
0.04
1.97
0.04
0.04

7.7
0.1
7.3
0.2
0.2

2.14
0.04
2.03
0.03
0.04

8.9
0.2
8.4
0.1
0.2

4.02
0.06
3.73
0.16
0.07

9.4
0.1
8.7
0.4
02

Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

1.65
0.98
0.67

5.0
2.9
2.0

1.74
1.16
0.58

5.4
3.6
1.8

1.48
0.81
0.67

4.5
2.5
2.0

0.88
0.34
0.54

3.2
1.3
2.0

0.89
0.44
0.45

3.7
1.8
1.9

1.51
0.50
1.01

35
12
2.4

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security6 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensa ion ................................

2.97
1.88
1.51
0.37
0.02
0.29
0.78

8.9
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.9
2.4

3.52
1.83
1.48
0.35
0.02
0.35
1.32

11.0
5.7
4.6
1.1
0.1
1.1
4.1

2.71
1.86
1.49
0.36
0.02
0.27
0.56

8.2
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.8
1.7

2.20
1.62
1.30
0.32
0.03
0.20
0.36

8.1
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.7
1.3

2.11
1.40
1.13
0.27
0.03
0.20
0.48

8.8
5.8
4.7
1.1
0.1
0.8
2.0

3.00
2.46
1.96
0.49
0.02
0.23
0.29

70
5.7
4.6
12
0.1
05
0.7

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 2011 — Continued
Service-providing2

Compensation
component

Financial activities

Cost
Total compensation .................................................. $38.70

Professional
and
business
services

Education
and
health
services

Leisure
and
hospitality

Other services

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

100.0

$33.89

100.0

$29.97

100.0

$12.34

100.0

$24.89

100.0

21.48

71.7

9.75

79.0

18.36

73.8

Wages and salaries ..............................................

26.06

67.3

24.69

72.8

Total benefits ........................................................

12.64

32.7

9.20

27.2

8.49

28.3

2.58

21.0

6.52

26.2

Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

3.14
1.58
0.94
0.45
0.17

8.1
4.1
2.4
1.2
0.4

2.42
1.23
0.79
0.29
0.10

7.1
3.6
2.3
0.9
0.3

2.25
1.11
0.67
0.34
0.13

7.5
3.7
2.2
1.1
0.4

0.41
0.23
0.13
0.04
0.02

3.3
1.8
1.1
0.3
0.1

1.49
0.68
0.55
0.21
0.06

6.0
2.7
2.2
0.8
0.2

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium3 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

1.99
0.14
(4)
1.83

5.1
0.4
(5)
4.7

0.87
0.19
0.03
0.65

2.6
0.5
0.1
1.9

0.57
0.21
0.22
0.15

1.9
0.7
0.7
0.5

0.13
0.07
(4)
0.05

1.0
0.6
(5)
0.4

0.55
0.13
(4)
0.40

2.2
0.5
(5)
1.6

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

3.27
0.06
3.05
0.10
0.07

8.5
0.1
7.9
0.3
0.2

2.26
0.06
2.09
0.05
0.05

6.7
0.2
6.2
0.2
0.2

2.37
0.03
2.26
0.03
0.05

7.9
0.1
7.5
0.1
0.2

0.61
(4)
0.59
(4)
(4)

5.0
(5)
4.8
(5)
5
( )

1.60
0.05
1.50
0.03
0.03

6.4
0.2
6.0
0.1
0.1

Re irement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

1.68
0.67
1.01

4.3
1.7
2.6

1.02
0.35
0.67

3.0
1.0
2.0

0.97
0.30
0.67

3.2
1.0
2.2

0.12
0.04
0.08

0.9
0.3
0.6

0.69
0.30
0.40

2.8
1.2
1.6

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security6 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

2.56
2.14
1.69
0.45
0.02
0.20
0.19

6.6
5.5
4.4
1.2
0.1
0.5
0.5

2.65
2.02
1.61
0.40
0.03
0.24
0.37

7.8
5.9
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.7
1.1

2.33
1.79
1.44
0.35
0.02
0.16
0.35

7.8
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.5
1.2

1.32
0.87
0.70
0.17
0.03
0.17
0.25

10.7
7.0
5.7
1.3
0.3
1.4
2.0

2.18
1.53
1.23
0.30
0.02
0.22
0.41

8.8
6.1
4.9
1.2
0.1
0.9
1.7

1 Includes mining, construction, and manufacturing. The agriculture,
forestry, farming, and hunting sector is excluded.
2 Includes utilities; wholesale trade; retail trade; transportation and
warehousing; information; finance and insurance; real estate and rental
and leasing; professional and technical services; management of
companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services;
educational services;
health care and social assistance; arts,
entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and
other services, except public administration.

3 Includes premium pay for work in addi ion to the regular work
schedule (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays).
4 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
5 Less than .05 percent.
6 Comprises 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 2011
Census region and division1
Northeast
Compensation
component

Northeast divisions
New England

Cost

Total compensation .................................................. $32.44

South

South divisions

Middle Atlantic

Percent

South Atlantic
Cost

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

100.0

$33.49

100.0

$32.04

100.0

$25.14

Percent
Cost

Percent

100.0

$25.59

100.0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

22.47

69.3

23.61

70.5

22.03

68.8

18.05

71.8

18.51

72.3

Total benefits ........................................................

9.97

30.7

9.88

29.5

10.00

31.2

7.08

28.2

7.08

27.7

Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

2.37
1.18
0.74
0.32
0.13

7.3
3.6
2.3
1.0
0.4

2.42
1.23
0.78
0.29
0.12

7.2
3.7
2.3
0.9
0.4

2.35
1.16
0.73
0.33
0.14

7.3
3.6
2.3
1.0
0.4

1.63
0.83
0.53
0.20
0.08

6.5
3.3
2.1
0.8
0.3

1.68
0.85
0.54
0.21
0.08

6.6
3.3
2.1
0.8
0.3

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

1.04
0.26
0.07
0.71

3.2
0.8
0.2
2.2

0.92
0.25
0.08
0.59

2.7
0.7
0.2
1.8

1.09
0.26
0.07
0.75

3.4
0.8
0.2
2.4

0.72
0.26
0.07
0.39

2.9
1.0
0.3
1.6

0.61
0.24
0.07
0.31

2.4
0.9
0.3
1.2

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

2.69
0.05
2.52
0.08
0.05

8.3
0.1
7.8
0.2
0.2

2.65
0.05
2.47
0.07
0.06

7.9
0.2
7.4
0.2
0.2

2.71
0.04
2.54
0.08
0.05

8.4
0.1
7.9
0.3
0.1

1.92
0.04
1.80
0.04
0.04

7.6
0.2
7.2
0.2
0.1

1.92
0.04
1.80
0.04
0.04

7.5
0.2
7.0
0.2
0.2

Re irement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

1.21
0.53
0.68

3.7
1.6
2.1

1.20
0.51
0.69

3.6
1.5
2.1

1.22
0.54
0.68

3.8
1.7
2.1

0.78
0.29
0.49

3.1
1.1
2.0

0.77
0.26
0.52

3.0
1.0
2.0

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

2.65
1.87
1.50
0.37
0.02
0.30
0.46

8.2
5.8
4.6
1.2
0.1
0.9
1.4

2.69
1.96
1.57
0.39
0.02
0.31
0.39

8.0
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.9
1.2

2.64
1.84
1.47
0.37
0.02
0.30
0.48

8.2
5.7
4.6
1.1
0.1
0.9
1.5

2.03
1.52
1.22
0.30
0.02
0.14
0.35

8.1
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.4

2.09
1.54
1.24
0.30
0.02
0.15
0.37

8.2
6.0
4.9
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.4

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 2011 — Continued
Census region and division1
South divisions
Compensation
component

East South
Central
Cost

Total compensation .................................................. $22.82

Midwest

West South
Central

Midwest divisions
East North Central

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

100.0

$25.43

100.0

$27.43

Percent

West North
Central

Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

100.0

$27.83

100.0

$26.56

100.0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

16.09

70.5

18.18

71.5

19.08

69.6

19.20

69.0

18.83

70.9

Total benefits ........................................................

6.73

29.5

7.25

28.5

8.35

30.4

8.63

31.0

7.73

29.1

Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

1.45
0.75
0.47
0.16
0.07

6.4
3.3
2.0
0.7
0.3

1.64
0.82
0.54
0.20
0.07

6.4
3.2
2.1
0.8
0.3

1.79
0.95
0.56
0.19
0.08

6.5
3.5
2.1
0.7
0.3

1.82
0.95
0.58
0.19
0.10

6.5
3.4
2.1
0.7
0.3

1.71
0.94
0.52
0.19
0.06

6.4
3.5
2.0
0.7
0.2

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

0.65
0.27
0.08
0.30

2.8
1.2
0.3
1.3

0.92
0.30
0.06
0.57

3.6
1.2
0.2
2.2

0.73
0.26
0.08
0.39

2.7
1.0
0.3
1.4

0.79
0.27
0.09
0.44

2.9
1.0
0.3
1.6

0.59
0.25
0.06
0.29

2.2
0.9
0.2
1.1

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

2.03
0.05
1.91
0.04
0.04

8.9
0.2
8.4
0.2
0.2

1.87
0.04
1.76
0.03
0.03

7.4
0.2
6.9
0.1
0.1

2.44
0.04
2.30
0.05
0.05

8.9
0.2
8.4
0.2
0.2

2.54
0.04
2.40
0.06
0.04

9.1
0.1
8.6
0.2
0.2

2.22
0.04
2.10
0.04
0.05

8.4
0.2
7.9
0.1
0.2

Re irement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

0.68
0.28
0.40

3.0
1.2
1.7

0.82
0.33
0.49

3.2
1.3
1.9

1.15
0.59
0.55

4.2
2.2
2.0

1.20
0.67
0.52

4.3
2.4
1.9

1.03
0.41
0.62

3.9
1.5
2.3

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

1.92
1.41
1.14
0.27
0.02
0.14
0.35

8.4
6.2
5.0
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.5

1.99
1.52
1.22
0.30
0.02
0.14
0.31

7.8
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.5
1.2

2.24
1.60
1.29
0.31
0.03
0.22
0.40

8.2
5.8
4.7
1.1
0.1
0.8
1.5

2.28
1.62
1.30
0.32
0.02
0.22
0.41

8.2
5.8
4.7
1.1
0.1
0.8
1.5

2.17
1.55
1.24
0.31
0.03
0.21
0.39

8.2
5.8
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.8
1.5

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 2011 — Continued
Census region and division1
West

West divisions

Compensation
component

Mountain
Cost

Total compensation .................................................. $30.14

Pacific

Percent
Cost

Percent

Cost

Percent

100.0

$27.73

100.0

$31.21

100.0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

21.37

70.9

20.11

72.5

21.92

70.2

Total benefits ........................................................

8.78

29.1

7.62

27.5

9.28

29.8

Paid leave .........................................................
Vacation ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

2.00
1.03
0.63
0.27
0.07

6.6
3.4
2.1
0.9
0.2

1.75
0.90
0.57
0.22
0.07

6.3
3.2
2.0
0.8
0.2

2.11
1.09
0.66
0.29
0.07

6.7
3.5
2.1
0.9
0.2

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium2 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

0.78
0.25
0.06
0.48

2.6
0.8
0.2
1.6

0.69
0.22
0.05
0.43

2.5
0.8
0.2
1.5

0.82
0.26
0.06
0.50

2.6
0.8
0.2
1.6

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

2.30
0.04
2.18
0.04
0.04

7.6
0.1
7.2
0.1
0.1

2.05
0.06
1.92
0.03
0.04

7.4
0.2
6.9
0.1
0.1

2.41
0.03
2.30
0.04
0.04

7.7
0.1
7.4
0.1
0.1

Re irement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

1.07
0.49
0.58

3.6
1.6
1.9

0.89
0.35
0.55

3.2
1.2
2.0

1.15
0.55
0.60

3.7
1.8
1.9

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security3 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensation ................................

2.63
1.77
1.42
0.35
0.03
0.24
0.59

8.7
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.8
2.0

2.23
1.63
1.30
0.33
0.02
0.17
0.40

8.0
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.6
1.4

2.80
1.83
1.47
0.36
0.03
0.27
0.68

9.0
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.9
2.2

1 The States that comprise the census divisions
are:
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, Nor h
Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia;
East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi,
and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas,
Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East Nor h 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 for work in addition to the
regular work schedule (such as overtime, weekends,
and holidays).
3 Comprises
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 2011
1-99 workers
Compensation
component

1-99 workers
Cost

Total compensation .................................................. $23.32

100 workers or more

1-49 workers

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

$22.72

100.0

$25.15

100.0

$33.89

100.0

$28.84

100.0

$40.75

100 0

Wages and salaries ..............................................

17.22

73.9

16.93

74.5

18.12

72.0

22.99

67.8

20.14

69.8

26.86

65 9

Total benefits ........................................................

6.09

26.1

5.79

25.5

7.03

28.0

10.90

32.2

8.70

30.2

13.89

34.1

Paid leave .........................................................
Vaca ion ........................................................
Holiday ..........................................................
Sick ...............................................................
Personal .......................................................

1.29
0.64
0.44
0.15
0.06

5.5
2.8
1.9
0.7
0.2

1.22
0.61
0.42
0.14
0.05

5.4
2.7
1.8
0.6
0.2

1.50
0.74
0.50
0.19
0.07

6.0
3.0
2.0
0.7
0.3

2.59
1.35
0.79
0.34
0.13

7.7
4.0
2.3
1.0
0.4

1.97
1.00
0.63
0.24
0.10

6.8
3.5
22
0.8
0.3

3.44
1.81
1.00
0.46
0.17

8.4
4.4
25
1.1
0.4

Supplemental pay .............................................
Overtime and premium1 ...............................
Shift differentials ...........................................
Nonproduction bonuses ................................

0.53
0.19
0.02
0.33

2.3
0.8
0.1
1.4

0.50
0.17
(2)
0.32

2.2
0.7
(3)
1.4

0.63
0.25
0.04
0.34

2.5
1.0
0.1
1.4

1.10
0.34
0.13
0.64

3.3
1.0
0.4
1.9

0.74
0.31
0.07
0.36

2.6
1.1
0.2
1.3

1.60
0.38
0.20
1.01

39
09
05
25

Insurance ..........................................................
Life ................................................................
Health ...........................................................
Short-term disability ......................................
Long-term disability ......................................

1.57
0.03
1.48
0.03
0.02

6.7
0.1
6.4
0.1
0.1

1.46
0.03
1.39
0.03
0.02

6.4
0.1
6.1
0.1
0.1

1.89
0.03
1.78
0.04
0.03

7.5
0.1
7.1
0.2
0.1

3.10
0.06
2.91
0.07
0.06

9.2
0.2
8.6
0.2
0.2

2.58
0.05
2.43
0.06
0.04

8.9
0.2
8.4
0.2
0.1

3.82
0.07
3.56
0.10
0.09

9.4
02
8.7
02
02

Retirement and savings ....................................
Defined benefit .............................................
Defined contribution ......................................

0.60
0.23
0.36

2.6
1.0
1.6

0.53
0.20
0.34

2.4
0.9
1.5

0.80
0.35
0.44

3.2
1.4
1.8

1.50
0.70
0.79

4.4
2.1
2.3

1.04
0.43
0.61

3.6
1.5
2.1

2.12
1.07
1.05

52
2.6
2.6

Legally required benefits ..................................
Social Security and Medicare .......................
Social Security4 ........................................
Medicare ...................................................
Federal unemployment insurance ................
State unemployment insurance ....................
Workers’ compensa ion ................................

2.10
1.42
1.15
0.28
0.03
0.22
0.44

9.0
6.1
4.9
1.2
0.1
0.9
1.9

2.06
1.40
1.12
0.27
0.03
0.21
0.43

9.1
6.1
4.9
1.2
0.1
0.9
1.9

2.22
1.51
1.21
0.29
0.03
0.22
0.46

8.8
6.0
4.8
1.2
0.1
0.9
1.8

2.61
1.94
1.55
0.39
0.02
0.21
0.44

7.7
5.7
4.6
1.1
0.1
0.6
1.3

2.38
1.67
1.34
0.33
0.02
0.22
0.46

8.2
5.8
4.6
1.1
0.1
0.8
1.6

2.92
2.29
1.83
0.46
0.02
0.19
0.41

72
5.6
45
1.1
0.1
05
10

1 Includes premium pay for work in addition to the regular work schedule (such
as over ime, weekends, and holidays).
2 Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
3 Less than .05 percent.

4 Comprises 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 2011
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 ....................................................

$28.24

$19.91

$8.33

$1.90

$0.80

$2.28

$1.02

$2.34

Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construc ion, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................

50.41
58.44
46.61
22.33
21.29
23.01
14.00
31.44
31.62
31.25
24.02
24.81
23.25

35.61
40.55
33.27
15.96
15.88
16.00
10.57
21.43
21.38
21.49
15.93
16.29
15.58

14.80
17.89
13.34
6.37
5.40
7.01
3.44
10.01
10.24
9.76
8 09
8.52
7.66

4.22
5.23
3.74
1.39
1.14
1.55
0.59
1.55
1.11
2.02
1.39
1.55
1.24

1.59
2.44
1.18
0.49
0.51
0.48
0.25
0.94
0.99
0.89
0.85
1.01
0.70

3.47
3.87
3.28
2.04
1.44
2.43
0.94
2.69
2.57
2.83
2.57
2.73
2.42

2.03
2.52
1.80
0.65
0.52
0.73
0.22
1.59
1.98
1.19
0.96
0.94
0.98

3.50
3.83
3.34
1.80
1.78
1.81
1.44
3.23
3.59
2.84
2.31
2.30
2.33

All workers, goods-producing industries2 .........................

33.30

22.10

11.21

2.11

1.31

3.16

1.65

2.97

Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Natural resources, construc ion, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................

59.63
28.36
32.30
26.05

40.03
19.67
21.70
16.76

19.60
8.69
10.60
9.30

5.20
1.93
1.23
1.63

2.75
0.71
1.06
1.11

4.46
2.79
2.75
3.07

3.16
0.94
2.01
1.07

4.03
2.31
3.55
2.41

All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................

27.17

19.44

7.72

1.85

0.69

2.10

0.88

2.20

Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construc ion, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................

49.20
21.91
13.92
30.31
22.28

35.03
15.70
10.53
21.08
15.23

14.17
6 21
3.40
9 23
7 05

4.09
1.35
0.58
1.97
1.18

1.43
0.48
0.24
0.78
0.63

3.34
1.99
0.93
2.61
2.15

1.88
0.63
0.21
1.05
0.87

3.43
1.76
1.44
2.81
2.23

Percent of total compensation

All workers in private industry ....................................................

100.0

70.5

29.5

6.7

2.8

8.1

3.6

8.3

Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construc ion, 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

70.6
69.4
71.4
71.5
74.6
69.6
75.5
68.2
67.6
68.8
66.3
65.7
67.0

29.4
30.6
28.6
28.5
25.4
30.4
24.5
31.8
32.4
31.2
33.7
34.3
33.0

8.4
8.9
8.0
6.2
5.4
6.7
4.2
4.9
3.5
6.5
5.8
6.2
5.3

3.1
4.2
2.5
2.2
2.4
2.1
1.8
3.0
3.1
2.8
3.6
4.1
3.0

6.9
6.6
7.0
9.1
6.8
10.6
6.7
8.6
8.1
9.0
10.7
11.0
10.4

4.0
4.3
3.9
2.9
2.4
3.2
1.5
5.1
6.3
3.8
4.0
3.8
4.2

6.9
6.6
7.2
8.1
8.4
7.9
10.3
10.3
11.4
9.1
9.6
9.3
10.0

All workers, goods-producing industries2 .........................

100.0

66.4

33.6

6.3

3.9

9.5

5.0

8.9

Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Natural resources, construc ion, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

67.1
69.4
67.2
64.3

32.9
30.6
32.8
35.7

8.7
6.8
3.8
6.3

4.6
2.5
3.3
4.3

7.5
9.9
8.5
11.8

5.3
3.3
6.2
4.1

6.8
8.1
11.0
9.3

All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................

100.0

71.6

28.4

6.8

2.5

7.7

3.2

8.1

Management, professional, and related .............................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construc ion, and maintenance ............
Production, transportation, and material moving ................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

71.2
71.6
75.6
69.5
68.3

28.8
28.4
24.4
30.5
31.7

8.3
6.2
4.2
6.5
5.3

2.9
2.2
1.7
2.6
2.8

6.8
9.1
6.6
8.6
9.6

3.8
2.9
1.5
3.5
3.9

7.0
8.1
10.3
9.3
10.0

1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined wi h
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 2011
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 .........................

$33.30

$22.10

$11 21

$2.11

$1.31

$3.16

$1.65

$2.97

Construction .......................................................................
Manufacturing .....................................................................
Aircraft manufacturing2 ...................................................

32.01
32.95
61.66

22.18
21.51
39.48

9.83
11.44
22.18

1.18
2.44
5.90

0.99
1.38
3.24

2.41
3.42
6.18

1.74
1.48
2.79

3.52
2.71
4.07

All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................

27.17

19.44

7.72

1.85

0.69

2.10

0.88

2.20

Trade, transportation, and utilities ......................................
Wholesale trade ..............................................................
Retail trade .....................................................................
Transportation and warehousing ....................................
Utilities ............................................................................
Information ..........................................................................
Financial activities ..............................................................
Finance and insurance ...................................................
Credit intermediation and related ac ivities .................
Insurance carriers and related activi ies .....................
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 ....................................................................

24.09
31.30
17.51
33.58
56.94
42.74
38.70
41.67
35.67
39.33
28.02
33.89
44.11
21.68
29.97
39.36
47.19
28.54
12.34
11.43
24.89

16.95
21.78
13.15
21.79
34.69
29.14
26.06
27.61
23.84
26.39
20.51
24.69
32.00
16.43
21.48
28.97
33.91
20.34
9.75
9.11
18.36

7.14
9.52
4.35
11.80
22.24
13.60
12.64
14.06
11.83
12.94
7.51
9.20
12.11
5.25
8.49
10.39
13.28
8.20
2 58
2.32
6.52

1.44
2.08
0.81
2.33
5.05
3.91
3.14
3.49
3.02
3.34
1.89
2.42
3.56
1.01
2.25
2.77
3.74
2.17
0.41
0.33
1.49

0.57
0.98
0.27
0.86
2.19
1.16
1.99
2.34
1.46
1.25
0.73
0.87
1.13
0.48
0.57
0.14
0.17
0.64
0.13
0.11
0.55

2.14
2.67
1.30
3.99
5.25
4.02
3.27
3.61
3.32
3.69
2.05
2.26
2.97
1.26
2.37
2.92
3.76
2.29
0.61
0.53
1.60

0.89
1.22
0.36
1.58
5.84
1.51
1.68
2.01
1.72
2.02
0.48
1.02
1.32
0.41
0.97
1.73
2.48
0.86
0.12
0.10
0.69

2.11
2.55
1.62
3.04
3.92
3.00
2.56
2.61
2.31
2.63
2.37
2.65
3.12
2.09
2.33
2.83
3.15
2.25
1.32
1.25
2.18

Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries1 .........................

100.0

66.4

33.6

6.3

3.9

9.5

5.0

8.9

Construction .......................................................................
Manufacturing .....................................................................
Aircraft manufacturing2 ...................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

69.3
65.3
64.0

30.7
34.7
36.0

3.7
7.4
9.6

3.1
4.2
5.3

7.5
10.4
10.0

5.4
4.5
4.5

11.0
8.2
6.6

All workers, service-providing industries3 ........................

100.0

71.6

28.4

6.8

2.5

7.7

3.2

8.1

Trade, transportation, and utilities ......................................
Wholesale trade ..............................................................
Retail trade .....................................................................
Transportation and warehousing ....................................
Utilities ............................................................................
Information ..........................................................................
Financial activities ..............................................................
Finance and insurance ...................................................
Credit intermediation and related ac ivities .................
Insurance carriers and related activi ies .....................
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

70.4
69.6
75.1
64.9
60.9
68.2
67.3
66.3
66.8
67.1
73.2
72.8
72.6
75.8
71.7
73.6
71.9
71.3
79.0
79.7
73.8

29.6
30.4
24.9
35.1
39.1
31.8
32.7
33.7
33.2
32.9
26.8
27.2
27.4
24.2
28.3
26.4
28.1
28.7
21.0
20.3
26.2

6.0
6.6
4.6
6.9
8.9
9.2
8.1
8.4
8.5
8.5
6.7
7.1
8.1
4.7
7.5
7.0
7.9
7.6
3.3
2.9
6.0

2.4
3.1
1.6
2.6
3.8
2.7
5.1
5.6
4.1
3.2
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.2
1.9
0.4
0.4
2.2
1.0
1.0
2.2

8.9
8.5
7.4
11.9
9.2
9.4
8.5
8.7
9.3
9.4
7.3
6.7
6.7
5.8
7.9
7.4
8.0
8.0
5.0
4.6
6.4

3.7
3.9
2.0
4.7
10.3
3.5
4.3
4.8
4.8
5.1
1.7
3.0
3.0
1.9
3.2
4.4
5.2
3.0
0.9
0.8
2.8

8.8
8.2
9.2
9.0
6.9
7.0
6.6
6.3
6.5
6.7
8.4
7.8
7.1
9.6
7.8
7.2
6.7
7.9
10.7
11.0
8.8

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 2011
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 .................................

$32.61

$22.55

$10 06

$2.39

$1.00

$2.81

$1.28

$2.58

Management, professional, and related .............................
Management, business, and financial ............................
Professional and related .................................................
Sales and office ..................................................................
Sales and related ............................................................
Office and administrative support ...................................
Service ................................................................................
Natural resources, construc ion, and maintenance ............
Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry1
Installation, maintenance, and repair ..............................
Production, transportation, and material moving ................
Production ......................................................................
Transportation and material moving ...............................

52.42
58.66
48.92
25.94
28.20
24.86
17.02
31.98
32.03
31.92
25.79
25.64
25.97

36.62
40.56
34.41
18.14
20.59
16.98
12.15
21.68
21.59
21.78
16.94
16.70
17.24

15 80
18.10
14.51
7 80
7.61
7.89
4.86
10 30
10.44
10.14
8 85
8.94
8.73

4.58
5.31
4.17
1.81
1.80
1.81
0.98
1.62
1.15
2.14
1.59
1.64
1.54

1.72
2.47
1.30
0.65
0.82
0.56
0.39
0.98
1.01
0.94
0.96
1.07
0.83

3.73
3.92
3.62
2.56
2.07
2.80
1.56
2.79
2.63
2.97
2.80
2.89
2.69

2.22
2.56
2.02
0.81
0.78
0.83
0.35
1.67
2.06
1.24
1.09
1.00
1.19

3.55
3.83
3.40
1.97
2.14
1.89
1.59
3.24
3.59
2.85
2.41
2.34
2.48

All part-time workers in private industry ................................

15.63

12.29

3.35

0.47

0.21

0.77

0.26

1.64

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 ...............................

37.10
36.16
13.54
11.74
15.91
10.95
15.23
15.69

28.91
28.13
10.63
9.39
12.28
8.96
10.93
10.98

8.19
8.03
2 90
2.36
3.63
1.99
4 31
4.70

1.79
1.76
0.37
0.24
0.54
0.20
0.38
0.40

0.72
0.68
0.12
0.09
0.15
0.11
0.31
0.32

1.75
1.72
0.78
0.58
1.04
0.31
1.45
1.70

0.80
0.78
0.26
0.17
0.38
0.08
0.32
0.39

3.13
3.09
1.38
1.28
1.51
1.30
1.85
1.90

Percent of total compensation

All full-time workers in private industry .................................

100.0

69.1

30.9

7.3

3.1

8.6

3.9

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, construc ion, 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

69.9
69.2
70.3
69.9
73.0
68.3
71.4
67.8
67.4
68.2
65.7
65.1
66.4

30.1
30.8
29.7
30.1
27.0
31.7
28.6
32.2
32.6
31.8
34.3
34.9
33.6

8.7
9.1
8.5
7.0
6.4
7.3
5.7
5.1
3.6
6.7
6.2
6.4
5.9

3.3
4.2
2.6
2.5
2.9
2.3
2.3
3.1
3.2
2.9
3.7
4.2
3.2

7.1
6.7
7.4
9.9
7.3
11.2
9.2
8.7
8.2
9.3
10.9
11.3
10.3

4.2
4.4
4.1
3.1
2.8
3.3
2.0
5.2
6.4
3.9
4.2
3.9
4.6

6.8
6.5
6.9
7.6
7.6
7.6
9.3
10.1
11.2
8.9
9.3
9.1
9.6

All part-time workers in private industry ................................

100.0

78.6

21.4

3.0

1.3

4.9

1.6

10.5

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

77.9
77.8
78.5
79.9
77.2
81.8
71.7
70.0

22.1
22.2
21.5
20.1
22.8
18.2
28.3
30.0

4.8
4.9
2.7
2.0
3.4
1.8
2.5
2.5

1.9
1.9
0.9
0.8
1.0
1.0
2.0
2.1

4.7
4.8
5.7
4.9
6.6
2.8
9.5
10.8

2.1
2.2
1.9
1.4
2.4
0.8
2.1
2.5

8.4
8.5
10.2
10.9
9.5
11.8
12.2
12.1

1 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations were combined wi h
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 2011
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 ...........

$32.61

$22.55

$10 06

$2.39

$1.00

$2.81

$1.28

$2.58

Goods-producing1 ............................................
Construction .................................................
Manufacturing ...............................................

33.75
32.46
33.37

22.31
22.37
21.73

11.43
10 09
11.64

2.16
1.22
2.49

1.34
1.02
1.40

3.25
2.50
3.50

1.69
1.81
1.52

2.99
3.53
2.73

Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Information ....................................................
Financial activities ........................................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................
Other services ..............................................

32.28
29.03
46.05
41.03
37.97
31.76
16.24
29.07

22.62
20.10
31.21
27.46
27.29
22.33
12.13
20.57

9.65
8 93
14 85
13 57
10.69
9.43
4.11
8 50

2.46
1.96
4.30
3.42
2.94
2.61
0.85
2.05

0.90
0.76
1.29
2.18
1.00
0.62
0.24
0.77

2.68
2.62
4.41
3.49
2.66
2.76
1.28
2.28

1.16
1.18
1.67
1.82
1.24
1.09
0.23
1.01

2.46
2.40
3.18
2.66
2.84
2.35
1.52
2.39

All part-time workers in private industry ..........

15.63

12.29

3 35

0.47

0.21

0.77

0.26

1.64

Service-providing2 ............................................
Trade, transportation, and utilities ................
Professional and business services .............
Education and health services ......................
Leisure and hospitality ..................................

15.57
14.13
17.98
24.99
9.44

12.23
10.59
14.56
19.13
7.99

3 34
3 54
3.42
5 86
1.45

0.47
0.38
0.37
1.22
0.09

0.21
0.17
0.33
0.45
0.04

0.78
1.16
0.66
1.31
0.12

0.26
0.30
0.16
0.64
0.03

1.62
1.53
1.90
2.25
1.17

Percent of total compensation

All full-time workers in private industry ...........

100.0

69.1

30.9

7.3

3.1

8.6

3.9

7.9

Goods-producing1 ............................................
Construction .................................................
Manufacturing ...............................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

66.1
68.9
65.1

33.9
31.1
34.9

6.4
3.8
7.5

4.0
3.2
4.2

9.6
7.7
10.5

5.0
5.6
4.5

8.9
10.9
8.2

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

70.1
69.2
67.8
66.9
71.9
70.3
74.7
70.8

29.9
30.8
32.2
33.1
28.1
29.7
25.3
29.2

7.6
6.8
9.3
8.3
7.7
8.2
5.2
7.0

2.8
2.6
2.8
5.3
2.6
2.0
1.5
2.7

8.3
9.0
9.6
8.5
7.0
8.7
7.9
7.8

3.6
4.1
3.6
4.4
3.3
3.4
1.4
3.5

7.6
8.3
6.9
6.5
7.5
7.4
9.4
8.2

All part-time workers in private industry ..........

100.0

78.6

21.4

3.0

1.3

4.9

1.6

10.5

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

78.6
75.0
81.0
76.5
84.6

21.4
25.0
19.0
23.5
15.4

3.0
2.7
2.1
4.9
0.9

1.3
1.2
1.8
1.8
0.4

5.0
8.2
3.7
5.2
1.3

1.7
2.1
0.9
2.6
0.4

10.4
10.8
10.6
9.0
12.4

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; educa ional 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 2011
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 ...

$33.30

$22.10

$11 21

$2.11

$1.31

$3.16

$1.65

$2.97

1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................

27.85
26.95
30.05
37.94
32.53
45.44

19.57
19.20
20.45
24.25
21.35
28.26

8 29
7.74
9.60
13.69
11.17
17.18

1.29
1.17
1.57
2.80
2.11
3.77

0.85
0.78
1.01
1.71
1.14
2.49

2.25
2.02
2.80
3.94
3.53
4.51

1.01
0.87
1.36
2.19
1.52
3.12

2.89
2.90
2.86
3.05
2.87
3.29

Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................

40.94
31.54

23.86
21.69

17 08
9 85

2.31
2.06

1.64
1.24

5.37
2.65

4.07
1.09

3.69
2.81

All workers, service-providing industries2 ..

27.17

19.44

7.72

1.85

0.69

2.10

0.88

2.20

1-99 workers .....................................................
1-49 workers .................................................
50-99 workers ...............................................
100 workers or more .........................................
100-499 workers ...........................................
500 workers or more .....................................

22.51
22.02
24.09
32.86
27.89
39.57

16.81
16.55
17.62
22.67
19.83
26.50

5.70
5.46
6.47
10.19
8 06
13 06

1.29
1.23
1.49
2.54
1.93
3.36

0.48
0.46
0.54
0.95
0.63
1.37

1.45
1.37
1.69
2.89
2.33
3.64

0.53
0.48
0.67
1.32
0.92
1.86

1.96
1.92
2.08
2.49
2.25
2.83

Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................

36.95
26.34

22.95
19.15

14 00
7.19

2.96
1.76

0.95
0.67

4.86
1.86

2.23
0.77

3.00
2.13

Percent of total compensation
All workers, goods-producing industries1 ...

100.0

66.4

33.6

6.3

3.9

9.5

5.0

8.9

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

70.2
71.3
68.1
63.9
65.6
62.2

29.8
28.7
31.9
36.1
34.4
37.8

4.6
4.4
5.2
7.4
6.5
8.3

3.1
2.9
3.4
4.5
3.5
5.5

8.1
7.5
9.3
10.4
10.9
9.9

3.6
3.2
4.5
5.8
4.7
6.9

10.4
10.8
9.5
8.0
8.8
7.2

Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................

100.0
100.0

58.3
68.8

41.7
31.2

5.6
6.5

4.0
3.9

13.1
8.4

9.9
3.5

9.0
8.9

All workers, service-providing industries2 ..

100.0

71.6

28.4

6.8

2.5

7.7

3.2

8.1

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

74.7
75.2
73.1
69.0
71.1
67.0

25.3
24.8
26.9
31.0
28.9
33.0

5.7
5.6
6.2
7.7
6.9
8.5

2.1
2.1
2.3
2.9
2.3
3.5

6.4
6.2
7.0
8.8
8.4
9.2

2.3
2.2
2.8
4.0
3.3
4.7

8.7
8.7
8.6
7.6
8.1
7.1

Union ................................................................
Nonunion ..........................................................

100.0
100.0

62.1
72.7

37.9
27.3

8.0
6.7

2.6
2.5

13.1
7.1

6.0
2.9

8.1
8.1

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; educa ional 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 2011
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 ....................

$28.54

$20.34

$8 20

$2.17

$0.64

$2.29

$0.86

$2.25

Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Sales and office ............................................
Service ..........................................................

41.45
48.69
22.15
16.73

29.67
33.98
15.53
11.92

11.79
14.70
6.62
4 81

3.41
4.04
1.58
1.01

0.96
1.64
0.37
0.40

3.00
3.60
2.20
1.52

1.36
1.83
0.73
0.34

3.06
3.59
1.74
1.54

Hospitals .........................................................

37.63

25.45

12.18

3.24

1.18

3.62

1.44

2.71

Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Service ..........................................................

46.13
49.32
21.28

31.71
33.75
13.46

14.41
15 57
7 83

4.09
4.32
1.51

1.47
1.88
0.76

3.80
3.87
3.11

1.77
1.93
0.78

3.28
3.57
1.66

Nursing and residential care facilities ..........

20.65

15.08

5 57

1.37

0.45

1.58

0.29

1.89

Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................

32.35
15.36

24.02
11.04

8 33
4 32

2.32
0.91

0.69
0.37

2.09
1.33

0.53
0.18

2.70
1.53

Nursing care facilities1 ..............................

22.32

16.32

6 00

1.50

0.53

1.63

0.30

2.03

Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................

34.59
16.25

25.94
11.56

8.65
4.69

2.44
1.01

0.80
0.45

2.00
1.43

0.50
0.20

2.91
1.60

Percent of total compensation
Health care and social assistance ....................

100.0

71.3

28.7

7.6

2.2

8.0

3.0

7.9

Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Sales and office ............................................
Service ..........................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

71.6
69.8
70.1
71.2

28.4
30.2
29.9
28.8

8.2
8.3
7.1
6.0

2.3
3.4
1.7
2.4

7.2
7.4
9.9
9.1

3.3
3.7
3.3
2.1

7.4
7.4
7.8
9.2

Hospitals .........................................................

100.0

67.6

32.4

8.6

3.1

9.6

3.8

7.2

Management, professional, and related .......
Registered nurses ....................................
Service ..........................................................

100.0
100.0
100.0

68.7
68.4
63.2

31.3
31.6
36.8

8.9
8.8
7.1

3.2
3.8
3.6

8.2
7.8
14.6

3.8
3.9
3.7

7.1
7.2
7.8

Nursing and residential care facilities ..........

100.0

73.0

27.0

6.6

2.2

7.6

1.4

9.1

Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................

100.0
100.0

74.2
71.9

25.8
28.1

7.2
5.9

2.1
2.4

6.4
8.7

1.6
1.2

8.3
10.0

Nursing care facilities1 ..............................

100.0

73.1

26.9

6.7

2.4

7.3

1.4

9.1

Management, professional, and related .......
Service ..........................................................

100.0
100.0

75.0
71.1

25.0
28.9

7.1
6.2

2.3
2.8

5.8
8.8

1.4
1.2

8.4
9.9

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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