News Release, USDL-20-1232, Bureau of Labor Statistics

For release 10:00 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, June 18, 2020
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EMPLOYER COSTS FOR EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION – MARCH 2020
Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $37.73 per hour worked in March
2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Wages and salaries cost employers $25.91 while
benefit costs were $11.82. Total compensation costs for civilian workers were $13.15 at the 10th wage
percentile, $28.40 at the 50th (median) wage percentile, and $74.17 at the 90th wage percentile. (See charts
1 and 2, and tables A and 1.)
State and local government worker compensation costs for employers averaged $52.45 per hour worked in
March 2020. Wages and salaries averaged $32.62 and accounted for 62.2 percent of employer costs, while
benefit costs averaged $19.82 and accounted for 37.8 percent. Total compensation costs at the 50th (median)
wage percentile were $50.06. (See charts 1 and 2, and tables A and 1.)
Chart 1. Em ployer costs per em ployee hour worked,
March 2020

Chart 2. Em ployer total com pensation costs per employee
hour w orked by w age percentile, March 2020

Total employer compensation costs for private industry workers averaged $35.34 per hour worked.
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•

Wages and salaries averaged $24.82 per hour worked and accounted for 70.2 percent of employer
costs.
Benefit costs averaged $10.53 per hour worked and accounted for the remaining 29.8 percent.
Median (50th wage percentile) employer costs per employee hour worked were $26.00 for total
compensation, $18.05 for wages and salaries, and $7.95 for benefits. (See charts 1 and 2, table A,
and table 1.)

Total compensation costs for private industry workers ranged from $12.62 at the 10th wage percentile to
$69.32 at the 90th wage percentile.
•

Wages and salaries were $10.32 per hour worked at the 10th wage percentile and $47.29 at the 90th
wage percentile.

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Total benefit costs ranged from $2.30 at the 10th wage percentile to $22.04 at the 90th wage
percentile. (See chart 2 and table A.) For more information on average compensation costs within
specified wage percentiles, see www.bls.gov/ect/compensation-percentile-estimates.htm.

Table A. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by wage percentile, March 2020
Civilian workers [1]
Private industry workers
State and local government workers
50th
50th
50th
(median)
(median)
(median)
Compensation
10th wage
wage
90th wage 10th wage
wage
90th wage 10th wage
wage
90th wage
component
percentile
percentile
percentile
percentile
percentile
percentile
percentile
percentile
percentile
Total compensation [2]
$13.15
$28.40
$74.17
$12.62
$26.00
$69.32
$22.01
$50.06
$88.33
Wages and salaries
10.61
19.15
49.32
10.32
18.05
47.29
13.75
29.08
56.42
Total benefits
2.54
9.25
24.84
2.30
7.95
22.04
8.26
20.98
31.90
Paid leave
0.35
1.90
6.04
0.32
1.58
5.88
1.35
4.29
6.15
Supplemental pay
0.18
0.85
2.12
0.16
0.85
2.49
0.17
0.73
0.82
Insurance
0.65
3.17
6.28
0.54
2.72
5.23
3.51
6.67
8.58
Health insurance
0.63
3.05
5.93
0.53
2.60
4.85
3.47
6.48
8.34
Retirement and savings
0.09
1.07
5.59
0.04 [3]
0.64
3.54
1.68
6.32
12.08
Legally required benefits
1.28
2.26
4.82
1.23
2.16
4.90
1.55
2.98
4.27
[1] Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the private sector, except the federal government.
[2] Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
[3] The relative standard error for this estimate is greater than 30 percent.

Metropolitan area private industry compensation costs are published each March reference period for the
15 largest Consolidated Statistical Areas (CSA) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA). Total
compensation costs in March 2020 for private industry workers ranged from $27.42 per hour worked in
the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA to $57.99 per hour worked in the San Jose-San
Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA. (See chart 3 and table 8.)
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•

Wages and salaries comprised 72.0 percent of total compensation ($19.73) in Miami-Fort
Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL and 70.4 percent ($40.84) in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.
Total benefits costs accounted for 28.0 percent ($7.69) in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL
and 29.6 percent ($17.15) in San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Impact on March 2020 ECEC Data
The Employer Cost for Employee Compensation (ECEC) reference date was March 12, 2020. Response
rates for March were comparable with prior releases, and no changes in estimation procedures were
necessary. Additional information is available at www.bls.gov/covid19/home.htm.
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TECHNICAL NOTE
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC), a product of the National Compensation Survey,
provides the average employer cost for wages and salaries as well as benefits per employee hour worked.
The ECEC covers the civilian economy, which includes data from both private industry and state and local
government. Excluded from private industry are the self-employed, agricultural workers, and private
household workers. Federal government workers are excluded from the public sector.
All workers are included in the benefit cost estimates including those that do not have plan access or do not
participate. Costs are also affected by other factors such as cost sharing between employers and employees,
plan features, and plan generosity. For the latest information on the percentage of workers with access to
and participating in employer-sponsored benefit plans, including health care and retirement and savings
plans, see www.bls.gov/ebs.
The “National Compensation Measures” provides additional details on the sample design, calculation
methodology, and resources explaining changes over time. (See www.bls.gov/opub/hom/ncs/home.htm.)
Additional ECEC estimates, including historical data, are available in the ECEC database query tool at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/data.htm.
Sample size: Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately
25,600 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,300 private industry establishments and
approximately 7,800 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and local
government establishments that provided data at the initial interview.
Measures of reliability: Relative standard errors (RSEs) provide users a tool to ascertain the quality of an
estimate to ensure that it is within an acceptable range for their intended purpose. RSEs are available at
www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/ecec-rse.htm and database query tool at www.bls.gov/ncs/ect/data.htm.
Comparisons: 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.
Area definitions: Metropolitan area definitions have been updated based on Office of Management and
Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013. For more information see www.census.gov/programssurveys/metro-micro.html.
Publication focus: Topics of news releases for the upcoming reference periods are as follows:
• June 2020 - Health benefit costs in private industry
• September 2020 - Compensation costs in state and local government
• December 2020 - Supplemental pay costs in private industry
For 2020 ECEC release dates, see www.bls.gov/schedule/news_release/ecec.htm.

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Table 1. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation by ownership
[Mar. 2020]
Private industry
workers

Civilian workers1
Compensation component

Total compensation2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wages and salaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paid leave. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........................... .
Vacation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Holiday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sick.......................................................... .
Personal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Supplemental pay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Overtime and premium3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shift differentials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonproduction bonuses................................... .
Insurance...................................................... .
Life........................................................... .
Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short-term disability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Long-term disability........................................ .
Retirement and savings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Defined benefit............................................. .
Defined contribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Legally Required benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social Security and Medicare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Social Security4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Medicare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Federal unemployment insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
State unemployment insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers’ compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

State and local
government workers

Cost ($)

Percent of
compensation

Cost ($)

Percent of
compensation

Cost ($)

Percent of
compensation

37.73
25.91
11.82
2.76
1.34
0.82
0.45
0.16
1.10
0.30
0.08
0.72
3.27
0.05
3.11
0.07
0.05
1.97
1.20
0.76
2.72
2.11
1.68
0.43
0.02
0.13
0.46

100.0
68.7
31.3
7.3
3.6
2.2
1.2
0.4
2.9
0.8
0.2
1.9
8.7
0.1
8.2
0.2
0.1
5.2
3.2
2.0
7.2
5.6
4.5
1.1
0.1
0.3
1.2

35.34
24.82
10.53
2.58
1.32
0.77
0.35
0.13
1.19
0.32
0.08
0.80
2.80
0.04
2.64
0.07
0.04
1.25
0.43
0.82
2.70
2.09
1.67
0.41
0.03
0.14
0.45

100.0
70.2
29.8
7.3
3.7
2.2
1.0
0.4
3.4
0.9
0.2
2.3
7.9
0.1
7.5
0.2
0.1
3.5
1.2
2.3
7.6
5.9
4.7
1.2
0.1
0.4
1.3

52.45
32.62
19.82
3.89
1.46
1.11
1.01
0.31
0.52
0.22
0.05
0.25
6.15
0.07
6.00
0.03
0.05
6.39
5.95
0.44
2.88
2.25
1.72
0.54
–5
0.06
0.56

100.0
62.2
37.8
7.4
2.8
2.1
1.9
0.6
1.0
0.4
0.1
0.5
11.7
0.1
11.4
0.1
0.1
12.2
11.3
0.8
5.5
4.3
3.3
1.0
–6
0.1
1.1

1

Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
3
Includes premium pay for work (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) in addition to the regular work schedule.
4
Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.
5
Cost per hour worked is $0.01 or less.
6
Less than .05 percent.
2

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Table 2. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for civilian workers by occupational and industry group
[Mar. 2020]
Series

Total
compensation1

Wages and
salaries

Total benefits

Paid leave

Supplemental pay

Insurance

Retirement and
savings

Legally required
benefits

Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent
Civilian workers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Occupational group
Management, professional, and
related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business and
financial.............................. .
Professional and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Teachers3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Primary, secondary, and
special education school
teachers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registered nurses.................. .
Sales and office.......................... .
Sales and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support. . . .
Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

37.73

100.0

25.91

68.7

11.82

31.3

2.76

7.3

1.10

2.9

3.27

8.7

1.97

5.2

2.72

7.2

61.82

100.0

42.22

68.3

19.60

31.7

5.29

8.6

1.75

2.8

4.97

8.0

3.77

6.1

3.82

6.2

70.69
57.84
65.30

100.0
100.0
100.0

48.32
39.49
44.37

68.4
68.3
68.0

22.37
18.35
20.93

31.6
31.7
32.0

6.74
4.65
3.40

9.5
8.0
5.2

2.91
1.23
0.25

4.1
2.1
0.4

4.82
5.03
6.48

6.8
8.7
9.9

3.51
3.88
7.43

5.0
6.7
11.4

4.39
3.57
3.35

6.2
6.2
5.1

65.22
59.11
27.69
26.05
28.68
20.10

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

43.30
38.37
19.48
19.87
19.25
14.30

66.4
64.9
70.4
76.3
67.1
71.2

21.92
20.75
8.21
6.18
9.43
5.80

33.6
35.1
29.6
23.7
32.9
28.8

3.00
5.79
1.87
1.45
2.12
1.07

4.6
9.8
6.8
5.6
7.4
5.3

0.22
2.25
0.70
0.67
0.72
0.44

0.3
3.8
2.5
2.6
2.5
2.2

7.20
5.67
2.63
1.51
3.31
1.69

11.0
9.6
9.5
5.8
11.6
8.4

8.41
3.14
0.99
0.56
1.24
0.90

12.9
5.3
3.6
2.2
4.3
4.5

3.09
3.90
2.01
1.98
2.03
1.71

4.7
6.6
7.3
7.6
7.1
8.5

37.57

100.0

25.21

67.1

12.36

32.9

2.05

5.5

1.33

3.5

3.35

8.9

2.10

5.6

3.52

9.4

38.49

100.0

25.48

66.2

13.01

33.8

1.65

4.3

1.40

3.6

3.42

8.9

2.66

6.9

3.88

10.1

36.58

100.0

24.92

68.1

11.66

31.9

2.48

6.8

1.24

3.4

3.28

9.0

1.51

4.1

3.14

8.6

29.74
28.44

100.0
100.0

19.67
18.85

66.1
66.3

10.07
9.59

33.9
33.7

1.81
1.77

6.1
6.2

1.27
1.41

4.3
5.0

3.08
3.13

10.4
11.0

1.26
0.85

4.2
3.0

2.64
2.43

8.9
8.5

30.93

100.0

20.42

66.0

10.51

34.0

1.85

6.0

1.14

3.7

3.04

9.8

1.64

5.3

2.84

9.2

43.02
54.03

100.0
100.0

29.10
35.73

67.6
66.1

13.92
18.30

32.4
33.9

3.26
3.48

7.6
6.4

0.63
0.26

1.5
0.5

4.32
5.86

10.0
10.9

3.06
5.83

7.1
10.8

2.65
2.88

6.2
5.3

53.18

100.0

34.82

65.5

18.36

34.5

2.83

5.3

0.22

0.4

6.17

11.6

6.48

12.2

2.66

5.0

60.40
36.34
50.67

100.0
100.0
100.0

40.02
25.08
32.51

66.3
69.0
64.2

20.38
11.26
18.16

33.7
31.0
35.8

5.28
3.12
4.89

8.7
8.6
9.7

0.37
0.86
1.89

0.6
2.4
3.7

5.94
3.38
5.44

9.8
9.3
10.7

5.34
1.39
2.71

8.8
3.8
5.4

3.44
2.51
3.23

5.7
6.9
6.4

1

Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
Includes workers in the private nonfarm economy except those in private households, and workers in the public sector, except the federal government.
3
Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.
2

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Table 3. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for state and local government workers by occupational and industry group
[Mar. 2020]
Series

Total
compensation1

Wages and
salaries

Total benefits

Paid leave

Supplemental pay

Insurance

Retirement and
savings

Legally required
benefits

Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent
State and local government workers. . . . .
Occupational group
Management, professional, and
related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Teachers2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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
2

52.45

100.0

32.62

62.2

19.82

37.8

3.89

7.4

0.52

1.0

6.15

11.7

6.39

12.2

2.88

5.5

62.88
61.06
69.06

100.0
100.0
100.0

40.48
39.60
46.03

64.4
64.9
66.6

22.40
21.45
23.03

35.6
35.1
33.4

4.38
3.89
3.42

7.0
6.4
5.0

0.41
0.38
0.25

0.7
0.6
0.4

6.72
6.69
7.22

10.7
10.9
10.5

7.66
7.38
8.82

12.2
12.1
12.8

3.24
3.12
3.32

5.2
5.1
4.8

68.85
36.29
36.46
38.25

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

45.29
20.88
20.92
21.90

65.8
57.5
57.4
57.3

23.56
15.42
15.54
16.35

34.2
42.5
42.6
42.7

3.11
3.15
3.17
3.20

4.5
8.7
8.7
8.4

0.24
0.33
0.34
0.82

0.3
0.9
0.9
2.2

7.72
5.77
5.85
4.86

11.2
15.9
16.1
12.7

9.35
4.00
4.03
5.12

13.6
11.0
11.0
13.4

3.15
2.16
2.16
2.34

4.6
6.0
5.9
6.1

54.79
56.15

100.0
100.0

35.30
36.40

64.4
64.8

19.49
19.75

35.6
35.2

3.57
3.42

6.5
6.1

0.35
0.26

0.6
0.5

6.31
6.42

11.5
11.4

6.46
6.84

11.8
12.2

2.80
2.80

5.1
5.0

54.59

100.0

35.43

64.9

19.16

35.1

2.83

5.2

0.22

0.4

6.48

11.9

6.97

12.8

2.66

4.9

60.71
46.54
49.15
50.58

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

39.25
28.60
30.79
29.20

64.6
61.5
62.6
57.7

21.46
17.94
18.36
21.38

35.4
38.5
37.4
42.3

5.24
4.47
4.74
4.67

8.6
9.6
9.6
9.2

0.35
0.92
1.07
0.80

0.6
2.0
2.2
1.6

6.20
5.63
5.59
6.11

10.2
12.1
11.4
12.1

6.43
4.10
4.00
6.74

10.6
8.8
8.1
13.3

3.24
2.81
2.96
3.06

5.3
6.0
6.0
6.0

Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
Includes postsecondary teachers; primary, secondary, and special education teachers; and other teachers and instructors.

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Table 4. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by occupational and industry group
[Mar. 2020]
Series

Total
compensation1

Wages and
salaries

Total benefits

Paid leave

Supplemental pay

Insurance

Retirement and
savings

Legally required
benefits

Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent
Private industry workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Occupational group
Management, professional, and
related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and
financial.............................. .
Professional and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office.......................... .
Sales and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative support. . . .
Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation, maintenance, and
repair................................. .
Production, transportation, and
material moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transportation and material
moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Industry group
Goods-producing2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aircraft manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service-providing3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and utilities. . .
Wholesale trade. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retail trade.......................... .
Transportation and warehousing.. .
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Information. . . . . . . ...................... .
Financial activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial and insurance. . . . . . . . . . . .
Credit intermediation and
related activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Insurance carriers and related
activities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Real estate and rental and
leasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and business
services.............................. .

See footnotes at end of table.

35.34

100.0

24.82

70.2

10.53

29.8

2.58

7.3

1.19

3.4

2.80

7.9

1.25

3.5

2.70

7.6

61.45

100.0

42.82

69.7

18.63

30.3

5.61

9.1

2.20

3.6

4.37

7.1

2.43

4.0

4.02

6.5

70.29
56.35
26.92
26.02
27.53
17.46

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

48.68
39.43
19.36
19.87
19.00
13.20

69.3
70.0
71.9
76.4
69.0
75.6

21.60
16.92
7.56
6.14
8.53
4.27

30.7
30.0
28.1
23.6
31.0
24.4

6.66
5.00
1.75
1.44
1.97
0.76

9.5
8.9
6.5
5.5
7.2
4.3

3.22
1.62
0.73
0.67
0.77
0.38

4.6
2.9
2.7
2.6
2.8
2.2

4.54
4.27
2.35
1.50
2.94
1.23

6.5
7.6
8.7
5.8
10.7
7.0

2.73
2.26
0.72
0.55
0.83
0.29

3.9
4.0
2.7
2.1
3.0
1.7

4.45
3.77
2.00
1.98
2.01
1.61

6.3
6.7
7.4
7.6
7.3
9.2

36.97

100.0

25.12

67.9

11.86

32.1

1.90

5.1

1.37

3.7

3.13

8.5

1.89

5.1

3.57

9.7

38.01

100.0

25.45

66.9

12.56

33.1

1.47

3.9

1.46

3.8

3.19

8.4

2.48

6.5

3.96

10.4

35.88

100.0

24.76

69.0

11.11

31.0

2.35

6.6

1.27

3.5

3.07

8.5

1.27

3.5

3.16

8.8

29.30
28.16

100.0
100.0

19.52
18.72

66.6
66.5

9.77
9.43

33.4
33.5

1.77
1.73

6.0
6.2

1.29
1.42

4.4
5.0

2.96
3.08

10.1
10.9

1.12
0.78

3.8
2.8

2.64
2.42

9.0
8.6

30.40

100.0

20.29

66.8

10.10

33.2

1.80

5.9

1.16

3.8

2.85

9.4

1.44

4.7

2.84

9.3

40.22
40.17
39.55
71.06
34.35
29.46
38.30
20.77
40.45
66.01
56.38
49.85
54.87

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

27.04
27.67
26.27
43.94
24.36
20.77
27.06
15.72
26.25
40.71
38.07
33.43
36.38

67.2
68.9
66.4
61.8
70.9
70.5
70.7
75.7
64.9
61.7
67.5
67.1
66.3

13.17
12.49
13.28
27.12
9.98
8.69
11.24
5.05
14.21
25.30
18.31
16.41
18.49

32.8
31.1
33.6
38.2
29.1
29.5
29.3
24.3
35.1
38.3
32.5
32.9
33.7

2.60
1.77
2.99
6.56
2.58
1.88
2.83
1.00
2.92
5.87
5.18
4.39
4.99

6.5
4.4
7.6
9.2
7.5
6.4
7.4
4.8
7.2
8.9
9.2
8.8
9.1

1.72
1.37
1.88
3.76
1.09
0.88
1.26
0.50
1.41
2.17
2.57
2.89
3.38

4.3
3.4
4.7
5.3
3.2
3.0
3.3
2.4
3.5
3.3
4.6
5.8
6.2

3.70
3.27
3.90
7.14
2.62
2.38
2.97
1.36
4.11
6.27
4.84
4.18
4.66

9.2
8.2
9.9
10.0
7.6
8.1
7.7
6.6
10.2
9.5
8.6
8.4
8.5

1.79
2.16
1.49
5.09
1.14
1.14
1.27
0.41
2.39
6.28
2.01
1.77
2.12

4.5
5.4
3.8
7.2
3.3
3.9
3.3
2.0
5.9
9.5
3.6
3.5
3.9

3.36
3.92
3.02
4.57
2.56
2.41
2.91
1.77
3.38
4.71
3.72
3.18
3.34

8.4
9.8
7.6
6.4
7.5
8.2
7.6
8.5
8.3
7.1
6.6
6.4
6.1

48.01

100.0

32.05

66.8

15.95

33.2

4.46

9.3

2.43

5.1

4.34

9.0

1.72

3.6

3.00

6.3

51.49

100.0

33.72

65.5

17.77

34.5

4.57

8.9

3.06

5.9

4.66

9.1

2.22

4.3

3.26

6.3

35.49

100.0

25.02

70.5

10.47

29.5

2.67

7.5

1.504

4.24

2.83

8.0

0.75

2.1

2.71

7.6

43.71

100.0

31.39

71.8

12.32

28.2

3.54

8.1

1.52

3.5

2.78

6.4

1.33

3.0

3.15

7.2

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Table 4. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by occupational and industry group — Continued
[Mar. 2020]
Series

Total
compensation1

Wages and
salaries

Total benefits

Paid leave

Supplemental pay

Insurance

Retirement and
savings

Legally required
benefits

Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent
Professional and technical
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Administrative and waste
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . . . . .
Educational services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Junior colleges, colleges,
universities and professional
schools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Health care and social
assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Leisure and hospitality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accommodation and food
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

57.47

100.0

41.32

71.9

16.16

28.1

5.08

8.8

1.90

3.3

3.57

6.2

1.74

3.0

3.87

6.7

23.98
36.91
46.64

100.0
100.0
100.0

18.08
25.88
33.38

75.4
70.1
71.6

5.90
11.03
13.26

24.6
29.9
28.4

1.20
3.09
3.67

5.0
8.4
7.9

0.69
0.78
0.26

2.9
2.1
0.6

1.50
3.28
3.91

6.3
8.9
8.4

0.35
1.30
2.27

1.4
3.5
4.9

2.16
2.57
3.14

9.0
7.0
6.7

59.82

100.0

41.47

69.3

18.34

30.7

5.36

9.0

0.42

0.7

5.45

9.1

3.28

5.5

3.82

6.4

35.49
15.87

100.0
100.0

24.79
12.53

69.8
79.0

10.70
3.33

30.2
21.0

3.01
0.51

8.5
3.2

0.86
0.25

2.4
1.5

3.19
0.80

9.0
5.0

1.16
0.23

3.3
1.5

2.49
1.55

7.0
9.8

15.17
28.44

100.0
100.0

11.99
21.26

79.0
74.8

3.18
7.17

21.0
25.2

0.47
1.73

3.1
6.1

0.25
0.43

1.6
1.5

0.74
1.79

4.9
6.3

0.22
0.87

1.5
3.0

1.50
2.36

9.9
8.3

1

Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
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.
4
The relative standard error for this estimate is greater than 30 percent.
2

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Table 5. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by bargaining and work status
[Mar. 2020]
Series

Total
compensation1

Wages and
salaries

Total benefits

Paid leave

Supplemental pay

Insurance

Retirement and
savings

Legally required
benefits

Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent
Union
All workers................................ .
Goods-producing2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service-providing3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nonunion
All workers................................ .
Goods-producing2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service-providing3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Full-time
All workers................................ .
Occupational group
Management, professional and
related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, business, and
financial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professional and related. . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and related. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Office and administrative
support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction, extraction, farming,
fishing, and forestry. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Installation, maintenance, and
repair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and
material moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production........................... .
Transportation and material
moving. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Industry group
Goods-producing2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manufacturing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service-providing3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and
utilities............................. .
Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Financial activities.................. .
Professional and business
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

48.57
51.98
47.05

100.0
100.0
100.0

28.91
29.78
28.53

59.5
57.3
60.6

19.65
22.21
18.52

40.5
42.7
39.4

3.46
2.86
3.72

7.1
5.5
7.9

1.75
2.40
1.46

3.6
4.6
3.1

6.79
7.60
6.44

14.0
14.6
13.7

3.99
5.06
3.52

8.2
9.7
7.5

3.66
4.28
3.39

7.5
8.2
7.2

34.16
38.15
33.41

100.0
100.0
100.0

24.45
26.56
24.06

71.6
69.6
72.0

9.71
11.59
9.36

28.4
30.4
28.0

2.50
2.55
2.49

7.3
6.7
7.5

1.14
1.60
1.06

3.3
4.2
3.2

2.45
3.02
2.34

7.2
7.9
7.0

1.00
1.22
0.96

2.9
3.2
2.9

2.61
3.20
2.50

7.6
8.4
7.5

40.99

100.0

28.24

68.9

12.75

31.1

3.23

7.9

1.48

3.6

3.46

8.4

1.57

3.8

3.01

7.3

63.98

100.0

44.24

69.1

19.74

30.9

5.99

9.4

2.36

3.7

4.66

7.3

2.61

4.1

4.12

6.4

71.20
59.19
31.39
35.45

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

49.19
40.95
22.02
26.36

69.1
69.2
70.1
74.4

22.02
18.24
9.37
9.09

30.9
30.8
29.9
25.6

6.81
5.45
2.29
2.37

9.6
9.2
7.3
6.7

3.26
1.76
0.94
1.06

4.6
3.0
3.0
3.0

4.66
4.66
3.00
2.33

6.5
7.9
9.6
6.6

2.80
2.48
0.91
0.86

3.9
4.2
2.9
2.4

4.48
3.88
2.22
2.48

6.3
6.6
7.1
7.0

29.52
20.94

100.0
100.0

20.02
14.97

67.8
71.5

9.50
5.96

32.2
28.5

2.25
1.20

7.6
5.7

0.89
0.56

3.0
2.7

3.32
1.99

11.2
9.5

0.94
0.45

3.2
2.2

2.11
1.76

7.1
8.4

37.91

100.0

25.59

67.5

12.32

32.5

1.99

5.2

1.43

3.8

3.29

8.7

1.99

5.2

3.62

9.6

38.78

100.0

25.83

66.6

12.96

33.4

1.54

4.0

1.52

3.9

3.31

8.5

2.58

6.7

4.01

10.3

36.97

100.0

25.34

68.6

11.63

31.4

2.48

6.7

1.33

3.6

3.26

8.8

1.35

3.6

3.21

8.7

31.33
29.29

100.0
100.0

20.63
19.30

65.9
65.9

10.70
9.99

34.1
34.1

2.01
1.85

6.4
6.3

1.44
1.52

4.6
5.2

3.28
3.30

10.5
11.3

1.24
0.85

4.0
2.9

2.72
2.47

8.7
8.5

33.72

100.0

22.20

65.8

11.52

34.2

2.20

6.5

1.36

4.0

3.25

9.6

1.70

5.0

3.01

8.9

40.65
40.56
39.99
41.09

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

27.27
27.82
26.53
28.52

67.1
68.6
66.3
69.4

13.39
12.74
13.46
12.57

32.9
31.4
33.7
30.6

2.65
1.81
3.04
3.40

6.5
4.5
7.6
8.3

1.74
1.40
1.90
1.41

4.3
3.4
4.8
3.4

3.78
3.38
3.96
3.37

9.3
8.3
9.9
8.2

1.83
2.23
1.52
1.49

4.5
5.5
3.8
3.6

3.38
3.93
3.04
2.90

8.3
9.7
7.6
7.1

35.83
62.07
52.25

100.0
100.0
100.0

24.67
41.63
34.84

68.9
67.1
66.7

11.15
20.44
17.41

31.1
32.9
33.3

2.60
5.84
4.70

7.3
9.4
9.0

1.19
2.89
3.08

3.3
4.6
5.9

3.05
5.40
4.45

8.5
8.7
8.5

1.51
2.29
1.89

4.2
3.7
3.6

2.80
4.03
3.29

7.8
6.5
6.3

47.96
40.19

100.0
100.0

34.07
27.69

71.0
68.9

13.89
12.50

29.0
31.1

4.07
3.61

8.5
9.0

1.73
0.85

3.6
2.1

3.20
3.85

6.7
9.6

1.55
1.52

3.2
3.8

3.35
2.68

7.0
6.7

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Table 5. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by bargaining and work status — Continued
[Mar. 2020]
Series

Total
compensation1

Wages and
salaries

Total benefits

Paid leave

Supplemental pay

Insurance

Retirement and
savings

Legally required
benefits

Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent
Leisure and hospitality............. .
Other services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Part-time
All workers................................ .
Occupational group
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Industry group
Service-providing3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trade, transportation, and
utilities............................. .
Professional and business
services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Education and health services. . . .
Leisure and hospitality............. .

20.83
33.60

100.0
100.0

15.41
24.23

74.0
72.1

5.41
9.37

26.0
27.9

1.08
2.41

5.2
7.2

0.43
0.52

2.1
1.6

1.64
2.58

7.9
7.7

0.47
1.27

2.3
3.8

1.78
2.59

8.5
7.7

18.50

100.0

14.60

78.9

3.90

21.1

0.64

3.5

0.33

1.8

0.84

4.6

0.31

1.7

1.77

9.6

40.67
40.73
16.28
14.69

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

31.16
31.06
13.03
12.09

76.6
76.2
80.0
82.3

9.51
9.68
3.25
2.60

23.4
23.8
20.0
17.7

2.44
2.51
0.48
0.33

6.0
6.2
3.0
2.2

0.91
0.83
0.24
0.21

2.2
2.0
1.5
1.4

1.97
2.10
0.81
0.51

4.8
5.2
5.0
3.4

0.99
1.06
0.25
0.18

2.4
2.6
1.5
1.2

3.19
3.18
1.47
1.38

7.8
7.8
9.0
9.4

18.91
14.01

100.0
100.0

14.59
11.43

77.1
81.6

4.32
2.58

22.9
18.4

0.75
0.31

3.9
2.2

0.28
0.20

1.5
1.5

1.31
0.47

6.9
3.3

0.38
0.13

2.0
0.9

1.61
1.47

8.5
10.5

19.12

100.0

13.96

73.0

5.16

27.0

0.55

2.9

0.50

2.6

1.38

7.2

0.52

2.7

2.21

11.6

20.28

100.0

14.49

71.5

5.79

28.5

0.59

2.9

0.57

2.8

1.63

8.1

0.66

3.3

2.34

11.5

18.40

100.0

14.52

79.0

3.87

21.0

0.64

3.5

0.33

1.8

0.84

4.6

0.31

1.7

1.75

9.5

17.20

100.0

13.26

77.1

3.95

22.9

0.50

2.9

0.29

1.7

1.08

6.3

0.42

2.4

1.65

9.6

20.54
27.71
12.48

100.0
100.0
100.0

16.78
20.82
10.56

81.7
75.1
84.6

3.76
6.90
1.92

18.3
24.9
15.4

0.70
1.65
0.12

3.4
6.0
1.0

0.43
0.60
0.12

2.1
2.2
0.9

0.50
1.70
0.22

2.4
6.1
1.7

0.104
0.68
0.06

0.54
2.5
0.5

2.04
2.26
1.39

9.9
8.2
11.2

1

Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
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.
4
The relative standard error for this estimate is greater than 30 percent.
2

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Table 6. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by establishment size and industry group
[Mar. 2020]
Series

Total
compensation1

Wages and
salaries

Total benefits

Paid leave

Supplemental pay

Insurance

Retirement and
savings

Legally required
benefits

Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent
All workers
1-99 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-49 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50-99 workers............................ .
100 workers or more....................... .
100-499 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500 workers or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Goods-producing2
1-99 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-49 workers........................... .
50-99 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100 workers or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100-499 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500 workers or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service-providing3
1-99 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1-49 workers........................... .
50-99 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100 workers or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100-499 workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
500 workers or more. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29.18
28.35
32.03
42.66
36.79
50.30

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

21.58
21.25
22.71
28.67
25.50
32.79

73.9
75.0
70.9
67.2
69.3
65.2

7.60
7.10
9.32
14.00
11.29
17.52

26.1
25.0
29.1
32.8
30.7
34.8

1.80
1.69
2.16
3.51
2.76
4.49

6.2
6.0
6.7
8.2
7.5
8.9

0.76
0.70
0.96
1.71
1.20
2.38

2.6
2.5
3.0
4.0
3.3
4.7

1.93
1.72
2.62
3.85
3.17
4.74

6.6
6.1
8.2
9.0
8.6
9.4

0.71
0.62
1.02
1.89
1.38
2.56

2.4
2.2
3.2
4.4
3.7
5.1

2.41
2.37
2.56
3.03
2.79
3.35

8.3
8.4
8.0
7.1
7.6
6.7

34.32
33.07
37.25
45.31
42.76
49.44

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

24.28
23.87
25.26
29.43
28.24
31.35

70.8
72.2
67.8
64.9
66.0
63.4

10.03
9.21
11.99
15.89
14.52
18.09

29.2
27.8
32.2
35.1
34.0
36.6

1.74
1.54
2.24
3.34
2.96
3.95

5.1
4.6
6.0
7.4
6.9
8.0

1.20
1.10
1.43
2.17
1.79
2.78

3.5
3.3
3.8
4.8
4.2
5.6

2.69
2.33
3.53
4.58
4.25
5.12

7.8
7.1
9.5
10.1
9.9
10.4

1.20
1.03
1.60
2.30
2.08
2.66

3.5
3.1
4.3
5.1
4.9
5.4

3.20
3.21
3.20
3.50
3.44
3.59

9.3
9.7
8.6
7.7
8.1
7.3

28.31
27.63
30.79
42.00
35.13
50.49

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

21.12
20.85
22.10
28.48
24.73
33.09

74.6
75.5
71.8
67.8
70.4
65.5

7.19
6.78
8.69
13.53
10.39
17.40

25.4
24.5
28.2
32.2
29.6
34.5

1.81
1.72
2.14
3.56
2.71
4.60

6.4
6.2
7.0
8.5
7.7
9.1

0.68
0.64
0.85
1.60
1.03
2.30

2.4
2.3
2.7
3.8
2.9
4.5

1.80
1.63
2.40
3.67
2.86
4.65

6.3
5.9
7.8
8.7
8.2
9.2

0.62
0.55
0.89
1.79
1.18
2.54

2.2
2.0
2.9
4.3
3.4
5.0

2.28
2.24
2.41
2.92
2.61
3.30

8.1
8.1
7.8
6.9
7.4
6.5

1

Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
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.
2

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Table 7. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by census region and division
[Mar. 2020]
Area1

Total
compensation2

Wages and
salaries

Total benefits

Paid leave

Supplemental pay

Insurance

Retirement and
savings

Legally required
benefits

Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent Cost ($) Percent
Northeast. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New England. . . . . . . . . . ................... .
Middle Atlantic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Atlantic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
East South Central. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West South Central. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Midwest...................................... .
East North Central....................... .
West North Central. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mountain. . . . . . ............................ .
Pacific. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

39.76
40.89
39.36
31.00
31.71
28.16
31.06
33.73
34.56
31.93
40.20
33.87
42.94

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

27.30
28.17
26.99
22.27
22.77
19.93
22.47
23.37
23.86
22.31
28.28
23.88
30.19

68.7
68.9
68.6
71.8
71.8
70.8
72.4
69.3
69.0
69.9
70.4
70.5
70.3

12.46
12.71
12.37
8.73
8.94
8.23
8.59
10.36
10.70
9.62
11.91
9.98
12.75

31.3
31.1
31.4
28.2
28.2
29.2
27.6
30.7
31.0
30.1
29.6
29.5
29.7

1

3.14
3.25
3.10
2.15
2.23
1.89
2.12
2.36
2.40
2.27
3.03
2.40
3.30

7.9
8.0
7.9
6.9
7.0
6.7
6.8
7.0
7.0
7.1
7.5
7.1
7.7

1.36
1.30
1.38
1.10
1.05
1.13
1.18
1.26
1.35
1.06
1.12
1.14
1.12

3.4
3.2
3.5
3.6
3.3
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.9
3.3
2.8
3.4
2.6

3.35
3.34
3.35
2.17
2.25
2.19
2.02
2.96
3.03
2.82
3.18
2.71
3.39

8.4
8.2
8.5
7.0
7.1
7.8
6.5
8.8
8.8
8.8
7.9
8.0
7.9

1.52
1.77
1.44
0.99
1.01
0.93
1.00
1.22
1.31
1.01
1.46
1.22
1.57

3.8
4.3
3.6
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.6
3.8
3.2
3.6
3.6
3.7

3.08
3.05
3.10
2.32
2.40
2.09
2.27
2.56
2.60
2.46
3.12
2.52
3.38

7.8
7.5
7.9
7.5
7.6
7.4
7.3
7.6
7.5
7.7
7.8
7.4
7.9

The census divisions are defined as follows: New England: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont; Middle Atlantic: New Jersey, New York, and
Pennsylvania; South Atlantic: Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia; East South Central: Alabama, Kentucky,
Mississippi, and Tennessee; West South Central: Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas; East North Central: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin; West North Central: Iowa, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota; Mountain: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and Pacific: Alaska, California, Hawaii,
Oregon, and Washington.
2
Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.

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Table 8. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by metropolitan areas
[Mar. 2020]
Area1
Northeast Region
Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .
Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA............................... .
South Region
Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA CSA........................... .
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Port St. Lucie, FL CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA........................ .
Midwest Region
Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA.................................................... .
Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA................................................... .
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Region
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total compensation2

Wages and salaries

Total benefits

Cost ($)

Percent

Cost ($)

Percent

Cost ($)

Percent

41.80
45.29
33.46

100.0
100.0
100.0

28.82
31.21
23.20

69.0
68.9
69.3

12.98
14.07
10.26

31.0
31.1
30.7

35.66
34.48
39.85
27.42
39.45

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

24.97
24.60
28.98
19.73
28.53

70.0
71.3
72.7
72.0
72.3

10.69
9.88
10.87
7.69
10.91

30.0
28.7
27.3
28.0
27.7

39.31
37.37
38.47

100.0
100.0
100.0

27.20
24.95
27.08

69.2
66.8
70.4

12.11
12.42
11.39

30.8
33.2
29.6

38.42
36.75
57.99
42.92

100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0

27.18
25.48
40.84
29.87

70.8
69.3
70.4
69.6

11.24
11.27
17.15
13.05

29.2
30.7
29.6
30.4

1

These areas include Consolidated Statistical Areas (CSAs) and Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs). Beginning with the March 2019 release, area definitions are based on Office of Management
and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013. Previous area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 04-03, dated February 18, 2004. For more information
on metropolitan area definitions, see www.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro.html.
2
Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.

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