Trends: Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employer Costs by Occupation and Industry
In June 2026, private industry employers paid an average of $46.89 per hour worked in total compensation, 70.0 percent of it as wages and salaries. The figure was $78.88 for management, professional and related occupations (wages 68.5 percent) and $23.73 for service occupations (wages 76.9 percent); by industry, $50.00 in goods-producing and $46.27 in service-providing industries. Table 4 of the ECEC release gives every occupational group within each industry group.
Total compensation, wages and salaries and total benefits
Occupational group
| Total compensation(1) | Wages and salaries | Total benefits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational group | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent |
| Private industry workers | 46.89 | 100.0 | 32.82 | 70.0 | 14.07 | 30.0 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 78.88 | 100.0 | 54.06 | 68.5 | 24.82 | 31.5 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 88.63 | 100.0 | 59.85 | 67.5 | 28.78 | 32.5 |
| Professional and related occupations | 73.69 | 100.0 | 50.98 | 69.2 | 22.71 | 30.8 |
| Sales and office occupations | 36.34 | 100.0 | 26.00 | 71.5 | 10.34 | 28.5 |
| Sales and related occupations | 35.85 | 100.0 | 26.99 | 75.3 | 8.86 | 24.7 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 36.73 | 100.0 | 25.22 | 68.7 | 11.51 | 31.3 |
| Service occupations | 23.73 | 100.0 | 18.26 | 76.9 | 5.47 | 23.1 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 47.80 | 100.0 | 32.88 | 68.8 | 14.93 | 31.2 |
| Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 46.65 | 100.0 | 32.17 | 69.0 | 14.47 | 31.0 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 49.01 | 100.0 | 33.61 | 68.6 | 15.41 | 31.4 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 36.70 | 100.0 | 24.99 | 68.1 | 11.71 | 31.9 |
| Production occupations | 37.21 | 100.0 | 25.03 | 67.3 | 12.19 | 32.7 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 36.38 | 100.0 | 24.97 | 68.6 | 11.41 | 31.4 |
Industry and occupational group
| Total compensation(1) | Wages and salaries | Total benefits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry and occupational group | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent |
| Goods-producing industries (2) | 50.00 | 100.0 | 33.95 | 67.9 | 16.05 | 32.1 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 81.82 | 100.0 | 55.84 | 68.2 | 25.98 | 31.8 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 87.48 | 100.0 | 60.12 | 68.7 | 27.36 | 31.3 |
| Professional and related occupations | 75.09 | 100.0 | 50.74 | 67.6 | 24.35 | 32.4 |
| Sales and office occupations | 43.09 | 100.0 | 31.11 | 72.2 | 11.98 | 27.8 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 38.92 | 100.0 | 27.32 | 70.2 | 11.60 | 29.8 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 48.83 | 100.0 | 33.25 | 68.1 | 15.58 | 31.9 |
| Construction, extraction, farming, fishing and forestry occupations | 47.56 | 100.0 | 32.74 | 68.8 | 14.82 | 31.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 52.79 | 100.0 | 34.85 | 66.0 | 17.94 | 34.0 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 38.45 | 100.0 | 25.33 | 65.9 | 13.11 | 34.1 |
| Production occupations | 39.19 | 100.0 | 25.69 | 65.6 | 13.50 | 34.4 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 35.69 | 100.0 | 24.00 | 67.3 | 11.68 | 32.7 |
| Construction industry | 51.96 | 100.0 | 36.13 | 69.5 | 15.84 | 30.5 |
| Manufacturing industry | 48.62 | 100.0 | 32.50 | 66.9 | 16.12 | 33.1 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 82.43 | 100.0 | 55.90 | 67.8 | 26.53 | 32.2 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 90.18 | 100.0 | 61.69 | 68.4 | 28.49 | 31.6 |
| Professional and related occupations | 76.85 | 100.0 | 51.73 | 67.3 | 25.12 | 32.7 |
| Sales and office occupations | 41.31 | 100.0 | 28.92 | 70.0 | 12.38 | 30.0 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 39.33 | 100.0 | 27.00 | 68.7 | 12.32 | 31.3 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 50.21 | 100.0 | 33.30 | 66.3 | 16.91 | 33.7 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 51.94 | 100.0 | 34.53 | 66.5 | 17.41 | 33.5 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 38.42 | 100.0 | 25.18 | 65.5 | 13.25 | 34.5 |
| Production occupations | 39.25 | 100.0 | 25.64 | 65.3 | 13.62 | 34.7 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 34.58 | 100.0 | 23.06 | 66.7 | 11.52 | 33.3 |
| Aircraft manufacturing industry | 84.57 | 100.0 | 52.28 | 61.8 | 32.28 | 38.2 |
| Service-providing industries (3) | 46.27 | 100.0 | 32.59 | 70.4 | 13.67 | 29.6 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 78.54 | 100.0 | 53.85 | 68.6 | 24.68 | 31.4 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 88.86 | 100.0 | 59.80 | 67.3 | 29.06 | 32.7 |
| Professional and related occupations | 73.58 | 100.0 | 51.00 | 69.3 | 22.58 | 30.7 |
| Sales and office occupations | 35.74 | 100.0 | 25.55 | 71.5 | 10.20 | 28.5 |
| Sales and related occupations | 34.91 | 100.0 | 26.24 | 75.2 | 8.67 | 24.8 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 36.45 | 100.0 | 24.95 | 68.5 | 11.49 | 31.5 |
| Service occupations | 23.73 | 100.0 | 18.26 | 77.0 | 5.47 | 23.0 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 46.37 | 100.0 | 32.35 | 69.8 | 14.02 | 30.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 47.48 | 100.0 | 33.10 | 69.7 | 14.37 | 30.3 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 35.66 | 100.0 | 24.79 | 69.5 | 10.88 | 30.5 |
| Production occupations | 31.08 | 100.0 | 22.97 | 73.9 | 8.11 | 26.1 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 36.48 | 100.0 | 25.11 | 68.8 | 11.37 | 31.2 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities industry | 39.66 | 100.0 | 28.14 | 71.0 | 11.51 | 29.0 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 75.45 | 100.0 | 52.77 | 69.9 | 22.68 | 30.1 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 90.16 | 100.0 | 61.96 | 68.7 | 28.19 | 31.3 |
| Professional and related occupations | 60.93 | 100.0 | 43.70 | 71.7 | 17.23 | 28.3 |
| Sales and office occupations | 31.04 | 100.0 | 23.38 | 75.3 | 7.65 | 24.7 |
| Sales and related occupations | 29.69 | 100.0 | 22.94 | 77.3 | 6.75 | 22.7 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 35.96 | 100.0 | 24.99 | 69.5 | 10.96 | 30.5 |
| Service occupations | 25.92 | 100.0 | 19.12 | 73.8 | 6.80 | 26.2 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 52.24 | 100.0 | 35.97 | 68.8 | 16.28 | 31.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 52.57 | 100.0 | 36.39 | 69.2 | 16.18 | 30.8 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 38.28 | 100.0 | 26.09 | 68.2 | 12.19 | 31.8 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 38.33 | 100.0 | 26.06 | 68.0 | 12.26 | 32.0 |
| Wholesale trade industry | 54.96 | 100.0 | 38.76 | 70.5 | 16.20 | 29.5 |
| Sales and office occupations | 56.37 | 100.0 | 40.86 | 72.5 | 15.51 | 27.5 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 36.98 | 100.0 | 25.94 | 70.2 | 11.04 | 29.8 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 34.28 | 100.0 | 24.04 | 70.1 | 10.24 | 29.9 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 34.49 | 100.0 | 24.07 | 69.8 | 10.42 | 30.2 |
| Retail trade industry | 27.07 | 100.0 | 20.71 | 76.5 | 6.36 | 23.5 |
| Sales and office occupations | 24.37 | 100.0 | 19.11 | 78.4 | 5.27 | 21.6 |
| Sales and related occupations | 23.89 | 100.0 | 18.87 | 79.0 | 5.02 | 21.0 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 29.06 | 100.0 | 21.41 | 73.7 | 7.65 | 26.3 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 25.27 | 100.0 | 18.67 | 73.9 | 6.60 | 26.1 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 25.06 | 100.0 | 18.52 | 73.9 | 6.54 | 26.1 |
| Transportation and warehousing industry | 49.86 | 100.0 | 32.95 | 66.1 | 16.90 | 33.9 |
| Utilities industry | 87.11 | 100.0 | 55.29 | 63.5 | 31.83 | 36.5 |
| Information industry | 84.28 | 100.0 | 54.46 | 64.6 | 29.82 | 35.4 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 103.07 | 100.0 | 66.79 | 64.8 | 36.28 | 35.2 |
| Professional and related occupations | 98.03 | 100.0 | 63.63 | 64.9 | 34.40 | 35.1 |
| Sales and office occupations | 57.54 | 100.0 | 37.71 | 65.5 | 19.83 | 34.5 |
| Financial activities industry | 66.05 | 100.0 | 43.23 | 65.5 | 22.81 | 34.5 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 94.02 | 100.0 | 61.33 | 65.2 | 32.69 | 34.8 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 95.12 | 100.0 | 62.33 | 65.5 | 32.79 | 34.5 |
| Professional and related occupations | 90.57 | 100.0 | 58.20 | 64.3 | 32.38 | 35.7 |
| Sales and office occupations | 46.16 | 100.0 | 30.36 | 65.8 | 15.80 | 34.2 |
| Sales and related occupations (4) | 61.45 | 100.0 | 41.88 | 68.2 | 19.57 | 31.8 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 41.86 | 100.0 | 27.12 | 64.8 | 14.74 | 35.2 |
| Finance and insurance industry | 73.92 | 100.0 | 47.74 | 64.6 | 26.18 | 35.4 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities industry | 65.97 | 100.0 | 42.35 | 64.2 | 23.62 | 35.8 |
| Insurance carriers and related activities industry | 69.22 | 100.0 | 45.18 | 65.3 | 24.04 | 34.7 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing industry | 43.53 | 100.0 | 30.35 | 69.7 | 13.19 | 30.3 |
| Professional and business services industry | 59.80 | 100.0 | 41.55 | 69.5 | 18.24 | 30.5 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 86.45 | 100.0 | 58.91 | 68.2 | 27.53 | 31.8 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 91.35 | 100.0 | 61.55 | 67.4 | 29.80 | 32.6 |
| Professional and related occupations | 83.16 | 100.0 | 57.15 | 68.7 | 26.01 | 31.3 |
| Sales and office occupations | 40.76 | 100.0 | 28.69 | 70.4 | 12.07 | 29.6 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 35.79 | 100.0 | 24.99 | 69.8 | 10.79 | 30.2 |
| Service occupations | 27.88 | 100.0 | 21.06 | 75.5 | 6.82 | 24.5 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations (4) | 27.42 | 100.0 | 20.97 | 76.5 | 6.45 | 23.5 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations (4) | 28.15 | 100.0 | 21.21 | 75.3 | 6.94 | 24.7 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services industry | 75.97 | 100.0 | 51.88 | 68.3 | 24.10 | 31.7 |
| Administrative and waste services industry | 34.94 | 100.0 | 26.07 | 74.6 | 8.87 | 25.4 |
| Education and health services industry | 50.61 | 100.0 | 35.70 | 70.6 | 14.90 | 29.4 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 68.79 | 100.0 | 48.31 | 70.2 | 20.48 | 29.8 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 72.31 | 100.0 | 50.43 | 69.7 | 21.88 | 30.3 |
| Professional and related occupations | 68.40 | 100.0 | 48.07 | 70.3 | 20.33 | 29.7 |
| Sales and office occupations | 35.25 | 100.0 | 23.98 | 68.0 | 11.27 | 32.0 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 35.00 | 100.0 | 23.78 | 68.0 | 11.22 | 32.0 |
| Service occupations | 27.80 | 100.0 | 20.23 | 72.8 | 7.57 | 27.2 |
| Educational services industry | 55.85 | 100.0 | 40.16 | 71.9 | 15.70 | 28.1 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 60.03 | 100.0 | 43.55 | 72.5 | 16.48 | 27.5 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 74.04 | 100.0 | 51.30 | 69.3 | 22.74 | 30.7 |
| Professional and related occupations | 57.51 | 100.0 | 42.16 | 73.3 | 15.36 | 26.7 |
| Sales and office occupations | 38.13 | 100.0 | 26.06 | 68.3 | 12.08 | 31.7 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 38.01 | 100.0 | 25.83 | 67.9 | 12.18 | 32.1 |
| Service occupations | 35.69 | 100.0 | 24.56 | 68.8 | 11.13 | 31.2 |
| Junior colleges, colleges, universities and professional schools industry | 72.15 | 100.0 | 49.47 | 68.6 | 22.68 | 31.4 |
| Health care and social assistance industry | 49.93 | 100.0 | 35.13 | 70.4 | 14.80 | 29.6 |
| Registered nurse occupations | 79.02 | 100.0 | 52.14 | 66.0 | 26.87 | 34.0 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 70.61 | 100.0 | 49.30 | 69.8 | 21.31 | 30.2 |
| Professional and related occupations | 70.51 | 100.0 | 49.22 | 69.8 | 21.29 | 30.2 |
| Sales and office occupations | 34.84 | 100.0 | 23.68 | 68.0 | 11.16 | 32.0 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 34.59 | 100.0 | 23.50 | 68.0 | 11.08 | 32.0 |
| Service occupations | 27.64 | 100.0 | 20.14 | 72.9 | 7.50 | 27.1 |
| Hospitals industry | 66.85 | 100.0 | 43.88 | 65.6 | 22.97 | 34.4 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 80.23 | 100.0 | 52.89 | 65.9 | 27.34 | 34.1 |
| Registered nurse occupations | 80.63 | 100.0 | 52.28 | 64.8 | 28.35 | 35.2 |
| Service occupations | 36.17 | 100.0 | 23.29 | 64.4 | 12.88 | 35.6 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities industry | 34.04 | 100.0 | 24.62 | 72.3 | 9.42 | 27.7 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 50.76 | 100.0 | 36.53 | 72.0 | 14.23 | 28.0 |
| Service occupations | 27.45 | 100.0 | 20.04 | 73.0 | 7.40 | 27.0 |
| Nursing care facilities industry | 35.95 | 100.0 | 26.40 | 73.4 | 9.56 | 26.6 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 52.50 | 100.0 | 39.02 | 74.3 | 13.48 | 25.7 |
| Service occupations | 28.44 | 100.0 | 20.65 | 72.6 | 7.79 | 27.4 |
| Leisure and hospitality industry | 21.33 | 100.0 | 17.25 | 80.9 | 4.08 | 19.1 |
| Sales and office occupations (4) | 23.60 | 100.0 | 19.05 | 80.7 | 4.55 | 19.3 |
| Service occupations | 19.50 | 100.0 | 15.95 | 81.8 | 3.54 | 18.2 |
| Accommodation and food services industry | 20.03 | 100.0 | 16.18 | 80.8 | 3.85 | 19.2 |
| Other services industry | 37.95 | 100.0 | 28.11 | 74.1 | 9.85 | 25.9 |
- (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, scientific, and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
- (4) The relative standard error for this estimate is equal to or greater than 30 percent.
The five benefit groups
Occupational group
| Paid leave | Supplemental pay | Insurance | Retirement and savings | Legally required benefits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupational group | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent |
| Private industry workers | 3.54 | 7.5 | 1.88 | 4.0 | 3.69 | 7.9 | 1.57 | 3.3 | 3.40 | 7.2 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 7.37 | 9.3 | 3.59 | 4.6 | 5.87 | 7.4 | 2.92 | 3.7 | 5.07 | 6.4 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 8.47 | 9.6 | 4.89 | 5.5 | 6.63 | 7.5 | 3.23 | 3.6 | 5.56 | 6.3 |
| Professional and related occupations | 6.78 | 9.2 | 2.90 | 3.9 | 5.47 | 7.4 | 2.75 | 3.7 | 4.81 | 6.5 |
| Sales and office occupations | 2.48 | 6.8 | 1.06 | 2.9 | 3.22 | 8.9 | 0.96 | 2.6 | 2.63 | 7.2 |
| Sales and related occupations | 2.11 | 5.9 | 1.05 | 2.9 | 2.16 | 6.0 | 0.85 | 2.4 | 2.69 | 7.5 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.77 | 7.5 | 1.06 | 2.9 | 4.05 | 11.0 | 1.05 | 2.9 | 2.58 | 7.0 |
| Service occupations | 1.03 | 4.3 | 0.63 | 2.6 | 1.36 | 5.7 | 0.38 | 1.6 | 2.08 | 8.7 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 2.69 | 5.6 | 1.93 | 4.0 | 4.03 | 8.4 | 2.26 | 4.7 | 4.02 | 8.4 |
| Construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 2.11 | 4.5 | 1.97 | 4.2 | 3.80 | 8.1 | 2.37 | 5.1 | 4.22 | 9.0 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.29 | 6.7 | 1.89 | 3.9 | 4.27 | 8.7 | 2.15 | 4.4 | 3.81 | 7.8 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 2.19 | 6.0 | 1.67 | 4.5 | 3.59 | 9.8 | 1.29 | 3.5 | 2.97 | 8.1 |
| Production occupations | 2.30 | 6.2 | 2.23 | 6.0 | 3.70 | 10.0 | 1.03 | 2.8 | 2.92 | 7.9 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 2.13 | 5.8 | 1.31 | 3.6 | 3.51 | 9.7 | 1.47 | 4.0 | 3.00 | 8.2 |
Industry and occupational group
| Paid leave | Supplemental pay | Insurance | Retirement and savings | Legally required benefits | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry and occupational group | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent | Cost ($) | Percent |
| Goods-producing industries (2) | 3.25 | 6.5 | 2.61 | 5.2 | 4.41 | 8.8 | 1.90 | 3.8 | 3.88 | 7.8 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 6.97 | 8.5 | 4.45 | 5.4 | 6.04 | 7.4 | 3.01 | 3.7 | 5.51 | 6.7 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 7.19 | 8.2 | 5.27 | 6.0 | 6.08 | 7.0 | 2.93 | 3.3 | 5.88 | 6.7 |
| Professional and related occupations | 6.71 | 8.9 | 3.47 | 4.6 | 5.99 | 8.0 | 3.11 | 4.1 | 5.07 | 6.7 |
| Sales and office occupations | 2.71 | 6.3 | 1.32 | 3.1 | 3.77 | 8.8 | 0.94 | 2.2 | 3.23 | 7.5 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.57 | 6.6 | 1.29 | 3.3 | 3.93 | 10.1 | 0.87 | 2.2 | 2.94 | 7.6 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 2.35 | 4.8 | 2.21 | 4.5 | 4.10 | 8.4 | 2.62 | 5.4 | 4.30 | 8.8 |
| Construction, extraction, farming, fishing and forestry occupations | 2.08 | 4.4 | 2.05 | 4.3 | 3.82 | 8.0 | 2.53 | 5.3 | 4.35 | 9.1 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.20 | 6.1 | 2.72 | 5.1 | 4.96 | 9.4 | 2.91 | 5.5 | 4.15 | 7.9 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 2.41 | 6.3 | 2.46 | 6.4 | 4.16 | 10.8 | 1.09 | 2.8 | 3.00 | 7.8 |
| Production occupations | 2.50 | 6.4 | 2.56 | 6.5 | 4.29 | 10.9 | 1.13 | 2.9 | 3.02 | 7.7 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 2.04 | 5.7 | 2.08 | 5.8 | 3.69 | 10.3 | 0.92 | 2.6 | 2.96 | 8.3 |
| Construction industry | 2.63 | 5.1 | 2.49 | 4.8 | 3.90 | 7.5 | 2.39 | 4.6 | 4.42 | 8.5 |
| Manufacturing industry | 3.64 | 7.5 | 2.62 | 5.4 | 4.72 | 9.7 | 1.60 | 3.3 | 3.53 | 7.3 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 7.61 | 9.2 | 3.73 | 4.5 | 6.43 | 7.8 | 3.34 | 4.0 | 5.41 | 6.6 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 8.43 | 9.3 | 4.05 | 4.5 | 6.74 | 7.5 | 3.46 | 3.8 | 5.81 | 6.4 |
| Professional and related occupations | 7.02 | 9.1 | 3.51 | 4.6 | 6.21 | 8.1 | 3.25 | 4.2 | 5.13 | 6.7 |
| Sales and office occupations | 2.94 | 7.1 | 1.41 | 3.4 | 4.05 | 9.8 | 1.05 | 2.5 | 2.94 | 7.1 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.83 | 7.2 | 1.37 | 3.5 | 4.39 | 11.2 | 1.00 | 2.5 | 2.73 | 6.9 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 3.47 | 6.9 | 2.59 | 5.1 | 5.28 | 10.5 | 1.71 | 3.4 | 3.87 | 7.7 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.71 | 7.1 | 2.74 | 5.3 | 5.29 | 10.2 | 1.78 | 3.4 | 3.88 | 7.5 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 2.45 | 6.4 | 2.48 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 11.1 | 1.10 | 2.9 | 2.96 | 7.7 |
| Production occupations | 2.53 | 6.4 | 2.58 | 6.6 | 4.36 | 11.1 | 1.14 | 2.9 | 3.00 | 7.6 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 2.10 | 6.1 | 2.01 | 5.8 | 3.75 | 10.8 | 0.88 | 2.5 | 2.78 | 8.0 |
| Aircraft manufacturing industry | 7.65 | 9.0 | 5.62 | 6.6 | 8.57 | 10.1 | 4.86 | 5.8 | 5.58 | 6.6 |
| Service-providing industries (3) | 3.59 | 7.8 | 1.73 | 3.7 | 3.54 | 7.7 | 1.50 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 7.1 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 7.41 | 9.4 | 3.49 | 4.4 | 5.85 | 7.4 | 2.90 | 3.7 | 5.02 | 6.4 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 8.72 | 9.8 | 4.82 | 5.4 | 6.73 | 7.6 | 3.29 | 3.7 | 5.49 | 6.2 |
| Professional and related occupations | 6.78 | 9.2 | 2.86 | 3.9 | 5.43 | 7.4 | 2.72 | 3.7 | 4.80 | 6.5 |
| Sales and office occupations | 2.46 | 6.9 | 1.03 | 2.9 | 3.17 | 8.9 | 0.96 | 2.7 | 2.57 | 7.2 |
| Sales and related occupations | 2.06 | 5.9 | 1.03 | 3.0 | 2.12 | 6.1 | 0.83 | 2.4 | 2.63 | 7.5 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.79 | 7.7 | 1.03 | 2.8 | 4.07 | 11.2 | 1.07 | 2.9 | 2.53 | 6.9 |
| Service occupations | 1.03 | 4.3 | 0.62 | 2.6 | 1.36 | 5.7 | 0.38 | 1.6 | 2.07 | 8.7 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 3.16 | 6.8 | 1.54 | 3.3 | 3.93 | 8.5 | 1.77 | 3.8 | 3.63 | 7.8 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.32 | 7.0 | 1.55 | 3.3 | 3.99 | 8.4 | 1.85 | 3.9 | 3.67 | 7.7 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 2.07 | 5.8 | 1.20 | 3.4 | 3.24 | 9.1 | 1.42 | 4.0 | 2.95 | 8.3 |
| Production occupations | 1.68 | 5.4 | 1.20 | 3.9 | 1.89 | 6.1 | 0.70 | 2.2 | 2.63 | 8.5 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 2.14 | 5.9 | 1.20 | 3.3 | 3.49 | 9.6 | 1.55 | 4.2 | 3.00 | 8.2 |
| Trade, transportation, and utilities industry | 2.60 | 6.6 | 1.24 | 3.1 | 3.17 | 8.0 | 1.46 | 3.7 | 3.05 | 7.7 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 6.80 | 9.0 | 2.96 | 3.9 | 4.97 | 6.6 | 2.97 | 3.9 | 4.97 | 6.6 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 8.51 | 9.4 | 4.15 | 4.6 | 6.21 | 6.9 | 3.61 | 4.0 | 5.72 | 6.3 |
| Professional and related occupations | 5.12 | 8.4 | 1.79 | 2.9 | 3.76 | 6.2 | 2.34 | 3.8 | 4.22 | 6.9 |
| Sales and office occupations | 1.76 | 5.7 | 0.72 | 2.3 | 2.06 | 6.6 | 0.71 | 2.3 | 2.41 | 7.8 |
| Sales and related occupations | 1.55 | 5.2 | 0.62 | 2.1 | 1.64 | 5.5 | 0.60 | 2.0 | 2.35 | 7.9 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.51 | 7.0 | 1.07 | 3.0 | 3.60 | 10.0 | 1.13 | 3.1 | 2.65 | 7.4 |
| Service occupations | 1.25 | 4.8 | 0.62 | 2.4 | 1.86 | 7.2 | 0.82 | 3.2 | 2.24 | 8.7 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 3.62 | 6.9 | 1.94 | 3.7 | 4.27 | 8.2 | 2.43 | 4.7 | 4.01 | 7.7 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.66 | 7.0 | 1.89 | 3.6 | 4.23 | 8.1 | 2.37 | 4.5 | 4.02 | 7.6 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 2.32 | 6.1 | 1.27 | 3.3 | 3.77 | 9.9 | 1.72 | 4.5 | 3.11 | 8.1 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 2.31 | 6.0 | 1.24 | 3.2 | 3.84 | 10.0 | 1.76 | 4.6 | 3.12 | 8.1 |
| Wholesale trade industry | 4.32 | 7.9 | 2.10 | 3.8 | 4.10 | 7.5 | 1.79 | 3.3 | 3.90 | 7.1 |
| Sales and office occupations | 4.14 | 7.3 | 1.69 | 3.0 | 4.15 | 7.4 | 1.66 | 2.9 | 3.86 | 6.9 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.67 | 7.2 | 1.22 | 3.3 | 3.54 | 9.6 | 0.91 | 2.5 | 2.69 | 7.3 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 2.18 | 6.4 | 1.32 | 3.9 | 2.92 | 8.5 | 0.96 | 2.8 | 2.86 | 8.3 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 2.20 | 6.4 | 1.26 | 3.7 | 3.05 | 8.8 | 1.03 | 3.0 | 2.88 | 8.4 |
| Retail trade industry | 1.36 | 5.0 | 0.58 | 2.2 | 1.63 | 6.0 | 0.54 | 2.0 | 2.25 | 8.3 |
| Sales and office occupations | 1.09 | 4.5 | 0.42 | 1.7 | 1.34 | 5.5 | 0.39 | 1.6 | 2.02 | 8.3 |
| Sales and related occupations | 1.02 | 4.3 | 0.41 | 1.7 | 1.22 | 5.1 | 0.37 | 1.5 | 2.01 | 8.4 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 1.79 | 6.2 | 0.56 | 1.9 | 2.53 | 8.7 | 0.61 | 2.1 | 2.16 | 7.4 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 1.24 | 4.9 | 0.65 | 2.6 | 1.85 | 7.3 | 0.59 | 2.3 | 2.26 | 9.0 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations | 1.23 | 4.9 | 0.64 | 2.6 | 1.83 | 7.3 | 0.59 | 2.3 | 2.26 | 9.0 |
| Transportation and warehousing industry | 3.35 | 6.7 | 1.70 | 3.4 | 5.31 | 10.6 | 2.72 | 5.5 | 3.82 | 7.7 |
| Utilities industry | 8.10 | 9.3 | 3.97 | 4.6 | 7.79 | 8.9 | 6.20 | 7.1 | 5.78 | 6.6 |
| Information industry | 8.63 | 10.2 | 4.50 | 5.3 | 8.06 | 9.6 | 3.26 | 3.9 | 5.38 | 6.4 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 11.25 | 10.9 | 5.98 | 5.8 | 9.09 | 8.8 | 3.53 | 3.4 | 6.45 | 6.3 |
| Professional and related occupations | 10.74 | 11.0 | 5.26 | 5.4 | 8.80 | 9.0 | 3.35 | 3.4 | 6.25 | 6.4 |
| Sales and office occupations | 4.70 | 8.2 | 2.27 | 4.0 | 6.41 | 11.1 | 2.73 | 4.7 | 3.72 | 6.5 |
| Financial activities industry | 6.04 | 9.1 | 3.78 | 5.7 | 6.43 | 9.7 | 2.44 | 3.7 | 4.13 | 6.3 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 9.33 | 9.9 | 5.96 | 6.3 | 8.06 | 8.6 | 3.71 | 3.9 | 5.63 | 6.0 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 9.37 | 9.9 | 6.25 | 6.6 | 7.92 | 8.3 | 3.63 | 3.8 | 5.62 | 5.9 |
| Professional and related occupations | 9.19 | 10.1 | 5.03 | 5.6 | 8.52 | 9.4 | 3.98 | 4.4 | 5.65 | 6.2 |
| Sales and office occupations | 3.75 | 8.1 | 2.36 | 5.1 | 5.30 | 11.5 | 1.42 | 3.1 | 2.98 | 6.5 |
| Sales and related occupations (4) | 4.39 | 7.1 | 5.21 | 8.5 | 4.40 | 7.2 | 1.69 | 2.8 | 3.87 | 6.3 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 3.56 | 8.5 | 1.55 | 3.7 | 5.55 | 13.3 | 1.34 | 3.2 | 2.73 | 6.5 |
| Finance and insurance industry | 7.00 | 9.5 | 4.62 | 6.3 | 7.26 | 9.8 | 2.85 | 3.9 | 4.45 | 6.0 |
| Credit intermediation and related activities industry | 6.33 | 9.6 | 3.71 | 5.6 | 6.86 | 10.4 | 2.65 | 4.0 | 4.07 | 6.2 |
| Insurance carriers and related activities industry | 6.45 | 9.3 | 3.70 | 5.3 | 7.09 | 10.2 | 2.49 | 3.6 | 4.32 | 6.2 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing industry | 3.30 | 7.6 | 1.36 | 3.1 | 4.06 | 9.3 | 1.26 | 2.9 | 3.21 | 7.4 |
| Professional and business services industry | 5.20 | 8.7 | 2.67 | 4.5 | 4.36 | 7.3 | 1.94 | 3.2 | 4.07 | 6.8 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 8.39 | 9.7 | 4.28 | 5.0 | 6.19 | 7.2 | 3.18 | 3.7 | 5.49 | 6.3 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 8.85 | 9.7 | 5.54 | 6.1 | 6.50 | 7.1 | 3.18 | 3.5 | 5.73 | 6.3 |
| Professional and related occupations | 8.09 | 9.7 | 3.44 | 4.1 | 5.98 | 7.2 | 3.18 | 3.8 | 5.33 | 6.4 |
| Sales and office occupations | 3.25 | 8.0 | 1.18 | 2.9 | 3.56 | 8.7 | 1.17 | 2.9 | 2.91 | 7.1 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.80 | 7.8 | 1.15 | 3.2 | 3.41 | 9.5 | 0.86 | 2.4 | 2.57 | 7.2 |
| Service occupations | 1.27 | 4.6 | 0.93 | 3.3 | 1.88 | 6.7 | 0.32 | 1.1 | 2.43 | 8.7 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving occupations (4) | 1.03 | 3.8 | 1.23 | 4.5 | 1.34 | 4.9 | 0.39 | 1.4 | 2.46 | 9.0 |
| Transportation and material moving occupations (4) | 1.04 | 3.7 | 1.39 | 5.0 | 1.56 | 5.6 | 0.37 | 1.3 | 2.57 | 9.1 |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services industry | 7.17 | 9.4 | 3.43 | 4.5 | 5.73 | 7.5 | 2.88 | 3.8 | 4.89 | 6.4 |
| Administrative and waste services industry | 2.01 | 5.7 | 1.27 | 3.6 | 2.24 | 6.4 | 0.55 | 1.6 | 2.80 | 8.0 |
| Education and health services industry | 4.18 | 8.3 | 1.74 | 3.4 | 3.90 | 7.7 | 1.60 | 3.2 | 3.48 | 6.9 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 6.13 | 8.9 | 2.39 | 3.5 | 5.02 | 7.3 | 2.45 | 3.6 | 4.49 | 6.5 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 7.40 | 10.2 | 1.83 | 2.5 | 5.47 | 7.6 | 2.60 | 3.6 | 4.58 | 6.3 |
| Professional and related occupations | 5.99 | 8.8 | 2.45 | 3.6 | 4.97 | 7.3 | 2.44 | 3.6 | 4.48 | 6.5 |
| Sales and office occupations | 2.84 | 8.0 | 0.64 | 1.8 | 4.55 | 12.9 | 0.90 | 2.6 | 2.34 | 6.6 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.82 | 8.1 | 0.62 | 1.8 | 4.54 | 13.0 | 0.90 | 2.6 | 2.32 | 6.6 |
| Service occupations | 1.64 | 5.9 | 1.12 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 7.2 | 0.54 | 1.9 | 2.28 | 8.2 |
| Educational services industry | 4.64 | 8.3 | 0.45 | 0.8 | 4.26 | 7.6 | 2.54 | 4.5 | 3.81 | 6.8 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 4.92 | 8.2 | 0.46 | 0.8 | 4.34 | 7.2 | 2.69 | 4.5 | 4.08 | 6.8 |
| Management, business, and financial occupations | 8.23 | 11.1 | 0.68 | 0.9 | 5.71 | 7.7 | 3.41 | 4.6 | 4.71 | 6.4 |
| Professional and related occupations | 4.32 | 7.5 | 0.42 | 0.7 | 4.09 | 7.1 | 2.56 | 4.4 | 3.97 | 6.9 |
| Sales and office occupations | 3.63 | 9.5 | 0.28 | 0.7 | 3.83 | 10.1 | 1.73 | 4.5 | 2.60 | 6.8 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 3.71 | 9.8 | 0.25 | 0.7 | 3.88 | 10.2 | 1.77 | 4.7 | 2.57 | 6.8 |
| Service occupations | 2.61 | 7.3 | 0.45 | 1.3 | 3.52 | 9.9 | 1.99 | 5.6 | 2.56 | 7.2 |
| Junior colleges, colleges, universities and professional schools industry | 7.03 | 9.7 | 0.71 | 1.0 | 6.37 | 8.8 | 4.09 | 5.7 | 4.49 | 6.2 |
| Health care and social assistance industry | 4.12 | 8.3 | 1.90 | 3.8 | 3.85 | 7.7 | 1.48 | 3.0 | 3.44 | 6.9 |
| Registered nurse occupations | 7.46 | 9.4 | 4.15 | 5.2 | 6.32 | 8.0 | 3.66 | 4.6 | 5.29 | 6.7 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 6.38 | 9.0 | 2.79 | 3.9 | 5.16 | 7.3 | 2.40 | 3.4 | 4.57 | 6.5 |
| Professional and related occupations | 6.31 | 9.0 | 2.84 | 4.0 | 5.14 | 7.3 | 2.41 | 3.4 | 4.58 | 6.5 |
| Sales and office occupations | 2.72 | 7.8 | 0.69 | 2.0 | 4.66 | 13.4 | 0.79 | 2.3 | 2.31 | 6.6 |
| Office and administrative support occupations | 2.71 | 7.8 | 0.67 | 1.9 | 4.63 | 13.4 | 0.78 | 2.3 | 2.29 | 6.6 |
| Service occupations | 1.62 | 5.9 | 1.13 | 4.1 | 1.97 | 7.1 | 0.51 | 1.8 | 2.28 | 8.2 |
| Hospitals industry | 6.40 | 9.6 | 3.29 | 4.9 | 5.99 | 9.0 | 2.98 | 4.5 | 4.31 | 6.5 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 8.01 | 10.0 | 3.96 | 4.9 | 6.62 | 8.3 | 3.65 | 4.5 | 5.10 | 6.4 |
| Registered nurse occupations | 7.84 | 9.7 | 4.58 | 5.7 | 6.89 | 8.6 | 3.75 | 4.7 | 5.28 | 6.5 |
| Service occupations | 2.52 | 7.0 | 2.09 | 5.8 | 4.16 | 11.5 | 1.53 | 4.2 | 2.58 | 7.1 |
| Nursing and residential care facilities industry | 2.34 | 6.9 | 1.10 | 3.2 | 2.77 | 8.1 | 0.60 | 1.8 | 2.61 | 7.7 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 3.92 | 7.7 | 1.46 | 2.9 | 4.09 | 8.1 | 1.12 | 2.2 | 3.63 | 7.1 |
| Service occupations | 1.67 | 6.1 | 1.03 | 3.7 | 2.08 | 7.6 | 0.39 | 1.4 | 2.23 | 8.1 |
| Nursing care facilities industry | 2.29 | 6.4 | 1.30 | 3.6 | 2.61 | 7.3 | 0.62 | 1.7 | 2.72 | 7.6 |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 3.44 | 6.5 | 1.93 | 3.7 | 3.25 | 6.2 | 1.07 | 2.0 | 3.79 | 7.2 |
| Service occupations | 1.73 | 6.1 | 1.11 | 3.9 | 2.26 | 7.9 | 0.43 | 1.5 | 2.26 | 8.0 |
| Leisure and hospitality industry | 0.72 | 3.4 | 0.30 | 1.4 | 0.88 | 4.1 | 0.27 | 1.3 | 1.91 | 8.9 |
| Sales and office occupations (4) | 0.82 | 3.5 | 0.28 | 1.2 | 1.30 | 5.5 | 0.26 | 1.1 | 1.89 | 8.0 |
| Service occupations | 0.54 | 2.8 | 0.26 | 1.4 | 0.71 | 3.6 | 0.22 | 1.1 | 1.81 | 9.3 |
| Accommodation and food services industry | 0.63 | 3.2 | 0.28 | 1.4 | 0.86 | 4.3 | 0.25 | 1.2 | 1.82 | 9.1 |
| Other services industry | 2.57 | 6.8 | 0.63 | 1.7 | 2.46 | 6.5 | 1.29 | 3.4 | 2.89 | 7.6 |
- (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, scientific, and technical services; management of companies and enterprises; administrative and waste services; educational services; health care and social assistance; arts, entertainment and recreation; accommodation and food services; and other services, except public administration.
- (4) The relative standard error for this estimate is equal to or greater than 30 percent.
Reading these tables
BLS prints Table 4 as one table of sixteen columns; it is split here into the three summary columns (total compensation, wages and salaries, total benefits) and the five benefit groups, each by occupational group and then by industry and occupational group, with the same rows in the same order. For every component the Cost ($) column is dollars per hour worked and the Percent column is the share of total compensation, so the wages percent and the total benefits percent sum to 100 in each row, and the five benefit groups sum to total benefits.
The occupational groups are the Standard Occupational Classification majors as the National Compensation Survey groups them; the industry and occupational group block repeats them within goods-producing industries (with construction and manufacturing shown separately) and service-providing industries (with several sectors separately), so an indented row is the occupation within the industry above it. Higher-paid groups show a lower wages percent because insurance and retirement costs take a larger share where paid leave and retirement plans are more common, not because wages are low. Private industry only; state and local government workers are on the ownership page. The ECI total compensation page covers the change in these costs over time holding the job mix fixed.
Source, release and next release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (USDL-26-1494), released ; reference period June 2026.
- Next release: (September 2026), per the BLS release calendar.
- Table: Table 4. Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for private industry workers by occupational and industry group, fetched (SHA-256 071103155aae…).
- Figures are shown as published; this site does not seasonally adjust, deflate, interpolate or extend any series.