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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation

Data Requests

The National Compensation Survey (NCS) is used to produce labor cost changes through the Employment Cost Index (ECI) and the average costs per hour worked through the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC). The NCS also provides estimates on the incidence and provisions of benefits by the percentage of workers with access to and participating in employer-sponsored benefit plans through the Employee Benefits in the United States. The survey covers a broad range of benefits including holidays and vacations, sick leave, health and life insurance, and retirement plans. Benefit plan details of employer-provided health and retirement plan provisions are also available.

The latest data can be accessed from the:

In some circumstances, BLS can provide estimates not available through NCS publications. When requests for unpublished data are received, they are evaluated and processed based on resource availability and the complexity of the request. The NCS is not designed to produce estimates for individual states. All tabulations of data are reviewed for reliability and confidentiality prior to release, which may limit the data provided. The NCS can be used to produce estimates by aggregate occupational and industry groups, census regions and divisions, the fifteen largest combined statistical areas and metropolitan statistical areas, and by various worker characteristics (such as work status, bargaining status, and basis of pay).

When making a data request, users should provide a detailed explanation of the scope that includes ownership (civilian, private, and state and local government), industry group(s) or industry, occupational group(s) or occupation, worker and establishment characteristics, and reference period. This detailed explanation will expedite the evaluation. Once we receive the request, we will evaluate it and contact you regarding an expected timeframe for tabulation, review, and clearance. All estimates are evaluated to ensure respondent confidentiality and estimate reliability. In cases where the level of detail requested does not meet publication criteria, BLS staff will contact you with possible alternatives including on-site microdata access. Access to restricted microdata requires a well-defined research proposal that will be thoroughly reviewed as explained on the BLS Restricted Data Access page.

Please review the list of fulfilled requests prior to submitting a tabulation data request. To submit a request, complete the NCS online form, enter “data request” in the subject line and indicate the scope of the request. BLS staff evaluating the request will respond and ask for clarification, if necessary. These tabulations can take anywhere from four to eight weeks to produce, review, and fulfill.

For an explanation of survey design, calculation and weighting methodology, and history of the NCS see the National Compensation Measures in the Handbook of Methods.

Examples of previously fulfilled requests are listed below, in order to demonstrate the level of detail that can be provided outside of the NCS publications. All data tables on this page are unpublished except by special request.

National Compensation Survey (NCS)

  • Average leveling points for six-digit occupations
    • This table provides the average leveling points for 2010 SOC based six-digit occupations in the National Compensation Survey, which gives an idea of the work level of the duties and responsibilities of the job. It was created by totaling up and averaging the leveling points from the four leveling factors for jobs in the March 2021 reference period.

      (2018 XLSX table)

      (2021 XLSX table)

      Average total number of leveling points by occupation, March 2021
      SOC Occupation (click on a cell below to see its full text above) Total Level Points Knowledge Job Controls and Complexity Contacts Physical Environment
      Mean %RSE[1] Mean %RSE[1] Mean %RSE[1] Mean %RSE[1] Mean %RSE[1]

      000000

      All Levelable Occupations 1003 1.1 477 1.2 451 1.1 53 0.7 23 0.7

      111021

      General and operations managers 2131 2.9 1038 2.7 1006 3.6 74 2.5 14 6.8

      112021

      Marketing managers 2667 4.0 1281 4.4 1283 4.1 92 8.2 11 4.8

      112022

      Sales managers 2310 4.9 1145 5.1 1082 5.2 72 4.5 11 5.4

      113011

      Administrative services managers 2186 6.0 1061 6.0 1029 5.7 84 12.7 12 10.2

      113021

      Computer and information systems managers 2699 3.9 1363 3.1 1239 5.9 85 13.1 12 10.1

      113031

      Financial managers 2154 2.4 1070 2.3 997 3.0 77 1.9 10 1.7

      119021

      Construction managers 2213 3.2 1073 3.9 1036 3.4 85 10.5 18 7.2

      119032

      Education administrators, elementary and secondary school 2446 2.9 1252 1.2 1104 5.8 79 4.4 11 5.9

      Footnotes:
      [1] The %RSE is the percent relative standard error, which is the standard error of the mean, expressed as a percent of the mean.
      [-] A dash means the cell failed to meet publication criteria.

      Note: The sum of the means of the four factors may not equal the mean of the total level points, due to rounding.
      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)

  • Postsecondary teachers compensation component costs by work status (XLSX)
    • Costs per employee hour worked for civilian postsecondary teachers within colleges, universities and professional schools by work status, March 2014-2021
      Year Total compensation (1) Wages and salaries Total benefits
      Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
      Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2)

      2014

      81.95 4.1 49.56 8.3 58.54 4.6 38.25 7.4 23.41 3.5 11.31 17.5

      2015

      83.49 4.3 48.20 8.5 59.27 4.8 37.59 7.5 24.23 3.5 10.61 18.6

      2016

      84.81 4.8 49.45 8.8 60.53 5.6 38.33 6.8 24.28 3.4 11.12 20.8

      2017

      85.89 1.9 55.96 8.4 60.53 2.0 39.33 8.2 25.36 2.1 16.63 27.5

      2018

      88.74 1.9 56.74 8.2 62.39 2.0 37.78 8.2 26.34 2.0 18.96 26.2

      2019

      91.80 1.8 57.27 11.5 64.41 2.0 40.80 11.7 27.39 1.9 16.48 24.0

      2020

      95.71 2.1 55.56 13.6 66.64 2.3 41.83 13.0 29.07 2.2 13.72 20.1

      2021

      95.19 2.2 56.48 13.2 66.06 2.3 44.25 12.3 29.14 2.4 12.24 19.2

      Footnotes:
      (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
      (2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • Compensation component costs for the construction sector by bargaining status and construction subsector
    • These data were requested by Center for Construction Research and Training.

      Construction sector costs per employee hour worked by bargaining status in private industry (XLSX)

      Construction of buildings subsector costs per employee hour worked by bargaining status in private industry (XLSX)

      Specialty trades contractors subsector costs per employee hour worked by bargaining status (XLSX)

      Construction sector costs per employee hour worked by bargaining status in private industry, March 2019
      Compensation component Construction sector costs per employee hour worked Construction of buildings subsector costs per employee hour worked Specialty trades contractors subsector costs per employee hour worked
      All workers Union Nonunion All workers Union Nonunion All workers Union Nonunion
      Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2) Cost ($) RSE (2)

      Total compensation(1)

      $39.55 2.3 $61.85 3.7 $34.47 2.2 $39.60 7.1 $54.78 8.3 $38.48 7.6 $38.88 3.5 $64.62 4.5 $31.82 4.5

      Wages and salaries

      27.38 1.8 36.3 3.1 25.36 2.1 28.5 6.7 31.35 7.6 28.29 7 26.58 2.5 37.56 3.8 23.57 3.8

      Total benefits

      12.16 4.2 25.55 4.9 9.12 3.3 11.09 9.3 23.43 13 10.19 9.7 12.3 5.9 27.06 5.8 8.26 5.8

      Paid leave

      1.74 5.7 2.2 13 1.64 5.5 2.09 13.5 2.08 27.6 2.09 14.6 1.51 8 2.26 15.5 1.3 15.5

      Supplemental pay

      1.26 5 1.7 6.3 1.16 6.1 1.22 12.8 1.43 23.1 1.2 13.8 1.22 6.7 1.74 7.1 1.08 7.1

      Insurance

      3.2 6.7 8.17 5 2.07 7.2 2.47 13.6 6.13 8.4 2.2 14.8 3.36 7.9 8.83 5.1 1.86 5.1

      Health

      3.05 6.7 7.77 5.1 1.98 7.2 2.33 13.7 5.74 8.6 2.08 14.8 3.21 8 8.39 5.2 1.79 5.2

      Retirement and savings

      2.04 10.3 8.07 7.9 0.67 8.6 1.39 20 8.43 26.1 0.87 16.6 2.29 13.7 8.67 8.5 0.54 8.5

      Legally required

      3.91 1.2 5.41 3.1 3.57 1.7 3.92 4.2 5.35 10 3.81 4.3 3.92 1.8 5.55 3.4 3.48 3.4

      Footnotes:
      (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
      (2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals. Dash indicates estimates did not pass publication criteria or there are no observations in the domain.
      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.


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  • Compensation component costs by industry (XLSX)
    • The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services use this information to assist in estimation and comparison of U.S. employer-based private health insurance expenditures in the National Health Expenditure Accounts.

      Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, March 2022
      Industry Wages and salaries RSE(2) Paid leave RSE(2) Supplemental pay RSE(2) Health insurance RSE(2)

      Private Industry

      $27.19 1.1 $2.88 2.2 $1.37 3.3 $2.76 1.3

      Mining (1)

      29.95 8.8 2.34 16.5 2.73 20.3 3.28 11.8

      Construction

      29.83 2.1 1.96 4.1 1.60 4.2 2.96 3.4

      Manufacturing

      27.85 1.5 3.17 2.4 2.08 3.5 3.78 2.3

      Wholesale trade

      31.41 2.6 3.36 4.4 1.65 8.1 2.89 4.4

      Retail trade

      17.71 1.2 1.16 3.3 0.57 5.3 1.26 2.2

      Transportation and warehousing

      27.69 4.0 3.05 6.5 1.31 6.9 3.90 4.4

      Utilities

      45.05 2.5 6.61 3.2 2.50 9.8 6.44 2.8

      Information

      41.96 3.9 6.15 5.8 2.98 7.3 4.87 4.2

      Finance and insurance

      39.47 1.7 5.48 2.0 4.04 13.0 4.76 1.3

      Real estate and rental and leasing

      23.76 3.9 2.47 8.1 1.02 11.9 2.69 9.9

      Professional, scientific, and technical services

      44.20 3.8 5.67 6.1 2.52 14.4 3.95 4.4

      Management of companies and enterprises (1)

      42.44 5.4 6.14 8.1 3.42 15.6 4.31 4.8

      Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

      20.17 2.7 1.43 7.3 0.76 9.6 1.64 7.2

      Educational services

      36.65 3.7 4.28 8.9 0.35 14.6 3.85 6.6

      Health care and social assistance

      27.62 3.5 3.44 5.3 0.95 5.8 3.00 2.9

      Arts, entertainment, and recreation (1)

      18.52 6.0 1.10 17.5 0.24 16.0 1.08 16.4

      Accommodation and food services

      13.62 2.4 0.44 9.6 0.27 13.8 0.62 9.0

      Other services

      24.97 4.3 2.21 9.1 0.45 13.1 1.96 10.2

      State and local government

      34.32 0.7 4.08 1.6 0.54 3.8 6.24 1.0

      Footnotes:
      (1) Indicates unpublished estimates.
      (2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • Scheduled and worked hours, compensation costs for full-time workers in the Pacific census division
    • The California Department of Human Resources office uses this information to assist in meeting their requirement to compare total compensation of State of California employees with employees working in comparable occupations in local government, federal government, and the private sector.

      • Private industry (XLSX)
      • 500 workers or more (XLSX)
      • State and local government (XLSX)
      • State government (XLSX)
      • Local government (XLSX)
      • Local government excluding education (XLSX)
  • State and local government compensation components (XLSX)
    • The table below has been modified for display purposes. The XLSX file, linked above, contains all tabulated estimates.

      Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for state and local government workers by census region and division, September 2018
      Compensation component Northeast Region South Region Midwest Region West Region
      Cost ($) Percent
      of total comp.
      RSE (1) Cost ($) Percent
      of total comp.
      RSE (1) Cost ($) Percent
      of total comp.
      RSE (1) Cost ($) Percent
      of total comp.
      RSE (1)

      Total compensation

      63.31 100.0 1.5 41.42 100.0 1.2 47.54 100.0 1.5 55.79 100.0 1.9

      Wages and salaries

      36.97 58.4 1.1 26.97 65.1 1.5 30.21 63.5 1.2 34.57 62.0 1.8

      Total benefits

      26.34 41.6 2.2 14.45 34.9 1.1 17.33 36.5 2.1 21.22 38.0 2.2

      Paid leave

      4.64 7.3 4.3 3.23 7.8 2.2 3.44 7.2 3.4 4.25 7.6 3.3

      Vacation

      1.65 2.6 7.0 1.25 3.0 3.5 1.24 2.6 4.9 1.75 3.1 4.2

      Holiday

      1.28 2.0 6.5 0.94 2.3 2.9 0.94 2.0 3.7 1.26 2.3 4.4

      Sick

      1.29 2.0 2.5 0.76 1.8 1.9 0.96 2.0 3.5 1.02 1.8 2.9

      Personal

      0.43 0.7 4.4 0.28 0.7 3.7 0.29 0.6 4.3 0.22 0.4 6.1

      Footnotes:
      (1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals. Dashes indicate data did not meet publication criteria.
      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • Compensation component costs for state and local government protective service occupations
    • Cost per employee hour worked by compensation component for state and local government protective service occupations, March 2018
      Compensation component Estimate RSE (1)

      Wages and salaries

      $26.38 0.75

      Sick leave

      $0.84 0.04

      Footnotes:
      (1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • Compensation component costs for junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools (XLSX)
    • Civilian industry
      • Average employer costs per employee hour worked for civilian workers [1] in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020
        Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December
        Compensation component Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3]

        Total compensation [2]

        60.40 1.9 100.0 0.0 60.43 2.0 100.0 0.0 60.61 2.1 100.0 0.0 61.42 1.7 100.0 0.0

        Wages and salaries

        40.02 2.0 66.3 0.4 40.02 2.1 66.2 0.4 40.08 2.2 66.1 0.4 40.60 1.8 66.1 0.4

        Total benefits

        20.38 1.9 33.7 0.7 20.41 2.0 33.8 0.7 20.53 2.1 33.9 0.8 20.82 1.8 33.9 0.8

        Paid leave

        5.28 3.0 8.7 2.1 5.27 2.9 8.7 2.1 5.27 3.2 8.7 2.2 5.36 2.4 8.7 2.1

        Supplemental pay

        0.37 8.6 0.6 7.8 0.37 8.7 0.6 7.9 0.37 8.6 0.6 7.7 0.39 8.9 0.6 8.2

        Insurance

        5.94 2.3 9.8 2.2 5.98 2.4 9.9 2.3 6.02 2.5 9.9 2.4 6.05 2.4 9.9 2.0

        Health

        5.75 2.4 9.5 2.3 5.79 2.5 9.6 2.3 5.83 2.6 9.6 2.4 5.85 2.5 9.5 2.1

        Retirement and savings

        5.34 3.2 8.8 2.4 5.35 3.2 8.9 2.3 5.42 3.3 8.9 2.4 5.58 3.4 9.1 2.5

        Defined benefit

        3.49 4.7 5.8 4.2 3.51 4.6 5.8 4.0 3.60 4.6 5.9 4.1 3.83 4.8 6.2 4.4

        Defined contribution

        1.85 4.3 3.1 3.5 1.84 4.2 3.0 3.5 1.82 4.2 3.0 3.3 1.75 4.8 2.9 3.9

        Legally required

        3.44 2.5 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.6 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.7 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.1 5.6 1.7

        Footnotes:
        (1) Includes private industry and state and local government.
        (2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
        (3) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • Private industry
      • Average employer costs per employee hour worked for private industry workers in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020
        Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December
        Compensation component Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2]

        Total compensation [1]

        59.82 3.0 100.0 0.0 59.74 3.1 100.0 0.0 59.56 3.4 100.0 0.0 60.85 2.4 100.0 0.0

        Wages and salaries

        41.47 3.2 69.3 0.5 41.38 3.4 69.3 0.5 41.27 3.6 69.3 0.5 42.45 2.6 69.8 0.6

        Total benefits

        18.34 2.6 30.7 1.1 18.36 2.8 30.7 1.2 18.28 3.3 30.7 1.1 18.40 2.3 30.2 1.3

        Paid leave

        5.36 3.7 9.0 2.4 5.36 3.8 9.0 2.3 5.30 4.9 8.9 2.7 5.46 3.0 9.0 2.4

        Supplemental pay

        0.42 7.1 0.7 6.4 0.42 7.0 0.7 6.2 0.43 7.1 0.7 6.3 0.44 9.9 0.7 9.0

        Insurance

        5.45 2.5 9.1 2.3 5.50 2.6 9.2 2.5 5.53 2.8 9.3 2.4 5.43 2.5 8.9 2.0

        Health

        5.22 2.5 8.7 2.4 5.26 2.6 8.8 2.5 5.29 2.8 8.9 2.4 5.18 2.4 8.5 2.0

        Retirement and savings

        3.28 3.7 5.5 2.7 3.25 3.9 5.4 2.9 3.22 4.1 5.4 2.9 3.25 3.4 5.3 2.9

        Defined benefit

        0.46 12.4 0.8 11.5 0.46 12.5 0.8 11.5 0.47 12.6 0.8 11.5 0.70 10.0 1.2 10.2

        Defined contribution

        2.82 3.3 4.7 2.8 2.80 3.5 4.7 3.0 2.76 3.9 4.6 3.0 2.54 4.0 4.2 3.3

        Legally required

        3.82 3.9 6.4 2.6 3.82 4.1 6.4 2.6 3.81 4.3 6.4 2.6 3.83 2.5 6.3 1.0

        Footnotes:
        (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
        (2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • State and local government
      • Average employer costs per employee hour worked for state and local government workers in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020
        Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December
        Compensation component Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2]

        Total compensation [1]

        60.71 2.0 100.0 0.0 60.81 2.0 100.0 0.0 61.16 1.9 100.0 0.0 61.69 1.9 100.0 0.0

        Wages and salaries

        39.25 2.1 64.6 0.6 39.29 2.1 64.6 0.6 39.45 2.1 64.5 0.6 39.73 2.1 64.4 0.6

        Total benefits

        21.46 2.1 35.4 1.0 21.51 2.1 35.4 1.0 21.71 2.1 35.5 1.1 21.96 2.1 35.6 1.1

        Paid leave

        5.24 3.5 8.6 2.6 5.22 3.4 8.6 2.6 5.25 3.4 8.6 2.6 5.31 3.3 8.6 2.6

        Supplemental pay

        0.35 12.3 0.6 11.9 0.34 12.7 0.6 12.3 0.34 12.3 0.6 11.9 0.37 12.5 0.6 11.8

        Insurance

        6.20 2.9 10.2 3.0 6.24 3.0 10.3 3.0 6.29 3.1 10.3 3.1 6.34 3.0 10.3 3.0

        Health

        6.03 3.0 9.9 3.0 6.07 3.1 10.0 3.1 6.11 3.2 10.0 3.2 6.16 3.2 10.0 3.1

        Retirement and savings

        6.43 3.8 10.6 2.9 6.47 3.8 10.6 2.9 6.59 3.8 10.8 3.0 6.68 4.0 10.8 3.2

        Defined benefit

        5.10 4.9 8.4 4.5 5.14 4.8 8.5 4.4 5.26 4.8 8.6 4.4 5.30 5.0 8.6 4.6

        Defined contribution

        1.34 7.3 2.2 6.2 1.33 7.0 2.2 5.9 1.33 6.7 2.2 5.6 1.38 6.5 2.2 5.5

        Legally required

        3.24 2.9 5.3 2.6 3.24 2.9 5.3 2.6 3.24 2.9 5.3 2.6 3.25 2.9 5.3 2.7

        Footnotes:
        (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
        (2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • Workers' compensation
    • The National Academy of Social Insurance uses these data in their annual report Workers' Compensation Benefits, Costs, and Coverage.

      Percent of civilian workers with zero or positive workers' compensation costs, March 2018
      Workers' compensation cost Rate (percent of workers) Standard error of rate

      Zero workers' compensation cost

      3.6 0.28

      Positive workers' compensation cost

      96.4 0.28

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • Compensation component costs by bargaining status in the construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry; leisure and hospitality; and wholesale trade industries (XLSX)
    • The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation uses NCS data for many purposes, such as: responding to congressional requests, research into retirement savings rates, and to help evaluate the viability of their insurance programs.

      Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, for private industry workers in construction, extraction, farming, fishing, and forestry industry
      Compensation component March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 March 2018
      Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
      Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1)

      Total compensation

      $55.66 1.59 $29.33 0.67 $55.08 1.83 $30.45 0.78 $56.71 1.80 $31.82 0.90 $59.19 2.11 $33.45 1.02 $60.24 2.19 $33.62 0.95

      Wages and salaries

      32.20 0.61 21.86 0.47 32.44 0.74 22.76 0.56 33.73 0.87 23.76 0.69 34.91 1.05 24.91 0.81 35.38 1.15 24.88 0.65

      Total benefits

      23.46 1.12 7.47 0.24 22.63 1.15 7.70 0.25 22.98 1.04 8.06 0.24 24.28 1.16 8.54 0.26 24.86 1.12 8.74 0.34

      Paid leave

      2.03 0.23 1.37 0.07 2.08 0.25 1.46 0.08 2.03 0.20 1.45 0.08 2.11 0.21 1.60 0.10 2.17 0.24 1.55 0.12

      Vacation

      1.10 0.16 0.70 0.04 1.11 0.16 0.74 0.04 1.17 0.13 0.74 0.04 1.17 0.14 0.82 0.05 1.16 0.13 0.79 0.06

      Holiday

      0.68 0.06 0.49 0.02 0.73 0.06 0.53 0.03 0.68 0.06 0.52 0.02 0.72 0.06 0.56 0.03 0.75 0.08 0.56 0.04

      Sick leave

      0.16 0.05 0.12 0.01 0.14 0.05 0.12 0.01 0.11 0.03 0.12 0.01 0.12 0.04 0.13 0.01 0.17 0.03 0.13 0.01

      Personal leave

      0.09 0.02 0.05 0.01 0.10 0.02 0.07 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.08 0.01 0.09 0.04 0.09 0.01 0.08 0.03 0.07 0.01

      Supplemental pay

      1.27 0.08 0.88 0.11 1.27 0.07 0.79 0.05 1.33 0.07 0.87 0.05 1.39 0.07 0.94 0.06 1.52 0.11 1.00 0.07

      Overtime and premium pay

      1.12 0.08 0.46 0.03 1.10 0.05 0.45 0.03 1.11 0.07 0.45 0.02 1.17 0.07 0.48 0.03 1.31 0.11 0.53 0.05

      Shift differentials

      0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.05 0.01 0.01 0.00

      Nonproduction bonuses

      0.10 0.03 0.42 0.10 0.13 0.04 0.34 0.04 0.17 0.03 0.41 0.05 0.17 0.03 0.46 0.06 0.16 0.03 0.46 0.05

      Insurance

      7.16 0.34 1.56 0.08 6.96 0.33 1.68 0.08 7.21 0.34 1.69 0.06 7.62 0.34 1.85 0.07 7.97 0.35 1.97 0.15

      Life insurance

      0.10 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.09 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.10 0.01 0.03 0.00 0.13 0.01 0.03 0.00

      Health insurance

      6.82 0.32 1.50 0.08 6.68 0.31 1.61 0.08 6.92 0.32 1.62 0.06 7.29 0.32 1.78 0.06 7.58 0.34 1.89 0.14

      Short-term disability insurance

      0.19 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.16 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.12 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.14 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.19 0.02 0.03 0.01

      Long-term disability insurance

      0.05 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.04 0.01 0.02 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.02 0.00

      Retirement and savings

      7.68 0.71 0.46 0.05 7.03 0.56 0.47 0.05 6.85 0.58 0.60 0.05 7.69 0.56 0.65 0.06 7.82 0.56 0.70 0.08

      Defined benefit

      5.86 0.50 0.05 0.03 5.33 0.34 0.04 0.02 5.39 0.43 0.09 0.02 5.95 0.43 0.09 0.03 6.06 0.41 0.12 0.05

      Defined contribution

      1.82 0.36 0.40 0.04 1.69 0.32 0.43 0.04 1.46 0.19 0.51 0.04 1.74 0.17 0.56 0.04 1.76 0.25 0.58 0.06

      Legally required benefits

      5.33 0.20 3.20 0.05 5.30 0.17 3.30 0.07 5.55 0.18 3.46 0.07 5.47 0.23 3.50 0.07 5.38 0.15 3.52 0.07

      Social Security and Medicare

      2.69 0.06 1.81 0.04 2.71 0.08 1.88 0.04 2.81 0.08 1.95 0.05 2.93 0.10 2.05 0.06 2.97 0.10 2.06 0.05

      Social Security

      2.18 0.05 1.46 0.03 2.20 0.06 1.51 0.03 2.28 0.07 1.58 0.04 2.37 0.08 1.66 0.05 2.40 0.08 1.66 0.04

      Medicare

      0.51 0.01 0.35 0.01 0.52 0.01 0.36 0.01 0.53 0.02 0.38 0.01 0.55 0.02 0.40 0.01 0.56 0.02 0.40 0.01

      Federal unemployment insurance

      0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00

      State unemployment insurance

      0.58 0.04 0.32 0.01 0.54 0.03 0.32 0.01 0.53 0.04 0.30 0.01 0.53 0.04 0.27 0.01 0.47 0.04 0.25 0.01

      Workers' compensation

      2.02 0.19 1.04 0.04 2.00 0.14 1.07 0.04 2.17 0.18 1.17 0.03 1.99 0.16 1.14 0.03 1.91 0.10 1.18 0.05

      Footnotes:
      (1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
      Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals.


      Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, for private industry workers in leisure and hospitality industry
      Compensation component March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 March 2018
      Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
      Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1)

      Total compensation

      $31.25 4.41 $12.09 0.39 $30.30 4.19 $12.42 0.32 $32.77 4.60 $13.00 0.24 $33.37 4.49 $13.33 0.26 $28.97 2.07 $14.48 0.60

      Wages and salaries

      19.12 3.10 9.73 0.27 18.72 2.64 9.98 0.22 20.04 3.04 10.43 0.19 20.50 2.99 10.77 0.21 17.57 1.81 11.54 0.44

      Total benefits

      12.13 1.38 2.35 0.13 11.58 1.62 2.44 0.11 12.73 1.65 2.58 0.07 12.87 1.65 2.56 0.08 11.40 0.81 2.94 0.17

      Paid leave

      2.44 0.60 0.35 0.04 2.24 0.62 0.32 0.03 2.52 0.72 0.33 0.02 2.52 0.74 0.32 0.02 1.76 0.28 0.40 0.05

      Vacation

      1.23 0.29 0.20 0.02 1.21 0.33 0.18 0.02 1.31 0.38 0.17 0.01 1.37 0.41 0.17 0.01 0.93 0.17 0.22 0.03

      Holiday

      0.78 0.26 0.10 0.01 0.67 0.22 0.09 0.01 0.73 0.27 0.09 0.01 0.67 0.26 0.09 0.01 0.38 0.06 0.11 0.01

      Sick leave

      0.31 0.09 0.04 0.01 0.26 0.08 0.03 0.00 0.31 0.09 0.04 0.00 0.31 0.09 0.04 0.00 0.28 0.05 0.06 0.01

      Personal leave

      0.12 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.11 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.16 0.04 0.03 0.01 0.16 0.04 0.02 0.00 0.16 0.04 0.02 0.01

      Supplemental pay

      0.55 0.11 0.13 0.01 0.43 0.08 0.13 0.01 0.46 0.12 0.14 0.01 0.44 0.12 0.12 0.01 0.40 0.12 0.16 0.02

      Overtime and premium pay

      0.30 0.05 0.06 0.01 0.26 0.03 0.06 0.01 0.25 0.04 0.06 0.00 0.24 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.24 0.05 0.07 0.01

      Shift differentials

      0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.10 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.11 0.06 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.09 0.00 0.00

      Nonproduction bonuses

      0.17 0.09 0.07 0.01 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.01 0.08 0.07 0.07 0.02 0.09 0.07 0.06 0.01 0.02 0.02 0.08 0.02

      Insurance

      4.30 0.26 0.48 0.05 4.24 0.27 0.54 0.05 4.60 0.22 0.57 0.04 4.78 0.23 0.57 0.04 4.69 0.28 0.72 0.06

      Life insurance

      0.08 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.07 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.06 0.01 0.01 0.00

      Health insurance

      4.09 0.26 0.46 0.05 4.05 0.27 0.53 0.05 4.39 0.22 0.56 0.04 4.59 0.24 0.55 0.04 4.51 0.28 0.70 0.06

      Short-term disability insurance

      0.12 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.10 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.11 0.02 0.01 0.00

      Long-term disability insurance

      0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00

      Retirement and savings

      1.97 0.42 0.09 0.01 2.01 0.58 0.10 0.01 2.44 0.52 0.12 0.02 2.40 0.57 0.10 0.01 2.30 0.49 0.14 0.03

      Defined benefit

      1.56 0.34 0.01 0.00 1.49 0.45 0.01 0.01 1.92 0.36 0.02 0.01 1.96 0.43 0.01 0.01 1.97 0.43 0.01 0.01

      Defined contribution

      0.41 0.13 0.08 0.01 0.52 0.16 0.09 0.01 0.51 0.21 0.10 0.01 0.45 0.19 0.09 0.01 0.34 0.15 0.13 0.02

      Legally required benefits

      2.87 0.30 1.31 0.04 2.66 0.27 1.34 0.03 2.71 0.36 1.42 0.03 2.74 0.33 1.45 0.04 2.25 0.15 1.52 0.05

      Social Security and Medicare

      1.81 0.24 0.83 0.02 1.69 0.21 0.86 0.02 1.78 0.24 0.92 0.02 1.83 0.24 0.96 0.02 1.54 0.14 1.01 0.04

      Social Security

      1.46 0.19 0.67 0.02 1.36 0.17 0.70 0.02 1.44 0.19 0.75 0.02 1.47 0.19 0.77 0.02 1.25 0.11 0.82 0.03

      Medicare

      0.35 0.05 0.16 0.00 0.33 0.05 0.16 0.00 0.34 0.05 0.18 0.00 0.35 0.05 0.18 0.00 0.29 0.03 0.19 0.01

      Federal unemployment insurance

      0.04 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.05 0.01

      State unemployment insurance

      0.35 0.05 0.19 0.01 0.30 0.05 0.17 0.01 0.26 0.05 0.16 0.01 0.23 0.06 0.15 0.01 0.17 0.06 0.14 0.01

      Workers' compensation

      0.68 0.09 0.25 0.01 0.64 0.07 0.26 0.01 0.64 0.09 0.29 0.01 0.65 0.09 0.29 0.01 0.52 0.04 0.31 0.02

      Footnotes:
      (1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
      Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals.


      Employer costs per hour worked for employee compensation, for private industry workers in wholesale trade industry
      Compensation component March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 March 2018
      Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion Union Nonunion
      Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1) Cost ($) RSE (1)

      Total compensation

      $36.00 2.17 $32.12 0.95 $37.92 2.35 $34.31 0.96 $35.62 1.30 $35.36 1.30 $36.48 1.39 $36.48 1.51 $35.32 1.77 $36.63 1.41

      Wages and salaries

      21.73 1.40 22.94 0.67 22.46 1.44 24.44 0.65 21.20 0.68 25.28 0.96 21.80 0.73 26.06 1.12 21.45 1.01 26.09 1.05

      Total benefits

      14.26 0.94 9.18 0.31 15.46 1.01 9.87 0.34 14.43 0.71 10.07 0.38 14.68 0.75 10.42 0.43 13.87 0.84 10.55 0.42

      Paid leave

      2.29 0.23 2.27 0.11 2.45 0.22 2.46 0.11 2.17 0.17 2.57 0.12 2.24 0.17 2.67 0.14 2.16 0.24 2.67 0.12

      Vacation

      1.20 0.14 1.18 0.06 1.29 0.14 1.29 0.06 1.13 0.12 1.35 0.06 1.16 0.12 1.39 0.07 1.10 0.18 1.39 0.07

      Holiday

      0.74 0.09 0.74 0.03 0.83 0.08 0.80 0.04 0.72 0.04 0.82 0.04 0.74 0.05 0.86 0.05 0.69 0.06 0.83 0.04

      Sick leave

      0.23 0.05 0.26 0.02 0.24 0.04 0.26 0.01 0.25 0.05 0.29 0.01 0.27 0.06 0.30 0.02 0.31 0.06 0.31 0.02

      Personal leave

      0.11 0.02 0.10 0.01 0.09 0.02 0.11 0.01 0.07 0.02 0.12 0.01 0.08 0.02 0.13 0.01 0.06 0.02 0.13 0.01

      Supplemental pay

      1.32 0.28 0.80 0.07 1.37 0.26 1.00 0.10 1.26 0.13 1.06 0.12 1.24 0.12 1.05 0.12 1.21 0.12 1.18 0.14

      Overtime and premium pay

      0.86 0.10 0.24 0.02 0.79 0.11 0.25 0.02 0.80 0.09 0.26 0.02 0.81 0.09 0.27 0.02 0.79 0.07 0.28 0.02

      Shift differentials

      0.15 0.06 0.02 0.00 0.19 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.14 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.14 0.03 0.02 0.00 0.18 0.06 0.02 0.00

      Nonproduction bonuses

      0.32 0.23 0.54 0.07 0.39 0.20 0.74 0.10 0.32 0.10 0.78 0.12 0.29 0.09 0.76 0.13 0.24 0.06 0.88 0.14

      Insurance

      5.66 0.43 2.63 0.10 6.26 0.42 2.74 0.12 5.67 0.37 2.67 0.09 5.72 0.40 2.79 0.11 5.01 0.34 2.69 0.11

      Life insurance

      0.08 0.01 0.04 0.00 0.08 0.01 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.08 0.02 0.05 0.00

      Health insurance

      5.30 0.41 2.50 0.09 5.82 0.40 2.59 0.12 5.35 0.38 2.51 0.09 5.43 0.40 2.62 0.11 4.68 0.28 2.54 0.10

      Short-term disability insurance

      0.16 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.18 0.03 0.04 0.00 0.14 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.14 0.02 0.05 0.00 0.15 0.03 0.05 0.00

      Long-term disability insurance

      0.11 0.05 0.05 0.00 0.18 0.07 0.06 0.00 0.11 0.05 0.06 0.00 0.07 0.02 0.06 0.00 0.10 0.05 0.06 0.00

      Retirement and savings

      1.89 0.31 0.90 0.07 2.18 0.33 0.96 0.06 2.36 0.27 1.03 0.07 2.51 0.33 1.09 0.08 2.46 0.31 1.18 0.08

      Defined benefit

      1.51 0.34 0.22 0.05 1.72 0.38 0.21 0.04 1.74 0.30 0.20 0.04 1.90 0.35 0.21 0.05 1.81 0.34 0.26 0.07

      Defined contribution

      0.38 0.08 0.68 0.04 0.46 0.10 0.75 0.05 0.62 0.11 0.83 0.05 0.61 0.11 0.88 0.06 0.65 0.11 0.92 0.06

      Legally required benefits

      3.10 0.14 2.58 0.05 3.20 0.16 2.71 0.06 2.96 0.09 2.75 0.07 2.98 0.09 2.82 0.08 3.04 0.12 2.82 0.07

      Social Security and Medicare

      1.91 0.13 1.90 0.05 2.02 0.14 2.02 0.05 1.86 0.07 2.08 0.07 1.92 0.07 2.16 0.08 1.90 0.10 2.17 0.07

      Social Security

      1.55 0.11 1.52 0.04 1.64 0.11 1.62 0.04 1.51 0.05 1.66 0.06 1.55 0.06 1.73 0.07 1.54 0.08 1.74 0.05

      Medicare

      0.36 0.03 0.38 0.01 0.38 0.03 0.40 0.01 0.35 0.01 0.42 0.02 0.36 0.01 0.43 0.02 0.36 0.02 0.43 0.02

      Federal unemployment insurance

      0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.04 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.03 0.00

      State unemployment insurance

      0.27 0.03 0.20 0.01 0.23 0.02 0.17 0.01 0.20 0.03 0.16 0.01 0.16 0.02 0.15 0.01 0.15 0.02 0.14 0.00

      Workers' compensation

      0.89 0.08 0.45 0.02 0.92 0.06 0.48 0.02 0.87 0.06 0.48 0.02 0.87 0.06 0.48 0.03 0.96 0.05 0.48 0.01

      Footnotes:
      (1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
      Note: Due to rounding individual compensation components may not sum to the totals.


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  • Compensation component costs for full-time workers in the Pacific Census Division (XLSX)
    • Cost per employee hour worked by compensation component, full-time workers in the Pacific Census division, December 2017
      Compensation component Private industry State and local government
      Cost ($) RSE [3] Percent of total compensation Cost ($) RSE [3] Percent of total compensation

      Total compensation

      $44.09 1.64 100.0 $65.91 1.25 100.0

      Wages and salaries

      30.34 1.11 68.8 39.60 0.69 60.1

      Total benefits

      13.76 0.56 31.2 26.31 0.57 39.9

      Paid leave

      3.39 0.17 7.7 5.27 0.18 8.0

      Vacation

      1.75 0.09 4.0 2.24 0.08 3.4

      Holiday

      1.04 0.05 2.4 1.53 0.09 2.3

      Sick

      0.46 0.02 1.0 1.25 0.03 1.9

      Personal

      0.14 0.01 0.3 0.25 0.02 0.4

      Supplemental pay

      1.24 0.09 2.8 0.84 0.07 1.3

      Overtime and premium [1]

      0.32 0.02 0.7 0.38 0.03 0.6

      Shift differentials

      0.03 * 0.1 0.04 0.01 0.1

      Nonproduction bonuses

      0.89 0.09 2.0 0.43 0.05 0.7

      Insurance

      3.70 0.14 8.4 7.74 0.19 11.7

      Life

      0.05 * 0.1 0.08 * 0.1

      Health

      3.54 0.13 8.0 7.57 0.19 11.5

      Short-term disability

      0.05 * 0.1 0.03 * 0.0

      Long-term disability

      0.06 0.01 0.1 0.06 * 0.1

      Retirement and savings

      1.99 0.20 4.5 9.26 0.35 14.1

      Defined benefit

      0.86 0.13 2.0 8.80 0.33 13.4

      Defined contribution

      1.12 0.13 2.6 0.46 0.08 0.7

      Legally required benefits

      3.44 0.07 7.8 3.19 0.11 4.8

      Social Security and Medicare

      2.46 0.06 5.6 2.14 0.09 3.3

      Social Security [2]

      1.96 0.04 4.4 1.48 0.09 2.2

      Medicare

      0.50 0.02 1.1 0.66 0.01 1.0

      Federal unemployment insurance

      0.06 * 0.1 - - -

      State unemployment insurance

      0.20 * 0.5 0.08 0.01 0.1

      Workers' compensation

      0.72 0.03 1.6 0.97 0.04 1.5

      [1] Includes premium pay (such as overtime, weekends, and holidays) for work in addition to the regular work schedule.

      [2] Social Security refers to the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) program.

      [3] Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.

      Note: Dashes indicate data not available. * indicates a value <0.005. The sum of individual items may not equal totals due to rounding.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.


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  • Compensation measures for private industry workers by occupational and industry group
  • Long-term disability costs
    • Cost per employee hour worked for select workers*, March 2017
      Occupational group and bargaining status Long-term disability

      All workers

      $ 0.12
      Occupational group

      Management, professional, and related

      0.13

      Sales and office

      0.04

      Service

      0.06

      Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

      0.07

      Production, transportation, and material moving

      0.22
      Bargaining unit status

      Union

      0.27

      Nonunion

      0.10

      * Full-time workers offered vacation leave in private industry (excluding leisure and hospitality industries) for establishments with 500 or more workers.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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Employment Cost Index (ECI)

  • Wages and salaries for state and local government excluding the educational services industry group (XLSX)
    • This table is used by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in the preparation of the state and local government consumption expenditures and the gross investment components of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the National Income and Product Accounts (NIPAs). The ECI data are an input into the formula that calculates the GDP and NIPA estimates.

      Wages and salaries for state and local government workers excluding the educational services industry, March 2017 - June 2022
      Month Year Index 3-month
      percent changes
      12-month
      percent changes

      March

      2017 126.7 0.7 2.3

      June

      2017 127.0 0.2 2.3

      September

      2017 128.0 0.8 2.3

      December

      2017 128.7 0.5 2.3

      March

      2018 129.3 0.5 2.1

      June

      2018 129.7 0.3 2.1

      September

      2018 130.9 0.9 2.3

      December

      2018 131.8 0.7 2.4

      March

      2019 132.6 0.6 2.6

      June

      2019 133.1 0.4 2.6

      September

      2019 134.3 0.9 2.6

      December

      2019 135.2 0.7 2.6

      March

      2020 136.2 0.7 2.7

      June

      2020 136.5 0.2 2.6

      September

      2020 137.0 0.4 2.0

      December

      2020 137.7 0.5 1.8

      March

      2021 138.5 0.6 1.7

      June

      2021 139.0 0.4 1.8

      September

      2021 141.0 1.4 2.9

      December

      2021 142.3 0.9 3.3

      March

      2022 144.0 1.2 4.0

      June

      2022 145.0 0.7 4.3

      Dash indicates data not available.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • ECI for junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, not seasonally adjusted (XLSX)
    • Civilian industry
      • Employment Cost Index, not seasonally adjusted, for civilian workers[1] in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March 2019 - March 2021
        Year Month Total compensation Index(2) Wages and salaries Index Total benefits Index Total compensation(2) 3-month percent change Total compensation(2) 3-month percent change SE (3) Wages and salaries 3-month percent change Wages and salaries 3-month percent change SE (3) Total benefits 3-month percent change Total benefits 3-month percent change SE(3) Total compensation(2) 12-month percent change Total compensation(2) 12-month percent change SE (3) Wages and salaries 12-month percent change Wages and salaries 12-month percent change SE (3) Total benefits 12-month percent change Total benefits 12-month percent change SE(3)
        2019 March 136.3 131.6 148.0 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 2.6 0.2 2.5 0.2 2.8 0.2
        2019 June 136.9 132.1 148.8 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 2.7 0.2 2.6 0.2 2.8 0.2
        2019 September 138.6 133.7 150.8 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.3 0.1 2.9 0.2 2.7 0.2 3.3 0.1
        2019 December 139.3 134.3 151.5 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 2.7 0.2 2.4 0.2 3.1 0.1
        2020 March 139.9 134.7 152.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.7 0.1 2.6 0.2 2.4 0.3 3.1 0.2
        2020 June 140.3 135.1 153.2 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.4 0.1 2.5 0.2 2.3 0.2 3.0 0.2
        2020 September 140.6 135.2 153.9 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 1.4 0.2 1.1 0.2 2.1 0.1
        2020 December 141.1 135.6 154.6 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.0 0.2 2.0 0.2
        2021 March 141.2 135.8 154.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.9 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.4 0.3

        Footnotes:
        (1) Includes private industry and state and local government.
        (2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
        (3) Standard errors (SE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage.

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • Private industry
      • Employment Cost Index, not seasonally adjusted, for private industry workers in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March 2019 - March 2021
        Year Month Total compensation Index(1) Wages and salaries Index Total benefits Index Total compensation(1) 3-month percent change Total compensation(1) 3-month percent change SE (2) Wages and salaries 3-month percent change Wages and salaries 3-month percent change SE (2) Total benefits 3-month percent change Total benefits 3-month percent change SE(2) Total compensation(1) 12-month percent change Total compensation(1) 12-month percent change SE (2) Wages and salaries 12-month percent change Wages and salaries 12-month percent change SE (2) Total benefits 12-month percent change Total benefits 12-month percent change SE(2)
        2019 March 136.8 134.3 143.0 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.1 2.9 0.3 2.6 0.2 3.2 0.4
        2019 June 137.3 134.8 143.7 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.1 2.6 0.3 2.5 0.3 2.8 0.3
        2019 September 138.9 136.5 144.9 1.2 0.2 1.3 0.2 0.8 0.1 2.5 0.2 2.4 0.2 2.7 0.2
        2019 December 139.5 137.2 145.3 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1 2.4 0.2 2.4 0.2 2.5 0.2
        2020 March 140.4 138.0 146.6 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 0.9 0.2 2.6 0.2 2.8 0.3 2.5 0.3
        2020 June 140.7 138.2 147.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.2 2.5 0.2 2.5 0.3 2.5 0.3
        2020 September 140.4 137.8 147.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 0.2 -0.2 0.2 1.1 0.3 1.0 0.3 1.4 0.3
        2020 December 140.8 138.2 147.3 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.3 1.4 0.3
        2021 March 141.0 138.4 147.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5 0.4

        Footnotes:
        (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
        (2) Standard errors (SE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage.

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • State and local government
      • Employment Cost Index, not seasonally adjusted, for state and local government workers in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March 2019 - March 2021
        Year Month Total compensation Index(1) Wages and salaries Index Total benefits Index Total compensation(1) 3-month percent change Total compensation(1) 3-month percent change SE (2) Wages and salaries 3-month percent change Wages and salaries 3-month percent change SE (2) Total benefits 3-month percent change Total benefits 3-month percent change SE(2) Total compensation(1) 12-month percent change Total compensation(1) 12-month percent change SE (2) Wages and salaries 12-month percent change Wages and salaries 12-month percent change SE (2) Total benefits 12-month percent change Total benefits 12-month percent change SE(2)
        2019 March 136.1 130.4 150.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.1 2.5 0.3 2.4 0.3 2.7 0.2
        2019 June 136.8 131.0 151.0 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.1 2.8 0.3 2.7 0.4 2.9 0.2
        2019 September 138.6 132.6 153.5 1.3 0.2 1.2 0.2 1.7 0.2 3.0 0.2 2.9 0.3 3.6 0.2
        2019 December 139.3 133.1 154.3 0.5 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.1 2.8 0.2 2.5 0.3 3.3 0.2
        2020 March 139.7 133.3 155.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.1 2.6 0.2 2.2 0.3 3.3 0.2
        2020 June 140.1 133.7 155.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1 2.4 0.2 2.1 0.3 3.2 0.2
        2020 September 140.8 134.2 157.1 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.8 0.1 1.6 0.2 1.2 0.2 2.3 0.2
        2020 December 141.4 134.6 157.9 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.2 1.5 0.2 1.1 0.2 2.3 0.2
        2021 March 141.5 134.8 158.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.3 0.2 1.1 0.2 1.8 0.3

        Footnotes:
        (1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
        (2) Standard errors (SE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage.

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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Benefits

  • Access to paid sick leave benefits by industry (XLSX)
    • Percentage of private industry workers with access to paid sick leave by 3-digit industry group, March 2019 - 2020
      Industry (1) 2019 2020
      Estimate Standard error Estimate Standard error

      All workers

      73 1.0 75 0.8

      Oil and gas extraction

      100 0.0 100 0.0

      Mining (except oil and gas)

      84 8.8 - -

      Support activities for mining

      72 16.7 87 8.7

      Utilities

      95 2.8 96 2.8

      Construction of buildings

      57 5.7 56 6.2

      Heavy and civil engineering construction

      53 5.9 54 6.5

      Specialty trade contractors

      60 2.8 67 2.5

      Food manufacturing

      76 5.3 74 4.2

      Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing

      89 9.3 99 1.5

      Apparel Manufacturing

      78 9.0 - -

      Wood product manufacturing

      68 7.7 53 15.4

      Paper manufacturing

      73 11.8 72 14.5

      Printing and related support activities

      73 10.0 77 8.0

      Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

      100 0.0 100 0.0

      Chemical manufacturing

      86 5.8 88 3.3

      Plastic and rubber products manufacturing

      80 5.6 75 6.0

      Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

      68 19.9 77 15.9

      Primary metal manufacturing

      83 7.6 88 9.9

      Fabricated metal product manufacturing

      61 6.2 70 3.0

      Machinery manufacturing

      74 8.1 76 6.2

      Computer and electronic product manufacturing

      99 0.6 99 0.7

      Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

      90 7.6 97 2.3

      Transportation equipment manufacturing

      88 3.1 95 2.3

      Furniture and related product manufacturing

      57 10.8 50 8.4

      Miscellaneous manufacturing

      85 6.6 96 3.0

      Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

      88 1.8 88 2.1

      Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

      83 3.6 88 2.0

      Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

      91 4.6 82 4.1

      Motor vehicle and parts dealers

      66 4.2 69 4.3

      Furniture and home furnishings stores

      52 11.9 48 10.4

      Electronics and appliance stores

      75 6.5 74 9.4

      Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

      68 4.2 74 5.0

      Food and beverage stores

      61 3.9 62 3.2

      Health and personal care stores

      53 5.5 55 6.8

      Gasoline stations

      47 7.6 45 7.4

      Clothing and clothing accessories stores

      51 7.5 52 6.8

      Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

      62 5.6 44 10.6

      General merchandise stores

      74 3.3 - -

      Miscellaneous store retailers

      69 4.6 68 6.9

      Nonstore retailers

      97 1.8 87 8.6

      Air transportation

      100 0.0 100 0.0

      Rail transportation

      75 21.7 73 21.8

      Truck transportation

      53 8.3 65 6.6

      Transit and ground passenger transportation

      54 9.4 60 12.7

      Support activities for transportation

      78 8.9 85 7.6

      Warehousing and storage

      93 2.6 96 2.7

      Publishing industries (except Internet)

      97 0.8 98 1.1

      Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries

      68 10.1 - -

      Broadcasting (except Internet)

      91 4.9 92 5.4

      Telecommunications

      100 0.0 98 1.7

      Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services

      100 0.5 100 0.4

      Other information services

      87 6.3 85 8.3

      Credit intermediation and related activities

      98 0.3 98 0.5

      Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities

      95 1.5 95 1.6

      Insurance carriers and related activities

      96 1.0 97 0.6

      Real estate

      80 4.3 79 3.5

      Rental and leasing services

      62 6.8 82 7.4

      Professional, scientific, and technical services

      91 2.4 93 1.8

      Management of companies and enterprises

      94 2.9 94 3.2

      Administrative and support services

      55 3.5 58 3.7

      Waste management and remediation services

      89 4.7 88 5.9

      Educational services

      79 2.5 81 3.0

      Ambulatory health care services

      85 3.2 84 5.2

      Hospitals

      95 1.1 95 0.8

      Nursing and residential care facilities

      79 4.0 80 3.4

      Social assistance

      75 8.1 74 5.4

      Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions

      80 10.1 - -

      Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

      57 6.5 59 8.6

      Accommodation

      72 7.2 72 8.4

      Food services and drinking places

      39 4.2 46 4.0

      Repair and maintenance

      56 5.2 71 4.4

      Personal and laundry services

      43 8.1 57 8.4

      Religious, grant making, civic, professional, and similar organizations

      74 5.1 73 5.1

      Footnotes:
      (1) Industries are defined using the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
      (-) Dash indicates data did not meet publication criteria.

      See Paid sick leave: What is available to workers? for additional information.
      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • Access to paid sick leave benefits by geographic area (XLSX)
    • Percentage of private industry workers with access to paid sick leave access by area, March 2019
      Area (1), (2) Estimate Standard
      error

      United States (3)

      73 1.0

      Northeast Region (3)

      76 1.2

      New England Division (3)

      81 3.4

      Rest of New England Division

      77 2.9

      Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH-CT CSA

      86 4.8

      Middle Atlantic Division (3)

      75 1.9

      Rest of Middle Atlantic Division

      70 5.3

      Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD CSA

      73 3.5

      New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA

      78 2.1

      South Region (3)

      68 2.1

      South Atlantic Division (3)

      68 2.6

      Rest of South Atlantic Division

      66 3.4

      Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA CSA

      70 2.0

      Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL

      76 1.2

      Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA

      73 7.1

      East South Central Division (3)

      62 5.0

      Rest of East South Central Division

      62 4.9

      West South Central Division (3)

      71 4.2

      Rest of West South Central Division

      70 5.7

      Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-OK CSA

      76 6.4

      Houston-The Woodlands, TX CSA

      66 8.9

      Midwest Region (3)

      66 1.4

      East North Central Division (3)

      65 1.8

      Rest of East North Central Division

      64 1.9

      Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI CSA

      65 4.7

      Detroit-Warren-Ann Arbor, MI CSA

      65 6.9

      West North Central Division (3)

      70 1.9

      Rest of West North Central Division

      65 2.0

      Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI CSA

      87 3.4

      West Region (3)

      86 1.5

      Mountain Division (3)

      75 1.9

      Rest of Mountain Division

      73 1.6

      Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA

      85 6.8

      Pacific Division (3)

      91 1.8

      Rest of Pacific Division

      86 4.3

      Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA CSA

      93 2.1

      San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA CSA

      95 0.9

      Seattle-Tacoma, WA CSA

      90 2.5

      Footnotes:
      (1) These areas include Consolidated Statistical Areas (CSAs), Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), and 9 sampling areas used by the National Compensation Survey. Area definitions are based on Office of Management and Budget Bulletin No. 13-01, dated February 28, 2013.
      (2) Census division definitions are available in the concepts section of the Handbook of Methods. The 'rest of' refers to the census division with the corresponding CSA or MSA excluded for the area.
      (3) These estimates are included in the Employee Benefits in the United States, March 2019 and are provided here as a basis of comparison to other areas.

      Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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  • Leave benefits in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area
    • Access to leave benefits (XLSX)
      • Percentage of private industry workers with access to leave benefits in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, March 2018
        Leave category Access Standard Error

        Paid holidays

        79 1.7

        Paid sick leave

        78 1.6

        Paid vacations

        78 1.7

        Paid personal leave

        52 2.2

        Paid funeral leave

        60 3.3

        Paid jury duty leave

        71 4.0

        Paid military leave

        36 2.2

        Paid family leave

        29 1.9

        Unpaid family leave

        86 1.2

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • Number of annual paid vacation days by service requirement (XLSX)
      • Number of annual paid vacation days by service requirement for private industry workers in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, March 2018
        Service requirement after 1 year Estimate Standard Error

        Less than 5 days

        6.0 0.9

        5 to 9 days

        24 1.9

        10 to 14 days

        42 2.0

        15 to 19 days

        17 1.4

        20 to 24 days

        9 0.9

        Greater than 24 days

        2.0 0.6

        Mean number of days

        11 0.2

        Median number of days

        10 0.8

        Service requirement after 5 years

        Less than 5 days

        - -

        5 to 9 days

        8 1.0

        10 to 14 days

        25 1.7

        15 to 19 days

        41 2.0

        20 to 24 days

        19 1.5

        Greater than 24 days

        6.0 1.0

        Mean number of days

        15 0.2

        Median number of days

        15 0.7

        Service requirement after 10 years

        Less than 5 days

        - -

        5 to 9 days

        4 0.6

        10 to 14 days

        16 1.5

        15 to 19 days

        32 1.6

        20 to 24 days

        35 2.3

        Greater than 24 days

        12 1.3

        Mean number of days

        17 0.2

        Median number of days

        17 1.2

        Service requirement after 20 years

        Less than 5 days

        - -

        5 to 9 days

        4 0.6

        10 to 14 days

        12 1.5

        15 to 19 days

        17 1.2

        20 to 24 days

        40 2.1

        Greater than 24 days

        26 2.2

        Mean number of days

        19 0.3

        Median number of days

        20 1.0

        Note: Dashes indicate data not available.

        U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • Access and average number of paid days off by length of service for consolidated leave plans
      • Access and average number of paid days off by length of service for consolidated leave plans for private industry workers in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, March 2018
        Estimate type With consolidated leave plan With no consolidated leave plan
        Access (%) Paid days by length of service (mean number of days) Access (%) Paid days by length of service (mean number of days)
        1 year 5 years 10 years 20 years 1 year 5 years 10 years 20 years

        Estimate

        27 14 19 21 23 73 10 14 16 18

        Standard error

        2.3 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 2.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • Access to leave benefits by worker and establishment characteristics (XLSX)
    • Access to sick leave for state and local government protective service occupations
      • Percentage of state and local government workers in protective service occupations with access to sick leave, March 2018
        Compensation component Estimate Standard error

        Access to sick leave

        91% 1.2

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • Retirement benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates in elementary and secondary schools
      • Retirement Benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates for workers in elementary and secondary schools, March 2021
        Compensation component State and local government Private industry
        Estimate Standard error Estimate Standard error

        All retirement

        Access

        93 0.5 75 4.0

        Participation

        83 0.9 61 3.8

        Take-up rate

        89 0.9 82 3.6

        Defined benefit

        Access

        92 0.5 26 5.6

        Participation

        82 1.1 22 4.7

        Take-up rate

        88 1.0 85 6.0

        Defined contribution

        Access

        29 1.1 60 5.9

        Participation

        8 0.5 45 5.6

        Take-up rate

        29 1.7 74 4.5

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • Access to disability insurance combinations
      • Percent of civilian workers with access to disability insurance benefit combinations, March 2017
        Occupational group Both short- and long-term disability insurance Only
        short-term disability insurance
        Only
        long-term disability insurance
        Without access to disability insurance
        Estimate Standard error Estimate Standard error Estimate Standard error Estimate Standard error

        All Workers

        23.4 0.5 15.4 0.5 10.6 0.5 50.6 0.7

         Management, professional, and related

        34.6 1.1 11.8 0.7 18.4 0.9 35.2 1.3

         Service

        8.3 0.8 15.0 1.1 5.2 0.4 71.4 1.4

         Sales and office

        23.5 0.9 16.1 0.7 9.5 0.6 51.0 0.9

         Natural resources, construction, and maintenance

        19.1 1.2 16.7 1.4 6.6 0.8 57.6 1.7

         Production, transportation, and material moving

        23.9 1.2 21.4 1.3 6.2 0.6 48.5 1.4

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    • Incentive-based pay: Participation rate and average hourly wage (XLSX)
      • Percent of private industry workers participating in incentive-based pay and average hourly wage, March 2015
        Occupational group Percent of employment with incentive-pay provisions Average hourly wage
        Estimate (%) Standard error Estimate ($) Standard error

        Management Occupations

        51 1.8 74.69 9.81

        Business and Financial Operations Occupations

        58 2.4 40.92 1.20

        Computer and Mathematical Occupations

        58 3.0 47.47 1.29

        Architecture and Engineering Occupations

        57 3.6 45.37 1.38

        Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations

        60 4.4 37.99 3.04

        Community and Social Service Occupations

        21 5.5 22.05 0.97

        Legal Occupations

        69 5.4 46.97 4.66

        Education, Training, and Library Occupations

        20 4.2 36.26 2.61

        Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

        30 3.8 32.11 2.30

        Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations

        37 2.5 38.36 4.60

        Healthcare Support Occupations

        24 3.7 15.32 0.55

        Protective Service Occupations

        30 6.1 15.76 0.99

        Note: Dash indicates data did not meet publication criteria.

        Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.

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    Last Modified Date: December 20, 2022