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Employment Cost Index
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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:
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- News releases.
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 When requests for unpublished data are received, they are evaluated and processed based on resource availability and the complexity of the request.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.
Back to TopAverage 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.
Employer Costs for Employee Compensation (ECEC)
- Postsecondary teachers compensation component costs by work status (XLSX) ▸
Back to TopCosts 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.
- 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.
Back to TopEmployer 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Back to TopEmployer 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.
- Compensation component costs for state and local government protective service occupations▸
Back to TopCost 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
$0.84 0.04 Footnotes:
(1) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
- Compensation component costs for junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools (XLSX) ▸
- Civilian industry ▸
Back to TopAverage employer costs per employee hour worked for civilian workers [1] in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020 Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December Compensation component Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Estimate ($) RSE [3] Percent of compensation RSE [3] Total compensation [2]
60.40 1.9 100.0 0.0 60.43 2.0 100.0 0.0 60.61 2.1 100.0 0.0 61.42 1.7 100.0 0.0 Wages and salaries
40.02 2.0 66.3 0.4 40.02 2.1 66.2 0.4 40.08 2.2 66.1 0.4 40.60 1.8 66.1 0.4 Total benefits
20.38 1.9 33.7 0.7 20.41 2.0 33.8 0.7 20.53 2.1 33.9 0.8 20.82 1.8 33.9 0.8 Paid leave
5.28 3.0 8.7 2.1 5.27 2.9 8.7 2.1 5.27 3.2 8.7 2.2 5.36 2.4 8.7 2.1 Supplemental pay
0.37 8.6 0.6 7.8 0.37 8.7 0.6 7.9 0.37 8.6 0.6 7.7 0.39 8.9 0.6 8.2 Insurance
5.94 2.3 9.8 2.2 5.98 2.4 9.9 2.3 6.02 2.5 9.9 2.4 6.05 2.4 9.9 2.0 Health
5.75 2.4 9.5 2.3 5.79 2.5 9.6 2.3 5.83 2.6 9.6 2.4 5.85 2.5 9.5 2.1 Retirement and savings
5.34 3.2 8.8 2.4 5.35 3.2 8.9 2.3 5.42 3.3 8.9 2.4 5.58 3.4 9.1 2.5 Defined benefit
3.49 4.7 5.8 4.2 3.51 4.6 5.8 4.0 3.60 4.6 5.9 4.1 3.83 4.8 6.2 4.4 Defined contribution
1.85 4.3 3.1 3.5 1.84 4.2 3.0 3.5 1.82 4.2 3.0 3.3 1.75 4.8 2.9 3.9 Legally required
3.44 2.5 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.6 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.7 5.7 1.7 3.44 2.1 5.6 1.7 Footnotes:
(1) Includes private industry and state and local government.
(2) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(3) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
- Private industry▸
Back to TopAverage employer costs per employee hour worked for private industry workers in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020 Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December Compensation component Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Estimate ($) RSE [2] Percent of compensation RSE [2] Total compensation [1]
59.82 3.0 100.0 0.0 59.74 3.1 100.0 0.0 59.56 3.4 100.0 0.0 60.85 2.4 100.0 0.0 Wages and salaries
41.47 3.2 69.3 0.5 41.38 3.4 69.3 0.5 41.27 3.6 69.3 0.5 42.45 2.6 69.8 0.6 Total benefits
18.34 2.6 30.7 1.1 18.36 2.8 30.7 1.2 18.28 3.3 30.7 1.1 18.40 2.3 30.2 1.3 Paid leave
5.36 3.7 9.0 2.4 5.36 3.8 9.0 2.3 5.30 4.9 8.9 2.7 5.46 3.0 9.0 2.4 Supplemental pay
0.42 7.1 0.7 6.4 0.42 7.0 0.7 6.2 0.43 7.1 0.7 6.3 0.44 9.9 0.7 9.0 Insurance
5.45 2.5 9.1 2.3 5.50 2.6 9.2 2.5 5.53 2.8 9.3 2.4 5.43 2.5 8.9 2.0 Health
5.22 2.5 8.7 2.4 5.26 2.6 8.8 2.5 5.29 2.8 8.9 2.4 5.18 2.4 8.5 2.0 Retirement and savings
3.28 3.7 5.5 2.7 3.25 3.9 5.4 2.9 3.22 4.1 5.4 2.9 3.25 3.4 5.3 2.9 Defined benefit
0.46 12.4 0.8 11.5 0.46 12.5 0.8 11.5 0.47 12.6 0.8 11.5 0.70 10.0 1.2 10.2 Defined contribution
2.82 3.3 4.7 2.8 2.80 3.5 4.7 3.0 2.76 3.9 4.6 3.0 2.54 4.0 4.2 3.3 Legally required
3.82 3.9 6.4 2.6 3.82 4.1 6.4 2.6 3.81 4.3 6.4 2.6 3.83 2.5 6.3 1.0 Footnotes:
(1) Includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits.
(2) Relative standard errors (RSE) are a measure of precision (reliability) of estimates expressed as a percentage of cost or hours. For more information see relative standard errors for the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation.Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, unpublished data.
- State and local government ▸
Back to TopAverage employer costs per employee hour worked for state and local government workers in junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, March – December 2020 Month March March March March June June June June September September September September December December December December Compensation component Estimate ($) 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.
- Civilian industry ▸
- Workers' compensation▸
The National Academy of Social Insurance uses these data in their annual report Workers' Compensation Benefits, Costs, and Coverage.
Back to TopPercent 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.
- 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 ▸
Back to TopCost 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.
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
- 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.
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percent changes12-month
percent changesMarch
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.
- ECI for junior colleges, colleges, universities, and professional schools, not seasonally adjusted (XLSX) ▸
- Civilian industry ▸
Back to TopEmployment 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.
- Private industry ▸
Back to TopEmployment 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.
- State and local government ▸
Back to TopEmployment 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.
- Civilian industry ▸
Benefits
- Access to paid sick leave benefits by industry (XLSX) ▸
Back to TopPercentage 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.
- Access to paid sick leave benefits by geographic area (XLSX) ▸
Back to TopPercentage of private industry workers with access to paid sick leave access by area, March 2019 Area (1), (2) Estimate Standard
errorUnited 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.
- Leave benefits in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area ▸
- Access to leave benefits (XLSX) ▸
Back to TopPercentage 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.
- Number of annual paid vacation days by service requirement (XLSX) ▸
Back to TopNumber 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.
- Access and average number of paid days off by length of service for consolidated leave plans ▸
Back to TopAccess 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.
- Access to leave benefits by worker and establishment characteristics (XLSX)
- Access to sick leave for state and local government protective service occupations ▸
Back to TopPercentage 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.
- Retirement benefits: Access, participation, and take-up rates in elementary and secondary schools ▸
Back to TopRetirement 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.
- Access to disability insurance combinations ▸
Back to TopPercent 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 insuranceOnly
long-term disability insuranceWithout 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.
- Incentive-based pay: Participation rate and average hourly wage (XLSX) ▸
Back to TopPercent 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.
- Access to leave benefits (XLSX) ▸
Last Modified Date: December 20, 2022